PV-GIS, Internet Tools for Solar Energy Resource Assessments in Europe

Abstract not availableJRC.H-Institute for environment and sustainability (Ispra

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 46)

Consolidated tables showing an extensive listing of the highest independently confirmed efficiencies for solar cells and modules are presented. Guidelines for inclusion of results into these tables are outlined, and new entries since January 2015 are reviewed

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 44)

Consolidated tables showing an extensive listing of the highest independently confirmed efficiencies for solar cells and modules are presented. Guidelines for inclusion of results into these tables are outlined and new entries since January 2014 are reviewed

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 51)

Consolidated tables showing an extensive listing of the highest independently confirmed efficiencies for solar cells and modules are presented. Guidelines for inclusion of results into these tables are outlined and new entries since July 2017 are reviewed, together with progress over the last 25 years. Appendices are included documenting area definitions and also listing recognised test centres

A luminescent solar concentrator with 7.1% power conversion efficiency

The Luminescent Solar Concentrator (LSC) consists of a transparent polymer plate, containing luminescent particles. Solar cells are connected to one or more edges of the polymer plate. Incident light is absorbed by the luminescent particles and re-emitted. Part of the light emitted by the luminescent particles is guided towards the solar cells by total internal reflection. Since the edge area is smaller than the receiving one, this allows for concentration of sunlight without the need for solar tracking. External Quantum Efficiency (EQE) and current-voltage (I-V) measurements were performed on LSC devices with multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) or GaAs cells attached to the sides. The best result was obtained for an LSC with four GaAs cell power conversion efficiency of this device, as measured at European Solar Test Installation laboratories, was 7.1% (geometrical concentration of a factor 2.5). With one GaAs cell attached to one edge only, the power efficiency was still as high as 4.6% (geometrical concentration of a factor 10). To our knowledge these efficiencies are among. the highest reported for the LSC

Solar cell efficiency tables (version 49)

Consolidated tables showing an extensive listing of the highest independently confirmed efficiencies for solar cells and modules are presented. Guidelines for inclusion of results into these tables are outlined, and new entries since June 2016 are reviewed

Status Report 2004. Energy End-Use Efficiency and Electricity from Biomass, Wind and Photovoltaics and in the European Union

Abstract not availableJRC.H-Institute for environment and sustainability (Ispra

Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 53)

Consolidated tables showing an extensive listing of the highest independently confirmed efficiencies for solar cells and modules are presented. Guidelines for inclusion of results into these tables are outlined and new entries since July 2018 are reviewed

FAST Inline characterisation tools for crystalline silicon material and cell process Quality control in the PV-industry

With the development of high throughput photovoltaic production lines, strong efforts are currently undertaken to reach the White Paper target of 3GWp total installed PV-capacity in 2010. However, these high throughput production lines have to be controlled in an efficient way to insure high quality end products, to increase up-times of processing equipment and to reduce material loss due to process deviations. The 3 main objectives of the project are: 1. identification of fast characterisation techniques for Si material, cell and module quality control 2. development of characterisation prototypes and analysis tools for the PV-industry 3. demonstration of fast inline characterisation technologies in PV pilot production line