Energy & Sustainability – Page 129

A Characteristic Analysis of Bio-ethanol produced on Fruit wastes for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell(DEFC)

Kim H., Lee N., Cha I., Choi J., Center for Organic Agrifood industrialization, KR

This Study is aimed to produce bio-ethanol based on the fruit wastes and optimize the bio-ethanol production for a direct ethanol fuel cell(DEFC). Fruit wastes such as pear, apple, persimmon were used in the conditions [...]

Microwave-mediated Pyrolysis of Biomass

Gronnow M.J., Budarin V.L., Fan J., Shuttleworth P.S., MacQuarrie D.J., Clark J.H., Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, UK

Biomass can be seen as the oil well of the future; a renewable, widely distributed resource that should be increasingly exploited for the production of heat and power, liquid fuels as well as chemicals and [...]

Catalytic Subcritical Hydropyrolysis of Waste Biomass into Gasoline Range Hydrocarbons

Tungal R., Shende R.V., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, US

Catalytic aqueous phase reforming (CAPR) of the biomass has a great potential for the production of H2 and hydrocarbons. This study reports synthesis of novel nanoscale bifunctional catalytic material and its utilization in CAPR process [...]

Bio Energy & Bio Fuels

Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System Parity with PJM Generation

Jansson P.M., Schmalzel J.L., Barreiro C., Rowan University, US

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 [...]

Design and Development of Photovoltaic Systems

Lyshevski S.E., Rochester Institute of Technology, US

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 [...]

SolarSlim: the thinnest Solar Thermal Panel ever

Marcuccio T., Costruzioni Solari, IT

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 [...]

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 [...]

Optical absorption enhancement of thin-film amorphous silicon induced by femtosecond laser pulses for solar cell fabrication

Kiani A., Venkatakrishnan K., Tan B., Ryerson University, CA

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 [...]

Characterization of Microcrystalline and Amorphous Thin Film Silicon Devices with Raman Spectroscopy

Wall M., Hodkiewicz J., Thermo Fisher Scientific, US

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 [...]