Photovoltaics

advances in technology, and declining costs of sustainable energy advocate for the rapid adoption of said sustainability. Furthermore, the cost of building large utility-scale sustainable power plants has tremendously gone down; for example, solar photovoltaic power plants have decreased by fifty-percent in the last five years(Worland). Technological advancements in the field of sustainable energy are increasing rapidly, and with new advancement comes cheaper and more readily available…

HOW MUCH WILL A TESLA ROOF COST COMPARED TO A TRADITIONAL ROOF? Last year, Tesla revealed its new solar roof, made from durable photovoltaic, tempered glass tiles. Tesla aims to offer four tile styles, though currently only the smooth or textured glass styles are available to consumers (Hope). A Tesla Solar Roof is composed of solar and non-solar tiles, which are sold at different prices (Hope). A major selling point that has been promoted by Tesla is that the cost of Tesla Solar Roof should be…

LEAN + CIRCULAR PRINCIPALS = A NEW TRUE NORTH FOR MANUFACTURER For a photovoltaic sun powered board cluster to work successfully as a unit, each minor sunlight based cell must perform at the same abnormal state. So when SunPower, a vertically coordinated architect and creator of sun oriented cells and boards for homes, business structures, and power plants, propelled an incline administration exertion in 2011, concentrating on quality change and variety lessening appeared well and good. When…

Over the past few decades, urbanisation has been developing exponentially across the world with more than half of the human population making their way into cities. Cities, as products of urbanisation, become magnets for people looking for job opportunities, excellent infrastructure and efficient transport facilities. However, the sprawling nature of expanding cities has taken its toll on surrounding landscapes, with wild plants and animals being replaced with concrete buildings and paved roads…

solution volume up to 20 ml and then it decreased to 25 ml. The direct optical band gap values and Urbach energy values were analyzed. The PL spectra exhibited the peaks in the visible region, which shows that these films were a good candidate for photovoltaic application. The electrical properties revealed that all the SnS2 films were found to be n-type semiconductors. The electrical conductivity, Hall mobility and bulk carrier concentration of the samples increased with…

The most popular methods currently available are photovoltaics, wind turbines and biomass boilers. It is important not to just start installing these as standard without looking at the individual building requirements and capability for obtaining energy through these means. It would be unsustainable to carry…

Climate Change is a worldwide phenomenon, that affects the regular conditions of the environment. Historically, there have been several conventions, as the Kyoto Protocol, in order to address this problem. However, only until the Paris Agreement, countries have committed to take actions to mitigate this issue. In fact, Canada did not demonstrate any interest in the subject, but rather the provinces took the initiative and started to use regulations to reduce CO2 emissions. By 2015, Canada has…

The available technology points toward the use of lead/acid batteries to supply the power for ZEVs. The negative consequences associated with lead/acid batteries are numerous. For example, lead/acid batteries contain a large amount of lead. When the life of the battery is lost, the disposal of the lead within the battery must be dealt with appropriately. An analysis by researchers at Carnegie-Mellon found that the mass production of electric cars using lead/acid battery packs would exponentially…

Background After the second World War, local communities in the United Kingdom were forced to seek affordable construction and design method. As a result, Brutalism Architecture became a favourable method amongst architects during the mid 20th Century. However, as Brutalism architecture grew, the importance of connection between building and its surrounding context were also taken into consideration between few architects. They believed buildings should serve the need of its inhabitant and act…

One is Photovoltaic Solar Cells (PV) and another is Concentrated Solar Panel (CSP) (Khan 2015, p.415). Wind energy plant also has two types. One is horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs) and the other is vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) (Kumar 2016, p.211). For…