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Wind Loads on a Solar Panel at High Tilt Angles

Applied Sciences, 2019
A solar photovoltaic system consists of tilted panels and is prone to extreme wind loads during hurricanes or typhoons. To ensure the proper functioning of the system, it is important to determine its aerodynamic characteristics.
Chin-Cheng Chou, Ping-Han Chung, Ray-Yeng Yang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Journey to Net‐Zero and Investment in Renewable Energy: Evidence From Developed and Developing Countries

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how geopolitical risk, high‐technology exports and the Paris Agreement shape investment in renewable energy across developed and developing economies. Drawing on structural contingency theory, we conceptualise renewable energy investment as a country‐level response to external contingencies and analyse a global panel of 100
Tianqi Luo, Konstantinos Baltas, Ranadeva Jayasekera, Thanos Papadopoulos, Gazi Salah Uddin, Donghyun Park   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the effects of sand and dust accumulation on photovoltaic modules [PDF]

, 2012
Numerical and analytical models of sand and dust particle accumulation on photovoltaic modules in dry regions are presented and supported by a laboratory investigation of sand particle accumulation on a glass surface.
Moir, Robert, Beattie, Neil, Roberts, Simon, Chacko, Charlslee, Pearsall, Nicola, Buffoni, Giorgio   +5 more
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Salt Deposit Detection on Offshore Photovoltaic Modules Using an Enhanced YOLOv8 Framework

Energies
To address the challenges of low detection efficiency and limited accuracy in identifying contamination on offshore photovoltaic platforms, this study proposes an enhanced YOLOv8-based algorithm for detecting salt deposit on photovoltaic modules.
Gang Li, Shuqing Wang, Bo Liu, Mingqiang Xu, Zhenhai Liu, Haoge Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability and Value Transitions: The Strategic Role of Cross‐Sectoral Interconnectedness and Transition Brokers

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate economics is undergoing rapid transformation, reconfiguring the foundations of sustainability transitions. This study develops a systems‐based perspective that foregrounds the strategic role of cross‐sectoral interconnectedness and transition brokers in shaping these transitions.
Ionna Trofimova‐Elliot
wiley   +1 more source

Reusing depleted oil and gas wells for geothermal energy: Feasibility, challenges, and a decision‐making framework for sustainable conversion

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
The graphical abstract presents a structured decision‐support framework for assessing the feasibility of converting depleted oil and gas wells into geothermal energy systems. The left panel illustrates a comprehensive, multi‐stage decision‐making framework progressing from prefeasibility screening and technical–economic analysis to policy alignment ...
Karolina Bieryt, Yu Pan, Heinz Konietzky, Fei Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating photovoltaic cells into decorative architectural glass using traditonal glasspainting techniques and fluorescent dyes [PDF]

, 2015
Photovoltaic cells can be integrated into decorative glass, providing a showcase for this renewable technology, whilst assisting in the creation of sustainable architecture through generation of electricity from the building surface.
B. S. Richards, Hardy, Dorothy Anne, Hardy, DA, Richards, B. S., S. C. Roaf, Richards, Bryce Sydney, Roaf, S. C., Roaf, SC, D. A. Hardy, Hardy, D. A., Roaf, Susan, Richards, BS   +11 more
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CFD model of the heat transfer processes in an offshore photovoltaic panel

IET Renewable Power Generation
Solar energy has become increasingly important in recent years. The installed capacity has increased over the years, and today solar energy represents a significant part of the renewable energy contribution. One of the handicaps of photovoltaic panels is
Pablo Rubial‐Yáñez, Luis García‐Rodríguez, María Isabel Lamas‐Galdo, Laura Castro‐Santos, Almudena Filgueira‐Vizoso   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A combined optical, thermal and electrical performance model of a Building Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal Concentrator (BIPVTC) [PDF]

, 2011
The electrical output of concentrating photovoltaic devices is significantly affected by the temperature of the photovoltaic cells. The ability to actively cool photovoltaic cells under concentrated radiation allows their electrical efficiency to be ...
Carson, James K., Kunnemeyer, R, Anderson, TN, Carson, JK, Künnemeyer, Rainer, Duke, Mike, Anderson, Timothy Nicholas, Duke, M   +7 more
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Wave Energy Assessment along Sicilian Coastline, Based on DEIM Point Absorber

Energies, 2017
The use of renewable energy sources is one of the most relevant goals to be achieved in order to match the climate protection targets. As a case study, the paper shows the current electrical energy production by sources in the Sicilian context. Among the
Vincenzo Franzitta, Pietro Catrini, Domenico Curto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source