Papers:
Novel Building Integrated Solar Concentrators
Chatten A.J., Farrell D.J., Bose R., Dixon A., Poelking C., Gödel K.C., Mazzer M., Barnham K.W.J., Imperial College London, US
In developed countries 60% of the electricity consumed is attributable to commercial and public buildings. Even in the UK, the solar energy incident on buildings is more than 7x the electrical energy they consume. This [...]
The characterization of p-GaAs/i-InGaAsN/n-GaAs hetero-junction solar cell with various DMHy flow rates
Since the high efficiency tandem solar cell sturcture has been reported, the conversion efficiency of triple-junction solar cells would achieve 40% with concentrator. To further enhance the conversion efficiency of solar cells, the fourth-junction is [...]
Synthesis and characterization of Silver doped TiO2 nano films for
Utilization of Solar Energy is based on the ability of semiconductor particles to function as photo catalysts by promoting various oxidation and reduction reactions under sunlight. For the improvement of its catalytic capability, Silver doped [...]
CIGS PV Power Enhancement from Photonic Crystal Fiber Concentrators
Two of the most promising means of reducing the cost per kilowatt of photovoltaic (PV) systems are: 1) to reduce the cost – which includes recent progress made in CIGS; and/or 2) to increase the [...]
Characterization of Microcrystalline and Amorphous Thin Film Silicon Devices with Raman Spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy is highly sensitive to even slight changes in morphology of highly symmetrical, covalently bonded materials making it an ideal technique to characterize Silicon films. Furthermore, Raman spectroscopy is relatively insensitive to glass making [...]
Optical absorption enhancement of thin-film amorphous silicon induced by femtosecond laser pulses for solar cell fabrication
In this paper, we present a new method for direct-write laser fabrication of thin-film amorphous silicon (a-Si) on crystalline silicon substrate induced by femtosecond laser irradiation. Using megahertz frequency femtosecond laser pulses makes it possible [...]
Reduction of Collection Efficiency of Charge Carriers with Increasing Cell Size in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
Lee C-L, Lee W.H., Lee C-L, Lee W.H., Yang C-H, Yang H-H, Yang C-H, Yang H-H, National Cheng Kung University, TW
Changes in dye-sensitized solar cell performance related to active area size were investigated. The cell geometry was defined by introduction of a sub-electrode, which was uniform up to 4 cm2, and showed little change in [...]
SolarSlim: the thinnest Solar Thermal Panel ever
We research and produce a wide range of innovative solar thermal devices applying nanotechnology materials. We’re the proud manufacturers of THE THINNEST SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR, whose extraordinary size and efficiency allow its integration with solar/PV [...]
Design and Development of Photovoltaic Systems
Significant efforts have being concentrated on low-cost, efficient, renewable, sustainable, safe and portable energy sources and systems. Recently, different photovoltaic technologies, solar cells, energy storage and power electronics energy solutions have been emerged and under [...]
Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System Parity with PJM Generation
This research provides compelling economic and technical analysis of photovoltaic (PV) system performance in New Jersey and contrasts the generation availability marginal pricing on the world’s largest regional transmission organization (PJM). This analysis indicates that [...]
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: Technical Proceedings of the 2011 Clean Technology Conference and Trade Show
Published: June 13, 2011
Industry sector: Energy & Sustainability
Topic: Solar Technologies
ISBN: 978-1-4398-8189-7