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Binani, Ashish (author)Single junction solar cells have a theoretical efficiency limit of 33.1% due to spectral mismatch. To overcome this limitation, two or more single junction cells with different bandgaps can be coupled together to achieve higher energy conversion efficiency by optimum spectral utilization. In this work, thin film silicon-based alloys are used to...master thesis 2019
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Blankert, Olivier (author)Liquid fuels are projected to account for 88% of total energy use in the transportation sector in 2040. Low cost of renewable energy poses a new opportunity for decarbonisation of the transport sector. As a liquid en- ergy carrier, methanol offers a promising solution for alternative fuels in aviation, shipping and long-distance trucking. Zero...master thesis 2019
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Subramaniam, Sownder (author)The perovskite solar cells (PSCs) comfortably placed close to the top of record power conversion efficiency chart for lab scale solar cells is not sold in the market. Yes, this statement can be a dictionary example for the word 'oxymoron'. Even with improving efficiencies recorded every now and then and with good material properties for a good...master thesis 2019
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Tamarzians, Michel (author)The population worldwide is growing rapidly which leads to an increase of the energy demand. Simultaneously, the established energy resources are being depleted and contribute negatively to the climate. The necessity for a sustainable and inexhaustible energy source, to deal with the increasing energy demand in an ecological friendly approach,...master thesis 2019
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Garg, Shiwankar (author)Photovoltaic Technologies in recent years have gained immense attention owing to reduced costs and increasing efficiencies. While decades of research in Photovoltaic Thermal (PVT) technologies, producing thermal and electrical energy simultaneously have brought these costs further down, improving a system’s overall performance. PVT collectors...master thesis 2018
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Gorbatenko, Aleksandra (author)With the rapidly advancing technology in the field of concentrator photovoltaics for terrestrial applications, the aerospace industry is eager to innovate and incorporate this idea. Concentrated solar light offers a cheaper but more complex solution to extract more power without increasing the number of solar cells. For extraterrestrial...master thesis 2018
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Sharma, Shreea (author)The European Union has established two directives that require both public and private buildings to become<br/>nearly zero energy by 2020. This has increased public interest in and development of building integrated<br/>photovoltiac (BIPV) systems. One such BIPV solution is the PowerWindow by Physee. Even though the PowerWindow<br/>does not...master thesis 2018
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Huaca Delgado, Esteban (author)<br/>Efficiency improvements of solar cells, growth in photovoltaic cells manufacturing, and declining prices of solar modules are just a few of the factors that have allowed solar power to break records (320 GW) in global cumulative installed capacity in 2016. In the energy systems of the future, solar energy will be the predominant energy...master thesis 2018
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Nijman, Roeland (author)Due to the transition in the energy market from fossil fuel to renewable energy sources it is expected that the total installed amount of photovoltaic (PV) energy will continue to increase. To make sure that all these PV systems work optimally it is essential to have a good way of monitoring these devices. In this project an open generic model...master thesis 2018
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Francis Rozario, Stephen (author)In the process of replacing carbon based fuel with renewable energy, into the energy generation cycle of the world, mobility is considered to be one of the important sectors in which enormous progress can be implemented. Business tycoons are introducing electric vehicles which fascinates people. However, there is yet a stabilized solution to be...master thesis 2018
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Valladolid Calderon, Miguel (author)Solar energy is the most promising source for electricity generation, the photovoltaic installed capacity has grown exponentially in the last years. The scale of these systems can be from households to energy plants, all systems have in common the need of a monitoring system that can determine if the system is performing correctly or it needs...master thesis 2017
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Maquieira Gonzalez, Carlos (author)The worldwide availability of safe and clean drinking water constitutes one of the main challenges of our era. Unfortunately, due to progress-related issues such as global warming, population growth and industrial development, the availability and quality of drinking water is expected to deteriorate in the coming years, posing new threats for...master thesis 2017
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Manzano Chávez, Lisset (author)PowerWindow, a built-in Luminescent Solar Concentrator (LSC), is composed of a window glass with thulium doped coating and a CIGS PV-cell strip attached to one glass edge. LSCs can absorb part of the incoming sunlight and re-direct it to the edges, where PV-cells can produce electricity. Light transport efficiency is then determined by several...master thesis 2017
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Gomez Briones, Gabriela (author)The building sector contributes to 36% of the total CO emissions in Europe. Solar energy is considered one of the most promising solutions to reduce CO2 emissions from building-related energy demands. Building-integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) have acquired special interest due to their dual purpose of generating clean energy and act as a...master thesis 2017
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Gerry Julian Faturrochman, Gerry (author)Integration of bifacial photovoltaic module with a noise barrier (PVNB) has emerged as one of the promising innovation in the building integrated PV (BIPV) system application. By having the advantage to absorb both the light incident from the front and the rear side of the cell, bifacial PV module is suitable for a vertical installation...master thesis 2017
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Phung, T.T.N. (author)To reduce the usage of Indium (rare material) in CIGS, ultra thin, high efficiency CIGS based solar devices have been developed in our group. One approach is to fabricate hybrid tandem cells between hydrogenated amorphous silicon and CIGS. Because the a-Si:H top sub-cell limits the current of such a device, it is desirable to texture the top...master thesis 2017
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Falkenberg, M. (author)Despite the fact that renewable energy sources are on the march, our energy system is still dominated by fossil fuels. In this energy transition storage is one of the main bottlenecks and attracts a lot of research. In order to compensate for the intermittent character of renewable sources like solar energy, the most developed options in the...master thesis 2016
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van Pelt, T. (author)With the upcoming trend in electric aviation a good model that describes how the solar spectrum depends on altitude and solar zenith angle can ease the design process significantly. Knowing what solar spectrum to expect makes it possible to design the solar system of an aircraft more efficiently as the optimal incoming energy is included in the...master thesis 2016
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Stylianou, S. (author)Cogenra company has created a low concentration PV/Thermal system that produces both thermal energy and electricity simultaneously, mainly for commercial and industrial applications. The realization of a system that combines photovoltaic modules, solar thermal collectors and concentrating mirrors makes it a complicated system to study. So far,...master thesis 2016