Rahool Rai^1,2,3,*, Fareed Hussain Mangi⁴, Kashif Ahmed², Sudhakar Kumaramsay^1,5,6,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.122, No.1, pp. 153-166, 2025, DOI:10.32604/ee.2024.051789 - 27 December 2024

Abstract The growing need for sustainable energy solutions, driven by rising energy shortages, environmental concerns, and the depletion of conventional energy sources, has led to a significant focus on renewable energy. Solar energy, among the various renewable sources, is particularly appealing due to its abundant availability. However, the efficiency of commercial solar photovoltaic (PV) modules is hindered by several factors, notably their conversion efficiency, which averages around 19%. This efficiency can further decline to 10%–16% due to temperature increases during peak sunlight hours. This study investigates the cooling of PV modules by applying water to their… More >

Xin Xu^1,*, Lian Zhang^1,2,*

Energy Engineering, Vol.119, No.6, pp. 2319-2345, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ee.2022.022457 - 14 September 2022

Abstract Considered as the widespread renewable energy, solar energy is used to produce the electricity and heat for carbon peaking and carbon neutralization. However, the photo-electric conversion efficiency will decrease with the increase of cells temperature. To solve this problem, a water-type hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar system has been designed and tested in Hong Kong. The outdoor experiment proceeded all days in 6 months with three different operating modes. The data of selected 33 days were used to analyze the performance of the system. The results showed that the thermal efficiencies were 33.6%, 52%, and 48.3%… More >