Journal Call no. | TD171.5.H6O53 |
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Author | Barlow, David. |
Article Title | Let a hundres solar panels bloom / David Barlow. |
Is Part Of | One earth ; no.19, Sum 1993, p.12-13, illus. |
Abstract | It is reliable, versatile, and an increasingly cost-effective system of producing electricity. It is photovoltaics (known to those in the trade as PV) - the conversion of sunlight into electricity. The one disadvantage of photovoltaics is that, for large scale projects, it requires a considerable amount of land to erect the photovoltaic modules. This presents a major problem in Hong Kong. |