Solar Power Generation Development

Robert L. Johnson Jr. ; Gary E. Carver

关键词: DESIGN;    EFFICIENCY;    POWER GENERATION;    SOLAR CELLS;    SOLAR ENERGY thin film;    organic photovoltaics;    spectral splitting;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1047740
RP-ID  :  DOE EE0000376
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1047740
Others  :  TRN: US201217%%10

学科分类：再生能源与代替技术

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

This project centered on creating a solar cell prototype enabling significant reductions in module cost and increases in module efficiency. Low cost was addressed by using plentiful organic materials that only comprise 16% of the total module cost, and by leveraging building integrated PV concepts that reduce the cost of key module components to zero. High efficiency was addressed by implementing multiband organic PV, low cost spectral splitting, and possibly integrating photovoltaic and photothermal mechanisms. This research has contributed to the design of multiband organic PV, and the sealing of organic PV cells. If one assumes that the aggregate multiband efficiency can reach 12%, projected cost would be $0.97/W. If the sealing technology enables 10 to 20 year lifetimes, the LCOE will match that of domestic coal. The final report describes progress towards these goals.