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Hybrid perovskite photovoltaics could play a vital role in future's renewable energy production. However, there are still severe challenges when scaling the technology. In this work, perovskite solution films drying in laminar and slot-jet air flows are investigated extensively by optical in situ characterization. The main results are a quantitative model of perovskite drying dynamics and a novel in situ imaging technique - yielding valuable predictions for large-scale perovskite fabrication.

Photovoltaic power generation. --- Hybrid perovskites.

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Photovoltaics have started replacing fossil fuels as major energy generation roadmaps, targeting higher efficiencies and/or lower costs are aggressively pursued to bring PV to cost parity with grid electricity. Third generation PV technologies may overcome the fundamental limitations of photon to electron conversion in single-junction devices and, thus, improve both their efficiency and cost. This book presents notable advances in these technologies, namely organic cells and nanostructures, dye-sensitized cells and multijunction III/V cells. The following topics are addressed: Solar spectrum conversion for photovoltaics using nanoparticles; multiscale modeling of heterojunctions in organic PV; technologies and manufacturing of OPV; life cycle assessment of OPV; new materials and architectures for dye-sensitized solar cells; advances of concentrating PV; modeling doped III/V alloys; polymeric films for lowering the cost of PV, and field performance factors. A panel of acclaimed PV professionals contributed these topics, compiling the state of knowledge for advancing this new generation of PV.

Photovoltaic power generation. --- Photovoltaic energy conversion --- Photovoltaics --- Direct energy conversion --- Solar energy --- Solar batteries --- Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology

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PV power plant integration into the grid has been a relevant topic of interest over the last years. Policies supported by governments, technology maturity, favorable incentives, and cost decreasing have significantly promoted the integration of PV power plants into power systems at the transmission and distribution levels. Nevertheless, some barriers remain in terms of forecasting generation, grid reliability, and power quality, which must be overcome for the massive PV integration into future power systems. Additionally, the ancillary services provided by these generation units are increasingly required by different agents to facilitate grid operation under a high proportion of renewables. Topics of interest for this Special Issue include the following areas: large-scale PV power plants, energy policies related to PV power plants, grid integration and interaction, PV power plant modeling, monitoring and case studies, communication systems for PV power plants integration, economic analyses, PV inverters and sizing analyses, new trends in PV technologies, and reviews.

incident solar radiation --- PV output power modelling --- tilt angle --- orientation --- rooftop solar --- PV generator --- power ramping --- battery energy storage --- duck curve --- hybrid dc/ac grids --- alienation coefficient --- hybrid power system network --- protection --- power system fault --- solar energy --- wind energy --- Wigner distribution function --- ancillary service --- PV Plant --- frequency-assisting --- hardware-in-the-loop --- Photovoltaic --- DER --- energy policies related to PV power plants --- economic analyses --- monitoring and case studies --- distribution network --- hierarchical voltage control --- reactive power control --- RES --- SVR --- PV --- optimal design --- photovoltaic power plants --- hybrid optimisation --- LCOE --- PV module reduction --- photovoltaic systems --- synchronization systems --- phase-locked loops --- islanding detection methods

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The book “Assessment of Renewable Energy Resources with Remote Sensing" focuses on disseminating scientific knowledge and technological developments for the assessment and forecasting of renewable energy resources using remote sensing techniques. The eleven papers inside the book provide an overview of remote sensing applications on hydro, solar, wind and geothermal energy resources and their major goal is to provide state of art knowledge to contribute with the renewable energy resource deployment, especially in regions where energy demand is rapidly expanding. Renewable energy resources have an intrinsic relationship with local environmental features and the regional climate. Even small and fast environment and/or climate changes can cause significant variability in power generation at different time and space scales. Methodologies based on remote sensing are the primary source of information for the development of numerical models that aim to support the planning and operation of an electric system with a substantial contribution of intermittent energy sources. In addition, reliable data and knowledge on renewable energy resource assessment are fundamental to ensure sustainable expansion considering environmental, financial and energetic security.

