NDLI: Organic photovoltaic greenhouses: a unique application for semi-transparent PV?

Content Provider	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Author	Kirchartz, Thomas Ekins-Daukes, Nicholas J. Campoy-Quiles, Mariano Urbina, Antonio Nelson, Jenny Röhr, Jason A. Emmott, Christopher J. M.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Organic photovoltaics are an emerging solar power technology which embody properties such as transparency, flexibility, and rapid, roll to roll manufacture, opening the potential for unique niche applications. We report a detailed techno-economic analysis of one such application, namely the photovoltaic greenhouse, and discuss whether the unique properties of the technology can provide advantages over conventional photovoltaics. The potential for spectral selectivity through the choice of OPV materials is evaluated for the case of a photovoltaic greenhouse. The action spectrum of typical greenhouse crops is used to determine the impact on crop growth of blocking different spectral ranges from the crops. Transfer matrix optical modelling is used to assess the efficiency and spectrally resolved transparency of a variety of commercially available semi-conducting polymer materials, in addition to a non-commercial low-band-gap material with absorption outside that required for crop growth. Economic analysis suggests there could be a huge potential for OPV greenhouses if aggressive cost targets can be met. Technical analysis shows that semi-transparent OPV devices may struggle to perform better than opaque crystalline silicon with partial coverage, however, OPV devices using the low-band-gap material PMDPP3T, as well as a high efficiency mid-band-gap polymer PCDTBT, can demonstrate improved performance in comparison to opaque, flexible thin-film modules such as CIGS. These results stress the importance of developing new, highly transparent electrode and interlayer materials, along with high efficiency active layers, if the full potential of this application is going to be realised.
Starting Page	1317
Ending Page	1328
Page Count	12
File Format	HTM / HTML PDF
ISSN	17545692
Volume Number	8
Issue Number	4
Journal	Energy & Environmental Science
DOI	10.1039/c4ee03132f
Language	English
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	OPV Photovoltaics Solar energy Transfer matrix Polymer Technical analysis Crystalline silicon Copper indium gallium selenide Electrode
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Environmental Chemistry Pollution Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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