Technical Program

The Promise and Challenges of CdTe PV

Matthew Reese. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Grid Integration of Renewable Energy and Energy Storage

Xiaoyan Fan. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

On the Role of Solar PV for the Energy-Industry Transition in the Americas

Christian Breyer. LUT University

Arsenic Incorporation and Activation in MBE-grown CdTe for poly-CdTe PV Devices

Alexander Goldstone¹, Ramesh Dhere¹, Eric Colegrove², Timothy Gessert¹, Mowafak Al-jassim², Sivalingam Sivananthan¹. ¹Sivananthan Laboratories Inc., Bolingbrook, IL, USA.²National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO, USA

Antimony Chloride Treatments of CdTe-Based Solar Cells

Kevin D Dobson, Abigail L Sicher, Bin Du, Pradipta Roy Dip, Brian E McCandless, William N Shafarman. University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

Informing As-Activation in Polycrystalline CdTe Utilizing Single Crystal Model Systems

Andrea T. Mathew^{1, 2}, Hongling Lott², Eric Colegrove², Matthew Young², Colin A. Wolden¹, Matthew O. Reese². ¹Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA.²National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO, USA

CdCl2 heat treatment of CdSexTe(1-x) absorbers: understanding it’s influence on Se local environment and microstrain

Niranjana Mohan Kumar¹, Srisuda Rojsatien¹, Arun K. M. Kanakkithodi³, Tao Zhou², Zhonghou Cai², Barry Lai², Dan Mao⁴, Maria Chan², Mariana Bertoni¹. ¹Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.²Argonne National Lab, Lemont, IL, USA.³Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.⁴First Solar, Perrysburg, OH, USA

Photoluminescence investigations of CdSeTe absorbers to determine how selenium concentration influences attainable voltages

Pascal Jundt¹, Robert Arndt¹, Christian Drost¹, Sagar Baitule¹, Olaf Zywitzki², Thomas Modes², Bettina SpActh¹, Bastian Siepchen¹. ¹CTF Solar GmbH, Dresden, Germany.²Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP, Dresden, Germany

Monocrystalline CdSexTe1-x/MgyCd1-yTe Double-Heterostructure Solar Cells Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Zheng Ju¹, Xin Qi¹, Xiaoyang Liu², Tyler McCarthy¹, Allison McMinn¹, Razine Hossain¹, Yong-Hang Zhang¹. ¹School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.²Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

Large scale daylight photoluminescence imaging of photovoltaic systems

Thorsten Trupke, Oliver Kunz, Juergen W. Weber, Hugh Gottlieb, Alexander Slade. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

High-Accuracy Measurement of the Incidence Angle Modifier on PV Modules

Todd Karin, Murtaza Bath, Arthur Onno. PVEL, Member of Kiwa Group, Napa, CA, USA

Low-Current Diagnostic Metric for Photovoltaic Module Damage

Ryan M. Smith¹, Dylan Colvin^{2, 3}. ¹Pordis LLC, Austin, TX, USA.²University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.³Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa, FL, USA

PLatypus: Field Photoluminescence Imaging with Simple Hardware

Timothy J Silverman¹, Nicole Luna¹, Byron McDanold¹, Josh Parker¹, William B. Hobbs². ¹National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.²Southern Company, Birmingham, AL, USA

Outdoor Photoluminescence Imaging of Perovskite-Based Photovoltaic Devices

Felix Gayot, Zhiwen Zheng, Juergen W. Weber, Yan Zhu, Thorsten Trupke, Ziv Hameiri. The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Quantitative Investigation of PID Using Infrared Thermography in Crystalline Silicon PV Module

Ravi Kumar, Rajesh Gupta. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

Effect of Charge-Modulated Molecular Passivator on Methylammonium/Bromine-Free Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells

Dhruba B. KHadka, Yasuhiro Shirai, Masatoshi Yanagida, Kenjiro Miyano. Photovoltaics Materials Group, Global Research Center for Environment and Energy based on Nanomaterials Science (GREEN), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Improving Efficiency and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells Using Interface Passivation with 2D Perovskite Films

Shahriyar Safat Dipta, Ashraf Uddin. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Radiation Hardness of Organic Solar Cells

YONGXI LI¹, Karthik Kamaraj², Bin Liu¹, Stephen Forrest¹. ¹Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.²Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Understanding and exploiting interfacial interactions between phosphonic acid functional groups and co-evaporated perovskites

Thomas J. Feeney^{1, 2}, Julian Petry², Abderrezak Torche^{3, 4}, Dirk Hauschild^{5, 6, 7}, Benjamin Hacene¹, Constantin Wansorra⁵, Alexander Diercks¹, Michelle Ernst^{3, 4}, Lothar Weinhardt^{5, 6, 7}, Clemens Heske^{5, 6, 7}, Ganna Gryn'ova^{3, 4}, Ulrich W. Paetzold^{1, 2}, Paul Fassl^{1, 2}. ¹Light Technology Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.²Institute of Microstructure Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.³Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS gGmbH), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.⁴Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.⁵Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.⁶Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.⁷Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA

Towards a Goal of Self-Assembling Molecules as Hole Transport Layers for Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells

Jann B Landgraf^{1, 2, 3}, Yashika Gupta^{2, 3}, Patricia S C Schulze², Stefan W Glunz^{1, 2, 3, 4}, Juliane Borchert^{1, 2, 3}. ¹Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT - Freiburg Center for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, Freiburg, Germany.²Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), Freiburg, Germany.³Chair of Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering (INATECH), University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.⁴Freiburg Materials Research Center (FMF), Freiburg, Germany

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Improved Stability in Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskite Thin Films via Single Crystal Purification of Precursors

Connor J. Dolan¹, Emma R. Yakel¹, Shiwei Liu¹, Ross A. Kerner², Jack R. Palmer¹, Hendrik M. Vossler¹, Clark Han¹, Sean P. Dunfield¹, David P. Fenning¹. ¹University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.²National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Developments for Novel Module Architecture for Lower CapEx and Improved Recyclability for c-Si PV Modules

Ryan J.E. Ruhle¹, Larry Maple¹, David Durney¹, Steve Johnston², Dana Kern², Walajabad S. Sampath¹. ¹Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.²National Renewable Energy Laboratories, Golden, CO, USA

Field Characterization of Vertical and Tilted Agrivoltaic Installations

Kamran Ali Khan Niazi¹, Marta Victoria^{1, 2}. ¹1Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, iClimate, Aarhus University, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.²Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center, Aarhus, Denmark

Building integration and optimization of a solar electric-thermal energy cogeneration system

Siddharth Padmanabha¹, Thalia Koutsougeras¹, Tim Keegan¹, Owen Harris¹, Axel Nielsen¹, Daniel Codd², Jake Alter³, Matthew Escarra¹. ¹Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.²University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.³Bernhard LLC, New Orleans, LA, USA

How does Module Array Design Affect the Food-Energy Productivity of Agrivoltaic Systems?

