Perovskite solar cells: An integrated hybrid lifecycle assessment and review in comparison with other photovoltaic technologies

Ibn‐Mohammed, Taofeeq; Koh, S.C. Lenny; Reaney, Ian M.; Acquaye, Adolf; Schileo, Giorgio; Mustapha, K.B.; Greenough, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.095

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“…Furthermore, these perovskites use cost‐effective elements and consume less energy for manufacture compared to conventional photovoltaic semiconductors that require rare elements (e.g., tellurium, gallium, and indium) and high‐temperature fabrication processes (typically 300–600 °C). There have also been many comprehensive reviews focusing on perovskite photovoltaic materials/solar cells …”

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Energy Harvesting Research: The Road from Single Source to Multisource

2018

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Energy harvesting technology may be considered an ultimate solution to replace batteries and provide a long-term power supply for wireless sensor networks. Looking back into its research history, individual energy harvesters for the conversion of single energy sources into electricity are developed first, followed by hybrid counterparts designed for use with multiple energy sources. Very recently, the concept of a truly multisource energy harvester built from only a single piece of material as the energy conversion component is proposed. This review, from the aspect of materials and device configurations, explains in detail a wide scope to give an overview of energy harvesting research. It covers single-source devices including solar, thermal, kinetic and other types of energy harvesters, hybrid energy harvesting configurations for both single and multiple energy sources and single material, and multisource energy harvesters. It also includes the energy conversion principles of photovoltaic, electromagnetic, piezoelectric, triboelectric, electrostatic, electrostrictive, thermoelectric, pyroelectric, magnetostrictive, and dielectric devices. This is one of the most comprehensive reviews conducted to date, focusing on the entire energy harvesting research scene and providing a guide to seeking deeper and more specific research references and resources from every corner of the scientific community.

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Section: Development Of Single‐source Energy Harvestersmentioning

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Energy Harvesting Research: The Road from Single Source to Multisource

2018

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“…This research study investigates the monocrystalline silicon (Mono-Si or sc-Si) PV cell technology, which is a mature PV technology ("widely deployed commercial scale projects"), on the commercial on the grid PV solar power plant basis [27][28][29][30][31]. [27][28][29] There are many monocrystalline silicon ( [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]49]. Thirdly, the current study contributes the efforts to develop the VLPVPPs in Africa, America, Caucasus, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and World.…”

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Solar star projects SAM version 2017.9.5 PVwats version 5 model case study & validation

Saraçoğlu¹

2018

International Journal of Energy Applications and Technologies

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Very Large Photovoltaic Solar Power Plants (VLPVPPs) are a major revolutionary step up not only for economies of scale, but also for %100 renewable power Global Grid. Their designs and investments should be performed in an environmentally friendly, fair, open to very large to small private investors, transparent and reducing relative income inequality approaches. Their investments will easily be possible with new investment models (%0 interest load, %100 private equity, open investment for ordinary people, project developers, private companies etc. with a constraint-based shareholder structuring). These revolutionary investment models will play an important and game changing role. VLPVPPs' early engineering and investment analysis can be performed in many software. Therefore, validation and verification efforts of those software in advance on the operational PVPPs are essential. This research study aims to present a validation and verification accomplishment of the Solar Star Projects (597 MWAC, 747.3 MWDC) (Solar Star I: 318 MWAC, 397.8 MWDC & Solar Star II: 279 MWAC, 349.5 MWDC) in Antelope Valley near Rosamond, Kern and Los Angeles counties, California, United States with the PVWatts Version 5 model of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) System Advisor Model (SAM) Version 2017.9.5. The location and resource, system design data and information on the Solar Star Projects (I & II) are presented based on open source information and personal communications. The Solar Star Projects SAM software models' are simulated on a personal computer (PC) (Windows 10 Pro, Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 650 @ 3.20 GHZ, 6,00 GB RAM) with the internet connection. The results of eight simple simulations, one parametric simulation and one stochastic simulation are compared with the actual generation data by the help of some statistical performance measures (e.g. annual model/actual: 100,0%, annual model/actual: 100,1%, absolute maximum forecast error 39.276 MWh, mean absolute error 11.554 MWh, geometric mean absolute error 8.924 MWh, mean square error 2.662.330.229 MWh, root mean square error 51.597 MWh).

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“…TiO 2 semiconductors are utilized in dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) along with fluorine‐doped tin oxide (FTO) substrates; this technology functions through the capture of photons by a photosensitiser which is absorbed on the anode . Parisi et al published a cradle‐to‐grate LCA of DSSCs across the component synthesis, module fabrication and roof‐top operation using three different dyes.…”

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Life cycle assessment of functional materials and devices: Opportunities, challenges, and current and future trends

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Functional ceramics such as piezoelectrics, thermoelectrics, magnetic materials, ionic conductors, and semiconductors are opening new frontiers that underpin numerous aspects of modern life. This widespread usage comes with a responsibility to understand what impact their mass production has on the environment. Life‐cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool employed for the identification of sustainable materials pathways through the consideration of environmental burdens of materials both during fabrication and as a final product. Although the LCA technique has been widely used for the evaluation of environmental impacts in numerous product supply chains, its application for environmental profiling of functional ceramics is now gaining attention. This paper presents a review of current developments in LCA, including existing and emerging applications with emphasis on the development and fabrication of functional materials and devices (FM&D). Selected published works on LCA of functional ceramics are discussed, highlighting the importance of adopting LCA at the design stage and/or at laboratory stage before expensive investments and resources are committed. Drawing from the extant literature, we show that the integration of environmental and sustainability principles into the overall process of FM&D manufacturing, in a way that anticipates foreseeable harmful consequences while identifying opportunities for improvement, can aid the timely communications of key findings to functional materials developers. This guides the orientation of research, development and deployment, and provides insights toward the prioritization of research activities while potentially averting unintended consequences. It is intended that the review presented will encourage the materials science community to engage with LCA to address important materials design, substitution, and optimization needs.

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Perovskite solar cells: An integrated hybrid lifecycle assessment and review in comparison with other photovoltaic technologies

Cited by 265 publications

References 159 publications

Energy Harvesting Research: The Road from Single Source to Multisource

Energy Harvesting Research: The Road from Single Source to Multisource

Solar star projects SAM version 2017.9.5 PVwats version 5 model case study & validation

Life cycle assessment of functional materials and devices: Opportunities, challenges, and current and future trends

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