Energy Performance of Photovoltaic Power Systems

Dear Colleagues,

The global installed capacity of photovoltaics has rapidly increased due to the climate policies and reduced module cost. This installation of PV systems in all possible locations and sites has raised new issues and challenges in terms of energy performance of photovoltaic systems. Soiling is one such issue that needs to be investigated with a generalized approach rather than focusing on region-based challenges in different locations. Concrete measures for mitigating soiling loss with minimum impact in climate and economics is the need of the hour. Building integrated photovoltaics and agro-photovoltaics are considered as a co-habitat option for energy generation from PV systems for green building and to enrich agro economics. Furthermore, PV energy is playing a vital role in rural economics and livelihood. However, reliability and grid issues in rural areas need to be addressed. Moreover, along with energy security, the largescale installations and time-bound energy production from PV systems has led to the curtailment of PV energy with increased requirement of energy storage options. Other options can be through PV-based integrated renewable energy systems.

This Special Issue primarily focuses on research findings concerning solutions on PV performance and PV-system-based issues. Research outcomes on the policy for maximum utilization of PV energy through technical and societal interventions are also considered. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Fault diagnostics in PV systems (PV modules and electrical components)
2. PV performance and reliability (intermittency and variability)
3. PV soiling loss mitigation measures
4. Energy loss due to PV curtailment and congestion
5. PV-based pumped hydro system
6. Electrical storage for PV power
7. PV energy and hydrogen production
8. Hydrogen for PV energy storage
9. Building integrated photovoltaics
10. Concentrated photovoltaics
11. PV electricity for sustainable building
12. Optical and electrical modeling of PV system
13. PV-based integrated renewable energy systems
14. PV energy for sustainable livelihood
15. PV economics and viability analysis
16. Reliability of PV systems for grid integration
17. PV energy and the feed-in-tariff of electricity
18.  Effect of component aging on PV energy

Prof. Dr. Tapas Mallick
Dr. Nabin Sarmah
Guest Editors

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