James Barber

Mary D Archer

Green plants and photosynthetic organisms are the Earth's natural photoconverters of solar energy. In future, biomass and bioenergy will become increasingly significant energy sources, making a contribution both to carbon dioxide abatement and to the security, diversity and sustainability of global energy supplies. In this book, experts provide a series of authoritative chapters on the intricate mechanisms of photosynthesis and the potential for using and improving photosynthetic organisms, plants and trees to sequester carbon dioxide and to provide fuel and useful chemicals for the benefit of man. Contents:Photosynthesis and Photoconversion (J Barber & M D Archer)Light Absorption and Harvesting (A Holzwarth)Electron Transfer in Photosynthesis (W Leibl & P Mathis)Photosynthetic Carbon Assimilation (G E Edwards & D A Walker)Regulation of Photosynthesis in Higher Plants (D Godde & J F Bornman)The Role of Aquatic Photosynthesis in Solar Energy Conversion: A Geoevolutionary Perspective (P G Falkowski, R Geider & J A Raven)Useful Products from Algal Photosynthesis (R Martinez & Z Dubinsky)Hydrogen Production by Photosynthetic Microorganisms (V A Boichenko, E Greenbaum & M Seibert)Photoconversion and Energy Crops (M J Bullard)The Production of Biofuels by Thermal Chemical Processing of Biomass (A V Bridgwater & K Maniatis)Photosynthesis and the Global Carbon Cycle (D Schimel)Management of Terrestrial Vegetation to Mitigate Climate Change (R Tipper & R Carr)Biotechnology: Its Impact and Future Prospects (D J Murphy) Readership: Biologists, biochemists, plant scientists, environmentalists and ecologists.

Molecular to Global Photosynthesis

Martin A Green

The second edition of Clean Electricity from Photovoltaics, first published in 2001, provides an updated account of the underlying science, technology and market prospects for photovoltaics. All areas have advanced considerably in the decade since the first edition was published, which include: multi-crystalline silicon cell efficiencies having made impressive advances, thin-film CdTe cells having established a decisive market presence, and organic photovoltaics holding out the prospect of economical large-scale power production. Contents:The Past and Present (M D Archer)Limits to Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Efficiency (M A Green)Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells (M A Green)Thin-Film Solar Cells Based on Amorphous and Microcrystalline Silicon (C Ballif, M Despeisse and F-J Haug)Polycrystalline Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaic Devices (T A Gessert and D Bonnet)Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and Related Solar Cells (U Rau and H W Schock)Super-High-Efficiency III–V Tandem and Multijunction Cells (M Yamaguchi)Organic Photovoltaics (D Credgington)Dye- and Perovskite-Sensitised Mesoscopic Solar Cells (M Grätzel and J R Durrant)Quantum Well Solar Cells (J Nelson and N Ekins-Daukes)Concentrator Systems (I Luque-Heredia and A Luque)Photovoltaic Modules, Systems and Applications (N M Pearsall)The Photovoltaic Business: Manufacturers and Markets (A Jäger-Waldau) Readership: Physicists, chemists, material scientists, engineers, energy analysts, policy makers and other solar energy specialists. Keywords:Electricity;Photovoltaics;Cadmium;Solar Cells

Mary D Archer

About

Books

Join the club