The technology of photovoltaic power generation has been increasingly regarded in many
countries as an alternative to reduce the environmental impacts associated with climate …

Generally, first and second generations of photovoltaic (PV) cells are including mono‐
crystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, and dye‐synthesized solar cells. Investigating the …

This article presents the performance analysis of a 2.2 kW p photovoltaic system installed at
the State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil (latitude 3.40° S, longitude 38.33° W and 31 …

A great challenge and trend for sustainable buildings is to reduce electricity consumption,
and at the same time try to supply their own energy demand with self-generation. The project …

Dissemination of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems shall benefit from the
education of professional architects and students, currently used to Building Information …

To achieve national CO2 emission reduction targets, the Taiwanese government is planning
to adopt policies, such as feed-in tariffs (FITs) and capital subsidies, in order to attract the …

Brazil has a clean energy matrix, mainly due to its intensive use of hydropower for electricity
generation and sugarcane ethanol for transportation. Nevertheless, following a worldwide …

We analyze the economic competitiveness of grid-connected, distributed solar photovoltaic
generation through small-scale rooftop installations in five Brazilian state-capitals. The …

Only in the present decade, Brazil has begun to adopt assertive policies and regulatory tools
to stimulate the implementation of photovoltaic (PV) generation systems. Available …

In a positive-energy building (PEB), the energy generation is higher than the required for the
building's operation, including charging electric vehicles. That is the case of the Fotovoltaica …