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27 March 2023

Solar photovoltaic systems will play a key role in the country’s energy mix thanks to their ability to meet increasing energy needs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Despite the potential of solar photovoltaic energy, several criticaliti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
54 Citations
6,046 Views
23 Pages

17 January 2022

The aim of the article is to present the development of photovoltaic energy in the EU countries as one of the alternatives to fossil fuels. The article was prepared on the basis of secondary information and statistical data on the photovoltaic energy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,240 Views
23 Pages

Designing a Photovoltaic–Wind Energy Mix with Energy Storage for Low-Emission Hydrogen Production

  • Arkadiusz Małek,
  • Agnieszka Dudziak,
  • Andrzej Marciniak and
  • Tomasz Słowik

11 February 2025

In the introduction to this article, a brief overview of the generated energy and the power produced by the photovoltaic systems with a peak power of 3 MWp and different tilt and orientation of the photovoltaic panels is given. The characteristics of...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
11 Citations
1,908 Views
6 Pages

Photovoltaic (PV) systems are utilized all over the world for clean energy production. Photovoltaic simulation software is used to predict the energy produced by photovoltaic array structures. Due to Pakistan’s geographical location in the equa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,254 Views
24 Pages

Innovation in Energy Saving: Application for the Optimization of Consumption and the Integration of Photovoltaic Energy

  • Celia Tena-Pintado,
  • Vicente A. Román-Galeano,
  • Dorotea Dimitrova-Angelova,
  • Diego Carmona-Fernández and
  • Juan Félix González-González

22 March 2025

Nowadays, due to the considerable increase in energy demand, the reduction of CO2 emissions, the increase in energy efficiency and the lack of knowledge of the population in the current electricity system, both at residential and industrial levels, t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,665 Views
24 Pages

14 May 2024

In the context of China’s new power system, various regions have implemented policies mandating the integration of new energy sources with energy storage, while also introducing subsidies to alleviate project cost pressures. Currently, there is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,019 Views
12 Pages

3 November 2022

This paper describes a newly developed system for harvesting thermoelectric energy from photovoltaic panels. This system helps to power monitoring systems for photovoltaic panels (PVs) in locations where there is no energy source using waste thermal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,907 Views
22 Pages

16 April 2024

The main objective of this work is to evaluate the energy efficiency improvement obtained in grid-connected photovoltaic systems based on a dynamic reconfiguration strategy. The MIX and team reconfigurable photovoltaic system topologies have been con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,601 Views
16 Pages

19 October 2023

The development of campus photovoltaic buildings is a promising way to solve the problem of high energy consumption in colleges and universities. However, comprehensive study on their energy saving and environmental benefits is still insufficient. In...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
9,408 Views
37 Pages

A Strategic Analysis of Photovoltaic Energy Projects: The Case Study of Spain

  • Eva Segura,
  • Lidia M. Belmonte,
  • Rafael Morales and
  • José A. Somolinos

12 August 2023

The Spanish photovoltaic sector could be a serious opportunity for the recovery and economic growth of the country, by serving as a support platform for the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (NIECP) 2021–2030, whose objective is to de...

  • Review
  • Open Access
138 Citations
16,346 Views
26 Pages

4 May 2023

The study provides a study on energy storage technologies for photovoltaic and wind systems in response to the growing demand for low-carbon transportation. Energy storage systems (ESSs) have become an emerging area of renewed interest as a critical...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,574 Views
35 Pages

Review of Façade Photovoltaic Solutions for Less Energy-Hungry Buildings

  • Giulio Mangherini,
  • Valentina Diolaiti,
  • Paolo Bernardoni,
  • Alfredo Andreoli and
  • Donato Vincenzi

30 September 2023

Building-integrated photovoltaic technologies have considerable potential for the generation of onsite renewable energy. Despite this, their market penetration is in a relatively embryonic phase with respect to grounded or building-attached solutions...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,082 Views
15 Pages

Analysis of Primary Energy Factors from Photovoltaic Systems for a Nearly Zero Energy Building (NZEB): A Case Study in Lithuania

  • Rokas Tamašauskas,
  • Jolanta Šadauskienė,
  • Dorota Anna Krawczyk and
  • Violeta Medelienė

7 August 2020

Following a new climate and energy plan, the European Union (EU) gives big attention to energy savings. The overall assessment of energy saving measures is very important. Thus, it is crucial to estimate in a proper way the primary energy factor, whi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
2,592 Views
15 Pages

Criteria-Based Model of Hybrid Photovoltaic–Wind Energy System with Micro-Compressed Air Energy Storage

