A dive into underwater solar cells

JA Röhr, BE Sartor, J Lipton, AD Taylor - Nature Photonics, 2023 - nature.com
Our oceans are vast, mostly unexplored and difficult to monitor. Large-scale implementation
of a fully autonomous 'Internet of Underwater Things' would transform how we collect and …

Review on the development of marine floating photovoltaic systems

W Shi, C Yan, Z Ren, Z Yuan, Y Liu, S Zheng, X Li… - Ocean …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global warming caused by the emission of fossil fuel consumption has become critical,
leading to the inevitable trend of clean energy development. Of the power generation …

Theoretical modelling and optimization of a geothermal cooling system for solar photovoltaics

D Lopez-Pascual, I Valiente-Blanco… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar cells lose efficiency as the operating temperature increases under normal operating
conditions, resulting in a very significant power output reduction. This issue is most relevant …

Promising applications of wide bandgap inorganic perovskites in underwater photovoltaic cells

C Liu, H Dong, Z Zhang, W Chai, L Li, D Chen, W Zhu… - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Power supply for underwater devices such as vehicles, sensors and autonomous systems is
an important factor which limits their practical application. Solar energy is a promising …

Dye‐sensitized solar cells as promising candidates for underwater photovoltaic applications

PK Enaganti, S Soman, SS Devan… - Progress in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Harvesting solar energy using photovoltaic (PV) cells is the simplest, efficient, and reliable
approach to power marine electronics. Installing PV above or under water provides cooling …

Estimation of parameters of triple diode photovoltaic models using hybrid particle swarm and grey wolf optimization

HH Ellithy, AM Taha, HM Hasanien, MA Attia… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The quality of the photovoltaic (PV) cell model impacts many simulation studies for PV
systems, such as maximum power point tracking and other assessments. Moreover, due to …

Analysis of submerged amorphous, mono-and poly-crystalline silicon solar cells using halogen lamp and comparison with xenon solar simulator

PK Enaganti, PK Dwivedi, AK Srivastava, S Goel - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Utilization of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) cells underwater can mitigate the lack of
enduring renewable energy sources in marine environments. In our recent studies, the …

Foam-based floatovoltaics: A potential solution to disappearing terminal natural lakes

KS Hayibo, JM Pearce - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Terminal lakes are disappearing worldwide because of direct and indirect human activities.
Floating photovoltaics (FPV) are a synergistic system with increased energy output because …

Submerged solar energy harvesting using ferroelectric Ti‐doped BFO‐based heterojunction solar cells

H Renuka, PK Enaganti… - … Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Herein, ferroelectric Ti‐doped BiFeO3 (BFTO) heterojunction photovoltaic (PV)
cells are realized for underwater PV applications. In the heterostructure, NiO functions as a …

Improving the efficiency of solar photovoltaics by means of geothermal cooling: A year-long test campaign

D Lopez-Pascual, I Valiente-Blanco… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Heating up of photovoltaic modules during operation results in a significant power output
reduction. This effect is especially relevant in regions with the highest photovoltaic potential …