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Alkali metal Na is beneficial to the performance of CuInGaSSe thin film solar cells. This work studies the addition and optimization of a sputtering SiO 2 barrier layer on the SLG to optimize the Na content that diffuses into the absorber layer from the SLG. The resulting Se content and...
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Distributed renewable energy systems are now widely installed in many buildings, transforming the buildings into 'electricity prosumers'. Additionally, managing shared energy usage and trade in smart buildings continues to be a significant difficulty. The main goal of solving such problems is to...
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Distributed Generation based on Photovoltaic (PV-DG) injected in the power system is considered a highly promising solution due to the advantage of clean energy use. However, the investigation of the optimal PV-DG allocation (site and size) is a significant task for power system requirements and...
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Natural disasters (e.g., hurricanes) can cause widespread power outages within distribution networks and interrupted power supply to critical loads (e.g., grocery stores, hospitals, gas, fire, and police stations) that provide utility services. Microgrids are localized power grids that can...
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Qatari policymakers must balance domestic energy needs with the economic imperative to maximise hydrocarbon exports. We have modelled the optimal evolution of Qatar's electricity system over the next few decades, with the goal of quantifying the potential for solar energy (and other low-carbon...
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Non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-II) was deployed in this paper for multi-objective thermo-economic optimization of biomass retrofit for an existing solar organic Rankine cycle (ORC) power plant. The existing plant consists of a field of linear Fresnel collectors (LFC), integrated...
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Global climate change and other environmental challenges require the development of new energy technologies with lower emissions. In the near-term, R&D investments, either by government or the private sector, can bring down the costs of these lower emission technologies. However, the results of...
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