metaheuristic --- parameter extraction --- solar photovoltaic --- whale optimization algorithm --- cloud detection --- digitized image processing --- artificial neural networks --- solar irradiance estimation --- solar irradiance forecasting --- solar energy --- sky camera --- remote sensing --- CSP plants --- coastal wind measurements --- scanning LiDAR --- plan position indicator --- velocity volume processing --- Hazaki Oceanographical Research Station --- cloud coverage --- image processing --- total sky imagery --- geothermal energy --- geophysical prospecting --- time domain electromagnetic method --- electrical resistivity tomography --- potential well field location --- GES-CAL software --- smart island --- solar radiation forecasting --- light gradient boosting machine --- multistep-ahead prediction --- feature importance --- voxel-design approach --- shading envelopes --- point cloud data --- computational design method --- passive design strategy --- lake breeze influence --- hydropower reservoir --- solar irradiance enhancement --- solar energy resource --- wind speed --- extreme value analysis --- scatterometer --- feature engineering --- forecasting --- graphical user interface software --- machine learning --- photovoltaic power plant --- surface solar radiation --- global radiation --- satellite --- Baltic area --- coastline --- cloud --- convection --- climate --- renewable energy resource assessment and forecasting --- remote sensing data acquisition --- data processing --- statistical analysis --- machine learning techniques

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This Special Issue addresses a topic of great contemporary relevance; in developed countries, most of peoples’ time is spent indoors and, depending on each person, the presence in the home ranges from 60% to 90% of the day, and 30% of that time is spent sleeping. Taking into account these data, indoor residential environments have a direct influence on human health. In addition to this, in developing countries, significant levels of indoor pollution make housing unsafe, with a detrimental impact on the health of inhabitants. Housing is therefore a key health factor for people all over the world, and various parameters such as air quality, ventilation, hygrothermal comfort, lighting, physical environment, and building efficiency, among others, can contribute to healthy architecture, and the conditions that can result from the poor application of these parameters.

vernacular architecture --- sustainability --- energy efficiency --- history --- statistics --- society --- acoustics --- environmental quality --- learning space --- occupant comfort --- sustainable architecture --- sustainable building --- visual comfort --- thermal comfort --- ventilation comfort --- VOCs --- polymer-based items --- indoor air quality --- test emission chamber --- exposure scenario --- natural lighting --- artificial lighting --- indoor lighting design --- chronodisruption --- circadian rhythms --- daylighting --- sustainable lighting design --- LED luminaires --- indoor environment quality --- classroom lighting --- sustainable development --- desalination --- reverse osmosis --- renewable energies --- environmental impacts --- decision support systems --- types of contract --- in-vehicle air quality --- pollution model --- thermal environment --- solar radiation --- VOCs exposure --- CFD --- environmental health --- building energy simulation --- water flow glazing --- experimental validation --- schools --- heat perception --- user’s perception --- qualitative technique --- POE --- weather file management --- weather datasets --- weather stations --- sensitivity analysis of weather parameters --- thermal zone temperature --- building energy management --- unitized facade --- Water Flow Glazing --- mean radiant temperature --- final energy consumption --- Artificial Neural Network (ANN) --- Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS) --- Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) --- photovoltaic power --- weather data --- facility management --- construction materials --- “smelly buildings” --- Belgrade --- Serbia --- Mexico --- energy simulation --- building energy model --- Open Studio --- SGSAVE --- NOM-020-ENER-2011 --- climate zoning --- traditional construction systems --- social housing --- verification method --- climate change --- global warming --- carbon footprint --- GHG emissions --- climate emergency --- hydrogen --- PEM fuel cells --- cogeneration --- building sustainability --- energy saving --- hygrothermal comfort --- indoor green --- vertical greenery --- cost-benefit-ratio --- sick leave --- absenteeism --- alternative quantification method