Biochar from Spent Malt Rootlets and Its Application to an Energy Conversion and Storage Device by John Vakros, Ioannis D. Manariotis, Vassilios Dracopoulos, Dionissios Mantzavinos, Panagiotis Lianos

“…This device allows solar energy conversion and storage at the same time, promoting the use of biomass wastes for energy applications.…”
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Stationary Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Railway Electrification: A Review by Sergey V. Mitrofanov, Natalya G. Kiryanova, Anna M. Gorlova

“…The focus is on wind and solar energy conversion systems. The second part is devoted to the analysis of various types of energy storage devices used in projects for the electrification of railway transport since the energy storage system is one of the key elements in a hybrid renewable energy system. …”
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A Linear Regression Model for Global Solar Radiation on Horizontal Surfaces at Warri, Nigeria by Michael S. Okundamiya, Israel E. Okpamen

“…Global solar radiation (GSR) data, which are useful for the design and evaluation of solar energy conversion system, are not measured at the forty-five meteorological stations in Nigeria. …”
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Use of Pigments Present in the Crude Aqueous Extract of the Spinach for the Simultaneous Solar Power and Storage at Natural Sun Intensity by Pooran Koli, Urvashi Sharma

“…The photogalvanic (PG) solar cell technique discussed in the present study has potential for both solar energy conversion and solar power storage at a time. …”
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Photocatalytic Applications of Heterostructure Graphitic Carbon Nitride: Pollutant Degradation, Hydrogen Gas Production (water splitting), and CO2 Reduction by Williams Kweku Darkwah, Kivyiro Adinas Oswald

“…Abstract Fabrication of the heterojunction composites photocatalyst has attained much attention for solar energy conversion due to their high optimization of reduction-oxidation potential as a result of effective separation of photogenerated electrons-holes pairs. …”
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Multi-Objective Design Optimization of the Reinforced Composite Roof in a Solar Vehicle by Ana Pavlovic, Davide Sintoni, Cristiano Fragassa, Giangiacomo Minak

“…An attention to functional requirements, as weight, solar cells cooling and solar energy conversion, was also essential. Alternative carbon fiber-reinforced plastic structures were investigated by finite elements using static and modal analyses in the way to compare several design configurations in terms of natural frequencies, deformations, flexural stiffness, torsional stiffness, and heat exchange surfaces. …”
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Pore Size Dependence of Optical Absorption Enhancement in Porous Anodic Aluminum Oxide by Riad M. Hameed, Ahmed Al-Haddad, Abbas K. H. Albarazanchi

“…Thus, the results could serve the applications related to solar energy conversion (antireflective and photocatalyst) and photonics. …”
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Impact of Nitroxyl Radicals on Photovoltaic Conversion Properties of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Ichiro Imae, Ryosuke Akazawa, Yutaka Harima

“…We observed that the redox activity of nitroxyl radicals significantly enhanced the photovoltaic conversion efficiency of DSSCs; this finding can offer new insights into the application of these radicals in solar energy conversion. Furthermore, we found that increasing the proportion of nitroxyl radicals improved the DSSC performance. …”
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Thermal analysis and entropy generation of Darcy-Forchheimer ternary nanofluid flow: A comparative study by Hui Chen, Panfeng He, Ming Shen, Yiren Ma

“…The thermal radiation properties of ternary nanofluids may potentially lead to more efficient solar energy conversion. This comparative study illustrates the advantages of ternary nanofluids in improving solar radiation utilization efficiency with nonlinear thermal radiation.…”
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Tantalum nitride for photocatalytic water splitting: concept and applications by Ela Nurlaela, Ahmed Ziani, Kazuhiro Takanabe

“…Abstract Along with many other solar energy conversion processes, research on photocatalytic water splitting to generate hydrogen and oxygen has experienced rapid major development over the past years. …”
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Thermodynamic limits to energy conversion in solar thermal fuels by Strubbe, David A, Grossman, Jeffrey C

“…Solar thermal fuels (STFs) are an unconventional paradigm for solar energy conversion and storage which is attracting renewed attention. …”
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Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and its derivatives for multifarious photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis by Zeng, Zhiping, Chen, Shufen, Tan, Timothy Thatt Yang, Xiao, Fang-Xing

“…It is anticipated that our current review article will provide enriched information on the promising applications of GQDs and its derivatives and simultaneously, offer new insights for exploring a large variety of GQDs-semiconductor composited systems for advanced solar energy conversion.…”
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Interfacial Engineering for Quantum-Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells by Shen, Chao, Fichou, Denis, Wang, Qing

“…Quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) are promising solar-energy-conversion devices, as low-cost alternatives to the prevailing photovoltaic technologies. …”
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FROM THE HISTORY OF LASER CREATION by I.M. Belousova

“…Developed fullerene-oxygen-iodine laser and laser structure models for industrial applications and solar energy conversion into laser radiation are described. …”
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Comparative study of the three equivalent models’ response of solar cell by Ouali Abderrahim, El jounaidi Abdellah, Dkhichi Fayrouz, El houcine Lahfid, El baroudi Yassine

“…The photovoltaic cell is the main part of the solar energy conversion. The analysis of the response of the solar cell becomes a necessity. …”
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Chlorination: An Effective Strategy for High‐Performance Organic Solar Cells by Qiaoqiao Zhao, Jianfei Qu, Feng He

“…Eventually, it will provide the research community with a clearer pathway to choose proper substitution methods according to different situations for high and stable solar energy conversion.…”
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Electron and Hole Transport Layers: Their Use in Inverted Bulk Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells by Sandro Lattante

“…Bulk heterojunction polymer solar cells (BHJ PSCs) are very promising organic-based devices for low-cost solar energy conversion, compatible with roll-to-roll or general printing methods for mass production. …”
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Effect of Annealing and Etching Times on Anatase TiO2 Hollow Sphere by Khusna Arif Rakhman, Nurul Hidayat Aprilita, Indriana Kartini

“…The development of high-efficiency photocatalysts plays an important role in the application of solar energy conversion. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) with an anatase crystalline phase is well-known as semiconductor thin layers for solar cells. …”
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Investigation of the Solar Water Desalination Efficiency Using Solar Evaporation System by Ali Soltani, Mehdi Faramarzi, Seyed Aboutaleb Mousavi Parsa

“…Solar evaporator system has been proposed and used to produce clean water. High solar energy conversion efficiency requires excellent light absorption, thermal conduction, and water supply performance. …”
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Novel Materials for Semi-Transparent Organic Solar Cells by Muhammad Azhar Ansari, Giovanni Ciampi, Sergio Sibilio

“…Optimization of molecular architecture, photovoltaic performance, and the optoelectronic properties of these materials has been explored, highlighting their potential for next-generation solar energy conversion.…”
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