Concentrating photovoltaics Technology (CPV) has become a relevant technology for solar energy conversion. Especially under high concentration, the use of cost-effective, high-efficiency multi-junction solar cells enable high system efficiencies and a competitive levelized cost of electricity in regions with a large fraction of direct irradiance. However, the development of this technology requires the utilization of specific indoor/outdoor characterization techniques that are not yet widely known. A review of current hot topics in indoor/outdoor CPV characterization in energy and performance testing will be presented and discussed during this short SOPHIA on line course.
This SOPHi@webinar event is based as the previous one, on three presentations already offered during 2nd SOPHIA BIPV workshop and it will further deepen on PV landscape, vertical Façade integration and energy performance modelling
The integration of Photovoltaic elements into the building, the so called ‚BIPV’ is even today - after the solar revolution has started off worldwide - a huge challenge.
BIPV might see a new era of success in the developing super mass markets for PV as solar energy will become the ‘largest source of electricity worldwide’
The webinar based on three presentations of 2nd SOPHIA BIPV workshop presents different point of views of an PV Technology Research association representative, an architect and a Researcher on Building Integrated PV topic, considering market situation, countries regulations, R&D and architecture features.
Crystallization is the lengthy natural process of formation of highly ordered structure of atoms that is today currently utilized in technology by artificially precipitating solid crystals from a solution, melt or gases to realize crystal structure. The growth of silicon Crystals is perhaps the the most important technological topics of the last decades—the "silicon era" because It has been essential for the development of the electronic devices and solar cells
X-rays interact with matter through photoabsorption, Compton scattering, and Rayleigh scattering. The strength of these interactions depend on the energy of the X-rays and the elemental composition of the material This SOPHIA webinar introduces two powerful spectroscopic tools to investigate solar cell surfaces and interfaces.
The webinar launched in the frame of SOPHi@Webinar and 7FP-CHEETAH project concerns the introduction to the procedure based on the transfer-matrix method (TMM) utilized @ HZB to extract optical parameters in thin film for PV. The procedure is available in request
The SOPHIA seminar on “Wet-chemistry deposition of semiconductor nanostructures for IR photovoltaics” in collaboration with Ben Gurion University Israel and Politecnico Milano was held on May 9th , 14:30-15:30 (CET-Central European time). The webinar was also extended to 7FP-CHEETAH and non-SOPHIA organziation.
The webinar has been organised within the framework of 7FP-SOPHIA Research Infrastructure SOPi@Webinar, 7FP-CHEETAH and EERA European Energy Research Alliance
Simple I/V curve characterisation of PV modules @ 1000 W/m2 AM1.5 G is normally used for the determination of the standard power, but it cannot offer alone a complete evaluation of moltitude of parameter necessary for performance and energy rating evaluation.
The efficiency of a solar cells is limited by defects and impurities Twidely present in commercial solar cells. The primary goal of materials research in photovoltaics is overcoming these lifetime-limiting defects, which include in multicrystalline solar cells: Grain boundaries, dislocations, and transition metals.
Crystalline silicon (c-Si) wafers is continuing to dominate the field of photovoltaics (PV). The material processed in cells and assembled into modules is reaching its limits both in terms of cost and conversion efficiency concepts. New approaches need to be proposed
Transparent Conductive Materials (TCMs) have a multitude of applications ranging from solar energy utilization, improved thermal properties of windows in energy savings, application in aircraft window heaters , utilization in opto-electronic devices
The webinar offers comprehensive information on different aspects on Uncertainty Estimations of PV Outdoor Measurements to properly estimate energy yield.
A lot of exciting ideas are followed by scientists and researchers all around the world on advanced photovoltaics searching for new solution in photoconversion, light trapping and novel collecting structures the so called “field of dreams where the research concepts and technology require the PV researchers’s creativity, patience and funding to prove or develop concepts”.
Focused ion beam (FIB), is a well established technique used particularly in the semiconductor industry, materials science and biological field for specific analysis, deposition, and ablation of materials can represent a very useful “ab inizio” technique to prove in very short time new concepts on advanced photovoltaics before making investment in their further development and searching for cost effective solution.