InhaltsangabePhotovoltaics.- Inverters.- Storage.- PV-Systems in the Tropics.- Energy Consumption for the Set-up of a PV Power Plant.- Energy Yield.- Energy Input by Dumping and Recycling.- Total Energy Balance.- Optimization.- Summary.

1963: Born in Goeppingen, Germany. 1988: Master in Electrical Engineering and Cybernetics at University of Technology Munich, Germany. 1992: CoFounder of the International Solar Center Berlin. 1993: Ph.D. (Operation model of PV modules) at Prof. Rolf Hanitsch, University of Technology Berlin, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Germany 1994: Postdoc studies at Prof. Martin Green the University of New South Wales. 1995: Visiting professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1996: Winner of Berlin Solar price 1997: Cofounder of the Solon AG, jointstock company for PV module production, Berlin 2002: Organizer and general chairman of RIO 02 - World Climate & Energy Event (continuation of that event in 2003, 2005 and 2006, since 2003 together with Latim America Renewable Energy Fair - LAREF) Chairman at the World Council for Renewable Energies (WCRE) - Latin America Section 2003: Visiting Professor at the State University of Ceará, Brazil. 2004: Member of the Board of Directors of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) 2005 Professor at University of Technology Berlin

Introduction.- Photovoltaics.- Inverters.- Storage.- Enegry consumption for the setup of a PV power plant.- Energy yield.- Energy Input by dumping and recycling.- Total Energy Balance.- Optimization.- Summary.