Characteristics and cleaning methods of dust deposition on solar photovoltaic modules-A review

B He, H Lu, C Zheng, Y Wang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon neutrality has become a global consensus for green development, and solar
photovoltaic power generation has increasingly become one of the key technologies for …

Solar energy dust and soiling R&D progress: Literature review update for 2016

SCS Costa, ASAC Diniz, LL Kazmerski - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
The objective of this literature review and survey is to provide a compilation and assessment
of recent published reports for solar-electric device soiling R&D, to extend and update the …

Ultra-long-duration energy storage anywhere: Methanol with carbon cycling

T Brown, J Hampp - Joule, 2023 - cell.com
Tom Brown leads a group of energy system modelers at the Technische Universität Berlin,
where he holds the professorship for digital transformation in energy systems. His group …

Framework for developing volcanic fragility and vulnerability functions for critical infrastructure

G Wilson, TM Wilson, NI Deligne, DM Blake… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - Springer
Volcanic risk assessment using probabilistic models is increasingly desired for risk
management, particularly for loss forecasting, critical infrastructure management, land-use …

Potential impacts of tephra fallout from a large-scale explosive eruption at Sakurajima volcano, Japan

S Biass, A Todde, R Cioni, M Pistolesi, N Geshi… - Bulletin of …, 2017 - Springer
We present an exposure analysis of infrastructure and lifeline to tephra fallout for a future
large-scale explosive eruption of Sakurajima volcano. An eruption scenario is identified …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic indoor experimental practices for simulating and investigating dust deposition effects on photovoltaic surfaces: A review

A Younis, PA Cotfas, DT Cotfas - Energy Strategy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Dust accumulation can degrade the performance of a photovoltaic (PV) cell to varying
degrees that are directly proportional to the deposition density. The comprehensive review …

Road marking coverage by volcanic ash: an experimental approach

DM Blake, TM Wilson, C Gomez - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2016 - Springer
Coverage of road markings by volcanic ash is one of the most commonly reported impacts to
surface transportation networks during volcanic ashfall. Even minimal accumulation can …

[HTML][HTML] REFIR-A multi-parameter system for near real-time estimates of plume-height and mass eruption rate during explosive eruptions

T Dürig, MT Gudmundsson, F Dioguardi… - Journal of Volcanology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Meaningful forecasting of the atmospheric concentration and ground accumulation of
volcanic ash during explosive eruptions requires detailed knowledge of the eruption source …

[HTML][HTML] Simplified Multi-Hazard Assessment to Foster Resilience for Sustainable Energy Infrastructure on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

AG Haro-Baez, E Posso, S Rojas, D Arcos-Aviles - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study analyzes the clean energy infrastructure resilience on Santa Cruz Island, located
in the Galapagos archipelago, facing identified multi-natural hazard scenarios such as …

Influence of wind speed on volcano ash removal from self-cleaning cover films dedicated for photovoltaics

A Roslizar, J Taddeucci, UW Paetzold… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soiling can significantly reduce the performance of photovoltaic (PV) modules. One source
of soiling is volcano eruptions that eject dust contaminants, which can detrimentally affect PV …