Dust mitigation strategies concerning solar energy applications: A comprehensive review

Hassan, Ghassan; Sami Yilbas, Bekir; Al-Sharafi, Abdullah; Al-Sulaiman, Fahad; Abdulhamid Abubakar, Abba

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2024.112728

Solar Energy

2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2024.112728

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Dust mitigation strategies concerning solar energy applications: A comprehensive review

Ghassan Hassan,

Bekir Sami Yilbas,

Abdullah Al-Sharafi

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Self‐Healable Sandfish Scale‐Inspired Scalable Triboelectric Layer for Hybrid Energy Harvesting in Desert Environment

Chen,

Parashar,

Sharma

et al. 2024

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In deserts, sedimentation from frequent dust activities on solar cells poses a substantial technical challenge, reducing efficiency and necessitating advanced cost‐inefficient cleaning mechanisms. Herein, a novel sandfish scale‐inspired self‐healing fluorinated copolymer‐based triboelectric layer is directly incorporated on top of the polysilicon solar cell for sustained hybrid energy harvesting. The transparent biomimetic layer, with distinctive saw‐tooth microstructured morphology, exhibits ultra‐low sand adhesion and high abrasion‐resistant properties, inhibits sedimentation deposition on solar cells, and concurrently harvests kinetic energy from wind‐driven sand particles through triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG). The film exhibits a low friction coefficient (0.149), minimal sand adhesion force (27 nN), and a small wear area (327 µm2). In addition, over 2 months, a solar cell with the sandfish scale‐inspired structure demonstrates only a 16% decline in maximum power output compared to the bare solar cell, which experiences a 60% decline. Further, the sandfish scale‐based TENG device's electrical output is fully restored to its original value after a 6‐h self‐healing cycle and maintains consistent stable outputs. These results highlight the exceptional advantages of employing biomimetic self‐healing materials as robust triboelectric layers, showcasing sustained device stability and durability for prolonged use in harsh desert environments, ultimately contributing to a low cost‐of‐electricity generation paradigm.

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Self‐Healable Sandfish Scale‐Inspired Scalable Triboelectric Layer for Hybrid Energy Harvesting in Desert Environment

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Parashar,

Sharma

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Renewable Solar Energy Facilities in South America—The Road to a Low-Carbon Sustainable Energy Matrix: A Systematic Review

Cacciuttolo,

Guzmán,

Catriñir

2024

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South America is a place on the planet that stands out with enormous potential linked to renewable energies. Countries in this region have developed private investment projects to carry out an energy transition from fossil energies to clean energies and contribute to climate change mitigation. The sun resource is one of the more abundant sources of renewable energies that stands out in South America, especially in the Atacama Desert. In this context, South American countries are developing sustainable actions/strategies linked to implementing solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) facilities and achieving carbon neutrality for the year 2050. As a result, this systematic review presents the progress, new trends, and the road to a sustainable paradigm with disruptive innovations like artificial intelligence, robots, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for solar energy facilities in the region. According to the findings, solar energy infrastructure was applied in South America during the global climate change crisis era. Different levels of implementation in solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities have been reached in each country, with the region being a worldwide research and development (R&D) hotspot. Also, high potential exists for concentrated solar power (CSP) facilities considering the technology evolution, and for the implementation of the hybridization of solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities with onshore wind farm infrastructures, decreasing the capital/operation costs of the projects. Finally, synergy between solar energy infrastructures with emerging technologies linked with low-carbon economies like battery energy storage systems (BESSs) and the use of floating solar PV plants looks like a promising sustainable solution.

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Dust mitigation strategies concerning solar energy applications: A comprehensive review

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Self‐Healable Sandfish Scale‐Inspired Scalable Triboelectric Layer for Hybrid Energy Harvesting in Desert Environment

Self‐Healable Sandfish Scale‐Inspired Scalable Triboelectric Layer for Hybrid Energy Harvesting in Desert Environment

Renewable Solar Energy Facilities in South America—The Road to a Low-Carbon Sustainable Energy Matrix: A Systematic Review

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