Our research concentrates
Our research concentrates, on the one hand, on the renewable sources of energy, with a special emphasis on PV (photovoltaic) technologies, biomass and the relationships of variable sources of renewable energy and energy storage. On the other hand, we also create models regarding the sustainability of PV systems, simulate system controlling and prepare comparative analyses related to energy storage and conventional network development. Another important area of study for the group is the exploration of the causal relationships connected to the spread (and/or its difficulties) of various renewable technologies by comprehensive statistical analysis using economic, social and infrastructural data.
The research group has an approximately 1000-m2 large PV (photovoltaic) measuring station, where it is possible to compare and test different technologies, study solar tracking accuracy, prepare heat models and measure solar irradiance.
Among other areas, the members of the research group study:
- cooling efficiency
- solar tracking accuracy
- the shade tolerance of crystalline and amorphous PV modules
- the fields of application of bifacial, concentrator (CPV) and flexible PV modules
The research group has attained numerous research results with practical uses related to the economic aspects of the use of renewable energy, the utilization of different alternative energy sources, energy systems operating with alternative energy sources, technologies and energy storage.
We provide the following services to our industrial partners
- complex design of systems using/storing renewable energy
- energy storage modelling
- survey of planned solar power plant project sites
- survey of the status PV system modules
- examination of the possibilities of using renewable sources of energy, the selection of the suitable technology
- consultancy on energy system installations, sizes and optimization
- economic calculations, OPEX / CAPEX calculations
- environmental economic analyses
- environmental awareness, CO2 savings tracking
- comparison of different technologies, preparation of complex case studies, exploratory SWOT analyses
