Sandwich hydrogel with confined plasmonic Cu/carbon cells for efficient solar water purification

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Tian ◽  
Chengcheng Li ◽  
Delun Chen ◽  
Yifan Li ◽  
LEI XING ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Water Purification ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Solar Energy Utilization

Designing low-cost and efficient evaporation system to maximize solar energy utilization is of great importance for the emerging solar water purification technologies. Herein, we demonstrate a universal sandwich hydrogel by...

Solar Energy Progress Report—1963

1964 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
John I. Yellott
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Moderate Pressure ◽  
Water Heaters ◽  
Solar Energy Utilization ◽  
Cell Arrays ◽  
Solar Pump ◽  
Solar Water Heaters

The most spectacular successes in solar-energy utilization in 1963 have been scored by the communications satellites, all of which are powered by megacell arrays of silicon solar batteries. So many satellites are now in orbit that it has literally become impossible to keep track of them. For the second generation of spacecraft, which will venture closer to the sun and also will need more power than today’s silicon cell arrays can conveniently produce, thermionic and thermoelectric converters and high-accuracy concentrators are now in the preflight test stage. On the earth’s surface, solar water heaters and low-capacity stills are gaining commercial acceptance in regions where fossil fuels and electricity are expensive. Production of drinking water from the sea and from brackish wells is receiving substantial research support, and encouraging progress is reported for both small and large solar stills. The much-needed solar pump and refrigerator are still awaiting the breakthrough which will result in low-cost collectors capable of generating steam or other vapors at moderate pressure. These projects urgently need financial support.

High‐Yield and Low‐Cost Solar Water Purification via Hydrogel‐Based Membrane Distillation

2021 ◽  
pp. 2101036
Author(s):  
Hengyi Lu ◽  
Wen Shi ◽  
Fei Zhao ◽  
Wenjing Zhang ◽  
Peixin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Purification ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
High Yield ◽  
Solar Water

Nanowire-based zinc-doped tin oxide microtubes for enhanced solar energy utilization efficiency

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 6822-6830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wutao Mao ◽  
Zhengdao Li ◽  
Keyan Bao ◽  
Kaijun Zhang ◽  
Weibo Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Tin Oxide ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Utilization Efficiency ◽  
Solar Energy Utilization

Light manipulation in a dually ordered porous TiO2–rGO composite for efficient solar energy utilization

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 578-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyong Lai
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Light Response ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Porous Tio2 ◽  
Light Manipulation ◽  
Solar Energy Utilization ◽  
Ordered Porous

A dually ordered macro-mesoporous TiO2–rGO composite with tunable light response was developed for efficient solar energy utilization.

Solar energy utilization in water production from humid air

Solar Energy ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 98-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.H. Mohamed ◽  
G.E. William ◽  
M. Fatouh
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Humid Air ◽  
Solar Energy Utilization

scholarly journals SOLAR ENERGY: A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 214-217
Author(s):  
Deepak Aryal
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Sunshine Duration ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Solar Energy Utilization ◽  
Analytical Review

This paper reports analytical review results on the global and national importance of solar energy as a clean and renewable source of energy. Pre-monsoon and post monsoon seasons have higher mean monthly sunshine duration (about 8 hours/day) than summer (about 5 hours/day) and winter (about 7 hours/day) seasons in Kathmandu. The lowest sunshine duration during summer season is attributed to the effect of monsoonal clouds during that period. Pre-monsoon and monsoon seasons receive solar energy of about 250 W/m2 and 200 W/m2 respectively. The winter season receives the least amount of solar radiation (about 150 W/m2). Results show high prospect of solar energy utilization both in rural and urban areas of Nepal.

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