  • Georgios E. Arnaoutakis,
  • Gudrun Kocher-Oberlehner and
  • Dimitris Al. Katsaprakakis

11 January 2023

Utilization of solar and wind energy is increasing worldwide. Photovoltaic and wind energy systems are among the major contributing tec4hnologies to the generation capacity from renewable energy sources; however, the generation often does not tempora...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,031 Views
23 Pages

Design and Control Strategy of an Integrated Floating Photovoltaic Energy Storage System

  • Bowen Zhou,
  • Diliyaer Hudabaierdi,
  • Jian Qiao,
  • Guangdi Li and
  • Zhaoxia Xiao

Floating photovoltaic (FPV) power generation technology has gained widespread attention due to its advantages, which include the lack of the need to occupy land resources, low risk of power limitations, high power generation efficiency, reduced water...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,513 Views
13 Pages

20 October 2022

Climate change, the economic crisis and the current geopolitical situation are the biggest challenges of today. They participate to a fundamental extent in the creation of international policies. Renewable energy sources are thus gaining worldwide po...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
13,324 Views
19 Pages

9 March 2021

Most of the consumed energy in Palestine comes from Israel. Meanwhile, the Israeli government controls the amount of electricity for Palestinians due to political reasons. This has led to many electricity shortages, prompting the Palestinians to inve...

  • Article
  • Open Access
759 Views
20 Pages

Research on an Energy-Harvesting System Based on the Energy Field of the Environment Surrounding a Photovoltaic Power Plant

  • Bin Zhang,
  • Binbin Wang,
  • Hongxi Zhang,
  • Abdelkader Outzourhit,
  • Fouad Belhora,
  • Zoubir El Felsoufi,
  • Jia-Wei Zhang and
  • Jun Gao

17 July 2025

With the large-scale global deployment of photovoltaics (PV), traditional monitoring technologies face challenges such as wiring difficulties, high energy consumption, and high maintenance costs in remote or complex terrains, which limit long-term en...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,971 Views
16 Pages

22 December 2023

This article explores the efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) panels, which is crucial in the search for sustainable energy solutions. The study presents a comprehensive analysis of the maximum solar potential achievable through photovoltaic technologies...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,693 Views
23 Pages

Study of Energy Distribution in a Photovoltaic Park in Tulcea County, Romania

  • Cristian-Valentin Strejoiu,
  • Mohammed Gmal Osman,
  • Dorel Stoica,
  • Cornel Panait and
  • Gheorghe Lăzăroiu

14 February 2025

This study analyzes the design, installation, and performance evaluation of a photovoltaic farm located in Tulcea County, Romania, connected to a 20 kV distribution network. With a peak capacity of approximately 2800 kWp, the farm takes advantage of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,815 Views
31 Pages

Energy Waste as a Side-Effect of Photovoltaic Development: Net Impact of Photovoltaics on CO2 Emissions in European Union Countries

  • Bożena Gajdzik,
  • Radosław Wolniak,
  • Rafał Nagaj,
  • Brigita Žuromskaitė-Nagaj and
  • Wiesław Grebski

28 December 2024

Decarbonization policies are being implemented in all EU countries where renewable energy is being developed. One of the main energy sources used for this purpose is photovoltaic energy. However, the development of photovoltaics does not only mean en...

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
7,406 Views
23 Pages

Impact of Energy Losses Due to Failures on Photovoltaic Plant Energy Balance

  • Isidoro Lillo-Bravo,
  • Pablo González-Martínez,
  • Miguel Larrañeta and
  • José Guasumba-Codena

3 February 2018

Photovoltaic (PV) plant failures have a significant influence on PV plant security, reliability, and energy balance. Energy losses produced by a PV plant are due to two large causes: failures and inefficiencies. Knowing the relative influence of ener...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
8,907 Views
23 Pages

Comparative Energy Performance Analysis of Six Primary Photovoltaic Technologies in Madrid (Spain)

  • Teodoro Adrada Guerra,
  • Julio Amador Guerra,
  • Beatriz Orfao Tabernero and
  • Guillermo De la Cruz García

1 June 2017

There are a wealth of studies on photovoltaic cell technologies, however their performance in different climatic or geographies over an extended period is not completely established. The objective of this paper is to add to this area of study with an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,094 Views
21 Pages

25 July 2023

Energy consumption is one of the principal components of the operative costs incurred by providers of water services, both financial and environmental. Fortunately, in recent years solar panel technology has improved substantially, and photovoltaic s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,318 Views
31 Pages
Energies2024, 17(24), 6272;https://doi.org/10.3390/en17246272 
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12 December 2024

As photovoltaic technologies are being promoted throughout the country, the widespread installation of distributed photovoltaic systems in rural areas in rural regions compromises the safety and stability of the distribution network. Distributed phot...

