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Expanding Photovoltaic Penetration with Residential Distributed Generation from Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic Combined Heat and Power Systems
The recent development of small scale combined heat and power (CHP) systems has provided the opportunity for in-house pow
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 destruction of God's creation underway du
Cleaner production via industrial symbiosis in glass and largescale solar photovoltaic manufacturing
In order to alleviate production costs and increase the environmental performance of solar photovoltaic manufacturing, an
Overcoming Language Challenges of Open Source Appropriate Technology for Sustainable Development in Africa
Despite enormous efforts over the course of several decades, sustainable development on the African continent remains inc
Producer Responsibility and Recycling Solar Photovoltaic Modules
Rapid expansion of the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry is quickly causing solar to play a growing importance in the ener
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 conversion is a solution to satisfying socie
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 System (GRASS) can be used to compute in
Open Design-Based Strategies to Enhance Appropriate Technology Development
The appropriate technology (AT) movement is being driven by inventors and innovators who are interested in designing tech
Towards real energy economics: Energy policy driven by life-cycle carbon emission
Alternative energy technologies (AETs) have emerged as a solution to the challenge of simultaneously meeting rising elect
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) collaborations with a community group or
Leveraging Photovoltaic Technology for Sustainable Development in Ontario's Aboriginal Communities
"The Ontario feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has provided Ontario's Aboriginal communities wi
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 inexpensive computing has made a new means
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 opportunity for in-house power backup of
A Review of Solar Photovoltaic Levelized Cost of Electricity
As the solar photovoltaic (PV) matures, the economic feasibility of PV projects are increasingly being evaluated using th
Peer-to-Peer Financing Mechanisms to Accelerate Renewable Energy Deployment
Despite the clear need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lack of access to capital and appropriate financing mechanisms
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 support that governs economic viability.
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 limited development for the largely poo
Institutional-Scale Operational Symbiosis of Photovoltaic and Cogeneration Energy Systems
Due to the negative environmental effects of fossil fuel combustion, there is a growing interest in both improved efficie
Barriers to Appropriate Technology Growth in Sustainable Development
Given the urgency of development problems world-wide, as well as the opportunities of open source appropriate technology
Environmental and Economic Assessment of a Greenhouse Waste Heat Exchange
As the economic costs of energy and the negative externalities associated with the combustion of fossil fuels threaten th
Effects of Substrate Temperature on Indium Gallium Nitride Nanocolumn Crystal Growth
Indium gallium nitride films with nanocolumnar microstructure were deposited with varying indium content and substrate te
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 whilst reducing the negative externalities of
Open Solar Photovoltaic Systems Optimization
A partnership has formed between eighteen organizations to produce the Open Solar Outdoors Test Field (OSOTF), which has
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 spectroscopic ellipsometry of wurtzite indi
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, which harvest solar energy for heat and e
Incorporating Shading Losses in Solar Photovoltaic Potential Assessment at the Municipal Scale
Recently several algorithms have been developed to calculate the solar photovoltaic (PV) potential on the basis of 2.5D r
The Case for Open Source Appropriate Technology
Much of the widespread poverty, environmental desecration, and waste of human life seen around the globe could be prevent
Optimizing the solar water disinfection (SODIS) method by decreasing turbidity with NaCl
Solar water disinfection (SODIS) has proven to be effective at reducing diarrheal incidence in epidemiological interventi
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 (LiDAR) to automated solar photovoltaic (PV)