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Langer, J.K.A. (author)Indonesia has been dependent on its abundant coal reserves to meet its increasing electricity demand. The Indonesian government is aware of the negative environmental effects of coal combustion and pledged to become carbon neutral by 2060 or earlier by transitioning towards renewables. In principle, it is known that Indonesia has large renewable...doctoral thesis 2024
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Li, Sihui (author), Peng, Jinqing (author), Wang, Meng (author), Wang, Kai (author), Li, Houpei (author), Lu, C.J. (author)The energy matching of PV driven air conditioners is influenced by building load demand and PV generation. Merely increasing energy performance of building or PV capacity separately may improve the energy balance on a large time resolution, the real-time energy mismatching problem is still serious. In this study, a coordinated optimization...journal article 2024
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Baricchio, M. (author), Korevaar, Marc (author), Babal, Pavel (author), Ziar, H. (author)East/West (E/W) vertical bifacial photovoltaic (PV) modules can achieve higher profits than the conventional North/South (N/S) tilted configuration depending on the design choices and external conditions. In this study a model based on 2D view factor concept is developed to estimate the power generated by a large-scale bifacial PV farm,...journal article 2024
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Diab, I. (author), Damianakis, Nikolaos (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper proposes a shared multi-stakeholder PV system for traction substations and nearby residential loads to reduce the need for storage, AC grid exchange, and curtailment. The residential stakeholders offer both the base electrical load and the solar panels installation space needed by the traction stakeholder, who brings the peak load...journal article 2024
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Vergara Barrios, P.P. (author), Giraldo, Juan S. (author), Salazar, Mauricio (author), Panda, Nanda Kishor (author), Nguyen, Phuong H. (author)A photovoltaic (PV)-rich low-voltage (LV) distribution network poses a limit on the export power of PVs due to the voltage magnitude constraints. By defining a customer export limit, switching off the PV inverters can be avoided, and thus reducing power curtailment. Based on this, this paper proposes a mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP)...journal article 2023
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de La Beaumelle, Nils Angliviel (author), Blok, K. (author), de Chalendar, Jacques A. (author), Clarke, Leon (author), Hahmann, Andrea N. (author), Huster, Jonathan (author), Nemet, Gregory F. (author), Suri, Dhruv (author), Wild, Thomas B. (author), Azevedo, Inês M.L. (author)Renewable electricity generation will need to be rapidly scaled to address climate change and other environmental challenges. Doing so effectively will require an understanding of resource availability. We review estimates for renewable electricity of the global technical potential, defined as the amount of electricity that could be produced...review 2023
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Alpizar Castillo, J.J. (author), Vega-Garita, Victor (author), Narayan, Nishant (author), Ramirez Elizondo, L.M. (author)Energy storage is vital for a future where energy generation transitions from a fossil fuels-based one to an energy system that relies heavily on clean energy sources such as photovoltaic (PV) solar energy. To foster this transition, engineers and practitioners must have open-access models of PV systems coupled with battery storage systems (BESS...journal article 2023
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Martínez, Ana M. (author), Thiel, Christian (author), Szabo, Sandor (author), Gherboudj, Imen (author), van Swaaij, R.A.C.M.M. (author), Tanasa, Andreea (author), Jäger-Waldau, Arnulf (author), Taylor, Nigel (author), Smets, A.H.M. (author)Accelerating the deployment of Photovoltaic (PV) systems is a key contributing factor in achieving climate neutrality. Even though solar power is one of the cheapest energy sources and its deployment is growing rapidly around the world, an even faster growth is required to achieve existing climate goals. Besides the role that finance and...journal article 2023
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Vega-Garita, Victor (author), Alpizar-Gutierrez, Veronica (author), Alpizar Castillo, J.J. (author)Along with the widespread adoption of solar energy, it is fundamental to develop methods and tools that help practitioners during the design phase of photovoltaic (PV) systems. Currently, multiple commercial software can quantify a particular location's annual energy yield while including the horizon's shading effect (e.g., mountains,...journal article 2023
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Langer, J.K.A. (author), Roosenboom-Kwee, Z. (author), Zhou, Y. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Ashqar, Ziad (author), Quist, J.N. (author), Praktiknjo, Aaron (author), Blok, K. (author)Geospatial analysis is useful for mapping the potential of renewables like solar PV. However, recent studies do not address PV’s bankable potential for which project financing can be secured. This paper proposes a framework that incorporates project finance into geospatial analyses to obtain the bankable potential of renewables. We demonstrate...journal article 2023
