Projects
Enabling flexible application integrated photovoltaics via thin film technology Subtitle: Industrially viable development of high performing flexible CIS photovoltaics Hasselt University
Understanding the Behaviour of Building Integrated Photovoltaic Facades. Numerical and Experimental Analysis KU Leuven
Climate research has shown that anthropogenic CO2 emissions are the primary cause of global warming. The higher global temperatures associated with global warming are disrupting local climates and ecosystems in a catastrophic manner. In order to limit global warming, a deep transformation of all human systems is imperative. Among others, an unprecedented increase in the use of renewable energy sources is necessary to achieve a climate-neutral ...
Degradation Mechanisms in Perovskite Photovoltaic Devices KU Leuven
Perovskite photovoltaic devices are one of the most promising thin-film photovoltaic technologies, as they conjugate high performance, low material costs, flexibility and color tunability. These characteristics can be applied in innovative applications for the collection of solar power, as well as in the improvement of the performance of current photovoltaic technologies through integration in tandems. Moreover, the up-scaling of this ...
Characterization of transient behaviour and improving energy rating of photovoltaic modules by advanced outdoor measurements. KU Leuven
Current and future investors in photovoltaic systems are interested in how well the system performs, and how predictable this is over the expected lifetime. To do so, models have been developed and measurements of photovoltaic systems have been done.
This dissertation presents the outdoor measurement set-up that has been developed for thermal and electrical characterisation of photovoltaic modules and systems, aimed at measuring ...
Understanding and Increasing the Energy Yield of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Modules KU Leuven
Due to the risk of global warming, a shift towards a sustainable energy supply is needed more than ever. Photovoltaic systems provide a method to generate electricity in a sustainable way. However, the electricity market is extremely price driven, and due to the fact that the generation of electricity depends on the weather conditions, a detailed understanding of the energy yield is required in order to accelerate the transition towards a ...
Nanostructured interpenetrating networks for photovoltaic energy conversion Hasselt University
Solution based processing of photovoltaic modules Ghent University
To become a viable alternative for traditional electricity production, photovoltaics need to become less expensive. Conversion efficiencies need to be increased or the cost of the production processes need to be reduced. The SOPPOM program translates this into the development of non-vacuum, solution-based processes for CIGS-based photovoltaic cells and the enhancement of the conversion efficiency of organic photovoltaic cells.
Energy Yield Maximization of Photovoltaic Module under Dynamic Irradiance KU Leuven
Photovoltaic (PV) energy is an attractive source of electricity: its cost has been dropping significantly and its market is growing rapidly. Both these reasons have come to mean that PV contributes majorly to energy transition to renewable energy, for which there is a dire need to limit the global increase in temperature. As the global demand for electricity increases due to electrification, economical growth and population growth, increased ...