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Issue #4/2025
E. A. Ionova, K. A. Ovchinnikov, D. A. Malevskiy
Evaluation Criterion of Full-Spectrum Modules for Solar Power Engineering
Evaluation Criterion of Full-Spectrum Modules for Solar Power Engineering
DOI: 10.22184/1993-7296.FRos.2025.19.4.324.332
The use of highly efficient (efficiency > 40%) full-spectrum solar cells in the ground-based
solar power engineering is associated with the sophisticated design of the solar power plant
that can lead to the increased capital costs not covered by the boosted energy yield. It is
proposed to use the relative LCOE (Levelised Cost of Energy) as a criterion for evaluating
the competitiveness of a power plant with full-spectrum solar cells at its initial stage of development. It is shown that if the power plant is located at the geographic point with the coordinates (51N, 108E), the power plant competitiveness with full-spectrum solar cells
shall be ensured already when the capital costs per 1 m2 of the module aperture exceed the
capital costs per 1 m2 by no more than 1.9 times in comparison with a silicon module.
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The use of highly efficient (efficiency > 40%) full-spectrum solar cells in the ground-based
solar power engineering is associated with the sophisticated design of the solar power plant
that can lead to the increased capital costs not covered by the boosted energy yield. It is
proposed to use the relative LCOE (Levelised Cost of Energy) as a criterion for evaluating
the competitiveness of a power plant with full-spectrum solar cells at its initial stage of development. It is shown that if the power plant is located at the geographic point with the coordinates (51N, 108E), the power plant competitiveness with full-spectrum solar cells
shall be ensured already when the capital costs per 1 m2 of the module aperture exceed the
capital costs per 1 m2 by no more than 1.9 times in comparison with a silicon module.
Subscribe to the journal Photonics Russia to read the full article.
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