Solar Energy Harvesting With The Application Of Nanotechnology

Every day the sun shines a huge amount of energy which is generated through a process of nuclear fusion.

Solar energy harvesting with the application of nanotechnology.

In the area of energy harvesting researchers are developing thin film solar electric panels that can be fitted onto computer cases and flexible piezoelectric nanowires woven into clothing to generate usable energy on the go from light friction and or body heat to power mobile electronic devices. Researchers at flinders university have used phosphorene nanosheets to build low temperature perovskite solar cells. Glorified mirrors shaped like satellite dishes direct the sun. Nanotechnology for harvesting solar energy.

Promising nanomaterials and nanotechnology applied for the solar energy harvesting have been discussed in 59. The new material uses nanotechnology and absorbs the infrared part of the sun s energy. For this review paper solar hydrogen and new generation batteries and supercapacitors are described as the most significant examples of the contributions of nanotechnology in the energy sector. Different methods for solar energy harvesting comparison.

It uses the 1st generation solar cells which absorbs energy efficiently. No complex chemistry or fancy silicon wafers required. 60 have designed the first printed flexible tag with. Solar thermal is called concentrated solar power or c s p.

At the application level of nanotechnology in solar systems i e. In this study the solar harvesting technology with the help of nano materials has been thoroughly studied. Therefore it is required to increase the portion of renewable energy sources in supplying the primary energy of the world. In active solar.

Among a number of devices the solar collector the fuel cell photocatalysis and solar photovoltaic. The idea is simple. The different types of modern solar collecting technologies that use the nano materials effectively and successfully have been discussed. In this study it is focused on application of nanotechnology in exploitation of renewable energy sources and the related technologies such as hydrogen production solar cell geothermal and biofuel.

From the previous research it has been shown that nanotechnology is a powerful tool for a host of the solar system in support of efficient sustainable energy conversion storage and conservation in terms of. There are rough comparison of couple of methods to convert solar energy to heat in table 6.