Habeel Alam¹, Muhammad Ashraful Alam², Alona Armstrong³, Nauman Butt¹. ¹Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan.²Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.³Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.⁴Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Lahore, Pakistan

UV stable thin-film down-converting polymer coating for sail-embedded PV power

Sergey Sarkisov¹, Darayas Patel², Alex Fedoseyev³. ¹SSS Optical Technologies LLC, Huntsville, AL, USA.²Oakwood University, Huntsville, AL, USA.³Solestial Inc, Tempe, AZ, USA

Vertical building integrated bifacial modules with façade reflectors for enhanced winter yield

Anne Rikhof, Shweta Pal, Leonie Horst, Jelle Westerhof, Rebecca Saive. University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

Diagnosis of PV cell passivation degradation resulting from hot-humid, high voltage potential aging

David Miller, Rachael Arnold, Ashley Gaulding, Peter Hacke, Steven Hayden, Steve Johnston, Katherine Jungjohann, John Mangum, Glenn Teeter, Kent Terwilliger, Weston Wall. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Interpreting Machine Learning Models for Correlating Bill-of-Materials with Solar Module Thermomechanical Durability

Xin Chen^{1, 3}, Todd Karin², Anubhav Jain¹. ¹Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.²PVEL, Napa, CA, USA.³University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA

Sequential Accelerated Stress Testing Identifies Processing Defects in Bifacial Photovoltaic Module Packaging That Limit Durability

Dana B. Kern, Sona Ulicna, Kent Terwilliger, Jimmy Newkirk, Steve Johnston, Dennice Roberts, John S. Mangum, Dirk Jordan, Michael Kempe, Michael Owen-Bellini, Laura T. Schelhas. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Investigation of Electrical Conduction Degradation in Front Contact of Si Cells by Nanoelectrical Probe

C.-S. Jiang, E.A. Gaulding, S. Johnston, M.G. Deceglie, J.S. Mangum, G. Paul. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Development of a Rapid Screening Protocol for Unencapsulated Silicon Architectures: High-Intensity UV Exposure of PERC and TOPCon

Mirra M. Rasmussen¹, J. Diego Zubieta Sempertegui¹, Jonah G. Gezelter¹, Nicholas Moser-Mancewicz², Kristopher O. Davis³, Mariana I. Bertoni², Laura S. Bruckman¹, Ina T. Martin¹. ¹Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.²Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.³University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Determining the Photochemical Degradation and Crosslinking Reaction Kinetics in Photovoltaic Encapsulants Using Accelerated Aging

Kuan Liu¹, David C. Miller², Nick Bosco², Reinhold H. Dauskardt¹. ¹Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.²National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Modeling, Identification, and Validation of Onboard Inverter Active Islanding Detection Methods

Nishant Bilakanti¹, Dol Kunwar², Wenzong Wang¹, Yiwei Ma¹, Charles Brewster¹, Aminul Huque¹. ¹Electric Power Research Institute, Knoxville, TN, USA.²Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA

Capabilities of Photovoltaic Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems in Supporting the Power Grid

Robbie Sanderson, Marianne Rodgers. Wind Energy Institute of Canada, North Cape, PE, Canada

Testing Functional Capabilities of Commercial Grid Forming Inverters using a Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Setup

Javier Hernandez-Alvidrez, Rachid Darbali-Zamora, Jack David Flicker, Nicholas Gurule. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Four Port Solid-State Transformer fed Dual-Converter Topology for Utility-Scale PV Farms

Jalpa Thakkar¹, Ghanshyamsinh Gohil². ¹SRICT-UPL University of Sustainable Technology, Ankleshwar, India.²Hitachi Energy, Raleigh, NC, USA

A Generic and Multifunctional Electromagnetic Transient Model for Grid-Following Inverters

Soham Chakraborty¹, Jing Wang¹, Rasel Mahmud¹, Andy Hoke¹, Brian Johnson ², Romulo Goncalves Bainy², Hangtian Lei². ¹National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.²University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Scalable production of photovoltaic-grade WSe2 via tungsten selenization

Kathryn M. Neilson¹, Sarallah Hamtaei^{2, 3, 4}, Koosha Nassiri Nazif¹, Joshua M. Carr⁵, Sepideh Rahimi⁶, Frederick Nitta^{1, 7}, Guy Brammertz^{2, 3, 4}, Jeffery L. Blackburn⁸, Joke Hadermann⁶, Krishna C. Saraswat^{1, 7}, Obadiah G. Reid^{8, 9}, Bart Vermang^{2, 3, 4}, Alwin Daus^{1, 10}, Eric Pop^{1, 7, 11}. ¹Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA.²Hasselt Univ., imo-imomec, Martelarenlaan 42, Hasselt, Belgium.³Imec, imo-imomec, Thor Park 8320, Genk, Belgium.⁴EnergyVille, imo-imomec, Thor Park 8320, Genk, Belgium.⁵Univ. Colorado Boulder, Materials Science a Engineering Program, Boulder, CO, USA.⁶Univ. Antwerp, Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT), Antwerp, Belgium.⁷Dept. of Materials Science a Engineering, Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA.⁸National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Chemistry and Nanoscience Center, Boulder, CO, USA.⁹University of Colorado Boulder, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, Golden, CO, USA.¹⁰Sensors Laboratory, Dept. Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), Univ. Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.¹¹Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA

NaBiS2 as a next-generation photovoltaic absorber

Yi-Teng Huang^{1, 2}, SeAin R. Kavanagh^{3, 4, 5}, Marcello Righetto⁶, Marin Rusu⁷, Szymon J. Zelewski¹, Samuel D. Stranks^{1, 8}, Akshay Rao¹, Laura M. Herz⁶, David O. Scanlon^{3, 5}, Aron Walsh⁴, Robert L. Z. Hoye². ¹Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.²Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.³Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, United Kingdom.⁴Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.⁵Thomas Young Centre, University College London, London, United Kingdom.⁶Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.⁷Struktur und Dynamik von Energiematerialien, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fA¼r Materialien und Energie, Berlin, United Kingdom.⁸Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Improved efficiency in WSe2 solar cells using amorphous InOx heterocontacts

Shifan Wang¹, Di Yan¹, Jesus Ibarra Michel¹, Alexander Corletto¹, Ary Wibowo², Ha Young Lee¹, Sujeong Byun¹, Sejeong Kim¹, Sivacarendran Balendhran¹, Kenneth B. Crozier¹, Peter Sherrell³, Daniel MacDonald², James Bullock¹. ¹Univeristy of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.²the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.³RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