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van der Roest, E. (author), Voeten, Joris G.W.F. (author), Cirkel, Dirk Gijsbert (author)With an increasing demand for climate resiliency, water sensitivity, nature inclusiveness and energy efficiency in dense urban environments, the call for layered and multifunctional use of rooftops is rising. Vegetated roofs combined with Photo-Voltaic (PV) installations are an example of multifunctional and more effective use of available...journal article 2023
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van der Horst, Koen (author), Diab, I. (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author)The traction substations of urban electric transport grids are oversized and underutilized in terms of their capacity. While their over-sizing is an unfortunate waste, their under-utilization creates the major hurdle for the integration of renewables into these grids due to the lack of a base load. Therefore, integrating smart grid loads such...journal article 2023
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Damianakis, Nikolaos (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author), Yu, Y. (author)Low Carbon Technologies (LCTs), such as Photovoltaics (PVs), Electric Vehicles (EVs), and Heat Pumps (HPs), are expected to cause a huge electric load in future distribution grids. This paper investigates the grid impact in terms of over-loading and nodal voltage deviations in different distribution grids due to increasing LCT penetrations....journal article 2023
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Martinez Lopez, V.A. (author), Ziar, H. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)The development of clean hydrogen and photovoltaic (PV) systems is lagging behind the goals set in the Net Zero Emissions scenario of the International Energy Agency. For this reason, efficient hydrogen production systems powered from renewable energy need to be deployed faster. This work presents an optimization procedure for a stand-alone,...journal article 2023
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Zhou, Y. (author), Wilmink, D. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author), Ziar, H. (author)Integration of photovoltaics (PV) into the urban environment will play a major role in the energy transition. However, installing PV systems on building roofs can be challenging, particularly for monumental buildings with strict architectural and social value restrictions. Assessing roof surface visibility is, therefore, key to finding as...journal article 2023
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Diab, I. (author), Saffirio, Alice (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Solar PV systems have so far been the source of choice for the sustainable supply of urban electric transport networks—like trams and trolleybus grids. However, no consensus exists yet on the placement or sizing of PV systems at the traction substations, and no method is available for easy estimation of the PV system utilization performance....journal article 2023
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Akkaoui, R. (author), Stefanov, Alexandru (author), Palensky, P. (author), Epema, D.H.J. (author)The solar industry in residential areas has been witnessing an astonishing growth worldwide. At the heart of this transformation, affecting the edge of the electricity grid, reside smart inverters (SIs). These IoT-enabled devices aim to introduce a certain degree of intelligence to conventional inverters by integrating various grid support...journal article 2023
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Blom, Y. (author), Vogt, M.R. (author), Ruiz Tobon, C.M. (author), Santbergen, R. (author), Zeman, M. (author), Isabella, O. (author)The tandem PV technology can potentially increase the efficiency of PV modules over 30%. To design efficient modules, a quantification of the different losses is important. Herein, a model for quantifying the energy loss mechanisms in PV systems under real-world operating conditions with a level of detail back to the components and their...journal article 2023
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Vogt, M.R. (author), Pilis, Giorgos (author), Zeman, M. (author), Santbergen, R. (author), Isabella, O. (author)The photovoltaic (PV) module energy rating standard series IEC 61853 does not cover bifacial PV modules. However, the market share of bifacial PV modules has dramatically increased in recent years and is projected to grow. This work demonstrates how Parts 3 and 4 of the IEC 61853 standard could be extended to bifacial modules. First, we...journal article 2023
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Haghighi, Z. (author)Today, photovoltaic technology is one of the fastest-growing fields of technology and is becoming the lowest-cost option for electricity generation in the greatest part of the world. Based on IEA projection, the number of households relying on solar PV grows from today’s 25 million to more than 100 million by 2030. Based on this projection, we...doctoral thesis 2022