Prospects Of Solar Energy Research Articles

Advancing Sustainable Energy Solutions in Uganda: A Comprehensive Exploration for Multi-Source Power Control Design

The advent of Multi-Source Power Control Systems (MSPCS) has revolutionized the field of power management, offering enhanced efficiency, reliability, and flexibility in energy utilization. This paper provides a succinct overview of three key aspects crucial for fostering renewable energy in Uganda. Firstly, this paper outlines the essential materials and methodologies required for designing a Multi-Source Power Control System, a critical component for efficiently integrating diverse renewable energy sources into the national grid. The second section examines the current status, potential, and challenges of renewable energy in Uganda, emphasizing the need for sustainable alternatives to address the country's growing energy demands. The second segment delves into the promising prospects of solar energy as a pivotal component in Uganda's renewable energy landscape. Highlighting the abundant solar resources available, the discussion outlines the potential impact of solar energy on the Ugandans’ power generation. Consequently, by addressing these components comprehensively, this research paper contributes to Uganda’s quest for sustainable energy solutions. Keywords: Energy Management, Solar Energy, Generator, Grid, MSPCS

TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS IN SOLAR PANELS: ACHIEVEMENTS AND INNOVATIONS

The modern world faces a major problem of meeting energy needs, which requires us to develop sustainable and environmentally friendly energy sources. Dependence on conventional sources such as coal and oil has a negative impact on the environment and leads to energy insecurity. However, science and technological progress are putting their efforts into developing alternative energy sources, and one of the most promising is solar energy. However, despite the prospects of solar energy, there is a question that requires our attention and resolution: how to achieve the maximum efficiency and practical applicability of solar panels. Despite the great potential of this energy source, there are a number of technological challenges and limitations that must be overcome for its full use. This article aims to provide a detailed analysis of technological developments in the field of solar panels, focusing on their achievements and innovations that have transformed them from simple experimental devices into powerful and affordable sources of sustainable energy. Let's look at the important steps taken to improve the materials, structures and efficiency of solar panels, and consider the innovations that ensure their integration into various areas of life. Solar energy plays a key role in the global search for alternative, sustainable energy sources, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on conventional sources. One of the main reasons for this breakthrough is technological progress in solar panels, which has transformed them from an experimental device to a powerful and affordable source of energy. This article explores the key advances and innovations that have made solar panels an efficient and attractive solution to today's energy needs.

Climate action: Prospects of solar energy in Africa

Solar energy has become crucial in providing the world with an opportunity to reduce its carbon footprint, as well as fighting the consequences of climate change. Furthermore, Africa is at the forefront of the regions affected by climate change with a future expectancy of worsening consequences, in addition to being a region with various electricity complications, energy demands, and global greenhouse emissions contributions. Therefore, not only is Africa in major need of adopting efficient renewable energy technologies for their apparent future concerns but also Africa is already considered a region that has significant solar energy potential due to its abundant natural and renewable resources. Solar energy’s potential in Africa could not only be a solution to many of the continent’s complications, but it could also help the continent’s economy thrive The potential of solar energy in Africa as well as techniques to efficiently implement it has piqued literary interest a lot recently however, this paper aims to highlight through literature not only the potential and the technologies available for adoption but also the challenges complicating the implementation. This paper is split into four literary sections, first section puts forward the challenges facing Africa in the uptake of solar energy technologies including financial, technological, human resources, and environmental challenges. Then, in-depth discussions of the various solar energy technologies for potential adoption. Third, the biggest solar energy projects implemented in Africa are put forward. Finally, a thorough study of the aforementioned challenges, their current state, and the actions required to overcome them is presented in order to fully realize the potential of solar energy deployment across the continent.