Fabrication of Multi-stacked GaSb/GaAs Quantum Rings in Thin-film Intermediate Band Solar Cells

Yusuke Oteki, Yoshitaka Okada. The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

p-i-n Betavoltaic Cells under Ni63 Irradiation: Quantifying Carrier Collection and Power Output

Mathieu de Lafontaine¹, Robert F.H. Hunter¹, Gavin Forcade¹, John P.D. Cook¹, Dominique Drouin², Jacob J. Krich¹, Karin Hinzer^{1, 2}. ¹SUNLAB - University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.²UniversitAc de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

Ultrathin Si for single and tandem applications through reciprocal space engineering and quasi-random patterning

Jeronimo Buencuerpo^{1, 2}, Andrea Cattoni^{1, 2}, StAcphane Collin^{1, 2, 3}. ¹Institut PhotovoltaAmque d'Ile-de-France (IPVF), Palaiseau, France.²Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N), CNRS, UniversitAc Paris-Sud/Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau, France.³ Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

Electric Orbit Raising Radiation Induced Coverglass Darkening and Its Impact on III-V Multijunction Solar Cell Performance

Samuel Beyene¹, Bao Hoang¹, Catherine Keys¹, Bradely Weaver², Ani Khachatrain². ¹Maxar Space Systems, Palo alto, CA, USA.²U.S Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, DC, USA

Qualification and Production of IMM-β and Z4J+, Radiation Hard III-V Solar Cells

Zachary Bittner, Daniel Derkacs, Nate Miller, Frank Fencl, Janine Walker, Andrew Espenlaub, Tobias Burger, Ryan Hool, Albert Perry, Alex Haas, Dan Aiken, Ben Cho, Pravin Patel. SolAero by Rocket Lab, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Radiation-induced defect creation and healing in metal-halide perovskite semiconductors

Ahmad Kirmani. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA

Perovskite Solar Cells for Space: Assessment of Encapsulation under Proton Irradiation

Megh N Khanal^{1, 2}, Vincent R Whiteside^{1, 2}, Hadi Afshari¹, Mritunjaya Parashar³, Mohin Sharma³, Giles E Eperon⁴, Yinghuan Kuang⁵, Sarallah Hamtaei⁵, Bart Vermang⁵, Bibhudutta Rout³, Ian R Sellers^{1, 2}. ¹Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.²Department of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.³Department of Physics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.⁴Swift Solar, San Carlos, CA, USA.⁵IMEC, imo-imomec, Thin Film PV Tech, -partner in Solliance, Genk, Belgium

Radiation tolerant low cost tandem solar cells for space applications

Gavin Conibeer, Santosh Shrestha. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

In-situ characterization tools for evaluating radiation tolerance and elemental migration in perovskites

Mohin Sharma¹, Mritunjaya Parashar¹, Darshpreet/Kaur Saini¹, Todd/A Byers¹, Charles/T Bowen¹, Megh/N Khanal², Vincent/R Whiteside³, Ahmad/R Kirmani⁴, Joseph/M Luther⁵, Ian/R Sellers², Gary/A Glass¹, Bibhudutta Rout¹. ¹University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.²University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.³University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.⁴Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA.⁵National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Formation of Selective TOPCon Front Surface Field with Excellent Passivation For High-Efficiency Back-Junction Solar Cells

Sagnik Dasgupta¹, Pradeep Padhamnath², Young-Woo Ok¹, Ajeet Rohatgi¹. ¹Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.²Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Pinhole Formation by Nucleated Phase Separation in TOPCon and POLO Solar Cells: Structural Dynamics and Optimization

Andrew M Diggs, Zachary Crawford, Adam Goga, Zitong Zhao , Gregely Zimanyi. University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - UV-Stability of Industrial PERC, SHJ and TOPCon Solar Cells

Fabian Thome¹, Pascal MeA¹, Wolfram Kwapil^{1, 2}, Florian Schindler¹, Martin C. Schubert¹. ¹Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.²Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering (INATECH), Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Ex-situ doping of polysilicon hole contacts via electron-beam boron evaporation

Yida Pan¹, Di Kang², Di Yan¹, Jiali Wang², Peiting Zheng³, Jie Yang³, Xinyu Zhang³, James Bullock¹. ¹University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.²The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.³Jinko Solar, Haining, China

Self-Developed GaN Like Passivating layer on e-Beam Evaporated in situ doped Poly-Si:Ga Passivated Emitters With iVoc >704 mV

Salar H. Sedani¹, Ilker Yildiz², Bulent Arikan¹, Hasan H. Canar¹, Hisham Nasser¹, Rasit Turan¹. ¹ODTA, Ankara, Turkey.²Merlab, METU, Ankara, Turkey

Benefits of Reactive Silver Ink Metallization: More Than Just a Path to 90% Less Silver

Michael Martinez-Szewczyk¹, Steven DiGregorio², Owen Hildreth², Mariana Bertoni¹. ¹Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.²Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - A Noval Distributed Voltage Regulation Scheme to Enhance the Utilization of Distributed Energy Resources

Madhura Sondharangalla, Dan Moldavan, Raja Ayyanar. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Load Coincidence Factors for Robust Optimal Power Flow in Radial Distribution Networks

Andrew Musgrave. The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

A Data-Driven Framework for Evaluating the Impacts of Advanced PV Inverter Control Functions

Joseph A. Azzolini, Matthew J. Reno. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Distributed Automatic Generation Control considering DPV using T&D Dynamic Co-simulation

Prasant Basnet¹, Xin Fang¹, Wenbo Wang², Weijia Liu². ¹Mississippi State University, MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS, USA.²National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Suppressing Post-Fault Active Power Transients in Grid-Forming Inverters

Ryan Elliott. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Front and Rear Irradiance ratio in Bifacial Photovoltaic Systems

Luis Fernando Bustos-MAirquez^{1, 2}, Thunchanok Kaewnukultorn^{1, 2}, Steven Hegedus^{1, 2}. ¹Institute of Energy Conversion, Newark, DE, USA.²University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Importance of Spectral Effects in Energy Yield Predictions for High Latitude Locations

Mandy R Lewis¹, Victoria Jancowski¹, Christopher E. Valdivia^{1, 2}, Karin Hinzer¹. ¹SUNLAB, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.²Enurgen, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Spectral correction of yield forecasts for c-Si systems

Keith R. McIntosh, Malcolm D. Abbott, Ben A. Sudbury. PV Lighthouse, Coledale, Australia

A Practical Framework for 3D Shade Modeling: Addressing the Tradeoff Between Precision and Performance

