Performance Ratio (PR) is a globally accepted indicator to judge the performance of grid
connected PV Plants. There are good examples from countries like the US, Australia and …

Abstract Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) is a smart energy production system that
incorporates solar PV panels as part of the roof, windows, facades and shading devices …

Physics ruling the temperature sensitivity of photovoltaic (PV) cells is discussed.
Dependences with temperature of the fundamental losses for single junction solar cells are …

Recent research in Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) is reviewed with the emphases
on a range of key systems whose improvement would be likely to lead to improved solar …

Photovoltaic technology has now developed to the extent that it is close to fulfilling the vision
of a" solar-energy world," as devices based on this technology are becoming efficient, low …

The possibility of using of thermoelectric generators in solar hybrid systems has been
investigated. Four systems were examined, one working without radiation concentration, of …

A hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) active solar still and a conventional passive solar still
with single slope were designed, fabricated and experimented at three different water …

A hybrid solar system with high temperature stage is described. The system contains a
radiation concentrator, a photovoltaic solar cell and a heat engine or thermoelectric …

People are becoming more and more sensitive to the ecological consequences of global
warming and environmental devastation. The objective is to replace the use of fossil fuel …

This review centers on the status, and future directions of the cell and module technologies,
with emphasis on the research and development aspects. The framework is established with …