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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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Shinde, Rhythima (author)More than 200 million Indians are without electricity, and the majority lies in the rural areas, where the central grid fails to reach due to unreliable distribution and inconsistent terrain. The solutions that reach include majorly, decentralized energy resources via solar micro-grids, or solar home systems. New projects of energy sharing are...master thesis 2017
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Giouri, Evina (author)Zero energy high rise buildings aim for a more sustainable urban environment, by reducing energy use demand, producing energy from renewable systems, but at the same time maintaining high thermal comfort levels. This research aims to implement a new integrated strategy, by means of an integrated optimization of various design variables of a high...master thesis 2017
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Sae-Tae, Veerasu (author)The Why Factory’s research design studio operates on the exchange of collective work and individual project. Implementing from the studio’s common framework, The Blockmaker, the studio’s research explores the notion of what makes a housing block? Through data to design approach and parametric software thinking, the Blockmaker is a research...master thesis 2017
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Kane, Justin (author)This graduation project was initiated as the continuation of Rixt Siebinga’s thesis: “The redesign of a Solar Home System - An expandable and understandable solar home system for rural Cambodian families". During this project, her results were evaluated and additional focus topics (that defined this project's design goal) were identified. The...master thesis 2017
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Sanders, F.C.J.E. (author)Keeping in mind the European Parliament mandate for all new buildings constructed in Europe after 2020 to be nearly carbon-neutral, it is generally expected that in this century photovoltaics will become a substantial contribution to the power production of buildings. The increasing number of solar panels mounted on roofs all over the world is a...master thesis 2017
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Vismara, R. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Zeman, M. (author)We present the optical investigation of a novel back-contacted architecture for solar cells based on a thin barium (di)silicide (BaSi<sub>2</sub>) absorber. First, through the analysis of absorption limits of different semiconducting materials, we show the potential of BaSi<sub>2</sub> for photovoltaic applications. Then, the proposed back...journal article 2017
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Castellani, Beatrice (author), Gambelli, Alberto Maria (author), Morini, Elena (author), Nastasi, B. (author), Presciutti, Andrea (author), Filipponi, Mirko (author), Nicolini, Andrea (author), Rossi, Federico (author)The utilization of the captured CO2 as a carbon source for the production of energy storage media offers a technological solution for overcoming crucial issues in current energy systems. Solar energy production generally does not match with energy demand because of its intermittent and non-programmable nature, entailing the adoption of storage...journal article 2017
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Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Prasanth, V. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EV) will be the key factor for ensuring a smooth transition to e-mobility. This paper focuses on five technologies that will play a fundamental role in this regard: smart charging, vehicle-to-grid (V2G), charging of EVs from photovoltaic panels (PV), contactless charging and on-road charging of...conference paper 2017
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Machaira, E. (author)In the last years, the country of Greece is striving to overcome the severe financial consequences of the European debt crisis, that hindered its economic growth and downgraded the quality of life of its citizens. The difficult economic state of Greece as well as the long-existing global problem of energy resources depletion constitute the two...master thesis 2016
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Santbergen, R. (author), Mishima, Ryoto (author), Meguro, Tomomi (author), Hino, Masashi (author), Uzu, Hisashi (author), Blanker, A.J. (author), Yamamoto, Kenji (author), Zeman, M. (author)In a monolithic perovskite/c-Si tandem device, the perovskite top cell has to be deposited onto a flat c-Si bottom cell without anti-reflective front side texture, to avoid fabrication issues. We use optical simulations to analyze the reflection losses that this induces. We then systematically minimize these losses by introducing surface...journal article 2016
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Siebinga, R. (author)Kamworks is a social enterprise with a vision to improve access to electricity in Cambodia’s rural areas by selling solar products to the local population. Their main product, a solar home system, fulfils a household’s basic electricity needs. Creating an improved generation of solar home systems can contribute to further development of the...master thesis 2016
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Zhindón Andrade, P.N. (author)Zero Energy Buildings intend to contribute to a more sustainable world. They approach this problem by reducing energy consumption and generating renewable energy. The considerations that should be taken into account for the design of these type of buildings in low latitudes are explored in the present research.master thesis 2016
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Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author), Zeman, M. (author)This paper investigates the possibility of charging battery electric vehicles at workplace in Netherlands using solar energy. Data from the Dutch Meteorological Institute is used to determine the optimal orientation of PV panels for maximum energy yield in the Netherlands. The seasonal and diurnal variation in solar insolation is analyzed to...journal article 2016
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Cheung, M.T.J. (author)This thesis presents the design of a solar energy product-service-experience combination that could provide solar energy a new product meaning and perhaps encourage Dutch consumers to use (more) solar energy. The project was initiated by the start-up Googreen as a means to explore suitable business opportunities for the company to enter the...master thesis 2015
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Farooqi, S. (author)As a heritage building Van Gendt hall was quite a challenge to integrate the photo voltaic ( active solar energy) systems.The innovative photo voltaic module have been used in the envelope ,which not only generate the electricity but also replace the structural/building component e.g transparent windows and roof cladding without compromising the...master thesis 2015
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- Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author), Zeman, M. (author) conference paper 2015
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Ten Kate, O.M. (author), Hooning, K.M. (author), Van der Kolk, E. (author)Analytical equations quantifying self-absorption losses in circular luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are presented that can easily be solved numerically by commercial math software packages. With the quantum efficiency, the absorption and emission spectra of a luminescent material, the LSC dimensions, and the refractive index as the only...journal article 2014