Passive radiative cooling structures and apparatus manufactured with such cooling structures conserve energy needs. A flexible film transparent to visible light incorporates particles at a volume percentage larger than 25% so as to absorb and emit infrared radiation at wavelengths where Earth's atmosphere is transparent. Another film transparent to visible light is thin and flexible and configured to absorb and emit infrared radiation at wavelengths where Earth's atmosphere is transparent, wherein etchings or depositions are present on one or both surfaces. A high efficiency cooling structure has an emissive layer sandwiched between a waveguide layer and a thermal conductive layer. A solar cell panel is covered by a transparent passive radiative cooling film. A container housing an active cooling unit incorporates passive radiative cooling structures on one or more exterior surfaces.

An assembly for optical to electrical power conversion including a photodiode assembly having a substrate layer and an internal side, an antireflective layer, a heterojunction buffer layer adjacent the internal side; an active area positioned adjacent the heterojunction buffer layer, a plurality of n+ electrode regions and p+ electrode regions positioned adjacent the active area, and back-contacts configured to align with the n+ and p+ electrode regions. The active area converts photons from incoming light into liberated electron hole pairs. The heterojunction buffer layer prevents electrons and holes of the liberated electron hole pairs from moving toward the substrate layer. The plurality of electrode regions are configured in an alternating pattern with gaps between each n+ and p+ electrode region. The electrode regions receive and generate electrical current from migration of the electrons and the holes, provide electrical pathways for the electrical current, and provide thermal pathways to dissipate heat.

A heat exchanger unit having a top and a bottom, the heat exchanger comprising a plurality of fins spaced apart from each other and having a predetermined length, thickness and height, with application for use with a photovoltaic solar panel.

A heat exchanger unit having a top and a bottom, the heat exchanger comprising a plurality of fins spaced apart from each other and having a predetermined length, thickness and height, with application for use with a photovoltaic solar panel.

Methods and systems are provided for air conditioning, capturing combustion contaminants, desalination, and other processes using liquid desiccants.

Methods and systems are provided for air conditioning, capturing combustion contaminants, desalination, and other processes using liquid desiccants.

At least some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a back sheet of a photovoltaic module, a photovoltaic modules and a manufacturing method thereof. The photovoltaic module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in an array and configured to receive light and generate power; and a thermally conductive layer in a mesh shape, including a skeleton section and a hollow section surrounded by the skeleton section. In the thickness direction of the photovoltaic module, at least a part of the skeleton section overlaps with a gap between adjacent battery cells, and the hollow section overlaps with the battery cell. The photovoltaic module can conduct the heat at the hot spot of the photovoltaic module in time while ensuring the power generation efficiency of the photovoltaic module, thus improving the stability of the photovoltaic module.

At least some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a back sheet of a photovoltaic module, a photovoltaic modules and a manufacturing method thereof. The photovoltaic module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in an array and configured to receive light and generate power; and a thermally conductive layer in a mesh shape, including a skeleton section and a hollow section surrounded by the skeleton section. In the thickness direction of the photovoltaic module, at least a part of the skeleton section overlaps with a gap between adjacent battery cells, and the hollow section overlaps with the battery cell. The photovoltaic module can conduct the heat at the hot spot of the photovoltaic module in time while ensuring the power generation efficiency of the photovoltaic module, thus improving the stability of the photovoltaic module.

Luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) comprising an aqueous microemulsion including at least one photoluminescent compound. Said luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) can be advantageously used in solar devices (i.e. devices for exploiting solar energy) such as, for example, photovoltaic cells (or solar cells), photoelectrolytic cells. Said luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) can also be advantageously used in photovoltaic windows.

A solar power generation assembly includes a first canopy wing positioned at a first predetermined inclination and a second canopy wing positioned at a second predetermined inclination, wherein the first and second canopies form a dual-incline structure and a main gutter is disposed between the first and second canopies. Additionally, at least one mounting rail gutter extends perpendicular to the main gutter and a secondary gutter extends parallel to the main gutter, wherein the secondary gutter directs precipitation to the mounting rail gutter and the mounting rail gutter directs precipitation into the main gutter, wherein the secondary gutter, the mounting rail gutter, and the main gutter are configured to provide both mounting and precipitation management functionality to the solar power generation assembly.