Results 11 to 20 of about 9,547,662 (355)

Solar Energy in Space Applications: Review and Technology Perspectives

open access: yesAdvanced Energy Materials, 2022
Solar cells (SCs) are the most ubiquitous and reliable energy generation systems for aerospace applications. Nowadays, III–V multijunction solar cells (MJSCs) represent the standard commercial technology for powering spacecraft, thanks to their high ...
Rosaria Verduci   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Towards improved solar energy justice: Exploring the complex inequities of household adoption of photovoltaic panels

open access: yesEnergy Policy, 2022
Solar energy, including household and community based solar photovoltaic panels, is the fastest growing source of low-carbon electricity worldwide, and it could become the single largest source of renewable energy by mid-century. But what negative equity
Benjamin Sovacool   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The potential land requirements and related land use change emissions of solar energy

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Although the transition to renewable energies will intensify the global competition for land, the potential impacts driven by solar energy remain unexplored.
D. van de Ven   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Filament stretching during micro-extrusion of silver pastes enables an improved fine-line silicon solar cell metallization

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
The metallization of heterojunction solar cells requires a further reduction of silver consumption to lower production costs and save resources. This article presents how filament stretching of polymer-based low-temperature curing Ag pastes during micro ...
Katharina Gensowski   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Still in love with solar energy? Installation size, affect, and the social acceptance of renewable energy technologies

open access: yesRenewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021
Solar and wind energy are expected to play a key role in creating a climate-neutral Europe by 2050 and decarbonizing energy production in general, albeit requiring significant deployment.
Julia Cousse
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Integrating solar energy with agriculture: Industry perspectives on the market, community, and socio-political dimensions of agrivoltaics

open access: yesEnergy Research & Social Science, 2021
Large-scale development of solar-generated electricity is hindered in some regions of the U.S. by land use competition and localized social resistance. One approach to alleviate these coupled challenges is agrivoltaics: the strategic co-location of solar
Alexis S. Pascaris   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Influence of Deposition Parameters of ITO Films on the Performance of HJT Solar Cells

open access: yesInternational Journal of Photoenergy, 2023
TCO (transparent conductive oxide) films are widely used in solar cells due to the characteristics of transparency and conductivity. In this paper, ITO (indium tin oxide) transparent conductive films are prepared on common slides by DC magnetron ...
Guoping Huang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Status of Four-Junction Cell Development at Fraunhofer ISE

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2017
Four-junction solar cells are being developed for space applications as they promise higher efficiencies compared to the present GaInP/GaInAs/Ge triple-junction industry standard.
Lackner D.   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study of novel high-density panels based on negative space welding technology with cells cut by different techniques [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2021
Negative space welding technology (NSWT) is a newly adopted advanced technology for high-density solar panels. The benefit of this technology is its capability to improve the efficiency of panels. However, the introduction of a new technology or material
Zhuang Hao   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ambient fabrication of perovskite solar cells through delay-deposition technique

open access: yesMaterials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 2021
The establishment of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) in terms of their power-conversion efficiency (PCE) over silicon-based solar cells is undeniable. The state-of-art of easy device fabrications of PSCs has enabled them to rapidly gain a place in third ...
Puteri Nor Aznie Fahsyar   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy