A review of the degradation of photovoltaic modules for life expectancy

J Kim, M Rabelo, SP Padi, H Yousuf, EC Cho, J Yi - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Photovoltaic (PV) modules are generally considered to be the most reliable components of
PV systems. The PV module has a high probability of being able to perform adequately for …

Green roof design: State of the art on technology and materials

S Cascone - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
In order to consider green roofs as an environmentally friendly technology, the selection of
efficient and sustainable components is extremely important. Previous review papers have …

[HTML][HTML] Transforming a residential building cluster into electricity prosumers in Sweden: Optimal design of a coupled PV-heat pump-thermal storage-electric vehicle …

P Huang, M Lovati, X Zhang, C Bales, S Hallbeck… - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Smart grid is triggering the transformation of traditional electricity consumers into electricity
prosumers. This paper reports a case study of transforming an existing residential cluster in …

Nanofluid-PCM heat sink for building integrated concentrated photovoltaic with thermal energy storage and recovery capability

S Rahmanian, H Rahmanian-Koushkaki… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
A new configuration of phase change material (PCM) heat sink has been developed to be
combined with a building integrated concentrated photovoltaic (BICPV) system. This new …

An optimization approach to photovoltaic building integration towards low energy buildings in different climate zones

N Skandalos, D Karamanis - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Building integrated photovoltaic systems (BIPVs) focusing on windows, such as semi-
transparent photovoltaic (STPV) or PV shading devices (PVSD), are proposed as efficient …

Optimal sizing design and operation of electrical and thermal energy storage systems in smart buildings

A Baniasadi, D Habibi, W Al-Saedi, MAS Masoum… - Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) systems in residential buildings require energy storage to enhance their
productivity; however, in present technology, battery storage systems (BSSs) are not the …

Coloured BIPV technologies: Methodological and experimental assessment for architecturally sensitive areas

M Pelle, E Lucchi, L Maturi, A Astigarraga, F Causone - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Energy flexibility in buildings is gaining momentum with the introduction of new European
directives that enable buildings to manage their own energy demand and production, by …

[HTML][HTML] Photovoltaic potential estimation of natural and architectural sensitive land areas to balance heritage protection and energy production

E Lucchi, J Adami, A Peluchetti, JCM Zambrano - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
The study aims at defining a methodology for estimating the photovoltaic potential of natural
and heritage sensitive land areas, balancing heritage protection and energy production …

Graphical analysis of photovoltaic generation and load matching in buildings: A novel way of studying self-consumption and self-sufficiency

R Luthander, AM Nilsson, J Widén, M Åberg - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
For on-site renewable energy supply, such as photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation, an
important issue is the daily and seasonal matching between on-site supply and demand …

Photovoltaic degradation rate affected by different weather conditions: A case study based on pv systems in the uk and australia

M Dhimish, A Alrashidi - Electronics, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article presents the analysis of degradation rate over 10 years (2008 to 2017) for six
different photovoltaic (PV) sites located in the United Kingdom (mainly affected by cold …