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GIS Analysis of Solar PV Locations and Disaster Risk Areas in Japan

Frontiers in Sustainability, 2021
Following the global trend of climate change mitigation, Japan has been rapidly increasing its share of renewable energy, in particular, its share of solar energy.
Kazuki Hao, Dimiter Ialnazov, Yosuke Yamashiki   +2 more
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Research Progress of Zero-Busbar Technology Based on Heterojunction Photovoltaic Modules

Applied Sciences
In order to reduce manufacturing costs, the design of silicon-based solar modules is changing from a super-multi-busbar design to a zero-busbar (0BB) design.
Shu Zhang, Xue Chen, Haiyuan Chu, Xian Guo, Yan Xie, Xiyan Fan, Runtao Li, Jian Zhu, Jiabin Tan, Jiyuan Yang, Yifeng Chen, Jifan Gao   +11 more
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A decade of solar PV deployment in ASEAN: Policy landscape and recommendations

Energy Reports, 2022
South East Asian countries are blessed with abundant solar energy potential. Yet, the solar photovoltaic potential remains underutilized. There are certain roadblocks in the progress of solar PV deployment in ASEAN.
S. Sreenath, Azlin Mohd Azmi, Nofri Yenita Dahlan, K. Sudhakar   +3 more
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Performance of Coloured Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Modules: A Three-Colour East-Oriented Façade

Energies
The market for coloured photovoltaic modules offers a key opportunity for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), as it enables more aesthetic and seamless integration into architecture. This study investigates how three common BIPV colours—anthracite,
Nuria Martín-Chivelet, José Cuenca, Miguel Alonso-Abella, Manuel Rodrigo, Carlos Sanz-Saiz, Jesús Polo, Zayd Valdez   +6 more
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Experimental investigation and validation of solar PV cooling for enhanced energy conversion efficie

Journal of Thermal Engineering, 2022
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) cells convert an average of 10 to 15% of the incident solar radiation into electricity and remaining energy is wasted as unused heat energy.
Pritam BHAT, Ananth S. IYENGAR, Abhilash N, Pavan KUMAR REDDY   +3 more
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Industrial implementation of 24%-efficient POLO IBC solar cells and future upgrade to 26%-efficient POLO2 IBC

EPJ Photovoltaics
IBC solar cells have gained tremendous interest in the PV industry as next-generation technology. ISFH has developed a lean manufacturing process sequence for POLO IBC solar cells applying p-type Cz wafers, an Al-BSF base contact and local PECVD ...
Dullweber Thorsten, Larionova Yevgeniya, Jäger Philip, Mertens Verena, Schimanke Sabrina, Ripke Melanie, Baumann Ulrike, Osman Alaa, Römer Udo, Peibst Robby, Brendel Rolf, Coşkun Özlem, Çekerek Gamze, Çalişkan Arslan Meriç, Gregory Geoffrey, Hoffmann Erik, Centazzo Massimo   +16 more
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Cooling characteristics of solar photovoltaic panels based on phase change materials

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023
The efficiency of photovoltaic(PV) panels decreases as their temperature increases, so effective cooling of them is necessary. The cooling of PV panels based on phase change materials(PCMs) is an emerging cooling method that has recently received the ...
Zhiming Xu, Qinglu Kong, Hongwei Qu, Chong Wang   +3 more
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Production of upgraded metallurgical-grade silicon for a low-cost, high-efficiency, and reliable PV technology

Frontiers in Photonics
Upgraded metallurgical-grade silicon (UMG-Si) has the potential to reduce the cost of photovoltaic (PV) technology and improve its environmental profile.
José Manuel Míguez Novoa, Volker Hoffmann, Eduardo Forniés, Laura Mendez, Marta Tojeiro, Fernando Ruiz, Manuel Funes, Carlos del Cañizo, David Fuertes Marrón, Nerea Dasilva Villanueva, Luis Jaime Caballero, Bülent Arıkan, Raşit Turan, Raşit Turan, Hasan Hüseyin Canar, Hasan Hüseyin Canar, Guillermo Sánchez Plaza   +16 more
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Experimental and Computational Analysis of 14 Gauge Rooftop Solar PV Mounting Structure against Wind in Pakistan

Engineering Proceedings, 2023
Fourteen-gauge solar PV mounting structure installations represent 60% of total solar PV installations in Pakistan. At least 34 (1.72%) structures were damaged on 13 June 2021 with an average 56 km/h wind speed on that day.
Arhaam Mubarak, M. Javed Hyder
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27%-efficiency silicon heterojunction cell with 98.6% cell-to-module ratio driving new momentum towards the 29.4% limit

Nature Communications
Silicon heterojunction technologies based on both-sided nanocrystalline contact layers currently offer the best passivation for commercial solar cells.
Zhigang Xie, Haijiang Lu, Guangtao Yang, Zhan Gao, Kun Zhu, Yongheng Wang, Zibo Meng, Cong Guo, Haiyang Pei, Qianqian Jiang, Hongwei Li, Shu Zhang, Haiyuan Chu, Xue Chen, Yifeng Chen, Jifan Gao   +15 more
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