Solar Energy Production in India and Commonly Used Technologies—An Overview

This review uses a more holistic approach to provide comprehensive information and up-to-date knowledge on solar energy development in India and scientific and technological advancement. This review describes the types of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, existing solar technologies, and the structure of PV systems. Substantial emphasis has been given to understanding the potential impacts of COVID-19 on the solar energy installed capacity. In addition, we evaluated the prospects of solar energy and the revival of growth in solar energy installation post-COVID-19. Further, we described the challenges caused by transitions and cloud enhancement on smaller and larger PV systems on the solar power amended grid-system. While the review is focused on evaluating the solar energy growth in India, we used a broader approach to compare the existing solar technologies available across the world. The need for recycling waste from solar energy systems has been emphasized. Improved PV cell efficiencies and trends in cost reductions have been provided to understand the overall growth of solar-based energy production. Further, to understand the existing technologies used in PV cell production, we have reviewed monocrystalline and polycrystalline cell structures and their limitations. In terms of solar energy production and the application of various solar technologies, we have used the latest available literature to cover stand-alone PV and on-grid PV systems. More than 5000 trillion kWh/year solar energy incidents over India are estimated, with most parts receiving 4–7 kWh/m2. Currently, energy consumption in India is about 1.13 trillion kWh/year, and production is about 1.38 trillion kWh/year, which indicates production capacities are slightly higher than actual demand. Out of a total of 100 GW of installed renewable energy capacity, the existing solar capacity in India is about 40 GW. Over the past ten years, the solar energy production capacity has increased by over 24,000%. By 2030, the total renewable energy capacity is expected to be 450 GW, and solar energy is likely to play a crucial role (over 60%). In the wake of the increased emphasis on solar energy and the substantial impacts of COVID-19 on solar energy installations, this review provides the most updated and comprehensive information on the current solar energy systems, available technologies, growth potential, prospect of solar energy, and need for growth in the solar waste recycling industry. We expect the analysis and evaluation of technologies provided here will add to the existing literature to benefit stakeholders, scientists, and policymakers.

Climate Action: Prospects of Solar Energy in Africa

Climate Action: Prospects of Solar Energy in Africa

Trendline Assessment of Solar Energy Potential in Hungary and Current Scenario of Renewable Energy in the Visegrád Countries for Future Sustainability

This article aims to present some opportunities for improved solar energy utilization by raising the share of renewables in energy generation in the Visegrád Countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary). The analysis is based on the status of the renewable energy targets in the member countries and their future possibilities. This paper derives input through a thorough investigation of independent data, government policies, European Commission reports, and other data available online with free access. The analysis is processed by focusing on Hungary, as a country with various possible facets of solar energy demand and supply in the region. The assessment methodology is in the context of a geographical map, technical regression analysis, temperature distribution profiles, and the relative trends of solar potential in Hungary. The country currently has ten solar power plants with more than 10 MWp, and five remarkable plants under 10 MWp capacity spread over Hungary. The analysis on geographical aspects clubbed with technical and solar affecting parameters was carried out to harvest the sustainable potential of solar energy in the region. This study attempts to establish a relationship between the current and future prospects of solar energy in Hungary as a nation, and as part of the Visegrád countries, based on assessment for a sustainable future.

A chronological review of prospects of solar photovoltaic systems in Bangladesh: Feasibility study analysis, policies, barriers, and recommendations

The main focus of this paper is to present the current prospects, potentials, research activities, future concerns, and applications of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in Bangladesh. Despite the existence of several articles in the literature on solar energy prospects in Bangladesh, the diffusion of several solar PV applications throughout the country, their rapid progress analysis, and existing feasibility study outcome analysis are still unrevealed. Therefore, an endeavour has been made for the first time to condense the government and non-government contributions to disseminating solar energy throughout the country. Twenty-one feasibility studies at different locations of Bangladesh are reviewed and analysed, in terms of financial viability, sensitivity analysis, and greenhouse gas emissions, to foresee the prospects of solar energy in Bangladesh. Sensitivity analyses are performed, with six sensitivity variables, which reveal that the total net present cost of the solar project implementation may be increased by 20% (maximum) in the lowest solar potential area than the highest one with an average payback period of 13 years. This paper also identifies the policy gaps, classifies the barriers into eight categories, and discusses the conceivable approaches to defeat those barriers, followed by recommendations in six different aspects.

