A concept for a hybrid solar water purification and photovoltaic system

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1772-1782

  Vivar, M ^a   Skryabin, I ^a   Everett, V ^a   Blakers, A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concentrator; Hybrid; Photo catalysis; Photovoltaic; Water disinfection

Indexed keywords

CLEAN WATERS; DEVELOPING WORLD; FULLY INTEGRATED; NEW CONCEPT; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL SITES; PURIFIED WATER; SELECTIVE ABSORPTION; SUBMODULES; URBAN AREAS; URBAN REGIONS; WATER DISINFECTIONS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISINFECTION; HYBRID MATERIALS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PURIFICATION; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 77955413415     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.05.045     Document Type: Article

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