An artificial insurance framework for a hydrogen-based microgrid to detect the advanced cyberattack model by Mahan Fakhrooeian, Ali Basem, Mohammad Mahdi Gholami, Nahal Iliaee, Alireza Mohammadi Amidi, Amin Heydarian Hamzehkanloo, Akbar Karimipouya

“…To this end, a studied microgrid system including the wind turbine, photovoltaic, storage, tidal turbine, and fuel cell units is performed on the tested 24-bus IEEE grid to satisfy the local load demands. …”
Get full text

Sustainable PV-hydrogen-storage microgrid energy management using a hierarchical economic model predictive control framework by Xinyu Guo, Faying Gu, Hongxu Liu, Yongcheng Yu, Runjie Li, Juan Wang

“…Abstract Hydrogen-based renewable microgrid is considered as a prospective technique in power generation to reduce the carbon footprint, combat climate change and promote renewable energy sources integration. The photovoltaic-hydrogen-storage (PHS) microgrid system cleverly integrates renewable clean energy and hydrogen storage, providing a sustainable solution that maximizes the solar energy utilization. …”
Get full text

Cobalt (II) phthalocyanine derived Co3O4@HCNFs as highly effective bifunctional electrocatalysts for iodide redox couple reduction (IRR) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) by Ziyu Guo, Wenyu Gong, Jianing Guo, Mingxing Wu

“…Cobalt (II) phthalocyanine derived Co3O4 incorporated HCNFs (Co3O4@HCNFs) are further prepared to improve the catalytic activity, generating a high PCE of 8.36 %, indicating a photovoltaic enhancement of 20.3 % as compared with HCNFs. …”
Get full text

Polyoxovanadate-modified SnO2 electron transport layer for perovskite photodetectors by Ziting Liu, Yijia Hao, Jing Zhang, Yi He, Weilin Chen

“…The study findings show that introducing POVs into photodetectors is a potential strategy for optimizing the performance of photovoltaic devices.…”
Get full text

A Seventeen Multilevel High-Power Application Inverter with Low Total Harmonic Distortion by Ajmal Farooq, Shanshan Tu, Fiaz Ahmad, Muhammad Zeeshan Malik, Obaid U. Rehman, Ghulam Hafeez, Sadaqat ur Rehman

“…In this paper, a new topology of multilevel inverter (MLI) is designed with a fewer number of components and low total harmonic distortion (THD) for high-power photovoltaic (PV) systems. The key limitations of conventional MLI topologies are high total harmonic distortion (THD) and the use of a large number of switching components due to which the cost of the overall inverter is high. …”
Get full text

Optimal design of off-grid hybrid system using a new zebra optimization and stochastic load profile by Ahunim Abebe Ashetehe, Fekadu Shewarega, Belachew Bantyirga, Getachew Biru, Samuel Lakeo

“…The study’s findings showed that the photovoltaic-battery (PV-BAT) system, with an optimal size of 3483.161 kW of PV, 3668 units of storage batteries (11,444.160 kWh), and 2082 kW of converter at 0.044030% LPSP, is the best configuration for electrifying the rural communities of the study site with the minimum annual total cost of 621,736.056 USD and 0.227063 $/kWh COE. …”
Get full text

Two-stage multi-objective framework for optimal operation of modern distribution network considering demand response program by Mohamed R. Elshenawy, Abdalla Mohamed, A. A. Ali, Magdi A. Mosa

“…The framework is validated using a modified IEEE 33-bus that incorporates photovoltaic system, diesel generators, and wind generation system. …”
Get full text

Optimal multiobjective design of an autonomous hybrid renewable energy system in the Adrar Region, Algeria by Abderrahmane Mehallou, Benalia M’hamdi, Abderrahmane Amari, Madjid Teguar, Abdelaziz Rabehi, Mawloud Guermoui, Amal H. Alharbi, El-Sayed M. El-kenawy, Doaa Sami Khafaga

“…The system is composed of photovoltaic (PV) modules and a wind turbine, a set of batteries as an energy storage unit, a diesel generator as a backup energy source, and an inverter. …”
Get full text

Multi-Timescale Battery-Charging Optimization for Electric Heavy-Duty Truck Battery-Swapping Stations, Considering Source–Load–Storage Uncertainty by Peijun Shi, Guojian Ni, Rifeng Jin, Haibo Wang, Jinsong Wang, Zhongwei Sun, Guizhi Qiu

“…With the widespread adoption of renewable energy sources like wind power and photovoltaic (PV) power, uncertainties in the renewable energy output and the battery-swapping demand for electric heavy-duty trucks make it challenging for battery-swapping stations to optimize battery-charging management centrally. …”
Get full text

Solar PV Minigrid Technology: Peak Shaving Analysis in the East African Community Countries by Jeanne Paula Ihirwe, Zibiao Li, Keyuan Sun, Samuel Bimenyimana, Chen Wang, Godwin Norense Osarumwense Asemota, Aphrodis Nduwamungu, Cicilia Kemunto Mesa

“…However, several other fundamental advances in the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry have emerged, and the developments have seen the sector experienced significant growth and diversification of models, regulation, and financing. …”
Get full text