Kurt Rhee, Jason Spokes. Terabase Energy, Berkeley, CA, USA

Equating reference cell and broadband pyranometer data

Josh Peterson¹, Aron Habte², Manajit Sengupta², Afshin Andreas². ¹University of Oregon, Solar Radiation Monitoring Lab, Eugene, OR, USA.²NREL, Golden, CO, USA

Standardization of PV Reference Cells for Outdoor Measurements

Anton Driesse¹, Aron Habte², Manajit Sengupta². ¹PV Performance Labs, Freiburg, Germany.²National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden, CO, USA

Riding the wave of floating photovoltaics: a public perception study in an urban context

Leonardo Micheli, Alice Zaghini, Fabio Bisegna. Department of Astronautical, Electrical and Energy Engineering (DIAEE), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Challenges and strategies for establishing a rooftop photovoltaic system crowdsourced by students and employees at Aarhus University

Marta Victoria, Zhe Zhang, Gorm B. Andresen, Parisa Rahdan, Ebbe K. GActske. Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, iClimate, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Proyecto Luz Verde UPRM: Project-Based-Learning Education on Power and Energy using Off-Grid PV Systems

Javier Moscoso, Alexis Burgos, Miguel De JesAos, Jan Otero, Diego VAizquez, A Olivieri, Leonardo Guadalupe, Amarilys ValentAsn, Eduardo Ortiz. University of Puerto Rico at MayagA¼ez, MayagA¼ez, PR, Puerto Rico

Best Student Presentation Award Finalist - Technoceconomic Analysis of Photovoltaic Systems for Promoting Clean and Affordable Energy in Vulnerable Communitie

Elizabeth A. Trader^{1, 2}, Alejandro Aparcedo³, Thomas Wahl^{5, 6}, Kelly A. Stevens⁷, Christopher T. Emrich^{6, 7}, Zhihua Qu^{1, 2}, Bo Tu^{1, 2}, Siddiqur Rahman^{5, 6}, Herbert Longenecker⁷, Kristopher Davis^{2, 3, 4}, Mengjie Li^{2, 3}. ¹Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.²Resilient, Intelligent and Sustainable Energy Systems Cluster, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.³Florida Solar Energy Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.⁴Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.⁵Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.⁶National Center for Integrated Coastal Research, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.⁷School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Best Practices for Renewable Energy Engagements and Consultations in Nunavut

Martha Lenio^{1, 2}, Laura-Jeannie Gibbons³. ¹High Latitude Energy Consulting, Iqaluit, NU, Canada.²The Arctic Renewables Society, Iqaluit, NU, Canada.³Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation, Sanirajak, NU, Canada

Investigation of properties of CdSeTe/Sb and Sb/CdSeTe stacks

Ali A^{1, 2}, Bin Du¹, Kevin D. Dobson¹, Brian E. McCandless¹, William N. Shafarman¹. ¹Institute of Energy Conversion, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.²NiA, NiA, Turkey

Enhancement of Efficiency in Cu(In, Ga)(S, Se)2 Solar Cells by Gallium doping in Zn(O, S) Buffer layer

Yung-Ling Chang, Yi-Hsuan Huang, Jun-Nan Liu, Wei-Chih Lin, Chih-Huang Lai. National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Performance of Emerging Cu3BiS3 Thin Film Solar Cell with Optimized Carrier Transport Layer

Sandip Das. Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA, USA

Modeling and optimization of a novel design of CIGS tandem solar cells, utilizing mole fraction variation

Filippos Filippou, Michael Sherif. Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Monterey, CA, USA

Fabricating >7.5% Sb2S3 Based Thin Film Solar Cell via Modified Hydrothermal Growth Process

Vijay C. Karade¹, Namuna Adhikari¹, Samietha S. Kumar¹, Dipendra Pokhrel¹, Xavier Mathew^{1, 2}, Alisha Adhikari¹, Ebin Bastola¹, Abasi Abudulimu¹, Adam B. Phillips¹, Zhaoning Song¹, Michael J. Heben¹, Yanfa Yan¹, Randy J. Ellingson¹. ¹Wright Center for Photovoltaic Innovation and Commercialization, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.²Instituto de EnergAsas Renovables, Temixco, Mexico

All Dry Process with K2S Post Deposition Treatment by Atomic Layer Deposition: A Feasible Way for Large-Scale Production of Alkali Post Treatment in CIGS Thin Film Solar Cell Industry

Jun-Nan Liu¹, Bo-Shiun Chen¹, Chia-Chen Chung¹, Tzi-Yi Yang¹, Yung-Ling Chang¹, Ji-Shian Tsai², Tzu-Ying Lin¹, Yu-Lun Cheuh¹, Chih-Huang Lai¹. ¹National Tsing-Hua University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.²National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City, Taiwan

Effects of Chemical Etching in Ex-situ Bi-Doped CdSeTe Solar Cells

Sabin Neupane¹, Deng-Bing Li¹, Manoj Jamarkattel¹, Abasi Abudulimu¹, Alisha Adhikari¹, You Li¹, Tyler Brau¹, Zhaoning Song¹, Feng Yan², Michael Heben¹, Randy Ellingson¹, James Becker⁴, Dingyuan Lu³, Gang Xiong³, William Huber⁴, Yanfa Yan¹. ¹University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.²Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.³California Technology Center, First Solar Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA.⁴First Solar Inc, Perrysberg, OH, USA

First-Principles Calculations and Experimental Measurements of Valence Band Offsets for Pristine CdTe(-1-1-1)/TeO2 Heterointerfaces

Anthony P. Nicholson, James R. Sites, Walajabad S. Sampath, Amit H. Munshi. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Temperature and Spectrum Dependence on Light Soaking Recovery for Proton-Irradiated Flexible Chalcopyrite Solar Cells

Hiroki Sugimoto¹, Takeshi Yagioka¹, Yoshiyuki Murakami², Tetsuya Nakamura², Shin-ichiro Sato³, Takeshi Ohshima^{3, 4}. ¹PXP Corporation, Sagamihara, Japan.²Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba, Japan.³National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Takasaki, Japan.⁴Department of Materials Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Continnum Modeling and Optimization of Group-V Doping in CdTe1-xSex

Xiaofeng Xiang, Aaron Gehrke, Yijun Tong, Scott Dunham. University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

9.7% Efficient Kesterite Solar Cell Modules

Hao Xin¹, Mingjun Yuan¹, Chunxu Xiang¹, Zhen Yan², Hongfei Zhou², Naiyun Liu¹, Shuxia Wei¹, Wei Li², Weibo Yan², Chunlei Yang². ¹State Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts a Telecommunications, 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China., Nanjing, China.²Center for Photonics information and Energy Materials, Shenzhen institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China., Shenzhen, China