  • Article
  • Open Access
515 Views
22 Pages

Experimental Evaluation of Energy Efficiency of Four Sun-Tracking Photovoltaic Configurations

  • Abdellatif Hraich,
  • Ali Haddi,
  • Abdellah El Fadar and
  • Oussama Achkari Begdouri

12 November 2025

The sun tracker plays a major role in improving the energy efficiency of a solar power system. To address this role, this study experimentally explores the energy efficiency of three sun-tracking systems with three types of degrees of freedom (DOFs)—...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,687 Views
14 Pages

A Novel Cascaded Modular Photovoltaic Energy Storage System for Partial Shading Conditions

  • Yuanliang Fan,
  • Luebin Fang,
  • Han Wu,
  • Bingqian Liu,
  • Jianye Huang,
  • Shuang Lin,
  • Zhenhao Wang and
  • Yu Wang

15 June 2021

To satisfy the grid-connected voltage level, both photovoltaic modules and energy storage modules are connected in series. However, the multiple photovoltaic modules often fall into local maximum power point under partial shading conditions during pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
6,234 Views
27 Pages

6 January 2022

The focus of this research is to design a ground-mounted photovoltaic system at optimal tilt angle and interrow space to meet high demand of electrical energy. The Department of Electrical Engineering and Technology, GC University Faisalabad has been...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,035 Views
26 Pages

Electricity Market Challenges of Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Technologies in the European Union: Regulatory Challenges and Responses

  • Henrik Zsiborács,
  • Nóra Hegedűsné Baranyai,
  • László Zentkó,
  • Adrián Mórocz,
  • István Pócs,
  • Kinga Máté and
  • Gábor Pintér

21 February 2020

Over the last decade, the importance of electricity in the overall energy mix has been increasing. Trends show that by 2030, half of the electricity production will be from renewable energy sources, such as wind or solar energy. To complete and under...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,886 Views
22 Pages

23 June 2023

Photovoltaic generation is one of the key technologies in the production of electricity from renewable sources. However, the intermittent nature of solar radiation poses a challenge to effectively integrate this renewable resource into the electrical...

  • Article
  • Open Access
624 Views
22 Pages

13 November 2025

The integration of photovoltaic systems with heat pumps can significantly influence primary energy consumption indicators and therefore plays a particularly important role in the low-energy construction sector. This study provides a simulation-based...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
37 Citations
9,633 Views
29 Pages

1 February 2021

In the case of building surfaces, the installation of green roofs or green facades can be used to reduce the temperature of the environment and the building. In addition, introducing photovoltaic energy production will help to reduce CO2 emissions. B...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,951 Views
13 Pages

Analysis of Building Archetypes for Optimising New Photovoltaic Energy Facilities: A Case Study

  • Jesica Fernández-Agüera,
  • Samuel Domínguez-Amarillo,
  • Nerea García-Cortés and
  • Miguel Ángel Campano

6 November 2021

Fuel poverty rates are high in southern Europe, particularly in social housing, despite the enormous potential for capturing solar power inherent in the roofs of apartment buildings. The in situ generation, distribution and consumption of photovoltai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,287 Views
18 Pages

27 November 2024

Due to the dynamic development of energy generation in photovoltaic installations, a reliable assessment of their impact on the level of energy losses in distribution networks is needed. For energy companies managing network resources, this issue has...

  • Article
  • Open Access
66 Citations
13,014 Views
23 Pages

13 March 2021

The aim of the paper is the study of the Hybrid Renewable Energy System, which is consisted of two types of renewable energy systems (wind and sun) and is combined with storage energy system (battery). The paper presents the classification and review...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,433 Views
17 Pages

24 March 2022

Due to the limited available envelope area, height-constrained buildings integrated with photovoltaics require that more attention be given to the effective use of roofs. Thus, it is crucial to study the energy savings potential of previously neglect...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,208 Views
19 Pages

Assessment of Energy Use and Photovoltaic Energy Potential in Saudi Arabian Governmental Schools

  • Radwan A. Almasri,
  • Ahmad Eid,
  • A. F. Almarshoud and
  • F. H. Almotairy

31 March 2025

Adopting photovoltaic (PV) systems in government schools across Saudi Arabia presents an opportunity to reduce energy costs and contribute to the country’s RE goals. In this paper, the energy consumption and energy consumption indicators of 3 s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,357 Views
23 Pages

