Can photovoltaics become an effective energy option?

Coiante, D.; Barra, L.

doi:10.1016/0927-0248(92)90045-q

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“…This is outlined in Table 3, and uses costs for amorphous silicon solar cells as a guide [24,25]. The cost of the cell is estimated to lie in the range from $48 to $64 1993 dollars per square meter.…”

Section: Estimated Dye Cell Costmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The direct costs such as tools and labor are related to the actual production of the module, while the indirect costs such as accountants, rent, and computers are volume insensitive. This calculation assumes a 5-10 MWp/year factory with 100 employees, and a capital cost of equipment of $17,000,000, housed in a 2,000 m 2 facility [24,25]. The module costs are determined primarily by the cost of the conductive glass, and the production overhead.…”

Section: Estimated Dye Cell Costmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If these Balance of Systems (BOS) costs [24,25] are considered, the cost of power produced with this solar cell would be 0.07-0.10 S/kWh, assuming a 10% efficient module which lasts at least 15 y under the illumination found in the western United States. These costs do not consider that the nanocrystalline dye solar cell may be more easily recycled than conventional solar cells.…”

Section: Estimated Dye Cell Costmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Potentially more cost effective technologies, which use thin films of such materials as amorphous silicon deposited on glass, are under development [4]. Although the equivalent of 50-60 MW of solar cells are currently produced each year [4,24,25], no technology has produced commercially available, efficient, reliable, and low cost modules that can be used on the exterior of buildings.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Testing of dye sensitized TiO2 solar cells I: Experimental photocurrent output and conversion efficiencies

Smestad

Bignozzi²,

Argazzi³

1994

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

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Recently, a paper was published by the Lausanne Group headed by Dr. M. Graetzel which reported a simple low cost 7% efficient photo electrochemical solar cell made from a trinuclear Ru dye complex adsorbed on the very rough surface of a colloidal TiO 2 film. In the current paper, a verification of this result is presented using procedures described in the literature. Measurements are reported in simulated and natural sunlight which confirm that the efficiency is indeed in the range previously reported. Predicted Air Mass 1.5 photo currents are compared to those obtained from fabricated dye sensitized cells. Although current densities of 12 mA/cm 2 and voltages of over 0.6 V are measured, it is found that corresponding fill factors, less than 0.6, limit the performance of the cell under solar illumination. The basic economics of such a device are outlined and it is proposed that cell costs of $ 0.6 per peak watt could be possible if the longevity of the cell is at least 15 years.

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Section: Estimated Dye Cell Costmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Estimated Dye Cell Costmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Estimated Dye Cell Costmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Background History and Significancementioning

confidence: 99%

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Testing of dye sensitized TiO2 solar cells I: Experimental photocurrent output and conversion efficiencies

Smestad

Bignozzi²,

Argazzi³

1994

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

321

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“…It can be said that increase in productivity factor and reducing running costs of these systems are two important and promising factors in widespread use of this energy in world [5]. Unfortunately, lack of growth and development of photovoltaic systems increases the cost of photovoltaic systems such that most researchers did not consider using it instead of common energies as cost-effective [6].…”

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confidence: 99%

Study of Necessities and Technologies for Using Hybrid Photovoltaic-Wind Power Systems

Dorahaki

2015

TIJEE

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In recent years, increase in environment concerns and demand for energy are two main issues in ongoing growth of using solar systems. Solar energy has been known as a renewable and clean energy source. One of the most applied and new ways for using sun energy is hybrid photovoltaic technology. This paper discusses requirements, methods, limitations and technologies used in the hybrid photovoltaic-wind power system.

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Investigation of Structural, Electronic, and Optical Characteristics of a Novel Perovskite Halide, Mg₃AsCl₃, for Electronic Applications

Chahar,

Mishra,

Sharma

2024

Physica Status Solidi (b)

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In the present research article, the structural, electronic, and optical characteristics of a novel perovskite halide, Mg3AsCl3, for a broad range of applications are thoroughly investigated. The characteristics of Mg3AsCl3 perovskite are investigated via the use of the generalized gradient approximation (GGA), Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof and Heyd–Scuseria–Ernzerhof (HSE06) functionals, which are employed in conjunction with the linear combination of atomic orbital calculator. The structural, electrical, and optical characteristics of the material are investigated using density‐functional theory. In this study of the electronic characteristics, it is found that Mg3AsCl3 exhibits an indirect energy bandgap of 2.49 eV with GGA and 3.54 eV with HSE06. The complex band structure exhibits characteristics that indicate the presence of evanescent waves, which are characterized by a layer separation of 5 Å. The report in this research presents reflectivity values of 0.06328 and 0.02971 with GGA and HSE06 functionals, respectively. The reported values of the extinction coefficient are 3.36487 × 10−5 and 2.07389 × 10−5 calculated with GGA and HSE06 functionals. The value reported for the real dielectric function Re[ε] is 2.79625 with GGA and 2.00658 with HSE06. Overall, in these findings, an overview is given that Mg3AsCl3 holds potential as a candidate for use in a wide range of electronic device applications.

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Can photovoltaics become an effective energy option?

Cited by 16 publications

References 8 publications

Testing of dye sensitized TiO2 solar cells I: Experimental photocurrent output and conversion efficiencies

Testing of dye sensitized TiO2 solar cells I: Experimental photocurrent output and conversion efficiencies

Study of Necessities and Technologies for Using Hybrid Photovoltaic-Wind Power Systems

Investigation of Structural, Electronic, and Optical Characteristics of a Novel Perovskite Halide, Mg₃AsCl₃, for Electronic Applications

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Can photovoltaics become an effective energy option?

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Testing of dye sensitized TiO2 solar cells I: Experimental photocurrent output and conversion efficiencies

Testing of dye sensitized TiO2 solar cells I: Experimental photocurrent output and conversion efficiencies

Study of Necessities and Technologies for Using Hybrid Photovoltaic-Wind Power Systems

Investigation of Structural, Electronic, and Optical Characteristics of a Novel Perovskite Halide, Mg3AsCl3, for Electronic Applications

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Investigation of Structural, Electronic, and Optical Characteristics of a Novel Perovskite Halide, Mg₃AsCl₃, for Electronic Applications