The term productintegrated photovoltaic (PIPV) [1, 2] is used for all types of products that contain solar cells in one or more of their surfaces, aiming at providing power during the use of a product. The application of photovoltaics (PV) as a power source for consumer products is already common for more than 30 years, since the first solar calculators. Thereafter, integrated solar cells in co...

2. PROJECT LOCATION FRV selected the project site near Moree, NSW, as the most suitable site for the following reasons: Moree has one of the highest solar irradiance profiles in NSW. Moree has an electricity grid capable of 56MWac of solar power injection. Moree was supportive of the project – see the section on Community and Stakeholders The land is highly suitable for PV installations: it is ...

A multi-wavelength solar radiometer has been used to monitor the directly transmitted solar radiation at discrete wavelengths spaced through the visible and near-infrared wavelength regions. The relative irradiance of the directly transmitted sunlight at each wavelength was measured during the course of each cloud-free day, from which the total optical depth of the atmosphere was determined usi...

Michio Tajima, Takaaki Iwai, Hiroyuki Toyota, Simona Binetti, and Daniel Macdonald Institute of Space and Astronautical Science=JAXA, Sagamihara 252-5210, Japan Milano-Bicocca Solar Energy Research Center (MIB-SOLAR), Department of Material Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, via Cozzi 53, 20125 Milano, Italy School of Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Aust...

Solar energy in Malaysia was first introduced as one of the five fuels in electricity generation through the Fifth Fuel Policy in 2001. However, the current real harnessing of available solar sources is still below its actual potential. This study examined the non-technical barriers towards solar energy implementation in Sabah located on the Borneo Island on eastern part of Malaysia. Following ...

the research in new organic π-conjugated molecules with specific properties has become one of the most interesting topics in fields of materials chemistry. these materials are promising for optoelectronic device technology such as solar cells. on the other hand, the use of low band gap materials is a viable method for better harvesting of the solar spectrum and increasing its efficiency. the co...

Bulk-heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells based on organic small molecules and polymers are the focus of increasing attention by science and commerce. In organic photovoltaic devices, a conjugated polymer layer is used as the donor, while a fullerene-based derivative is used as the acceptor. Poly(3,4ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) is one of the most common interfacial ma...

In this investigation, Ag@TiO2 nanocomposite was prepared by deposition of silver nanoclusters onto commercial TiO2 nanoparticles (known as P25 TiO2) via photodeposition technique as clean and simple photochemical route. The synthesized Ag@TiO2 nanocomposite was utilized in the fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) chiefly because, compared ...

By introducing a thin ZnO layer as an optical spacer, we have demonstrated that inserting this layer between an active layer and a reflective electrode results in a re-distribution of the optical electric field inside bulk heterojunction solar cells. A theoretical analysis by optical modeling showed that the thin ZnO layer could shift the position of the maximum of the electric field into the a...