Solar PV mini-grids are increasingly being deployed in off-grid and island communities
especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries to meet household energy demand …

At each instant, the actual solar irradiance has a specific spectral distribution that most
generally differs substantially from the standardized reference conditions under which …

Accurately determining single-diode model parameters yields essential insights into the
photovoltaic (PV) device performance and behavior. Analytical methods for extracting these …

In this work, the effect of a varying spectral irradiance and top cell bandgap on the energy
harvesting efficiency of two‐terminal (2T) and four‐terminal (4T) perovskite//silicon tandem …

This study assesses the efficacy of the Heliosat-2 algorithm for estimating solar radiation,
comparing its outputs against ground measurements across seven distinct countries: the …

A novel spectral-corrected Performance Ratio calculation method that aligns the short-term
Performance Ratio calculation to the annual calculated Performance Ratio is presented in …

While present trends in commercial photovoltaic (PV) are set on a‐Si/c‐Si heterojunctions
and promising perovskites, the chalcogenides still attract interest as an excellent candidate …

This article provides datasets containing three years worth of solar spectra for the optimum
installation angle of 35° and the building-integrated-photovoltaics relevant vertical angle of …

Solar radiation is primarily measured using high-quality radiometers (eg, pyranometers and
pyrheliometers). These instruments need to be calibrated regularly (every two years at a …

1.1 Background Fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas are the primary sources for electricity
production. However, the emissions of chemical compounds produced by these sources …