ISSN (online): 1996-1073
Call of the Journal:
- A Holistic Overview of the Energy Sector | From Engineering Approaches to Innovative ML Solutions
- Active Power Filters and Power Quality
- Advanced Electric Vehicle Techniques
- Advanced Environmental Controls for High-Performance Buildings and Sustainability
- Advanced Solutions to Increase Resilience of Medium Voltage Distribution Networks
- Advanced Techniques to Increase Energy Efficiency by Optimization and Improving Power Quality
- Advances in Catalytic Technologies for Biodiesel Fuel Synthesis
- Advances in Fluid Power Systems
- Advances in Materials, Technologies and Controls for Sustainable Buildings
- Advances in Modelling for Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Big Data on Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability
- Building Sustainable Cities of the Future
- Community Microgrids
- Computational Modelling of Wave Energy Converters
- Condensation Heat Transfer
- Control of Wind Turbines
- COVID-19 Pandemics | Energy, Economic, Environmental, Social, Policy and Health Impacts
- Decarbonising Heating and Cooling
- Design and Application of Electrical Machines
- Design and Application of Innovation Catalysts for Hydrogenation
- Drilling Technologies for the Next Generations
- Dynamic Modelling and Control in Multilevel Converters
- Economic and Policy Challenges of the Energy Transition in CEE Countries
- Economic Growth and Environmental Degradation in the Paradigm of Energy Transition
- Electric Power Transmission | Active Subtransmission Networks
- Electric Vehicle Charging Networks
- Electrified Powertrains for a Sustainable Mobility | Topologies, Design and Integrated Energy Management Strategies
- Electrothermal Modeling of Solar Cells and Modules
- Embedded Discrete Fracture Model (EDFM) for Advanced Naturally and Hydraulically Fractured Reservoir Simulation
- Emerging Materials and Fabrication Methods for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs)
- Emerging Technologies for the Efficient Utilization of Coal and Biomass
- Energy and Environmental Sustainability 2020
- Energy Conversion and Operation Technologies for Smart Grid
- Energy Data Visualization
- Energy Flows and Synergies between Energy Networks
- Energy Management in the Multi-Source Systems
- Energy Transition and Social Innovation
- Environmental and Sustainable Built Environments
- Estimation of the State-of-Charge and State-of-Health of Lithium-Ion Batteries
- European Energy Policy at a Crossroads
- Future Electrical Machines
- Governance Strategies and Insights to Accelerate the Production and Diffusion of Hydrogen and Fuel-Cell Technologies
- Green Building Technologies 2020
- Heat and Mass Transfer in Multi-Phase Flows
- Heating, Cooling, and Ventilation Systems | Applications and Performance
- Improving Energy Efficiency through Data-Driven Modeling, Simulation and Optimization
- Integration of Electrical Vehicles and Renewable Energy Resources into Power Distribution Networks
- Interactive Integration of Electric Vehicles and Power Networks | Emerging Issues and Solutions
- Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental System
- Lifetime Extension of Wind Turbines and Wind Farms
- Machine-Learning Methods for Complex Flows
- Mechanical Industrial Plants for Solid Waste Treatment
- Modeling and Control of Hybrid Electric Vehicles
- Modelling of Multiphase Flows for Renewable Energy
- Multilevel Power Converters Control and Modulation Techniques
- Nanotechnology for Solar Energy Conversion
- Next Generation of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
- Novel Developments in Energy Resources Management, Distribution Systems, Microgrids and Energy Communities
- Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbine
- Optimal Design of Power Converters
- Optimization of Propulsion in Transport Means
- Organic Photovoltaics and Organic Transistors
- Performance and Reliability of Wide Bandgap Semiconductor and Nano Device-Based Circuits for Energy Systems
- Perovskite Solar Cells
- Photovoltaic Devices
- Protection and Communication Techniques in Modern Power Systems
- Protection of Future Multi-Terminal HVDC Grids
- Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
- Real-Time Monitoring and Control for Wind Turbine Systems
- Recent Progress in Metal-Organic Frameworks for Energy-Related Applications
- Recent Studies in District Heating and Cooling Systems
- Research on Wireless Power Transfer System
- Sector Coupling for Sustainable Urban and Regional Energy Systems
- Selected Papers from the “20th CIRIAF National Congress | Sustainable Development and Preservation of Environment and Human Health”
- Smart Built Environment for Health and Comfort with Energy Efficiency
- Smart Technologies, Management and Control for Energy Systems and Networks
- Smart Thermostats for Energy Saving in Buildings
- Storages and Power Plant Flexibility for Improving Renewable Energy Penetration
- Systemic Issues to Wind and Solar Energy Deployment
- Technologies Conducive to Low Green House Gas Emission
- Thermal Management and Experimental Techniques for a Sustainable Mobility
- Thermal Storage Technologies
- Waste-to-Energy Technology Integrated with Carbon Capture
Jan
2021
Feb
2021
In the last fifteen years, the dream of massive production of electrical energy from photovoltaic conversion has become a consolidated reality. Nevertheless, exciting challenges lie ahead. Utility-scale solar systems are largely based on silicon solar cell technology that has reached full maturity. On the other hand, silicon efficiency is relatively low, and new materials, new architectures, and new concepts are being investigated to push promote the efficiency of this technology. This Special Issue welcomes research dealing with both silicon-based and next-generation solar cells, with special emphasis on reliability issues. Studies on strategies for improving the effectiveness of energy exploitation at the system level are welcome as well. Papers are expected in but not limited to the following areas: Silicon device technology; Thin films; Multijunction; Concentrator; Organic cells; Hybrid; New materials; Reliability (hot spot, PID, long-term stability, and so on).
Keywords: photovoltaic devices; silicon solar cells; thin film solar cells; concentrator solar cells; organic solar cells; photovoltaic materials; photovoltaic reliability.
Photovoltaic Devices
In the last fifteen years, the dream of massive production of electrical energy from photovoltaic conversion has become a consolidated reality. Nevertheless, exciting challenges lie ahead. Utility-scale solar systems are largely based on silicon solar cell technology that has reached full maturity. On the other hand, silicon efficiency is relatively low, and new materials, new architectures, and new concepts are being investigated to push promote the efficiency of this technology. This Special Issue welcomes research dealing with both silicon-based and next-generation solar cells, with special emphasis on reliability issues. Studies on strategies for improving the effectiveness of energy exploitation at the system level are welcome as well. Papers are expected in but not limited to the following areas: Silicon device technology; Thin films; Multijunction; Concentrator; Organic cells; Hybrid; New materials; Reliability (hot spot, PID, long-term stability, and so on).
Keywords: photovoltaic devices; silicon solar cells; thin film solar cells; concentrator solar cells; organic solar cells; photovoltaic materials; photovoltaic reliability.
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Guest Editors
Prof. Dr. Santolo Daliento
Prof. Dr. Pierluigi Guerriero
Dr. Laura Lancellotti