Research

Solar Photovoltaic Energy for Mitigation of Climate Change: A Catalytic Application of Catholic Social Thought

This paper explores an application of Catholic theology to mitigate the current d

Cleaner production via industrial symbiosis in glass and largescale solar photovoltaic manufacturing

In order to alleviate production costs and increase the environmental performance

Overcoming Language Challenges of Open Source Appropriate Technology for Sustainable Development in Africa

Despite enormous efforts over the course of several decades, sustainable developm

Producer Responsibility and Recycling Solar Photovoltaic Modules

Rapid expansion of the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry is quickly causing solar

Financial Return for Government Support Financial Return for Government Support of Large-Scale Thin-Film Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing in Canada

As the Ontario government has recognized that solar photovoltaic (PV) energy conv

Estimating Potential Photovoltaic Yield with r.sun and the Open Source Geographical Resources Analysis Support System

The package r.sun within the open source Geographical Resources Analysis Support

Open Design-Based Strategies to Enhance Appropriate Technology Development

The appropriate technology (AT) movement is being driven by inventors and innovat

Towards real energy economics: Energy policy driven by life-cycle carbon emission

Alternative energy technologies (AETs) have emerged as a solution to the challeng

Hybrid Virtual- and Field Work-based Service Learning with Green Information Technology and Systems Projects

Traditional engineering service learning (SL) projects can be classified as: 1) c

Leveraging Photovoltaic Technology for Sustainable Development in Ontario's Aboriginal Communities

"The Ontario feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has prov

3-D Printing of Open Source Appropriate Technologies for Self-Directed Sustainable Development

The technological evolution of the 3-D printer, widespread internet access and in

Dispatch Strategy and Model for Hybrid Photovoltaic and Trigeneration Power Systems

The advent of small scale combined heat and power (CHP) systems has provided the

A Review of Solar Photovoltaic Levelized Cost of Electricity

As the solar photovoltaic (PV) matures, the economic feasibility of PV projects a

Peer-to-Peer Financing Mechanisms to Accelerate Renewable Energy Deployment

Despite the clear need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lack of access to capi

Diverting Indirect Subsidies from the Nuclear Industry to the Photovoltaic Industry: Energy and Economic Returns

Nuclear power and solar photovoltaic energy conversion often compete for policy s

Viability of Small-Scale Arsenic-Contaminated Water Purification Technologies for Sustainable Development in Pakistan

Drinking arsenic-contaminated water leads to a series of health problems that has

Institutional-Scale Operational Symbiosis of Photovoltaic and Cogeneration Energy Systems

Due to the negative environmental effects of fossil fuel combustion, there is a g

Barriers to Appropriate Technology Growth in Sustainable Development

Given the urgency of development problems world-wide, as well as the opportunitie

Environmental and Economic Assessment of a Greenhouse Waste Heat Exchange

As the economic costs of energy and the negative externalities associated with th

Effects of Substrate Temperature on Indium Gallium Nitride Nanocolumn Crystal Growth

Indium gallium nitride films with nanocolumnar microstructure were deposited with

Examining Social Barriers to Open Source Appropriate Technology and Innovation through Collaboration with Information and Communication Technology

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Accelerating the Growth of Solar Photovoltaic Deployment with Peer to Peer Financing

Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is a means of increasing energy security whils

Open Solar Photovoltaic Systems Optimization

A partnership has formed between eighteen organizations to produce the Open Solar

Analytical Model for the Optical Functions of Indium Gallium Nitride with Application to Thin Film Solar Photovoltaic Cells

This paper presents the preliminary results of optical characterization using spe

Effects on Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Performance from High-temperature Annealing Pulses in Photovoltaic Thermal Hybrid Devices

There is a renewed interest in photovoltaic solar thermal (PVT) hybrid systems, w

Incorporating Shading Losses in Solar Photovoltaic Potential Assessment at the Municipal Scale

Recently several algorithms have been developed to calculate the solar photovolta

The Case for Open Source Appropriate Technology

Much of the widespread poverty, environmental desecration, and waste of human lif

Optimizing the solar water disinfection (SODIS) method by decreasing turbidity with NaCl

Solar water disinfection (SODIS) has proven to be effective at reducing diarrheal

The Application of LiDAR to Assessment of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Deployment Potential on a Municipal District Unit

A methodology is provided for the application of Light Detection and Ranging (LiD

Model of Loss Mechanisms for Low Optical Concentratioon on Solar Photovoltaic Arrays with Planar Reflectors

The use of low optical concentration with planar reflectors represents a relative