Transient Photovoltage as a Tool for Probing Carrier Dynamics in CdTe-Based Solar Cells

Abasi Abudulimu, Adam Phillips, Steven Carter, Sabin Neupane, Deng-Bing Li, Tyler Brau, Jared Friedl, Yanfa Yan, Michael Heben, Randy Ellingson. Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC), Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Toledo, toledo, OH, USA

Effect of Post-Deposition Annealing on the Performance of Antimony Selenide Solar Cells

Alisha Adhikari, Suman Rijal, Joel Blodgett, Sabin Neupane, Manoj K Jamarkattel, Nadeesha Katakumbura, Tamanna Mariam, Kshitiz Dolia, Michael J Heben, Randy J Ellingson, Zhaoning Song, Yanfa Yan. University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

Na Out-Diffusion Induced Effect on the Structural and Electrical Properties of CIGS Thin Film and its Device Performance

Hamda A. Al-Thani, Falah S. Hasoon. National Energy and Water Research Center (NEWRC), Abu Dhabi, PO. Box 54111, United Arab Emirates

CuSCN as a Transparent p-type Heterojunction Partner for the n-type CdTe Solar Cells

Md Zahangir Alom, Sheikh Tawsif Elahi, Vasilios Palekis, Wei Wang, Chris Ferekides. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

CuI as a Transparent Back Contact for CdTe Solar Cells

Md Zahangir Alom, Sheikh Tawsif Elahi, Vasilios Palekis, Wei Wang, Chris Ferekides. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

Investigation of Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 solar cells fabricated through aqueous non-vacuum spray deposition

Ikram Anefnaf, Simya O.K., Elisa Artegiani, Narges Torabi, Mariyam Mukhtar, Alessandro Romeo. LAPS-Laboratory for Photovoltaics and Solid State Physics, Departiment of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

EQE as a Diagnostic Tool for Doping in CdTe Photovoltaic Devices

Ebin Bastola, Adam B. Phillips, Nadeesha katakumbura, Kartik Nair, Kara Kile, Manoj K. Jamarkattel, Prabodika Kalurachchi, Abasi Abudulium, Randy J Ellingson, Michael J. Heben. The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

Automation of Close Sublimation System used for CdSe and CdTe Evaporation on Thin Film Solar Cells

Martin Bliss, Robert D. Ellis, Rachael Greenhalgh, Kerrie Morris, Jake W. Bowers, John M. Walls, Kurt L. Barth. Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

Planarization of Fluorine-doped Tin Oxide for Improved Thin Film CdTe Device Performance

Kieran M. Curson, Adam M. Law, Ali Abbas, Luksa Kujovic, John M. Walls. Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

Optimization of Sb-doped CdSeTe Solar Cells

Bin Du¹, Gregory A. Manoukian², Antonio J. N. Oliveira³, Kevin Dobson¹, Aayush Nahar⁴, Brian McCandless¹, Aaron Arehart⁴, Jason B. Baxter², William N. Shafarman¹. ¹University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA.²Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.³International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Braga, Portugal.⁴The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

Structural Properties of Cadmium Selenide Thin Films

Sheikh Tawsif Elahi, Md Zahangir Alom, Wei Wang, Vasilios Palekis, Chris Ferekides. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

Progress on Optimization of CdSe and CdTe Processing and CdCl2 Treatment Parameters

Robert D. Ellis, Martin Bliss, Xiaolei Liu, Rachael Greenhalgh, Mustafa Togay, Ali Abbas, Kieran M. Curson, John M. Walls, Jake W. Bowers, Kurt L. Barth. Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

Effect of Band Gap Gradient on the Open Circuit Voltage Limit of the Cu(In, Ga)Se2 Absorbers

Sevan Gharabeiki¹, Tilly Schaaf^{1, 2}, Francesco Lodola¹, Taowen Wang¹, Michele Melchiorre¹, Susanne Siebentritt¹. ¹Laboratory for Photovoltaics, Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.²Trinity college Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Two-Dimensional Modeling of CdTe Back Interface Recombination

Ian M. Glass, Adam Phillips, Jared Friedl, Michael Heben. University of Toledo Wright PVIC, Toledo, OH, USA

Understanding the Effect of Various Commercial TCO Glass Substrates on CdSeTe/CdTe Solar Cell Performance

Trent N. Hanney¹, Amit Munshi². ¹Next Generation PV Center, Fort Collins, CO, USA.²Next Generation PV Center, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Effect of sub-bandgap states in CdSe

Taylor Hill^{1, 2}, Sachit Grover², James Sites¹. ¹Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.²First Solar, Santa Clara, CA, USA

In Situ Arsenic Doping of Evaporated CdTe FIlms Using an Integrated Effusion Cell with Cracker

Zulkifl Hussain, Adam/B Phillips, Jared/D Friedl, Zun-nun Hussain, Abdul Quader, Prabodika/N. Kaluarachchi, Taylor/C. Tomko, Hana ElSayed, Shannon/E. Costello, Ebin Bastola, Yanfa Yan, Randy/J. Ellingson, Michael/J. Heben. The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

Optimising the thickness of sputtered SnO2 buffer layers for high efficiency CdSeTe/CdTe devices.

Luis C. Infante-Ortega¹, Xiaolei Liu¹, Luksa Kujovic¹, Mustafa Togay¹, Luke O. Jones¹, Ali Abbas¹, Jake W. Bowers¹, John M. Walls¹, Wei Zhang², Chungho Lee², Timothy Nagle², Dingyuan Lu², Gang Xiong², Ochai Oklobia³, Dan A. Lamb³, Stuart J. C. Irvine³. ¹CREST, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom.²First Solar, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA.³CSER, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom

Self-compensation of group-V acceptors in CdTe

Anderson Janotti, Intuon Chatratin, Igor Evangelista. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

Soft-baking optimization in Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 absorbers prepared from nanoparticle inks

Michael D. K. Jones, Stephen Campbell, Neil S. Beattie, Guillaume Zoppi, Vincent Barrioz, yongtao Qu. Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom

Top Performing Cadmium Telluride Research Devices From Four Labs

Camden Kasik, Ishwor Khatri, James Sites. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Investigating the Role of Temperature on Recombination Current Densities

Nadeesha Katakumbura, Adam B. Phillips, Abudulimu Abasi, Ebin Bistola, Michael J. Heben, Randy J. Ellingson. The university of toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

Scalable, Solution-Based Fabrication of Novel Sb2S3 Photovoltaic Fibers

Richard A. Korneisel, Evan D. Jacque, Konstantinos Gerasopoulos, Michael H.-C. Jin. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA

Enabling Two-Terminal Tandem Solar Cells with Ag-incorporated Sb2(SxSe1-x)3 and Sb2S3 absorbers

