A photovoltaic technology review: History, fundamentals and applications

RA Marques Lameirinhas, JPN Torres… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photovoltaic technology has become a huge industry, based on the enormous applications
for solar cells. In the 19th century, when photoelectric experiences started to be conducted, it …

Recent advances in renewable energy technology for the energy transition

PA Østergaard, N Duic, Y Noorollahi, SA Kalogirou - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This article presents some of the main findings from the SDEWES conferences of 2021
within the field of renewable energy. More specifically, results are summarized and …

[HTML][HTML] The compound parabolic concentrators for solar photovoltaic applications: Opportunities and challenges

F Masood, NBM Nor, I Elamvazuthi, R Saidur, MA Alam… - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
The amount of electrical energy produced by a given solar photovoltaic module can be
increased by using concentrated solar radiation. The task can be accomplished by …

Research frontiers in sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems in a time of climate crisis

Ş Kılkış, G Krajačić, N Duić, L Montorsi, Q Wang… - Energy conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sustainable energy conversion and management processes increasingly require an
integrated approach, especially in the context of addressing the climate crisis. This editorial …

Advancements in sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems

Ş Kılkış, G Krajačić, N Duić, MA Rosen - Energy conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The integration of sectors for more sustainable systems and processes provide a multi-
disciplinary research domain to which researchers are contributing with intense motivation …

Enhancing energy production in a PV collector–Reflector system supervised by an optimization model: Experimental analysis and validation

R Baccoli, A Kumar, A Frattolillo, C Mastino… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper the enhanced solar energy collection of a collector coupled with a flat booster
bottom reflector is experimentally evaluated. The benefit provided by augmenting a PV …

Efficiency increase of photovoltaic systems by means of evaporative cooling in a back-mounted chimney-like channel

D Altegoer, J Hussong, R Lindken - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
An increased cell temperature due to solar irradiance causes a decrease in conversion
efficiency of a solar cell, ie, a loss in electrical output. In this study, we present a cooling …

Comparative study of the copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cell with other solar technologies

CB Isabela, RAM Lameirinhas, JPN Torres… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Thin-film modules are emerging in the photovoltaic market, due to their competitive cost
compared to the traditional crystalline silicon modules. The thin-film cells CuIn (1− x) …

Sustainable development using integrated energy systems and solar, biomass, wind, and wave technology

PA Østergaard, N Duic, S Kalogirou - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This articles reviews some of the latest trends within renewable energy sources based on
biomass, solar, wind and wave technologies as well as integrated renewable energy-based …

Reliability and losses investigation of photovoltaic power generators during partial shading

PR Satpathy, R Sharma - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) generators are the major power generation units of a PV system
comprising of modules connected to the interfacing devices ie solar inverters. The …