STUDY OF THE EXISTING SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICABILITY OF ALTERNATE THIRD GENERATION PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY IN DUBAI

Srihari Srivathsan, Periasamy C

Abstract: Third generation photovoltaic technology is an upcoming technology which tries to overcome the Shockley-Queisser limit which states that efficiency of a single band gap solar cell cannot exceed 31-41%. The primary objective of this paper is to access the viability of this technology in high temperature regions especially Dubai which has a high potential for utilizing solar power. The report compares the existing technology of solar cells and their efficiencies. The findings of this report show the efficiency increase that could be obtained by utilizing this technology in Dubai.

Keywords: Third Generation Solar Cells, Dubai, Energy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2016.0506012