Solar power, also known as solar electricity, is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Solar panels use the photovoltaic effect to convert
Solar power generation, along with wind power, is an important option with huge global potential due to rapidly falling cost and the absence of various serious issues as those of nuclear power. The most promising technological approach
Solar power generation technology is divided into three parts, PV technology that uses the photoelectric effect to directly transform sunlight to electricity, concentrated solar
conducted on solar thermal power plants that use concentra-tors such as parabolic troughs, central towers, parabolic dishes, and linear Fresnel reflector systems. The paper will attempt
The project consists of a 100-megawatt grid connected solar power plant in Navoi District, Uzbekistan. ''Nur Navoi Solar Foreign Enterprise (NNS), a Limited Liability Company is the
Naik et al. identify several barriers to solar thermal technologies in India (both for heat and power generation) and classify them in several categories. They distinguish between
Solar power generation, along with wind power, is an important option with huge global potential due to rapidly falling cost and the absence of various serious issues as those of nuclear
While the contribution of solar energy to global electricity production remains generally low at 3.6%, it has firmly established itself among other renewable energy technologies, comprising nearly 31% of the total installed renewable energy capacity in 2022 (IRENA, 2023).
Conclusions In this study, the academic literature and patents are reviewed to construct the knowledge domain ontology for solar energy and the derived subcategories for PV solar cells and concentrating solar thermal power generation technology (CSP). The ontology defines the relationships between the existing technologies of solar energy.
The concentrating solar thermal power generation technology (CSP) developed in Australia was transferred to China which may have influenced the patent publishing numbers as they dropped in China during 2017. The top seven assignees are all from China including four academic institutions (universities) and three energy-oriented technology companies.
Various incentives and mandates designed to trigger GHG mitigation have helped promote solar energy in industrialized countries. In the case of developing countries, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol has been the main vehicle to promote solar energy under the climate change regime.
For text mining, both patents and academic literature are collected to define the current research and development in terms of solar energy generation. The comparison between academic and industry R&D strategies are compared by text mining the results of both datasets.
Janjai S, Laksanaboonsong J, Seesaard T. Potential application of concentrating solar power systems for the generation of electricity in Thailand. Appl Energy. 2011;88(12):4960–4967. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.06.044.
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