Aspects Of Solar Energy Conversion

Solar photons convert naturally into three forms of energy electricity chemical fuel and heat that link seamlessly with existing energy chains.

Aspects of solar energy conversion.

Solar energy conversion describes technologies devoted to the transformation of solar energy to other useful forms of energy including electricity fuel and heat. It covers light harvesting technologies including traditional semiconductor photovoltaic devices pvs emerging photovoltaics solar fuel generation via electrolysis artificial photosynthesis and related forms of. From theory to real life systems he shows exactly which chemical reactions take place when converting light energy. Parrott d a groupe de physique des solides associ au cnrs universit paris 7 f 75251 paris cedex 05 france b vakgroep voor elektronika en lnformatiesystemen ells universiteit gent b 9000 gent.

De vos b p t. Applied sciences vol 129. The global solar energy potential ranges from 2 5 to 80tw see appendix. More optimistic assumptions give a potential for solar energy exceeding.

Yüncü h paykoc e yener y. 1987 second law aspects of solar energy conversion. Request pdf second law aspects of solar energy conversion the thermodynamics of solar thermal energy conversion installations is reviewed in the spirit of second law analysis where the. The lowest estimate represents around 18 of the total current primary energy consumption 13 7tw 1 and exceeds 10 of the estimated primary energy demand by 2030 21 84tw 1.

Photovoltaics pv is considered a most promising renewable energy technology for the coming decades but substantial improvements are yet required to improve efficiencies and reduce the fabrication costs of present day materials. Despite the enormous energy flux supplied by the sun the three conversion routes supply only a tiny fraction of our current and future energy needs. Eds solar energy utilization. This course is part of the solar energy engineering micromasters program designed to cover all physics and engineering aspects of photovoltaics.

Elsevier solar energy materials and solar cells 36 1995 201 222 on some thermodynamic aspects of photovoltaic solar energy conversion p. We recommend that you complete this course prior to taking the other courses in this micromasters program. Finally filling a gap in the literature for a text that also adopts the chemist s view of this hot topic professor likhtenshtein an experienced author and internationally renowned scientist considers different physical and engineering aspects in solar energy conversion.