Review on recent trend of solar photovoltaic technology

Gul, Mehreen; Kotak, Yash; Muneer, Tariq

doi:10.1177/0144598716650552

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“…Kapumpa and Virdi provided an overview of the PV cells, factors affecting their efficiency and methods that have already been implemented to improve the efficiency . Gul, Kotak, and Muneer summarized the PV materials, their efficiency, and the leading countries in the PV installations along with a brief cost analysis . Ameri, Khoram, Min, and Brabec summarized the major recent developments taken place in the organic ternary solar cell research based on various types of sensitizers .…”

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Solar energy-A look into power generation, challenges, and a solar-powered future

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Summary Sun is an inexhaustible source of energy capable of fulfilling all the energy needs of humankind. The energy from the sun can be converted into electricity or used directly. Electricity can be generated from solar energy either directly using photovoltaic (PV) cells or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP) technology. Progress has been made to raise the efficiency of the PV solar cells that can now reach up to approximately 34.1% in multi‐junction PV cells. Electricity generation from concentrated solar technologies has a promising future as well, especially the CSP, because of its high capacity, efficiency, and energy storage capability. Solar energy also has direct application in agriculture primarily for water treatment and irrigation. Solar energy is being used to power the vehicles and for domestic purposes such as space heating and cooking. The most exciting possibility for solar energy is satellite power station that will be transmitting electrical energy from the solar panels in space to Earth via microwave beams. Solar energy has a bright future because of the technological advancement in this field and its environment‐friendly nature. The biggest challenge however facing the solar energy future is its unavailability all‐round the year, coupled with its high capital cost and scarcity of the materials for PV cells. These challenges can be met by developing an efficient energy storage system and developing cheap, efficient, and abundant PV solar cells. This article discusses the solar energy system as a whole and provides a comprehensive review on the direct and the indirect ways to produce electricity from solar energy and the direct uses of solar energy. The state‐of‐the‐art procedures being employed for PV characterization and performance rating have been summarized. Moreover, the technical, economic, environmental, and storage‐related challenges are discussed with possible solutions. Furthermore, a comprehensive list of future potential research directions in the field of direct and indirect electricity generation from solar energy is proposed.

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Solar energy-A look into power generation, challenges, and a solar-powered future

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“…The layers are much thinner and there is less material to absorb solar radiation compared to sc-Si and mc-Si hence, the efficiencies of thin-film solar modules are lower than crystalline ones • Degradation in their power output (in the range 15-35%) when exposed to the sun [11] GaAs Good resistance to heat compared to silicon based modules [16] Relatively expensive due to the materials used Hybrid (combination of a-Si and c-Si) [17] Around 21%…”

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Review on Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic Panels

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The photovoltaic (PV) sector has undergone both major expansion and evolution over the last decades, and currently, the technologies already marketed or still in the laboratory/research phase are numerous and very different. Likewise, in order to assess the energy and environmental impacts of these devices, life cycle assessment (LCA) studies related to these systems are always increasing. The objective of this paper is to summarize and update the current literature of LCA applied to different types of grid-connected PV, as well as to critically analyze the results related to energy and environmental impacts generated during the life cycle of PV technologies, from 1st generation (traditional silicon based) up to the third generation (innovative non-silicon based). Most of the results regarded energy indices like energy payback time, cumulative energy demand, and primary energy demand, while environmental indices were variable based on different scopes and impact assessment methods. Moreover, the review work allowed to highlight and compare key parameters (PV type and system, geographical location, efficiency), methodological insights (functional unit, system boundaries, etc.), and energy/environmental hotspots of 39 LCA studies relating to different PV systems, in order to underline the importance of these aspects, and to provide information and a basis of comparison for future analyses.

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“…The solar panels of different ratings (low, high, and very high) are available in the market for all possible applications. To understand the basics on working of PV, we redirect the reader to the following excellent resources [17,18].…”

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Feasibility Studies of Micro Photosynthetic Power Cells as a Competitor of Photovoltaic Cells for Low and Ultra-Low Power IoT Applications

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In this work, we provide a cost comparison of micro-photosynthetic power cells (µPSC) with the well-established photovoltaic (PV) cells for ultra-low power and low power applications. We also suggest avenues for the performance improvement of µPSC. To perform cost comparison, we considered two case studies, which are development of energy systems for: (i) A typical mobile-phone battery charging (low power application) and (ii) powering a humidity sensor (ultra-low power application). For both the cases, we have elucidated the steps in designing energy systems based on PV and µPSC technologies. Based on the design, we have considered the components needed and their costs to obtain total cost for developing energy systems using both PV and µPSC technologies. Currently, µPSCs based energy systems are costlier compared to their PV counterparts. We have provided the avenues for improving µPSC performance, niche application areas, and aspects in which µPSCs are comparable to PV cells. With a huge potential to develop low-cost and high performing technologies, this emerging technology can share the demand on PV technologies for ultra-low power applications.

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Review on recent trend of solar photovoltaic technology

Cited by 219 publications

References 66 publications

Solar energy-A look into power generation, challenges, and a solar-powered future

Solar energy-A look into power generation, challenges, and a solar-powered future

Review on Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic Panels

Feasibility Studies of Micro Photosynthetic Power Cells as a Competitor of Photovoltaic Cells for Low and Ultra-Low Power IoT Applications

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