Development of maximum power point tracking algorithm based on Improved Optimized Adaptive Differential Conductance Technique for renewable energy generation by Val Hyginus Udoka Eze, Martin Chinweokwu Eze, Samuel A. Ugwu, Valentine S. Enyi, Wisdom O. Okafor, Chibuzo C. Ogbonna, Ogbonna U. Oparaku

“…Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is a technique employed in photovoltaic (PV) systems to ensure that the modules transfer the maximum generated power to the load. …”
Get full text

The role of solar thermal hydrogen production technologies in future energy solutions: A review by Md. Shameem Hossain, Md. Nasirul Islam, Khaza Shahriar, Mohammad Mujtaba Hasan, Md. Sohag Hossain

“…PV-to-hydrogen, which uses electricity from photovoltaic modules, has low solar-to-hydrogen efficiency besides being costly. …”
Get full text

Comparative analysis of techno-economic and techno-environmental approach to optimal sizing and dispatch of hybrid solar–battery systems by Luka Smajila, Silvia Trevisan, Farzin Golzar, Ketan Vaidya, Rafael Guedez

“…This study investigates the techno-economic and techno-environmental performance of photovoltaic (PV) solar systems coupled with battery energy storage systems (BESS) in a Swedish context. …”
Get full text

Light People: Prof. Henry Snaith’s (FRS) perovskite optoelectronics journey by Ruidong Xia, Ying Hu

“…Henry Snaith demonstrated the first solid-state perovskite solar cell (PSC) with an efficiency of 10.9%, igniting a surge of interest and research into perovskite materials for their potential to revolutionize the photovoltaic (PV) industry. Over the past two decades, perovskite optoelectronics have made remarkable progress, with significant improvements in efficiency, stability, and commercial viability, which has transformed these materials from a scientific curiosity into a leading platform for a wide range of applications, particularly in PVs and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). …”
Get full text

Coordinated Design of Power System Stabilizer and Virtual Inertia Control Using Modified Harris Hawk Optimization for Improving Power System Stability by Mohamad Almas Prakasa, Imam Robandi, Alberto Borghetti, Muhammad Ruswandi Djalal, Waseda Himawari

“…Meanwhile, the modified VIC design is proposed to increase the power system stability from the RES sides using virtual inertia emulation with the integration of wind generators, solar photovoltaic units, and energy storage systems. The global parameters of PSS-VIC are determined by calculating the optimal damping ratio which is permitted by grid codes alongside various stability criteria validation. …”
Get full text

Tuning Electrical Conductivity and Ultrafast Optical Nonlinearity of Reduced-GO Films Ablated by Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing by Youliang Tao, Xuefeng Zhang, Han Wang, Zhongquan Nie, Deng Pan

“…GO/r-GO thin films with tunable photovoltaic response properties have potential for a wide range of applications in microelectronic circuits, energy, and environmental sustainability.…”
Get full text

Integrated Assessment of the Quality of Functioning of Local Electric Energy Systems by Waldemar Wójcik, Petro Lezhniuk, Cezary Kaczmarek, Viacheslav Komar, Iryna Hunko, Nataliia Sobchuk, Laura Yesmakhanova, Zhazira Shermantayeva

“…The sources of electricity in LEESs are small hydroelectric power plants (SHPPs), photovoltaic power plants (PVPPs), and wind power plants (WPPs), whose electricity generation is unstable due to dependence on natural conditions. …”
Get full text

Parameter influences of FTO/ZnO/Cu₂O photodetectors fabricated by electrodeposition and spray pyrolysis techniques by Muthiah N. Najah, Frida A. Rahmania, Integralita Cahyanti, Maulida Hesnaty, Siti Hajar Alias, Djoko Hartanto, Wahyu Prasetyo Utomo, Retno Sari, Hadi Nur

“…This study investigates fabrication of transparent conductive glass using fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) as a more affordable alternative to indium tin oxide (ITO) in photovoltaic applications. To enhance conductivity, a ZnO layer was deposited on FTO, followed by a Cu2O layer via electrodeposition. …”
Get full text

Refinement of the co-content function, through an integration of a polynomial fit of $$I-{I}_{sc}$$ I - I sc . Part 1 theoretical analysis and proposal by Victor-Tapio Rangel-Kuoppa

“…The methodology proposed in this article is appliable to unevenly/randomly distributed IV data points, and it is implemented in Part 2 in solar cells’ and photovoltaic modules’ experimental $$IV$$ IV reported in the literature, to deduce their five solar cell parameters.…”
Get full text

Standalone and Minigrid-Connected Solar Energy Systems for Rural Application in Rwanda: An In Situ Study by Kuo-Chi Chang, Noel Hagumimana, Jishi Zheng, Godwin Norense Osarumwense Asemota, Jean De Dieu Niyonteze, Walter Nsengiyumva, Aphrodis Nduwamungu, Samuel Bimenyimana

“…In particular, the development of photovoltaic (PV) microgrids, which can be standalone, off-grid connected or grid-connected, is seen as one of the most viable solutions that could help developing countries such as Rwanda to minimize problems related to energy shortage. …”
Get full text