Sanghyun Lee¹, Kent Price². ¹University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.²Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, USA

Accelerating Material Discovery for CdTe Solar Cells Using Knowledge Intense Word Embeddings

Xiaolei Liu¹, Kurt Barth¹, David Windridge², Kai Xu³. ¹Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom.²Middlesex University, London, United Kingdom.³University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Ultrafast Heteroepitaxial Single-Crystal CdTe Thin Film by Close Space Sublimation

Hongling Lott¹, Peter Dingus², James Garnett², Anthony Rice¹, Matthew Reese¹, Eric Colegrove¹. ¹National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.²Uriel Solar, Inc, Westlake Village, CA, USA

Theoretical Modeling and Experimental Data of Cu and As diffusion in Thin Tilm CdTe Solar Cells

Mayank Mate, Sushmakanth Myneni, Amit Munshi, Walajabad Sampath. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

A Comparison of CdS and Zn(O, S) Buffer Layers in (Ag, Cu)(In, Ga)Se2 Solar Cells

Michael F. Miller¹, Ana Kanevce², Marzieh Baan³, Rico Gutzler², Darius Kuciauskas⁴, Theresa Magorian Friedlmeier², Tyler J Grassman^{1, 3}, Aaron R Arehart¹. ¹The Ohio State University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Columbus, OH, USA.²Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie-und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Stuttgart, Germany.³The Ohio State University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Columbus, OH, USA.⁴National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA

Development of fabrication process for thin-film CZTS solar cell based on an electroplated metallic precursor

Io Mizushima¹, Peter T Tang¹, Alexander H Ohrt², Eduard L Balada². ¹IPU P/S, Virum, Denmark.²Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

Study of Ultra-Thin Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells

Mariyam Mukhtar¹, Elisa Artegiani¹, Narges Torabi¹, Ikram Anefnaf¹, Simya O.K.¹, Jessica Barrantes², Matteo Meneghini², Alessandro Romeo¹. ¹LAPS-Laboratory for Photovoltaics and Solid State Physics, Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.²Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, via Gradenigo 6/B, 35131 Padova, Italy, Padova, Italy

Sub-Band Gap Emission in CdSexTe1-x Devices by Various Post- Deposition Methods

Sushmakanth Myneni, Daniel Shaw, Amit Munshi, Walajabad Sampath. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Statistical Analysis of Reverse-Bias Breakdown characteristics of CIGS Solar Modules

Suheir Nofal^{1, 2}, Andreas Gerber¹, Timon Vaas^{1, 2}, Bart E. Pieters¹, Uwe Rau^{1, 2}. ¹IEK5-Photovoltaics, Forschungszentrum JA¼lich GmbH, JA¼lich, Germany.²JA¼lich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA-Energy) and Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Incorporating RF-Sputtered Indium Tin Oxide as the Front TCO Layer for CdSe/CdTe Bilayer Solar Cells on Space-Qualified Cover Glass

Aesha P. Patel, Adam B. Phillips, Ebin Bastola, Nadeesha Katakumbura, Abasi Abudulimu, Michael J. Heben, Randy J. Ellingson. Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

Color-Performance Dynamics in CIGS Solar Cells with Varied ITO and Zn(O, S) Layer Thickness Explored by Numerical Simulations

Lorenzo Perini, Giovanna Sozzi. Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Two Epitaxial Lift-off Techniques for Flexible CdTe/MgCdTe Double-Heterostructure Thin-Film Solar Cells

Xin Qi, Zheng Ju, Xiaoyang Liu, Allison McMinn, Tyler McCarthy, Razine Hossain, Yong-Hang Zhang. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

Phosphorus Doping of CdTe Absorber Using Phosphine Gas

Abdul Quader, Ebin Bastola, Venkanna Kanneboina, Prabin Dulal, Madan K Mainali, Kiran Lamichhane, Bishal Shrestha, Ambalanath Shan, Adam B. Phillips, Randy J. Ellingson, Nikolas J. Podraza, Michael J. Heben. Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC), Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

Magnesium Zinc Oxide Emitter Layers with and without Gallium-doping for Cadmium Telluride-based Photovoltaic Devices

Lilly Quintana Barrera, Jennifer Drayton, James R. Sites. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Analysis and EQE Simulation of CIGS Solar Cell to Optimize CdS/ZnO Interface Layer.

Dhurba R. Sapkota, Manoj K. Jamarkattel, Rabee B. Alkhayat. Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

Tuning the (Zn, Mg)O Layer Thickness for Improved Efficiency in CIGS Solar Cells with Zn(O, S) Buffer: A Numerical Investigation

Giovanna Sozzi¹, Lorenzo Perini¹, Wolfram Witte², Dimitrios Hariskos². ¹Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.²Zentrum fA¼r Sonnenenergie -und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-WA¼rttemberg (ZSW), Stuttgard, Germany

Investigations on CdSexTe1-x/CdTe solar cells before and after a light treatment

Bettina SpActh¹, Pascal Jundt¹, Anna Kindvall¹, Ivan Rimmaudo¹, Robert Arndt¹, Bastian Siepchen¹, Olaf Zywitzki², Thomas Modes², Hikmet Sezen³, Jean Becker³, Jan P. Hofmann³. ¹CTF Solar GmbH, Dresden, Germany.²Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP, Dresden, Germany.³Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

Molybdenum as a Back Contact for Thin-Film Solar Cells

Priya S. Suryavanshi^{1, 2}, Chetan J. Panchal¹. ¹Applied Physics Department, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara, India.²2Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Post-deposition Treatment of n-CdTe Solar Cells

Wei WANG, Vasilis Palekis, Md Zahangir Alom, Sheikh Elahi Tawsif, Chris Ferekides. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

Prediction of the Optical Properties and Photovoltaic Potential of Iron Disulfide using Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometry

Awais Zaka¹, Sabina Abdul Hadi², Saeed Alhassan¹, Ammar Nayfeh¹. ¹Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.²University of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Control Strategy for Small Hydro, PV & Fuel-Cell Based Hybrid Community Micro Grid

Zeeshan Akhtar, Eduardo I. Ortiz Rivera, Rachid Darbali Zamora. The University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, USA

Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Validation for DER Protection Model Executed in Dominion Energy Training Program

Genesis B. Alvarez, Patrick A. Doss , Ibukunoluwa O. Korede , Lionel W. Brookins . Dominion Energy, Glen Allen, VA, USA

Closed-Loop Validation for AI-Based Active PV Plant Control in Supporting AGC

Mengmeng Cai¹, Emanuel Mendiola¹, Weihang Yan¹, Jing Wang¹, Simon Julien², Tristan Liu², Zachary Jacobs², Vahan Gevorgian¹. ¹National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA.²Latimer Controls, Boulder, CO, USA

