Environmental impacts of solar energy systems: A review

MKH Rabaia, MA Abdelkareem, ET Sayed… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The annual increases in global energy consumption, along with its environmental issues
and concerns, are playing significant roles in the massive sustainable and renewable global …

Solar energy: A promising renewable source for meeting energy demand in Indian agriculture applications

CMS Kumar, S Singh, MK Gupta, YM Nimdeo… - Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
India is the fifth economic power in the World, and 20% of its GDP is contributed by the
agriculture and allied sector. The agricultural sector entails various activities involving land …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification of the carbon intensity of electricity produced and used in Europe

N Scarlat, M Prussi, M Padella - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The EU has a comprehensive legislation to facilitate the energy transition towards a low
carbon energy system and achieve the EU's Paris Agreement commitments for reducing …

28.3%-efficiency perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell by optimal transparent electrode for high efficient semitransparent top cell

D Yang, X Zhang, Y Hou, K Wang, T Ye, J Yoon, C Wu… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Perovskites with tuned bandgap provide an attractive opportunity to realize
perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells that offer tremendous potential in exceeding the …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on life cycle assessment of commercial and emerging thin-film solar cell systems

A Maalouf, T Okoroafor, Z Jehl, V Babu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thin film solar cells offer several benefits over conventional first-generation technologies
including lighter weight, flexibility, and a wider range of optoelectronic tunability. Their …

Recent progress towards photovoltaics' circular economy

MKH Rabaia, C Semeraro, AG Olabi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Massive expansions in the global population and the global digitalization throughout the
industrial revolution are causing energy security issues that are no longer environmentally …

Fourth-generation solar cells: a review

F Rehman, IH Syed, S Khanam, S Ijaz, H Mehmood… - Energy …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar cells have provided a solution to the prevailing energy crisis and environmental
contamination in the ongoing energy-driven era because of their potential to utilize solar …

[HTML][HTML] A review on life cycle environmental impacts of emerging solar cells

M Cellura, LQ Luu, F Guarino, S Longo - Science of the total environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of solar technologies requires increased efficiency in converting solar
radiation to energy, as well as innovative materials and structure to go beyond the …

Reshoring silicon photovoltaics manufacturing contributes to decarbonization and climate change mitigation

H Liang, F You - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
The globalized supply chain for crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) panels is
increasingly fragile, as the now-mundane freight crisis and other geopolitical risks threaten …

[HTML][HTML] Opportunities for agrivoltaic systems to achieve synergistic food-energy-environmental needs and address sustainability goals

LJ Walston, T Barley, I Bhandari, B Campbell… - … in sustainable food …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Achieving decarbonization goals to address global climate change and increasing energy
needs requires significant continued investments in solar energy. The expansion of utility …