Frontiers in Photovoltaic Modules

Dear Colleagues,

In this Special Issue, we invite original submissions of new research outcomes or reviews that highlight challenges and opportunities in photovoltaic modules.

Today, photovoltaic is widely recognized as the lowest cost technology for electricity generation with continued cost reduction. While the market for photovoltaic energy is expanding new frontiers for PV module technologies, the PV module must adapt to and make the most of:

• new cell technologies, whether it is just the cell size or cell technology (including bifacial or tandem cells);
• PV applications generate electricity from all large surfaces making low-cost energy available, e.g., in buildings (BIPV) and vehicles (VIPV);
• Deploying large quantities of solar and considering prefabrications of system parts.

While meeting these challenges, PV module lifetime must remain high at above 20, 30, or more years, independent of ambient conditions in order to reduce costs. Novel characterization techniques for solar modules keep module production quality at the right level.

Topics of interest for publication in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

A) Adapting to new cell technologies
B) Improving module technology
C) Module Applications
D) Module characterization

Prof. Dr. Jens Schneider
Guest Editor

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