Studies of future prospects of solar energy and its potential

Studies of future prospects of solar energy and its potential

Assessment of India's energy dynamics: Prospects of solar energy

During the last decade, energy demand has increased manifold in India. To cope up with the rising energy demand, the Indian government has announced the National Solar Mission to generate 100 GW solar power by 2022. Large-scale solar power developers have been allotted around 60% of the National Solar Mission target. Therefore, it becomes pivotal to find the ground reality of solar power developers. To fulfill this objective, we selected the solar sources of the country and adopted a hybrid research methodology. The solar irradiation data were collected for one year in the four big cities of India, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, and Bangalore during 2019 to evaluate the efficiency of photovoltaics (PVs). MATLAB and RETScreen were employed for data analysis and evaluating the efficiency of photovoltaics. We take this a step further by performing the Life Cycle Assessment analysis to scrutinize the different features of solar energy, including fuel consumption, price, average lifetime, maintenance and operation expenses, land requirements, and greenhouse gas emissions. The results reveal that all these cities have an enormous solar power potential, as they are located in an area where solar irradiations are consistently available all over the year (except for monsoon season). Moreover, solar energy is more durable, cost-saving, and easy to maintain. Furthermore, we identified the significant barriers over the whole solar energy spectrum by conducting semi-structured interviews with industry experts. These barriers are broadly classified into technological, policy, regulatory, financial, transparency, accountability, infrastructural, and trade policy categories. Finally, essential policy recommendations have been suggested for all stakeholders in order to fulfill the country's energy demand on its way to a future of sustainable development.

Solar Power Development: A Root for Sustainable Development of India

Sustainable development of second most populated country of world, India depends on the planning and utilization of conventional and non-conventional energy sources. Presently energy safety has top most prime concerned for sustainable development. Energy barriers/bottleneck, prospect of solar energy with consideration of cost, hot spot of solar energy, government policies, training and education of solar sector and data of solar radiation analyze in this article. Key aspect that helpful in barrier reduction and growth of solar sector suggested through paper. By this study it has been found that sustainable growth of India depend of utilization of solar energy. Full concentration by country over solar sector necessary for satisfying future demand of energy for country growth and development.

ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ РОЗВИТКУ СОНЯЧНОЇ ЕНЕРГЕТИКИ УКРАЇНИ


 
 
 The article analyzes the main problems and prospects of solar energy in Ukraine. Solar energy in recent years has become a global trend. Ukraine is trying to keep up with world leaders in this matter. Ukraine has all the prerequisites for the successful development of the solar energy market.
 
 

Prospects of Solar Energy in Oman: case of oil and gas industries

The recent fall in oil prices made oil and gas companies to rethink their production strategies and optimize their expenses, while at same time, optimally extract oil in a cost effective way. A combination of rising oil demand and declining supply from the conventional sources is drawing global attention to the vast heavy-oil resources. Heavy oil are commonly developed with steam-based processes which, in most cases, burn fossil fuel to generate the required steam. However, tightening constraints on fuel, water, and the environment are some of the factors currently fuelling the interests to enhance the traditional steaming operations. The use of renewable energy system is the best alternative to achieve reduction of the high cost of energy supply and carbon emission. This paper presents prospects of solar farm steam generator based technology, in the southern part of Oman, where the requirement of steam for oil exploration is high. The Amal and Amin oil fields were used as case studies. The solar steam generator model was analyzed considering some of the technical designs in the enhanced oil recovery process, compared to traditional schemes used for oil extraction. With installation of solar based steam generators, gas consumption for steam generation and environmental pollution would be reduced substantially. Â Also, some of the benefits and challenges of the concentrating solar power steam technology employed were highlighted. The opportunities the solar farm could offer to the Sultanate in general were discussed.

Investigation of Solar Energy: The Case Study in Malaysia, Indonesia, Colombia and Nigeria

- In the present scenario of world (a growing world population & developing countries), the increasing consumption of electricity controls the progress of different forms of energy (renewable or nonrenewable energy) use around the world. Fossil fuels are non-renewable sources, and accounted for 81 % of total energy demand in 2017. However, there are some disadvantages associated with their use such as environmental pollution, emissions of greenhouse gasses, and they are depleting at a faster rate. Therefore, researchers have to work hard in order to find an alternative (such as solar energy) way for fossil fuel to generate energy. A large number of investigations on the solar energy have been carried out by many researchers in order to improve the living conditions, to help reduce air pollution and to go green. The purpose of work is to explore the current status, challenges, recent efforts and future prospects of solar energy in different countries including Malaysia, Indonesia (Asia region), Nigeria (Africa region) and Colombia (South America).

