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Featured Publications

Concentrating solar power tower system

A Roadmap for Tandem Photovoltaics, Joule (2024)

Photovoltaic panels

An Updated Life Cycle Assessment of Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Systems Installed in the United States, NREL Technical Report (2024)

A photovoltaic cell

Analysis of Thermal and Mechanical Properties With Inventory Level of the Molten Salt Storage Tank in Central Receiver Concentrating Solar Power Plants, Applied Thermal Engineering (2025)

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