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Environmental Variables Affecting The Performance Of Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants, Parikhit Sinha
Environmental Variables Affecting The Performance Of Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants, Parikhit Sinha
Climate Sustainability Lecture Series
The environmental sciences have been critical to identifying global environmental challenges such as climate change, but they have been less extensively utilized in deploying solutions to those challenges, such as solar energy. Environmental variables such as temperature, humidity, aerosols, clouds, soiling, and snowfall have important effects on solar PV performance, and these effects can vary regionally. The current status of large-scale solar PV deployment will be discussed along with the role of environmental variables on PV performance.
Powering The Planet: The Role Chemistry Plays In Solar Energy Technology, Amy M. Scott
Powering The Planet: The Role Chemistry Plays In Solar Energy Technology, Amy M. Scott
Climate Sustainability Lecture Series
Global energy demands are projected to double by 2050, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, and solar energy has the greatest potential as the most benign, universal resource for generating electricity. However, harnessing the solar energy efficiently and converting it towards useful forms of power that are compatible with our current infrastructure remains an elusive goal. Today’s solar energy utilization relies on silicon-based photovoltaic (PV) technology, which converts photon energy to electrical energy. The efficiency of these devices remains low (< 30%) and the cost of processing silicon and installing solar panels in homes makes PV uneconomical compared to the current price of electricity. Research efforts towards developing new inorganic and organic materials for thin film PV to replace silicon are currently underway. Organic materials are particularly interesting from the standpoint of developing simple, cheap materials that can be easily tailored for future PV devices. The future of solar energy utilization relies on developing solar paints for vehicles, solar shingles for rooftops, and spray-on solar ink for small device applications, but continued fundamental research is needed for decreasing cost and improving efficiency for next generation devices.
Stakeholder Perceptions Of Sustainable Value And Water Conservation: A Case Study Of Social, Environmental, And Economic Concerns In The Rookery Bay Estuary, Bruce Victor Lilyea
Stakeholder Perceptions Of Sustainable Value And Water Conservation: A Case Study Of Social, Environmental, And Economic Concerns In The Rookery Bay Estuary, Bruce Victor Lilyea
Department of Conflict Resolution Studies Theses and Dissertations
Stakeholders’ perceptions of social, environmental, and economic concerns in the Rookery Bay Estuary were examined through this research. The purpose of this study was to discover the shared value and common resolution responses for the people of the Rookery Bay area that can extend to other local environmental management scenarios. Using Stakeholder Theory, Rational Choice Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, and Systems Theory as theoretical foundation, the following research questions were considered: RQ1) What are the points of shared value of community stakeholders facing environmental management issues? RQ2) How do the perspectives of the community stakeholders toward the social, environmental, and economic …
Volume 7, Number 7 (July 1983), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 7, Number 7 (July 1983), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
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Volume 7, Number 6 (June 1983), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 7, Number 6 (June 1983), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
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Volume 7, Number 5 (May 1983), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 7, Number 5 (May 1983), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
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Volume 7, Number 4 (April 1983), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 7, Number 4 (April 1983), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
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Volume 7, Number 3 (March 1983), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 7, Number 3 (March 1983), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
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Volume 7, Number 2 (February 1983), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 7, Number 2 (February 1983), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
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Volume 7, Number 1 (January 1983), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 7, Number 1 (January 1983), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
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Volume 6, Number 12 (December 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 6, Number 12 (December 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
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Volume 6, Number 11 (November 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 6, Number 11 (November 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
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Volume 6, Number 10 (October 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 6, Number 10 (October 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
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Volume 6, Number 9 (September 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 6, Number 9 (September 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
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Volume 6, Number 8 (August 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 6, Number 8 (August 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
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Volume 6, Number 7 (July 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 6, Number 7 (July 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
No abstract provided.
Volume 6, Number 6 (June 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 6, Number 6 (June 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
No abstract provided.
Volume 6, Number 5 (May 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 6, Number 5 (May 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
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Volume 6, Number 4 (April 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 6, Number 4 (April 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
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Volume 6, Numbers 1 & 2 (February & March 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 6, Numbers 1 & 2 (February & March 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
Note that this issue should be Numbers 2 & 3, not Numbers 1 & 2.
Volume 6, Number 1 (January 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 6, Number 1 (January 1982), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
No abstract provided.
Volume 5, Number 12 (December 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 5, Number 12 (December 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
No abstract provided.
Volume 5, Number 11 (November 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 5, Number 11 (November 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
No abstract provided.
Volume 5, Number 10 (October 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 5, Number 10 (October 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
No abstract provided.
Volume 5, Number 9 (September 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 5, Number 9 (September 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
No abstract provided.
Volume 5, Number 8 (August 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 5, Number 8 (August 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
No abstract provided.
Volume 5, Number 7 (July 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 5, Number 7 (July 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
No abstract provided.
Volume 5, Number 6 (June 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 5, Number 6 (June 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
No abstract provided.
Volume 5, Number 5 (May 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 5, Number 5 (May 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
No abstract provided.
Volume 5, Number 4 (April 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
Volume 5, Number 4 (April 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison
The OTEC Liaison
No abstract provided.