Advances in Solar Photovoltaic Technologies
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2023) | Viewed by 4411
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Interests: photovoltaic solar-energy conversion; diffusive light collection; nuclear-fusion target design; ab initio protein folding; small-scale photovoltaic systems for crisis mitigation; optical refrigeration
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Dear Colleagues,
With each passing day, the effects, damage, and danger of scientific alerts to global warming become more prescient. One of the most hopeful developments has been the increasing use of photovoltaic solar electric generation through large-scale photovoltaic power installations, as well as the increased numbers of these installations made economically viable through low-cost Asian solar cells. The development of thinned silicon solar cells and more marine, recreational, and portable small-scale off-grid applications clearly shows that sustainable photovoltaic power generation can compete and win economically against the established fossil fuel industry. With the help of your submissions of papers concerning research and advances in this topic, this Special Issue of Applied Sciences, entitled “Advances in Solar Photovoltaic Technologies”, hopes to explore the applications and innovations supporting the continued growth and economic viability of photovoltaic solar electric generation. Applied Sciences is a high-impact journal that will communicate your research with the scientific community and pioneers well-positioned to benefit from, build upon, and implement novel approaches and technologies. No novel application is too small or too large for consideration, and every research topic or innovation in materials, solar cell design, or configuration that may lead to reduced cost and/or more widespread applications is welcomed for consideration.
Dr. Charles Fortmann
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- new photovoltaic concepts
- solar engineering
- large array
- small sustainable arrays
- photovoltaic meeting the climate change challenge
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