CONTENTS : Overview I SECTION I VALUE PROPOSITION 1. Solar: The Most Important Renewable of the Future by Andrew Blakers 3 2. Payback and other Financial Tests for Solar Electric Systems by Andy Black 20 3. Exploring the Economic Value of EPAct 2005's PV Tax Credits by Mark Bolinger, Ryan Wiser and Edwin Ing 30 4. Brokering for Reducing Costs and Increasing Customer Satisfaction in Solar Sales by Andy Black 45 5. Solar Energy: Gearing up to Cope by Nirmala Rao Khadpekar 57 SECTION II TECHNOLOGY ALTERNATIVES 6. Technology Advances in Delivering Cost-Competitive Solar Energy - wwui.parc.com 71 7. 2008 Photovoltaic Trends: Innovative Thin Film Technology and Large-Scale Power Plants; Gigawatt Perspectives in the USA by Rolf Hug82 8. Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems - Energy Storage (SEGIS-ES) 95 by Dan Ton, Georgianne H Peek, Charles Hanley and John Boyes 9. Solarscapes - A New Face for PV by Topher Donahue 123 10. Hybrid Solar Lighting Illuminates Energy Savings for Government Facilities www.ornl.gof 129 11. Solar Greenhouse Resources: Horticulture Resource List by Barbara Bellows and Katherine Adam 145 SECTION III EXPERIENCES AND INITIATIVES 12. Electricity from Solar Home Systems in South Africa by Gisela Prasad 171 13. Power for Africa: Solar Hybrid Systems for Rural Electrification www.solarserver.com 190 14. Creating a Credit Market for Solar Thermal: The PROSOL Project in Tunisia by Emanuela Menichetti and Myriem Touhami 199 15. Solar Power in India: The Nascent Stage by Mohan Kumar Devarajan 209 Index229