Optimal Control of Distribution Switches Using Deep Neural Networks to Balance a Low-Cost Dynamic Photovoltaic Microgrid

Ricardo Calloquispe-Huallpa¹, Rachid Darbali-Zamora², Erick E. Aponte-Bezares¹, Anny Huaman-Rivera¹. ¹ University of Puerto Rico at MayagA¼ez (UPRM), Mayaguez, PR, Puerto Rico.²Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, NM, USA

An Optimization Approach for Microgrid Sizing Considering Varying Renewable Energy Markets: Puerto Rico Use Case

Ricardo Calloquispe-Huallpa¹, Rachid Darbali-Zamora², Erick E. Aponte-Bezares¹. ¹University of Puerto Rico at MayagA¼ez (UPRM), Mayaguez, PR, Puerto Rico.²Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, NM, USA

Implementation of an Analytical Active Power Curtailment Method for Photovoltaic System Applications

Rachid Darbali-Zamora¹, Eduardo I. Ortiz-Rivera². ¹Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA.²University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, USA

Ordinary Differential Equations Mathematical Modeling of a Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Platform to Evaluate Photovoltaic Inverter IEEE1547.1 Unintentional Islanding Tests

Edgardo Desarden-Carrero¹, Rachid Darbali-Zamora², Erick E. Aponte-Bezares¹. ¹University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, USA.²Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Demonstration of a Simulated Inverter Laboratory using Unintentional Islanding Tests from IEEE 1547.1

Eugene Desjardins Couture, Nayeem Ninad. CanmetENERGY - Natural Resources Canada, Varennes, QC, Canada

Solar PV Inverter Retrofitting: Enhancing Reliability through Predictive Maintenance

Rabin Dhakal, Kushal Buch, Wayne Li, Curtiss Fox. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Charlotte, NC, USA

Solar-Powered, Internet-of-Things-based Smart Greenhouse with Adaptive Environment Control for Sustainable Agriculture Nursery

Harvey Jan F. Fukuyo¹, Rey Alexander B. Ramos¹, Andre Charles P. Canonicato¹, Kristine S. Balinas¹, Bernice Mae F. Yu Jeco-Espaldon^{1, 2}, Achilles E. Espaldon¹, Aris C. Larroder³, Noel Peter B. Tan^{1, 2}, Sarah P. Villa¹. ¹College of Technology, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Philippines.²Center for Advanced New Materials, Engineering, and Emerging Technologies (CANMEET), Iloilo City, Philippines.³College of Arts and Sciences, West Visayas State University, Iloilo City, Philippines

Improving The Hosting Capacity Of PV Systems In LV Grids Through Energy Storage Systems And Smart Inverter

Anny Huaman-Rivera, Agustin Irizarry-Rivera, Ricardo Calloquispe-Huallpa. University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR, Puerto Rico

Developing IEEE Std 2800-Compliant Algorithms for Transmission-Connected Inverter-Based Resource

Rasel Mahmud¹, Andy Hoke¹, Jeremy Keen¹, James Cale². ¹National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Aurora, CO, USA.²Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

A Two Stage Process for Optimal Coordination of Phase and Ground Protection Settings of Sparsely Placed Bidirectional Overcurrent Relays

Ronald C. Matthews, Trupal R. Patel, Adam K. Summers, Daniel J. Kelly, Matthew J. Reno. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Network Orientation and Advanced Inverter Function Assessment for High Variability Irradiance Data

Laith Mubaslat, Nayeem Ninad, Sophie Pelland, Dave Turcotte, Vahid Raissi Dehkordi. CanmetENERGY, Varennes, QC, Canada

Verification of Adaptive Protection in Hardware in the Loop for Coordination with Solar Variability

Adam Summers¹, Trupal Patel¹, Dan Kelly¹, Emilio C. Piesciorovsky², Matthew J. Reno¹. ¹Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA.²Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

Microgrid Design Toolkit Methodology for Incorporating Extreme Events, Hazards and Fragility Data into a Microgrid Model Representative of a Rural Community in Puerto Rico

Rolando J. Tremont-Brito¹, Erick E. Aponte-Bezares¹, Rachid Darbali-Zamora². ¹University of Puerto Rico-MayagA¼ez, MayagA¼ez, PR, USA.²Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Implementing Extreme Events, Hazards and Fragility Data, and Mitigation Trade-off Analysis using the Microgrid Design Toolkit for a Rural Community in Puerto Rico

Rolando J. Tremont-Brito¹, Erick E. Aponte-Bezares¹, Rachid Darbali-Zamora². ¹University of Puerto Rico-MayagA¼ez, MayagA¼ez, PR, USA.²Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Comprehensive Microgrid Design Toolkit Analysis for a Remote Rural Community in Puerto Rico

Rolando J. Tremont-Brito¹, Ricardo Calloquispe-Huallpa¹, Giancarlos Irrizary-MartAsnez¹, Gerald L. LA³pez-Ramos¹, Rachid Darbali-Zamora², Erick E. Aponte-Bezares¹. ¹University of Puerto Rico-MayagA¼ez, MayagA¼ez, PR, USA.²Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA

The global energy landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by a growing need for sustainable and clean energy sources. Nigeria, a country endowed with abundant sunlight and significant hydropower potential, is positioned to harness the benefits of both solar and hydropower technologies. Thus, solar farms on land requires the use of a significant amount of land. They take up more space than traditional power plants and are not as efficient. The average power plant occupies about 30 t0 40 acres of land, therefore this research work presents, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis of the design, simulation, and integration of a 5MWp floating solar photovoltaic (PV) system with the 760MW Kainji Hydroelectric Power Plant as a pilot project for capacity expansion of Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited (MESL). This innovative project explores the synergy between solar and hydropower technologies to maximize energy generation, increase operational efficiency, and reduce carbon emissions. The Engineering design and the sizing of system components and performance analysis was conducted with PVsyst software, and the design of the support structures was carried out in Google-SketchUp. The Design, simulations, and the analysis strongly favor the possibilities of establishing a floating solar power plant in the Kainji dam. Additional benefits can be realized if an appropriate Agri voltaic ecosystem is established.