Renewable Energy – A Tool to Lighten Up India

When the first bulb was invented by Edison, the dream was to make people free from holding petrol lamps, to give them a freedom to utilize night, to give players a chance to play in beautiful night with no worries of dawn. Gramjyoti yojna of Government of India also having same motives. India also need not only renewable energy, clean energy but high amount of energy. Still 70,000 villages are living in dark. Villagers and students have to sacrifice nights. Wind, hydro and solar energy are the key to clean renewable energy targets. Indo-china both the countries are fighting for development due to huge population inferences and the competition is neck to neck. launch of prime minister’s ambitious plan of “make in India” is showing glimpse of the courage and dream – solar trains, solar parks, solar lamps etc.., needs appropriate and with full facilities of infrastructure as well and energy as a major production component.. The Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission is a major initiative step for encouraging the production of solar energy. The Government of India and the State Governments promoting ecologically sustainable growth through renewable energy. It will help not only in fighting the challenges of climate change as well as helps in enlighten the life of rural India too. The positive possibilities of doing business in India and the growing interest of companies are noticeable in Business Claimant Survey 2015-16. Changes in the perception of companies in India providing stable, predictable business environment are steps to take. This paper discusses about cost of renewable energy, production technique, establishment knowhow, importance of solar energy (particularly for India), economic and environmental benefits, issues and prospects of solar energy and Governmental efforts

Prospects for solar energy in Russia

Solar energy is one of the most promising industries of renewable power engineering. In Russia, the large-scale development of solar engineering is related to the launch of the production of thin-film solar modules based on amorphous silicon at Hevel LLC in February 2015. This company is qualified to create a full-fledged high-tech solar energy industry as an alternative to traditional power sources. Its activity is aimed at improving the efficiency, reducing the production cost, and expanding the scope of application of solar modules. In order to support and develop this industry, the Research and Development Center for Thin-Film Technologies started to operate under the Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute in 2012, its main goal being to improve the key parameters of solar modules based on amorphous silicon in the interests of Hevel LLC.

An introduction to solar cell technology

Solar cells are a promising and potentially important technology and are the future of sustainable energy for the human civilization. This article describes the latest information achievement in the field of solar cells [Solar cell efficiency tables (version 48) containing the latest efficiency of different types of solar cells published on July 2016. The article also contains data related to the worlds' energy and particularly that part which related to the conversion of solar energy into electrical energy. On the basis of these data prospects of solar energy for human and the possible ways of implementing the latest advanced Photovoltaic technology are defined. Also, methods of conversion of solar energy into electricity, working principles and materials used for various types of photovoltaic technology, as well as the global solar market, present cost of solar energy and roadmap of solar energy is presented in this paper. Imagine solar cells installed in cars to absorb solar energy to replace the traditional use of diesel and gas. Using the same principle, cell phones can also be charged by solar energy. There are such a wide variety of applications.

Solar-Biomass Hybrid System; Proposal for Rural Electrification in Bangladesh

Energy is one of the essential requirements to alleviate poverty and socioeconomic advancement. Most of the rural area is not under the national grid; therefore, electrification in rural area is the crying need of Bangladesh. Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh has issued its vision to bring the entire country under electricity service by the year 2030. The reserve of fossil fuel is diminishing; also the price of fuel is increasing throughout the world. Environmental pollution is another important issue. Green energy is current demand for the existence of future world. For that reason, reducing carbon emission and meeting energy demands are the main topologies to plan energy systems. As Bangladesh is an agricultural based country, biomass resources are available here and there is also good prospect of solar energy. In this paper, a solar-biomass hybrid system is proposed for electrification of rural area in Bangladesh.

