Estimating the potential for semitransparent organic solar cells in agrophotovoltaic greenhouses

Dipta, Shahriyar Safat; Schoenlaub, Jean; Rahaman, Md Habibur; Uddin, Ashraf

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120208

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“…To solve the energy and food crises, scientists have skillfully fabricated PV devices for greenhouse applications. [15][16][17][18][19] These integrated greenhouse facilities based on PV can generate power and crops, reducing dependence on fossil fuels and providing food. Thus, an integrated agrivoltaics system is worthy of deep investigation.…”

Section: Psc-integrated Agrivoltaics Ecosystemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Different kinds of solar cells have been used to promote the plant growth and supply power in the same time. [15][16][17][18][19] Among the main PV devices, we suggest that PSCs are the best choice for an integrated agrivoltaics ecosystem owing to some special advantages compared with other PV technologies (see Table 1).…”

Section: Advantages Of Pscs For Agrivoltaicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Perovskite Solar Cells: Emerging Photovoltaic Technology for Achieving Net‐Zero Emission Agrivoltaics Ecosystem

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The expected population growth and resulting increase in food and energy demands have become global concerns to be addressed with urgent and targeted actions. Agrivoltaics has recently emerged as the practice of co‐locating photovoltaic (PV) infrastructure and agriculture to alleviate land‐use competition between energy and agriculture production. However, PV and agriculture are highly dependent on the utilization of sunlight. Therefore, the design of a PV system is critical for maximizing electricity generation and plant biomass production. Perovskite solar cells (PSCs), as an emerging PV technology, attract intensive attention owing to low fabrication cost, high performance, and tunable transmission. Accordingly, PSCs show promising application in a net‐zero emission agrivoltaics ecosystem. In this perspective, the advantages of PSC‐integrated agrivoltaics are discussed by comparing with traditional PV technologies. Thereafter, the promising and sustainable way is proposed to employ PSCs for electricity generation, plant growth, and aquatic animal development in an agrivoltaics ecosystem. Lastly, a design principle is provided for tailoring PSCs for a sustainable agrivoltaics ecosystem to simultaneously solve the energy and food crises.

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Perovskite Solar Cells: Emerging Photovoltaic Technology for Achieving Net‐Zero Emission Agrivoltaics Ecosystem

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“…However, there are already first projects for the use of organic solar cells, respectively organic PV. [256][257][258] Organic solar cells have distinct advantages such as light weight and ease of integration, as well as the potential for very high average visible transmittance (AVT) due to their unique property of limited absorption bands within a spectral interval, [259][260][261] which potentially eliminates competition between PV and plant light use in greenhouses. 262,263 More research and development is needed, 264,265 however, in order to synthesis and mass-produce novel organic semiconductors that preferentially use the infrared (IR) section of the sun spectrum.…”

Section: Agrivoltaics: Status Land Use Conflicts and Synergy With Org...mentioning

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Status report on emerging photovoltaics

Anctil,

Beattie,

Case

et al. 2023

J. Photon. Energy

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This report provides a snapshot of emerging photovoltaic (PV) technologies. It consists of concise contributions from experts in a wide range of fields including silicon, thin film, III-V, perovskite, organic, and dye-sensitized PVs. Strategies for exceeding the detailed balance limit and for light managing are presented, followed by a section detailing key applications and commercialization pathways. A section on sustainability then discusses the need for minimization of the environmental footprint in PV manufacturing and recycling. The report concludes with a perspective based on broad survey questions presented to the contributing authors regarding the needs and future evolution of PV.

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“…As a green renewable resource, solar energy is deemed a promising candidate to replace traditional fossil fuels for reducing carbon emissions and achieving environmental carbon neutrality. − Photovoltaic devices, , such as Si- or perovskite-based solar cells, are currently garnering considerable enthusiasm due to their low cost, convenience, and high photovoltaic conversion efficiency (PCE). However, most solar cells depend on full-spectrum absorption to achieve high PCE, especially in visible light, leading to visual nontransparency that limits their use in specific applications, , e.g., windows or smart buildings.…”

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Self-Cleaning Transparent Photovoltaic p–n Junction Based on CuAlO₂/Tm/Bi₂O₃/ZnO Nanoarrays

Zhang,

Tong,

Feng

et al. 2024

ACS Appl. Nano Mater.

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Self-cleaning transparent photovoltaic p−n junctions in CuAlO 2 /Tm/Bi 2 O 3 /ZnO nanoarrays are prepared via a method involving sol−gel annealing, followed by chemical and hydrothermal treatments. CuAlO 2 /Tm/Bi 2 O 3 /ZnO exhibits a transmittance of ∼85−90%, photovoltaic enhancement of ∼2.8 × 10 3 -fold (photovoltaic conversion efficiency of ∼1.12%), stable output in a 6-month cycle, and decent self-cleaning performance (∼85%/25 min). The promising performance of this material can mainly be attributed to multifunctional Tm/Bi 2 O 3 nanoparticles, the appropriate Fermi level, and high quantum yield, which can improve carrier kinetic equilibrium for optimizing photovoltaic conversion/transparency, as supported by density functional theory calculations. The upconversion fluorescence of Tm-doping can further improve solar efficiency and achieve good self-cleaning performance. Extra hole carriers caused by Cu vacancies can promote kinetic equilibrium, whereas ZnO orderly nanoarrays with higher Young's modulus and hydrophilicity can further improve the photovoltaic stability and self-cleaning performance.

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Estimating the potential for semitransparent organic solar cells in agrophotovoltaic greenhouses

Cited by 29 publications

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Perovskite Solar Cells: Emerging Photovoltaic Technology for Achieving Net‐Zero Emission Agrivoltaics Ecosystem

Perovskite Solar Cells: Emerging Photovoltaic Technology for Achieving Net‐Zero Emission Agrivoltaics Ecosystem

Status report on emerging photovoltaics

Self-Cleaning Transparent Photovoltaic p–n Junction Based on CuAlO₂/Tm/Bi₂O₃/ZnO Nanoarrays

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Estimating the potential for semitransparent organic solar cells in agrophotovoltaic greenhouses

Cited by 29 publications

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Perovskite Solar Cells: Emerging Photovoltaic Technology for Achieving Net‐Zero Emission Agrivoltaics Ecosystem

Perovskite Solar Cells: Emerging Photovoltaic Technology for Achieving Net‐Zero Emission Agrivoltaics Ecosystem

Status report on emerging photovoltaics

Self-Cleaning Transparent Photovoltaic p–n Junction Based on CuAlO2/Tm/Bi2O3/ZnO Nanoarrays

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Self-Cleaning Transparent Photovoltaic p–n Junction Based on CuAlO₂/Tm/Bi₂O₃/ZnO Nanoarrays