Integrating organic photovoltaics (OPVs) into greenhouses: electrical performance and lifetimes of OPVs

Esther Magadley; Meir Teitel; Ragheb Kabha; Mohamad Dakka; Maayan Friman Peretz; Shay Ozer; Asher Levi; Hagai Yasuor; Murat Kacira; Rebekah Waller; Ibrahim Yehia

doi:10.1080/14786451.2021.2017437

Integrating organic photovoltaics (OPVs) into greenhouses: electrical performance and lifetimes of OPVs

Esther Magadley, Meir Teitel, Ragheb Kabha, Mohamad Dakka, Maayan Friman Peretz, Shay Ozer, Asher Levi, Hagai Yasuor, Murat Kacira, Rebekah Waller, Ibrahim Yehia

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This paper presents the electrical performance of organic photovoltaic modules (OPVs) on top of a polyethylene covered greenhouse high tunnel in a Mediterranean climate. Modules from a previous study were kept on the tunnel and monitored together with new modules with improved connectors installed on the greenhouse roof and on frames adjacent to the greenhouse. Measured module power conversion efficiencies ranged from 1% to 3%. The typical combined output of the modules across the tunnel roof were 105Wh on a sunny day and 81Wh on a cloudy day. Module burn-in period was about 15 days, losing around 36% of its initial efficiency. T_s80 lifetimes ranged from 7 days to 94 days. Tunnel integration was shown to accelerate module degradation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1005-1020
Number of pages	16
Journal	International Journal of Sustainable Energy
Volume	41
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2021.2017437
State	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Agrivoltaics
greenhouse agriculture
organic photovoltaics
solar energy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
General Energy
Process Chemistry and Technology
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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