In recent years, installing photovoltaic (PV) systems has become a worldwide trend. The prediction of solar radiation is very important to PV systems for power generation. For the large power-plant installations, the power allocations and scheduling form PV systems becomes an important issue. This paper aims at estimating the GSR for different locations in Brazil. A total of 20 locations spread...

Quality, reliability, and durability are the key features of photovoltaic (PV) solar system design, production, operation. They considered when manufacturing every cell designing entire system. Achieving these ensures that PV performs satisfactorily offers years trouble-free operation, even in adverse conditions. In each cell, quality raw material should meet standards. The fulfillment manageme...

Solar energy has been accepted as an alternative source of energy worldwide recently. Current researches and markets have shown that Solar Photovoltaic (PV) is the fastest growing and most promising form of renewable energy used in generating electricity. This paper presents an intelligent sun tracking system in which photo-resistors (sensors) are used to determine the direction of the sunlight...

The environmental sustainability of a semi-industrial solar photo-Fenton reactor, treating real effluents emanating from a pharmaceutical laboratory, is assessed herein. The life cycle assessment/analysis (LCA) methodology was employed and real life cycle inventory (LCI) data was collected from a ferrioxalate-assisted homogeneous solar photo-Fenton wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), at Ciudad R...

Power conversion from solar thermal energy to electrical energy is still very cost-intensive. Serious effort has to be given in the development of the concentrator or heliostat structure expenditure which contributing the most expensive component in a central receiver solar power plant. With current development to find alternatives and lower down the capital, a new mode of sun tracking has been...