How Solar Energy Became Cheap - Pathway to a Solar-Centric Economy

The climate problem is getting worse, but the solutions are getting better. So far, no technology has done more to improve the solutions available to address climate change than solar photovoltaics. This revised edition describes an array of driving forces leading us toward a solar-centric energy system.

List of contents

1. Introduction Part 1: Creating a Technology 2. Scientific Origins 3. US Technology Push Part 2: Building a Market 4. Japanese Niche Markets 5. German Demand Pull Part 3: Making it Cheap 6. Chinese Entrepreneurs 7. Australia and India 8. Local Learning Part 4: Future pathways 9. Solar as a Model to Follow 10. Accelerating Innovation 11. Toward a Solar-Centric Economy

About the author

Gregory F. Nemet is a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, in the La Follette School of Public Affairs, where he recently served as Interim Director. He holds the Salzwedel Distinguished Faculty Chair in Business and Regulation and is also a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor. He was awarded the inaugural World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance by APPAM in 2019. He was a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 6th Assessment Report (2023).

Product details

• Authors: Gregory F. Nemet
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 18.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032597508
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3259750-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, NATURE / Ecology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, ENERGY, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, SCIENCE / Energy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Electrical, Politics & government, Environmental Economics, Environmental Management, Research & development management, Science / Environmental Science, Politics and government, Energy Efficiency, Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Environmental policy & protocols, Development Studies, Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology, Alternative & renewable energy industries, Environmental policy and protocols, Energy industries and utilities, Research and development management, Civil engineering, surveying and building