Title

History Of Solar Energy Research In Brazil

Abstract

Brazil has large, unelectrified, geographic regions with very high insolation throughout the year. Development of solar energy research in Brazil evolved through establishment of well-equipped laboratories, spread of post-graduate education and basic research during 1958-72, intense applied research on solar thermal viz. collectors, refrigeration, furnaces, cookers, driers, and distillation; and photovoltaics viz. c-Si solar cells, Cu 2S, CIGS, CdTe and a-Si:H thin-film solar cells and module manufacturing during 1973-83 and again after 1994 with higher emphasis on fielddeployment of photovoltaic (PV) systems during the last few years. The boost provided by the recent expansion of research, development and industrialization and emphasis on universalization of energy through rural electrification point towards a bright future for solar energy research and applications in Brazil.

Publication Date

12-1-2005

Publication Title

Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference

Volume

4

Number of Pages

2676-2681

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Socpus ID

84870535719 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84870535719

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