Ayuba Adamu¹, Chinemezu Ashiguikwe¹, Ogidi Oodo¹, Yakubu Wakawa⁴, Ismaila Mahmud⁵, Hadi Adamu⁶. ¹University of Abuja Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.²University of Abuja , Abuja, Nigeria.³University of Abuja , Abuja, Nigeria.⁴Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.⁵Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.⁶Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna, Nigeria

Impact of Electric Vehicle Charging Times on Peak Utility Loads

Ijaz Ahmed, Sairam Ankam , Clark Miller, Stephen M. Coodnick, Christiana B. Honsberg. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

Multimodal Power Outage Prediction for Rapid Disaster Response and Resource Allocation

Alejandro Aparcedo^{1, 2}, Kristopher O. Davis^{1, 2, 3}, Mengjie Li^{1, 2}. ¹Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC, Cocoa, FL, USA.²Resilient, Intelligent and Sustainable Energy Systems (RISES) Cluster, Orlando, FL, USA.³Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Orlando, FL, USA

IOT Low-Cost Solar Energy System with Real-Time Data Logging

Mohamed Balah, Latifa Alblooshi, Mahra Alhammadi, Meera Abdulla, Meera Alblooshi, Ammar Natsheh. Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai Women's College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Solar-Powered Hydroponic Microgreen Cultivation for Sustainable Agriculture

Mohamed Balah, Khawla Binhaider, Bashayer Bawazir, Kaltham Al Tawash, Hamda Abdulrahman, Shama Taheri, Ammar Natsheh . Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai Women's College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Solar Photovoltaic Interactive and Portable Kit to Develop Solar Energy Skills

Luis Alejandro Cardenas Garcia, Juan Manuel Ballesteros Guio, Fernando Augusto Herrera Leon, David Nova Rodriguez. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Columbia

Optimal site selection for agrophotovoltaics plants using GIS-based multicriteria decision methods: A case study in a region of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil

Andressa Cardoso. University of Jaen, Jaen, Spain

Low-iron Sand Abundance Hindered by Supply Challenges

Tamal Chowdhury¹, Nathan Chang¹, Mohammad Dehghanimadvar¹, Richard Corkish ¹. ¹School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.²School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.³School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.⁴School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Exploring the Synergy of Floating Photovoltaic Systems and Hydropower in California's Reservoirs

Shahriyar Hekmat, Sarah Kurtz. University of California Merced, MERCED, CA, USA

Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Different Recycling Processes for Perovskite Solar Cells

Juan P Herrera¹, Achyuth Ravilla², Ilke Celik¹. ¹Portland State University, Department of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Portland, OR, USA.²Portland State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland, OR, USA

Convergence between Climate Science and Photovoltaics

Christiana B Honsberg¹, Stuart G. Bowden², John Cook³, Stephen M. Goodnick¹, Karin Hinzer³, Richard King¹, Elinor Martin⁴, Ian Sellers⁵, Feng Xu⁴. ¹Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.²Solestial Solar, Tempe, AZ, USA.³University of Ottowa, Ottowa, ON, Canada.⁴University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.⁵University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

Supporting the Emerging U.S. Photovoltaics Manufacturing Workforce

Nina Hooper¹, Noreen Gentry¹, Daniel Inns², Susan Huang³. ¹Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN, USA.²Boston Government Services, Washington, DC, USA.³Department of Energy, Washington, DC, USA

Energy Transition Planning and the Role of Long-Term Modeling in Northern Canada

Sophie Janke, Madeleine McPherson, Curran Crawford. University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

Sonoran Desert Photovoltaics Laboratory and Growing Green: A networked regional approach to agrivoltaics citizen science

Michelle Jordan¹, Sarah Bendok², Hanson Nguyen¹, Steven Zuiker¹, Kelly Simmons-Potter³, Carlos Meza-Torres¹, Greg Barron-Gafford³, Kyle Boyer³, Rebekah jongewaard¹, Tianna Griffin¹. ¹Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA.²Growing Green, Phoenix, AZ, USA.³University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

Thinking Beyond Net Metering: A Value of Solar Framework Based on Aggregate Revenue Requirement for Grid-connected Rooftop PV Systems in India

Pratik Joshi¹, Anand B. Rao^{1, 2}, Rangan Banerjee^{1, 3, 4}. ¹Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies (ADCPS), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.²Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.³Department of Energy Science and Engineering (DESE), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.⁴Department of Energy Science and Engineering (DESE), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

Simulation and design aspects of a bifacial single-axis tracker across North America, to enhance the efficiency of solar radiation utilization

Changkyun Lee¹, Rakesh Agrawal², Peter Bermel¹, Geoff Sanchez¹. ¹Department of Electrical and Computer engineering, West Lafayette, IN, USA.²Department of Chemical Engineering, West Lafayette, IN, USA

Lead Content Estimation in Silicon PV Modules

Fang Li¹, Stephanie Shaw², Cara Libby², Bulent Bicer¹, Tamizhmani Govindasamy¹. ¹Photovoltaic Reliability Laboratory, Arizona State University, MESA, AZ, USA.²EPRI, Palo Alto, CA, USA

Production of Green H2 by Coupling Curtailed Energy from Wind and Solar Power in California

Xitao Liu, Vasilis Fthenakis. Columbia University, NEW YORK, NY, USA

Carbon Payback Time (CPBT) and Energy Payback Time (EPBT) of Residential Solar Photovoltaic Repowering

Preeti Nain, Luyao Yuan, Annick Anctil. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

Energy evaluation of evolutionary parameters for up-to-date bifacial PV systems looking for power production efficiency

Viviane Nascimento¹, Miguel E. Udaeta¹, Andre L. Gimenes¹, Silvio Nabeta¹, Luis C. AraAojo^{1, 2}, Andre F. dos Santos². ¹University of SApo Paulo, GEPEA, SApo Paulo, Brazil.²Santo AntAanio Energia, SApo Paulo, Brazil

Maximizing DPV Hosting Capacity with Regional Firm VRE Power Generation

Marc Perez¹, Richard Perez^{1, 2}, Upama Nakarmi¹, Thomas E. Hoff¹, Jeffrey Freedman², Elizabeth McCabe², Marco Pierro³, Jan Remund⁴. ¹Clean Power Research, Napa, CA, USA.²University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA.³EURAC, Bolzano, Italy.⁴Meteotest, Bern, Switzerland

Solar and Storage Valuation Challenges for Grid Resiliency

Vincent M Potter. NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA

Comparative life cycle assessment of hydrogen production via photoelectrochemical and photovoltaic-electrochemical water splitting

Achyuth Ravilla¹, Zhaoning Song², Ilke Celik³. ¹Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA.²University of Toledo, Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization, Toledo, OH, USA.³Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA

Inkjet Printed Top Contacts for Sustainable Solar Cells

Oliver Rigby¹, Bethany Willis¹, Prabeesh Punathil¹, Giray Kartopu¹, Matthew Naylor¹, Maarten van der Vleuten², Remi Aninat², Veronique Gevaerts², Vincent Barrioz¹, Guillaume Zoppi¹, Neil Beattie¹. ¹Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.²Solliance, TNO, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Electricity issues in West Africa : A literature review

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