Solar, Volume 5, Issue 2

The transition to renewable energy is critical to enhance Puerto Rico’s energy resilience and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels. Rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems provide a scalable opportunity to meet these objectives. This study eval...

Steam is widely used in industry as a heat carrier for thermal processes and is primarily generated by gas-fired steam boilers. The decarbonization of industrial thermal demand relies on the capability of clean and renewable technologies to provide s...

This study presents a machine learning-based photovoltaic (PV) model for energy management and planning in a microgrid with a battery system. Microgrids integrating PV face challenges such as solar irradiance variability, temperature fluctuations, an...

Decentralized solar water disinfection systems (DSODIS) in continuous flow systems are alternatives for large-scale improved water access in rural contexts. However, DSODIS in rural Ghana are limited. An exploratory sequential mixed-methods design wa...

Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels are the best solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by fossil fuel combustion, with global capability now exceeding 714 GW due to rapid technological advances in solar panels (SPs). However, SPs’ efficiency a...

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As photovoltaics’ (PVs) capacity will probably rapidly expand to tens of terawatts globally, the diversification of the PV technology portfolio becomes essential. Perovskite technology proffers promise for expanding solar energy market segments...

Following publication, the Editorial Office became aware that the original article [...]

Following publication, the Editorial Office became aware that the original article [...]

Following publication, the Editorial Office became aware that the original article [...]

Following publication, the Editorial Office became aware that the original article [...]

This study analyzes the impact of powder-blasted surface modification on the performance of non-imaging solar concentrators and evaluates a ray-tracing simulation approach to virtual solar power measurements. Powder blasting was applied to poly(methy...

This paper discusses the thermal and exergy efficiency analysis of the hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) process, which converts sewage sludge into biocrude oil in a continuous plug–flow reactor using a linear Fresnel solar collector. The investi...

The residential sector is energy-consuming and one of the biggest contributors to climate change. In France, the adoption of photovoltaics (PV) in that sector is accelerating, which contributes to both increasing energy efficiency and reducing greenh...

Photovoltaic (PV) systems are at the heart of the energy transition, providing an essential source of clean, renewable energy for applications such as solar pumping, which is essential for irrigation and rural water supply. However, their efficiency...

Upscaling perovskite solar cells and modules requires precise laser patterning for series interconnection and spatial characterization of cell parameters to understand laser–material interactions and their impact on performance. This study inve...