The Role of Chromophore Coupling in Singlet Fission

Certain organic materials can generate more than one electron-hole pair per absorbed photon, a property that could revolutionize the prospects for solar energy. This process, called singlet fission, is one possible "exciton multiplication" scheme that could be useful in a variety of photovoltaic device designs from dye-sensitized solar cells to solar cell bilayers to bulk heterojunctions. For such applications to be possible, however, singlet fission must occur with near perfect efficiency in compounds that also have other requisite properties such as strong visible light absorption and photostability. Many recent investigations of singlet fission have focused on crystalline polyacenes, which have been known for some time to undergo singlet fission. While these materials have promise, limitations in stability, cost, and performance may hinder practical application of polyacene solar cells, while their complex photophysics may limit our fundamental understanding of singlet fission in crystalline polyacenes. In this Account, we describe rationally designed singlet fission chromophores whose excited state dynamics should be fairly simple and whose coupling can be well controlled through the formation of covalent dimers, aggregates, or polycrystalline films. In principle, investigations of these chromophores should provide the clearest connection to theoretical concepts explaining how an excited state evolves from a singlet (S1) into two triplets (TT). Realizing the promise of efficient singlet fission rests with two tasks: (i) producing an ideal molecular energy level structure and (ii) inducing the correct type and strength of chromophore coupling. In this Account, we offer theoretical guidance for achieving (i) and consider more extensively recent results aimed at (ii). For (i), theoretical guidance suggests that, in addition to alternant hydrocarbons like tetracene and pentacene, biradicals (i.e., molecules with two independent radical centers) may also be used as the basis for designing chromophores with low-lying triplet states such that the energy relationship 2E(T1) ≤ E(S1) is satisfied. Although molecules that do not fulfill this condition can also exhibit singlet fission from a higher lying or vibrationally excited singlet state, fast relaxation processes will likely reduce the singlet fission yield and complicate determination of the singlet fission mechanism. For (ii), once an appropriate chromophore has been chosen, the task of coupling two or more of them together must be done carefully. We discuss three pathways by which a dimer could undergo singlet fission: (1) A direct route in which slipped cofacial stacking is favorable under certain conditions. Cofacial stacking is common in molecular crystals, and it is likely not a coincidence that recent reports of efficient singlet fission involve slipped-stacked molecules in polycrystalline thin films. (2) A mediated route in which S1 interacts with (TT) through a virtual radical cation/anion state, which may be important in some situations. (3) A two-step route (i.e., through a real charge transfer intermediate) which others have suggested theoretically. We present data on 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran (DPIBF) dimers that are consistent with this pathway. Finally, we review potential solar photoconversion efficiency gains utilizing singlet fission in several contexts.

Prospects of Solar Energy in Bangladesh

A reliable, affordable and secure supply of energy is important for socio-economic development. As a country of acute power crisis Bangladesh is now looking forward to develop its renewable energy sources in addition to its traditional sources of fossil fuel. It has very limited non renewable energy sources of its own but it's endowed with renewable energy sources like biomass, wind, hydro and solar insolation. The following research paper is based on the prospects of solar energy from perspective of Bangladesh. Possible implementations of solar technologies like photovoltaic cells (PV) and Solar thermal energy (STE) are discussed with their optimum capacity, efficiency, storage facility and cost per unit power. Some social, economic and environmental constraints regarding the implementation of solar technology are highlighted and some possible solutions are offered.

Study on Malaysian's Perspective Towards Renewable Energy Mainly on Solar Energy

Malaysia, despite being known as the suppliers for oil and natural gas in the world is having a hard time fulfilling the huge demand of domestic and international energy sector. The nation's oil production has been gradually decrementing since reaching a peak of 862,000bbl/d in 2004 due to mature reservoirs. Alternative Cost as well as the maintenance that remains increasing yearly while the supply of fuels are depleting is making it hard for Malaysia to be able to sustain its oil development. This has become an important issue for the government to establish energy in the most economically worthy to ensure the sustainability in its development. This paper presents a review on Malaysian's perspective on renewable energy mainly in the solar energy sector by conducting a survey study. The survey focuses on the level of understanding Malaysian has towards renewable energy, the level of acceptance towards solar energy, the future prospect of solar energy as well as the financial perspective on solar energy in Malaysia. Study shows that renewable energy mainly in the area of solar energy receives warm welcome from many Malaysian as well as a demand for change in the conventional energy method. Malaysian is also ecologically concern as well as ready for any policies that has a solving mechanism in this energy crisis.