Maximizing uninterrupted solar electricity in spectral-splitting photovoltaic-thermal systems integrated with CO₂ battery
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Author(s)
Guo, Jiangfeng
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Solar energy is the most important renewable energy, and its large-scale application is of great significance to achieve carbon neutrality. Photovoltaic (PV) power generation is one of the most important ways of solar energy utilisation. However, it faces two important bottlenecks. Current PV efficiency is far below the Landsberg limit, and more importantly, the intermittent nature of solar energy poses a huge challenge to large-scale energy storage technology, leading to the large-scale discarding of solar power around the world. To handle the issues, a concentrated spectral-splitting photovoltaic-thermal system is integrated with advanced technologies of PV cells and CO2 battery to maximise the uninterrupted utilisation of solar energy, especially optimising the system to achieve full-spectrum utilisation based on the solar spectrum properties. The results show that the round-trip efficiency can achieve higher than 88 %, the power produced by the turbine in discharging phase is higher than the input PV power in the charging phase when the bandgap energy (Eg) is higher than 1.2 eV, and the gap increases evidently as Eg rises. In the extreme case, >68 % of solar utilisation efficiency can be achieved. In the proposed system, CO2 is employed to reduce carbon emissions by harnessing its unique properties rather than simply capturing and burying it as a greenhouse gas, which not only provides a good solution for the intermittent nature of solar photovoltaic power but also obtains higher electrical power in discharging phase than the input photovoltaic power in charging phase, and it is easily scaled up, demonstrating the significant potential of the proposed concept in practical applications.
Date Issued
2023-08
Date Acceptance
2023-04-09
Citation
Journal of Energy Storage, 2023, 66, pp.1-13
ISSN
2352-152X
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Start Page
1
End Page
13
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Energy Storage
Volume
66
Copyright Statement
Copyright © Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352152X23007995
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
107402
Date Publish Online
2023-04-21