Renewable Energy and Storage Devices for Sustainable Development: Select Proceedings of IWRESD 2021 (Springer Proceedings in Energy)

The book contains selected and peer-reviewed papers presented during the ‘International Workshop on Renewable Energy and Storage Devices for Sustainable Development’ (IWRESD-2021). The book covers recent research on various applications and scientific developments in the areas of renewable energy. These topics are solar cells, sustainable energy conversion, processing technologies, instrumentation, energy storage devices, solar thermal applications, batteries, new materials, and processes to develop low-cost renewable energy-based technologies, etc. This book will be of interest to researchers and engineers across a variety of fields. Preface Contents About the Editors Fine Line Printing for Solar Cells with Knotless Screens 1 Introduction 2 Experiment 3 Results 4 Conclusion References Chemical Bath Deposited CdS Along with Electrodeposited and Closed Space Sublimated CdTe for Solar Cell Fabrication 1 Introduction 2 Fabrication of CBD-CdS/ED-CdTe and CBD-CdS/CSS-CdTe Devices 2.1 Chemical Bath Deposition of CdS 2.2 Electrodeposition of CdTe 2.3 Closed Space Sublimation of CdTe 3 Experimental Elucidations 3.1 XRD Analysis 3.2 Performance of the Photovoltaic Cells 4 Conclusions References Reducing Land Occupancy Using Solar PV Artefact: A Study 1 Introduction 2 Simulation Study 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusion References Recent Advances in Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells with Different Halides and Their Combinations 1 Introduction 2 Efficiency Trends for Different Halides 2.1 Iodine Based 2.2 Bromine Based 2.3 Iodine-Chlorine Mixed Halide 2.4 Iodine-Bromine Mixed Halide 3 Conclusion References Design and Optimization of an Agrivoltaics System 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Details 3 Results and Discussions 4 Conclusions References Implementation of the Family Size Biogas Plant to Achieve a Sustainable Lifestyle: Case Study a Farm in Village 37 1 Introduction 2 What Are the Objectives of the Biogas Project? 3 Why Puxin Biogas Plant? 4 Methodology and Construction of the Plant 5 Part I: Construction of Puxin Biogas Digester and Gas Storage Tank 6 Part II: Inlet and Effluent Chambers, Gasholder Construction, and Finishing Work 7 Conclusions References Humidity-Enabled Graphene Based Bilayer Device for Power Generation 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Details 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusion References Long-Term Performance Analysis of Solar Collectors 1 Introduction 2 Utilizability 2.1 Flat Plate Collector 2.2 Evacuated Tube Collector 3 Flowchart for Long Term Performance Analysis 4 Results and Discussions 5 Conclusions References Mitigation of Soiling of Solar Panels by Applying Superydrophobic Aluminum Oxide Thin Film and Dry Cleaning by Electrodynamic Screen 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Details 3 Results and Discussions 3.1 Surface and Optical Properties of Transparent Superhydrophobic Alumina Coatings 3.2 EDS-Related Investigations: Simulation Results of Dust Removal Mechanism of EDS Film 4 Conclusions References Propagation of Microwaves in Magnetized Plasma and Air-Based Ternary Structure 1 Introduction 2 Theoretical Framework 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusion References Photocatalytic Degradation of Chlorobenzene Using Easily Recoverable Fe3O4/OMS-2 Nanocomposite 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 2.1 Materials 2.2 Synthesis of Fe3O4/OMS-2nanocomposite 2.3 Characterizations 2.4 Testing of CB Photocatalytic Degradation 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 Characterization of Synthesized Fe3O4/OMS-2 Nanocomposite 3.2 Photocatalytic Degradation of CB 4 Conclusions References Efficient Removal of Crystal Violet Dye Using Fly Ash-Supported Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron Particles 1 Introduction 2 Experimental 2.1 Synthesis of nZVI/FA 2.2 Characterization 2.3 Crystal Violet Dye Removal 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 Characterization 3.2 Effect of Contact Time 3.3 Effect of CV Dye Concentration 3.4 Removal Mechanism of CV by nZVI/FA Composite Particles 4 Conclusion References Increased Heat Transfer Characteristics of Molten Salt-Synthesized Titania Nanoparticles Embedded in Palmitic Acid 1 Introduction 2 Experimental Details 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusions References Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Metal Nanocomposites as Advanced Functional Electrode Material for Ni/Fe Rechargeable Batteries 1 Introduction 2 Methods and Material 2.1 Synthesis of Graphene Oxide 2.2 Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles 2.3 Synthesis of Fe2O3/CuO/rGO Nanocomposites by Ex-Situ Method 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusions References Influence of Variation of Excitation Wavelength on Optical Properties of Silicon Nanowires 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusion References Invariance of Thermal Emissivity in Spray Coated ZrB2 Film 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Method 2.1 Coating Preparation 2.2 Coating Characterization 2.3 Radiation Property Evaluation 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 Phase Assemblage 3.2 Coating Morphology 3.3 Surface Roughness 3.4 Thermal Emittance 3.5 Invariance of Thermal Emittance 4 Conclusions References Role of Semiconductors in Various Renewable Energy Systems 1 Introduction 2 Types of Renewable Energy Conversion 3 Photovoltaic Cells 4 Types of Photovoltaic Cells 5 Emerging PV Technologies 6 Conclusion References Design of Photovoltaic System for DC Pumping Unit 1 Introduction 2 Location 3 Designing of a PV System 4 Results and Discussion 5 Conclusion References Glycerol Material’s Impact on Growth of Microalgae for Sustainable Renewable Energy Production 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusions References Study of Jaggery Derived Carbon Spheres for Supercapacitor Applications 1 Introduction 2 Experimental 3 Results and Discussion 3.1 X-ray Diffraction (XRD) 3.2 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) 3.3 Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) 3.4 Galvanostatic Charge Discharge (GCD) 4 Conclusion References Optimum Concentration Ratio for Plastic Optical Fiber-Based Fresnel Lens Daylighting System 1 Introduction 2 Designing of Experimental Setup 3 Simulation Analysis 4 Discussion 5 Conclusion References Energy-Efficient Tunnel FET for Application as a Biosensor 1 Introduction 2 Device Structure 3 Results and Discussion 4 Conclusion References