Solar electricity – or photovoltaics (PV) – is the world's fastest growing energy technology. It can be used on a wide variety of scales, from single dwellings to utility-scale solar farms providing power for whole communities. It can be integrated into existing electricity grids with relative simplicity, meaning that in times of low solar energy users can continue to draw power from the grid, while power can be fed or sold back into the grid at a profit when their electricity generation exceeds the amount they are using. The falling price of the equipment combined with various incentive schemes around the world have made PV into a lucrative low carbon investment, and as such demand has never been higher for the technology, and for people with the expertise to design and install systems.

Contents:
1. Introduction to Solar Power
2. Solar Resource and Radiation
3. PV Industry and Technology
4. PV Cells, Modules and Arrays
5. Inverters and Other System Components
6. Mounting Systems
7. Site Assessment
8. Designing Grid-connected PV Systems
9. Sizing a PV System
10. Installing Grid-connected PV Systems
11. System Commissioning
12. System Operation and Maintenance
13. Marketing and Economics of Grid-connected PV Systems
14. Case Studies
15. Grid-connected PV and Solar Energy Resources
16. Glossary