The challenge of removing snow downfall on photovoltaic solar cell roofs in order to maximize solar energy efficiency - Research opportunities for the future

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 334-351

  Jelle, Bjørn Petter ^a,b  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Energy; Hydrophobic; Ice; Photovoltaic; Snow; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC; ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HYDROPHOBIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS; ULTRAHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; ZERO EMISSION BUILDINGS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FRICTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; ICE; ROOFS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

SNOW;

EID: 84884330585     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.08.010     Document Type: Review

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