Determining Signatures for Energy Mix Produced by Photovoltaic Systems and Wind Turbines

  • Branislav Šarkan,
  • Jacek Caban,
  • Arkadiusz Małek and
  • Andrzej Marciniak

10 February 2025

The article contains an analysis of power generation by a photovoltaic system with a peak power of 3 MWp and a wind turbine with a power of 3.45 MW. The acquired time series of generated power was analyzed using traditional and modern analytical meth...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
6,377 Views
40 Pages

Identification and Analysis of Impact Factors on the Economic Feasibility of Photovoltaic Energy Investments

  • Rômulo de Oliveira Azevêdo,
  • Paulo Rotela Junior,
  • Luiz Célio Souza Rocha,
  • Gianfranco Chicco,
  • Giancarlo Aquila and
  • Rogério Santana Peruchi

2 September 2020

The introduction of environmental impact targets around the world has highlighted the need to adopt alternative sources of energy, which can supply the demand and mitigate the damage caused to the environment. Solar energy is one of the main sources...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,224 Views
15 Pages

23 May 2024

Agricultural irrigation requires significant consumption of freshwater resources and energy. The integration of photovoltaic power generation into irrigation systems has been extensively investigated in order to save the cost of energy. However, curr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
12,774 Views
40 Pages

22 May 2024

In the last two decades, Peru has experienced a process of transformation in the sources of its energy matrix, increasing the participation of clean energy such as solar photovoltaic (PV), on-shore wind, biomass, and small hydro. However, hydropower...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,606 Views
16 Pages

25 January 2025

This paper presents a method of enhancing voltage and power stability in a distribution system with the photovoltaic benefits of battery energy storage. The objective is to use photovoltaic-distributed generation and a battery energy storage system i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,673 Views
23 Pages

14 April 2022

The main purpose of this study was to develop a photovoltaic module array (PVMA) and an energy storage system (ESS) with charging and discharging control for batteries to apply in grid power supply regulation of high proportions of renewable energy....

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,335 Views
20 Pages

8 June 2018

In order to solve the problem of optimal dispatching of photovoltaic power for local consumption to the greatest degree in a photovoltaic greenhouse, this paper proposes a multiform energy optimal dispatching model and a solution algorithm. First, an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,133 Views
22 Pages

25 April 2019

This paper analyzes the use of hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) collectors in nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEBs). We present a design methodology based on the dynamic simulation of the whole energy system, which includes the building energy demand...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,257 Views
14 Pages

Photovoltaic Energy Production Forecasting through Machine Learning Methods: A Scottish Solar Farm Case Study

  • L. Cabezón,
  • L. G. B. Ruiz,
  • D. Criado-Ramón,
  • E. J. Gago and
  • M. C. Pegalajar

20 November 2022

Photovoltaic solar energy is booming due to the continuous improvement in photovoltaic panel efficiency along with a downward trend in production costs. In addition, the European Union is committed to easing the implementation of renewable energy in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,455 Views
15 Pages

28 September 2018

The article is focused on the research of the usage of modern accumulation technology. The proposed system is able to improve the thermal comfort of building interiors. That text depicts the technology, which uses a photovoltaics and other renewable...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,408 Views
14 Pages

Parametric Optimization of Concentrated Photovoltaic-Phase Change Material as a Thermal Energy Source for Buildings

  • Ali Hasan Shah,
  • Ahmed Hassan,
  • Shaimaa Abdelbaqi,
  • Hamza Alnoman,
  • Abbas Fardoun,
  • Mahmoud Haggag,
  • Mutassim Noor and
  • Mohammad Shakeel Laghari

22 January 2025

A concentrated photovoltaic system is evaluated as a thermal energy source employing phase change material to meet the domestic water heating demand. A paraffin wax-based phase change material is selected with a 58 °C melting point to store enoug...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,614 Views
12 Pages

As global economies accelerate their energy transitions, the photovoltaic sector faces critical challenges linked to material supply, security, and sustainability. Solar-grade silicon, enabling over 90 percent of photovoltaic technologies, has become...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,885 Views
19 Pages

Impact of Azimuth Angle on Photovoltaic Energy Production: Experimental Analysis in Loja, Ecuador

  • Angel Correa-Guamán,
  • Alex Moreno-Salazar,
  • Diego Paccha-Soto and
  • Ximena Jaramillo-Fierro

13 April 2025

Efficient solar energy capture is crucial for renewable energy development, particularly in equatorial regions with consistent solar radiation. This study evaluated the impact of the azimuth angle of the solar panels on photovoltaic energy production...

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