Unleashing the Full Power of Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Modules with Solar Trackers
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Babics, Maxime
de Bastiani, Michele
Balawi, Ahmed Hesham
Ugur, Esma
Aydin, Erkan
Subbiah, Anand Selvin
Liu, Jiang
Xu, Lujia
Azmi, Randi

Allen, Thomas
Rehman, Atteq Ur
Altmann, Thomas
Salvador, Michael

De Wolf, Stefaan

KAUST Department
KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Physical and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaMaterial Science and Engineering Program
KAUST Solar Center (KSC)
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
KAUST Grant Number
OSR-2021-4833OSR-CARF/CCF-3079
IED OSR-2020-4611
IED OSR-2019-4580
OSR-CRG2020-4350
OSR-2020-CPF-4519
OSR-CRG2019-4093
IED OSR-2019-4208
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2022-04-06Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/676295
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Perovskite/silicon tandem photovoltaics is a promising technology to exceed the performance limit of single-junction solar cells. For utility-scale photovoltaic plants, trends and forecasts indicate that bifacial modules mounted on solar trackers will increasingly dominate the market in the next 20 years. In line with this roadmap, we investigate the outdoor performance of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells mounted on a horizontal single-axis solar tracker in an environment with elevated solar insolation and albedo. We experimentally demonstrate in such conditions that a bifacial monolithic tandem solar cell installed on a tracker can generate 55% more power than an equivalent tandem mounted on a fixed rack. On the basis of our results, we anticipate a significant economic advantage by coupling bifacial monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem technology with solar trackers.Citation
Babics, M., De Bastiani, M., Balawi, A. H., Ugur, E., Aydin, E., Subbiah, A. S., Liu, J., Xu, L., Azmi, R., Allen, T. G., Rehman, A. ur, Altmann, T., Salvador, M. F., & De Wolf, S. (2022). Unleashing the Full Power of Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Modules with Solar Trackers. ACS Energy Letters, 1604–1610. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.2c00442Sponsors
Supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) under Award Nos. OSR-2021-4833, OSR-CARF/CCF-3079, IED OSR-2020-4611, IED OSR-2019-4580, OSR-CRG2020-4350, OSR-2020-CPF-4519, OSR-CRG2019-4093, and IED OSR-2019-4208. We acknowledge the use of KAUST Solar Center and the support from its staff.Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)Journal
ACS Energy LettersAdditional Links
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsenergylett.2c00442ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1021/acsenergylett.2c00442
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