Optics for concentrating photovoltaics: Trends, limits and opportunities for materials and design

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 394-407

  Shanks, Katie ^a   Senthilarasu, S ^a   Mallick, Tapas K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomimicry; Concentrating photovoltaic; Materials; Renewable energy; Solar

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMIMETICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LIGHT; MICROMACHINING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

BIOMIMICRY; CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC; CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; CONCENTRATOR DESIGN; FRESNEL LENS; OPTICAL TOLERANCES; PERFORMANCE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR; SOLAR CONCENTRATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84957588223     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.01.089     Document Type: Review

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