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Welcome
to the Applied Solar Energy (ASE)
Group, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot- Watt
University. The ASE group is researching on new devices and system for
energy efficiency solar energy system such as novel concentrating system
for building integrated photovoltaic applications. Such system has
potential to feed electricity and adequate lighting into the building
ensuring low cost energy tariff. Another area of research is developing
non-tracking solar concentrators for water desalination applications. In
addition, our group has developed integrated optical-thermal-electrical
model for performance analysis of concentrating photovoltaic systems.
Currently Ongoing Projects are:
1. Malick et al., Bridging
Urban and Rural Divide: BioCPV,
EPSRC, £1.4m (PI), 1st Nov 2011 – 31st Oct 2014.
2. Richards B S.,
Mallick T K., Wilson J B., Wang W S., “Luminescent
Lanthanide Layers for Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance”, Funded by
EPSRC-CAS, £612k (CI)- 1st Feb 2011 – 31st
Jan 2014.
3. A novel design
and analysis of 3D Building Integrated Concentrating Enhanced
Photovoltaic Thermal system: Funded
by EPSRC
4.
Active Solar Panel Initiative: Funded
by EU-FP7
The project is co-ordinated by Fraunhofer IPA; Germany. Other participants
are:
5.
Development of a solar concentrator for
solar-water desalination: Funded by UKIERI-DST
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