Sustainable energy harvesting technologies

Madhusudanan, Sreejith P.; Caroline, S. Charis; Batabyal, Sudip K.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-99860-4.00015-0

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“…Indeed, the possibility of achieving TF solar cells with a thickness that ranges from a few nanometers to a few microns opens the possibility to tailor the flexibility, weight, and transparency of these devices according to their function in the building envelope. In addition, as the cell cost accounts for roughly 50% of the total module price [67], if the manufacturing cost of TF technologies competes with first-generation PV solutions, their implementation may lead to a potential cost reduction [68]. For this reason, research activities aiming to improve the efficiency of TF devices based on different technologies, such as copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) [69,70], cadmium telluride (CdTe) [71,72], or amorphous silicon (a-Si) [73,74], have significantly increased.…”

Section: Standard Bipv Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of Façade Photovoltaic Solutions for Less Energy-Hungry Buildings

Mangherini,

Diolaiti,

Bernardoni

et al. 2023

Energies

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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, and they have limited commercial application. Their integration into building façades may represent a key asset in meeting the net-zero emissions by 2050 scenario, in particular for high-rise buildings in which the roof-to-façade ratio is unfavorable for the fulfillment of the energy load using only roof photovoltaic technology. Moreover, different façade orientations extend the production time throughout the day, flattening the power generation curve. Because of the present interest in BIPV systems, several researchers have conducted high-quality reviews focused on specific designs. In this work, various photovoltaic technologies and methods used to manufacture façade BIPV devices are reviewed with the aim of presenting researchers with the recent technological advancements and providing an overview of photovoltaic systems designed for different purposes and their applications rather than a detailed analysis of a specific technology. Lastly, future prospects and the limitations of building-integrated photovoltaic devices are presented.

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Section: Standard Bipv Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of Façade Photovoltaic Solutions for Less Energy-Hungry Buildings

Mangherini,

Diolaiti,

Bernardoni

et al. 2023

Energies

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Nanocatalyzed PtNi Alloy Intact @3D Graphite Felt as an Effective Electrode for Super Power Redox Flow Battery

Mariyappan

Mahalakshmi

Roshni

et al. 2023

Adv Materials Inter

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A zinc‐bromine redox flow battery (RFB) is highly suitable for high‐energy storage due to its decoupled energy and power generation. However, the poor kinetics and poor reversible behavior of Br2/Br− redox activity are some of the significant barriers, and as a result, the flow system delivers low power density. To increase the efficiency of the flow cell, in the present work, bimetallic catalysts are deposited on 3D graphite felt network and are used in the positive electrode for enhancing the kinetics of the Br2/Br− redox reaction. The platinum–nickel (PtNi) bimetallic composition is optimized, and the highly improved performances are investigated using half‐cell and flow‐cell assembly. The redox kinetics parameters are improved due to the high electro‐catalytic nature of the heat‐treated Ni‐rich PtNi coating on the graphite felt (GF) and the flow cell is operated up to 140 mA cm−2. The flow cell with Pt0.5Ni1@GF delivers an impressive ever‐best power density of around 1550 mW cm−2. The cycle life shows excellent stability up to 300 cycles with coulombic, voltage, and energy efficiency of 97%, 86%, and 83%, respectively. Thus, the present work offers a promising approach to developing effective electrode materials for obtaining a superpower RFB system.

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Sustainable energy harvesting technologies

Cited by 2 publications

References 40 publications

Review of Façade Photovoltaic Solutions for Less Energy-Hungry Buildings

Review of Façade Photovoltaic Solutions for Less Energy-Hungry Buildings

Nanocatalyzed PtNi Alloy Intact @3D Graphite Felt as an Effective Electrode for Super Power Redox Flow Battery

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