Recent advancements in PV cooling and efficiency enhancement integrating phase change materials based systems–A comprehensive review

HM Ali - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, researchers are fascinated to counter problem of PV-efficiency decline
arising from high operating temperatures, especially in hot climates. This article conducts a …

Comprehensive review of environmental factors influencing the performance of photovoltaic panels: Concern over emissions at various phases throughout the …

LD Jathar, S Ganesan, U Awasarmol, K Nikam… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has shown tremendous growth among all
renewable energy sectors. The attractiveness of a PV system depends deeply of the module …

Techno-economic assessment of soiling losses and mitigation strategies for solar power generation

K Ilse, L Micheli, BW Figgis, K Lange, D Daßler… - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
Soiling consists of the deposition of contaminants onto photovoltaic (PV) modules or mirrors
and tubes of concentrated solar power systems (CSPs). It often results in a drastic reduction …

Recent advances in superhydrophobic polymers for antireflective self-cleaning solar panels

N Cherupurakal, MS Mozumder, AHI Mourad… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although progress has been made in materials possessing involving superhydrophobicity
(SH) and anti-reflectivity (AR), the challenge for their practical use remains their durability …

Experimental investigation of dust deposition effects on photo-voltaic output performance

A Gholami, I Khazaee, S Eslami, M Zandi, E Akrami - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Nowadays, solar energy and photovoltaic panels are taken under serious consideration.
Many studies have been conducted on pv modules deficiency. In addition to the …

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 …

Dust and soiling issues and impacts relating to solar energy systems: Literature review update for 2012–2015

SCS Costa, ASAC Diniz, LL Kazmerski - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2016 - Elsevier
The purpose of this review survey is to provide a literature compilation, updating materials
reported in several review papers on solar-device soiling and mitigation approaches …

Dust potency in the context of solar photovoltaic (PV) soiling loss

W Javed, B Guo, B Figgis, B Aïssa - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
We report on the impact of natural soiling on PV module performance loss in terms of dust
potency (ie, soiling loss per unit area dust mass) affected by dust composition and …

Global perspectives on advancing photovoltaic system performance—A state-of-the-art review

T Rehman, MA Qaisrani, MB Shafiq, YF Baba… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Due to their rapid commercialisation, Photovoltaic (PV) systems are considered the
foundation of present and future renewable energy. Nonetheless, the full potential of this …

A review of dust accumulation on PV panels in the MENA and the Far East regions

R Shenouda, MS Abd-Elhady, HA Kandil - Journal of Engineering and …, 2022 - Springer
This paper presents a comprehensive review regarding the published work related to the
effect of dust on the performance of photovoltaic panels in the Middle East and North Africa …