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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Solar technology"”.
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Developing a solar energy industry in Egypt
… infrastructure and its problems, the available solar energy resource, and the technologies required to harness this resource. After this assessment, an industry based on high utilization of solar energy; local manufacturing of solar technology; and research and development in solar energy …
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Design and fabrication of a solar-powered Bluetooth Low Energy device
… Photovoltaic Laboratory that obtains power from solar cells, collects temperature data from a sensor, and sends the data to a phone application via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless technology. BLE is suited for use with solar technology because of its low energy consumption. Although limited …
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Organic Sensitizers for High Efficiency Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
… for electricity production with dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). DSCs are an attractive solar technology due to processing advantages over traditional solar cells. To improve the stability of DSCs, strong surface binding dyes are important. This work studies the dual anchor dual donor …
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User feedback in design for emerging markets : methods and influencing factors
… India. The first case study investigates a novel solar technology, and the second centers around a technology to improve rural agriculture. In these case studies, results show that the user research method used yielded the type of feedback expected in conventional settings, although users had …
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Evaluation of power generation system architectures for manned Mars missions
… 2040. The thesis confirms that current thin film solar technology is sufficient to sustain this mission, given the base of operations is located in the northern hemisphere (20°N-30°N) and is using regenerative fuel cells as an energy storage medium. Beyond those latitudes, calculations for a …
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Fabrication of Silicon Photovoltaic Micro-Particles for Low-Cost Solar Energy Generation
… conventional techniques for the fabrication of solar cells result in the overall high cost of the commercially available solar cells. Although, research in the field of solar technologies has been going on for a long time, but, utilization of solar energy still remains limited to a very few …
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A survey of thin-film solar photovoltaic industry & technologies
A new type of solar cell technology using so-called thin-film solar photovoltaic material has the potential to make a great impact on our lives. Because it uses very little or no silicon at all, thin- film (TF) solar technology promises to reduce the cost of solar modules to a level where solar …
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Towards new material discovery from CdTe solar cell literature with machine learning
CdTe solar cells are the most successful second-generation solar technology and produce the lowest-cost electricity in the solar industry. The overarching aim of this project is to apply natural language processing (NLP) technologies to accelerate research in the field of CdTe photovoltaic devices …
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Leapfrogging or green washing? An economic, social, and environmental impact analysis of rural solar electrification programs in the fatick region of Senegal.
Rural solar electrification programs are accelerating the pace of international development by delivering electricity to some of the world’s most remote communities. Electricity is widely-perceived as a harbinger of economic, environmental and social change. Through the Clean Development Mechanism …
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An assessment of the economic, regulatory and technical implications of large-scale solar power deployment
Electricity from solar energy has many favorable attributes. Despite its current high cost relative to other technology options, a combination of cost reductions and policy support measures could lead to increasing deployment of solar power technologies. Should this pathway occur, the unique …
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Analysis of alternative energy options for buildings
… The practical methods of calculation for solar technology equipment, ground source heat pumps, and wind turbines are explained. In the application part of the study, four buildings are chosen as case studies; two of them from residential sectors, one is a commercial/institutional building, …
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Metal oxide nanostructures and hybrid perovskite semiconductor for photovoltaic application
Perovskite-based solar cells (PSC) is the fastest growing solar technology to date since inception in 2009. This technology has invigorated the photovoltaic (PV) community. While it has taken 15-42 years for traditional PV technologies to achieve maturity, PSC technology has accomplished the same …
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Solar Forecasting and Integration in Power Systems
… to ensure energy security and sustainability. Solar energy is one of the most common types of renewable energy that has grown rapidly over the past decade and is anticipated to grow even faster in the future. Power supply from renewable resources is forecasted to surpass other types of …
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The impact of household energy access on socio-economic outcomes in Zambia
… study examines the effect of electrification technology on household socioeconomic outcomes. The study emphasizes the need to understand the differential impact of household adoption of grid versus off-grid (standalone solar home systems) electricity on nonfarm employment, monthly income, and …
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Compositional engineering of solution-processed solar cells : aligning computational and experimental screening strategies
Unlike silicon, solution-processable solar materials are flexible, lightweight, easily processed at low temperatures, and display a wide variety of colors and degrees of transparency. These attributes open new opportunities to integrate solar power creatively and inexpensively into new markets such …
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Singlet exciton fission-enhanced silicon photovoltaics: Interfacial engineering, device design and spectroscopic technique development
… necessitate enhancements in crystalline silicon solar cells, which are the current dominant solar technology. However, their efficiencies have only increased incrementally over the recent 20 years, as they are starting to approach the theoretical efficiency limit. The main source of loss is …
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Planning for Solar Buildings in Urban Environments
… ) the required energy on site with renewables. Solar energy is generally very suitable for producing this on-site renewable energy. Although solar technology is widely available, the installed effect is still very low. This is not only due to legislation and solar energy prices, but also because …
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Vliv malých domácích spotřebičů na ekonomiku kombinovaných systémů
Diplomová práce se zabývá problematikou provozu malých domácích spotřebičů v systémech solárních technologií. Teoretická část práce uvádí popis solárních termických systémů a solárních fotovoltaických systémů, včetně možnosti jejich kombinace. Dále uvádí možnosti zapojení spotřebičů do systémů …
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Análisis y propuestas de sistemas solares de alta exergía que emplean agua como fluido calorífero
… electricidad mediante sistemas de concentración solar. Las dos líneas de investigación principales de esta tesis han sido el estudio termofluidodinámico del proceso de generación directa de vapor dentro del tubo receptor del colector cilindro parabólico -proceso GDV- y la integración de dicho …
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RENEWABLE ENERGY IN MONTANA: SYSTEM APPLICATIONS AND TECHNLOGY
… for heating and electricity generation purposes. Solar, wind, small-scale hydro, biomass, and geothermal energies are available across the state. These energy forms have the potential to provide residences and businesses with heat and electricity year-round, using a seasonally complementary, …
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