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Recent Results from Gas Loaded Nanoparticle-Type Cluster Power Units

Miley G.H., Kim K-J, Patel T.C., Lenuco LLC, US

This research is done in support of the development of modular 5 kW co-generation power LENR cells by LENUCO LLC. These modular units are stacked to provide powers up to 50 kW. A prototype unit [...]

Design and Testing of a High-Efficiency Hydrokinetic Turbine

Richard White E., Ferguson F.D., Asterita A.J., ViGYAN, Inc., US

There are numerous situations in which electrical power is required for remote locations not served by utilities or where existing electrical service is compromised. This paper addresses the feasibility of power extraction from local supplies [...]

A new strategy of using unstable offshore wind power by combination with pumped storage generation with reversible pump turbine

Zhai Y., Ma J., Mitobe M., Uehara S., Gon S., Sugawara A., Niigata University, JP

The cost of wind energy resources are low and it is abundant, with a characteristic of the energy saving and eco effect. But if large-scale wind power be merged into the power network directly, the [...]

Clean energies for sustainable development and built environment

Omer A.M., UON, UK

This study highlights the energy problem and the possible saving that can be achieved through the use of renewable energy technologies. Also, this study clarifies the background of the study, highlights the potential energy saving [...]

Enhancement of GaAs solar cell efficiency by type-II GaSb quantum dots located outside of the depletion region

Kechiantz A., Afanasev A., Lazzari J.-L., The George Washington University, US

Experiments have shown that extrinsic intermediate band (IB) states, for instance, formed by artificial quantum dots (QDs), located in the depletion region participate in electron-hole recombination. This facilitates dramatically the dark current and reduces the [...]

A Focused Super-Continuum Solar Simulator for Illuminated Solar Cell Microscopy

Dennis T., National Institute of Standards and Technology, US

The design and application of a novel, focused solar simulator based on a high-power, super-continuum laser is described. We used the simulator to create micrometer-scale spatial maps of full-spectrum optical beam induced current (FS-OBIC) in [...]

Water Splitting for H2 Production using Visible-light-responsive Photocatalysts

Huang J., Zhang G., Zhang W., Zhang G., Zhang W., Wang P., Minakata D., Chen Y., Crittenden J., New Jersey Institute of Technology, US

Hydrogen (H2) production using visible-light photocatalysis for water splitting has attracted considerable attention owing to the growing demand for environmentally friendly and sustainable energy sources. This presentation will demonstrate our previous study on H2 production [...]

Efficient broadband conversion via quantum dots with built-in charge

Sergeev A., Sablon K., Vagidov N., Little J., Mitin V., University at Buffalo, US

Recently proposed by ARL – University at Buffalo team, the Q-BIC technology is a promising basis for developing high-efficiency, broadband (all-weather), rugged, light-weight, scalable, and relatively inexpensive single-junction solar cells capable of converting of 35 [...]

Silver Nanowires for Plasmon Induced Enhancement of Optical Absorption in Thin-Film Silicon Solar Cells

Mailhes R., Institut des Nanotechnologies de Lyon (INL), FR

Plasmonic effects for photovoltaics are investigated through this communication. We present here an innovative design with integrated silver nanocylinders located at the rear side of a thin crystalline silicon cell. Numerical simulations (FDTD) show that [...]

High open-circuit voltage bulk-heterojunction solar cells by using new dendritic acceptor material

Alshahrani T., EL-Betany A., Mabrook M., Tai H., McKeown N.B., Bangor University, UK

Light harvesting solar cells and energy transfer are currently of great challenges for the 21st century in the field of solar cells energy. Academic and industrial scientists are searching for a detailed understanding of light [...]