A new cooling method for photovoltaic panels using brine from reverse osmosis units to increase efficiency and improve productivity

Recent advancements in PV cooling and efficiency enhancement integrating phase change materials based systems – A comprehensive review

(2020) Hafiz Muhammad Ali   SOLAR ENERGY

Feasibility of water-cooled photovoltaic panels under the efficiency and durability aspects

(2020) Leonardo Jonas Piotrowski et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

A review on the approaches employed for cooling PV cells

(2020) Akbar Maleki et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Recent technical advancements, economics and environmental impacts of floating photovoltaic solar energy conversion systems

(2020) Shiva Gorjian et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

An efficient pulsed- spray water cooling system for photovoltaic panels: Experimental study and cost analysis

(2020) Amirhosein Hadipour et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Photovoltaic solar cell technologies: analysing the state of the art

(2019) Pabitra K. Nayak et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Research on potential induced degradation (PID) of polymeric backsheet in PV modules after salt-mist exposure

(2019) Jia-wei Zhang et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Potential of water natural circulation coupled with nano-enhanced PCM for PV module cooling

(2019) Nasrin Abdollahi et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Experimental investigation of cooling photovoltaic (PV) panels using (TiO 2 ) nanofluid in water -polyethylene glycol mixture and (Al 2 O 3 ) nanofluid in water- cetyltrimethylammonium bromide mixture

(2018) Munzer.S.Y. Ebaid et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Hybrid photovoltaic module for efficiency improvement through an automatic water cooling system: A prototype case study

(2018) Guilherme Zanlorenzi et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Thermoeconomic and environmental analysis of solar flat plate and evacuated tube collectors in cold climatic conditions

(2018) Tahmineh Sokhansefat et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Experimental analysis of a cooling system effect on photovoltaic panels' efficiency and its preheating water production

(2018) Samaneh Fakouriyan et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

An operational and economic study of a reverse osmosis desalination system for potable water and land irrigation

(2016) M. Sarai Atab et al.   DESALINATION

Water spray cooling technique applied on a photovoltaic panel: The performance response

(2016) S. Nižetić et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

A review on sizing methodologies of photovoltaic array and storage battery in a standalone photovoltaic system

(2016) Tamer Khatib et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Investigating the performance of a water-based photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collector in laminar and turbulent flow regime

(2016) Farideh Yazdanifard et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Experimental and Thermoeconomic Analysis of Small-Scale Solar Organic Rankine Cycle (SORC) System

(2015) Suresh Baral et al.   Entropy

A photovoltaic/thermal system with a combination of a booster diffuse reflector and vacuum tube for generation of electricity and hot water production

(2015) Milad Mohsenzadeh et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Thermal control to maximize photovoltaic powered reverse osmosis desalination systems productivity

(2013) Leah C. Kelley et al.   DESALINATION

Performance evaluation of a PV (photovoltaic) module by back surface water cooling for hot climatic conditions

(2013) H. Bahaidarah et al.   ENERGY

Passive cooling of standalone flat PV module with cotton wick structures

(2013) M. Chandrasekar et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Performance analysis of photovoltaic thermal (PVT) water collectors

(2013) Ahmad Fudholi et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Effects of feed water temperature on separation performance and organic fouling of brackish water RO membranes

(2009) Xue Jin et al.   DESALINATION

On the temperature dependence of photovoltaic module electrical performance: A review of efficiency/power correlations

(2008) E. Skoplaki et al.   SOLAR ENERGY