Thermophotovoltaics (TPV) is a technology that converts heat to electricity using a thermal emitter and a matched photovoltaic (PV) cell. TPV is becoming increasingly popular due to its advantages of silent power generation, higher power density (>2.5 W/cm2), reduced cost, no moving parts (thus, low maintenance costs), reaching full power in less time as compared to turbines, operating at high temperatures, and suitability for long-duration energy storage applications. This study conducts a techno-economic analysis (TEA) of a solar energy conversion (using TPV) and storage system (using phase-change materials). We optimize the levelized cost of consumed energy (LCOE) and electricity (LCOEel) using the Nelder-Mead algorithm for four scenarios (as identified in the reference study). These scenarios differ in nominal-weighted average cost of capital (WACCnom), fuel and electricity inflation rate, and capital cost factor (CAPEX) of high-temperature energy storage (HTES), power generation unit (PGU), and PV systems. We perform a sensitivity analysis that predicts a modest decrease in LCOE and LCOEel from the mean values of $0.038/kWh and $0.128/kWh, respectively. We perform a Monte Carlo uncertainty assessment and fit a probability distribution based on input variables’ historical data from the literature. The fitted probability distribution for outputs (mean, the standard deviation in brackets) is LCOE ($/kWh)—general extreme value (0.035, 0.009), and LCOEel ($/kWh)—t (0.132, 0.016). The reduced mean values for the optimized system indicate a massive potential for TPV to be economically feasible; however, the LCOEel is higher than the current average electricity price of $0.124/kWh. The box plot shows that lifetime, PV CAPEX, inflation rate, natural gas price, and WACCnom significantly impact LCOE, and future research focused on them would lead to a better adoption of TPV technology.
{"title":"Techno-economic analysis of a solar thermophotovoltaic system for a residential building","authors":"Manish Mosalpuri, Fatima Toor, Mark Mba-Wright","doi":"10.1117/1.jpe.14.042404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jpe.14.042404","url":null,"abstract":"Thermophotovoltaics (TPV) is a technology that converts heat to electricity using a thermal emitter and a matched photovoltaic (PV) cell. TPV is becoming increasingly popular due to its advantages of silent power generation, higher power density (>2.5 W/cm2), reduced cost, no moving parts (thus, low maintenance costs), reaching full power in less time as compared to turbines, operating at high temperatures, and suitability for long-duration energy storage applications. This study conducts a techno-economic analysis (TEA) of a solar energy conversion (using TPV) and storage system (using phase-change materials). We optimize the levelized cost of consumed energy (LCOE) and electricity (LCOEel) using the Nelder-Mead algorithm for four scenarios (as identified in the reference study). These scenarios differ in nominal-weighted average cost of capital (WACCnom), fuel and electricity inflation rate, and capital cost factor (CAPEX) of high-temperature energy storage (HTES), power generation unit (PGU), and PV systems. We perform a sensitivity analysis that predicts a modest decrease in LCOE and LCOEel from the mean values of $0.038/kWh and $0.128/kWh, respectively. We perform a Monte Carlo uncertainty assessment and fit a probability distribution based on input variables’ historical data from the literature. The fitted probability distribution for outputs (mean, the standard deviation in brackets) is LCOE ($/kWh)—general extreme value (0.035, 0.009), and LCOEel ($/kWh)—t (0.132, 0.016). The reduced mean values for the optimized system indicate a massive potential for TPV to be economically feasible; however, the LCOEel is higher than the current average electricity price of $0.124/kWh. The box plot shows that lifetime, PV CAPEX, inflation rate, natural gas price, and WACCnom significantly impact LCOE, and future research focused on them would lead to a better adoption of TPV technology.","PeriodicalId":16781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photonics for Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142263297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meili Cui, Tianyuan Huang, Xuemei Wu, Jun Li, Xiaoliang Yan
{"title":"Optimization of rear surface morphology for industrial tunnel oxide passivated contact solar cells","authors":"Meili Cui, Tianyuan Huang, Xuemei Wu, Jun Li, Xiaoliang Yan","doi":"10.1117/1.jpe.14.035502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jpe.14.035502","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photonics for Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141798735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hiroto Nishimura, Kohei Okada, Atsuya Suzuki, Yuta Mizuno, Ichiro Fujieda
{"title":"Enhanced photon collection in leaf-inspired luminescent solar concentrators","authors":"Hiroto Nishimura, Kohei Okada, Atsuya Suzuki, Yuta Mizuno, Ichiro Fujieda","doi":"10.1117/1.jpe.14.035501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jpe.14.035501","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photonics for Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141822646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shermakhamat Payziyev, A. Sherniyozov, Abdulla Qakhkhorov
{"title":"Simulation of solar-pumped multicore Nd3+-doped silica fiber lasers","authors":"Shermakhamat Payziyev, A. Sherniyozov, Abdulla Qakhkhorov","doi":"10.1117/1.jpe.14.024502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jpe.14.024502","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photonics for Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141351399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Sherniyozov, Shermakhamat Payziyev, Sherzod Begimqulov
{"title":"Enhancing solar laser performance through multirod configurations","authors":"A. Sherniyozov, Shermakhamat Payziyev, Sherzod Begimqulov","doi":"10.1117/1.jpe.14.024501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jpe.14.024501","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photonics for Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141022629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Awad Khaled, M. F. O. Hameed, Hamdy Abdelhamid, S. Obayya
{"title":"Impact of aluminum concentration and grading configuration of AlxGa1-xAs nanostructures for solar absorber applications","authors":"Awad Khaled, M. F. O. Hameed, Hamdy Abdelhamid, S. Obayya","doi":"10.1117/1.jpe.14.025501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jpe.14.025501","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photonics for Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140674865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photonics for Energy in the Age of AI","authors":"Sean Shaheen","doi":"10.1117/1.jpe.14.010101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jpe.14.010101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photonics for Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140360097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Zero-energy switchable radiative cooler for enhanced building energy efficiency","authors":"Changhao Chen, Xusheng Xia, Jiaqi Hu, Ruichen Song, Bin Li, Hengren Hu, Yunqi Peng, Zhilin Xia","doi":"10.1117/1.jpe.14.028501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jpe.14.028501","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photonics for Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140430566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hemispherical-shell-shaped organic photovoltaic cells for absorption enhancement and improved angular coverage","authors":"Dooyoung Hah","doi":"10.1117/1.jpe.14.018501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jpe.14.018501","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photonics for Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139777073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hemispherical-shell-shaped organic photovoltaic cells for absorption enhancement and improved angular coverage","authors":"Dooyoung Hah","doi":"10.1117/1.jpe.14.018501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jpe.14.018501","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16781,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Photonics for Energy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139836657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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