JUNE 8-13, 2014 • DENVER, COLORADO
107
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
(416-O29)
Design and Performance of UNC-Charlotte Net-
Zero Energy Solar House at the 2013 U.S. Department of
Energy Solar Decathlon Competition.
Abasifreke Ebong
1,2
,
Valentina Cecchi
1,2
, Mona Azarbayjani
1,3
.
1
Energy Production
and Infrastructure Center, Charlotte, NC, USA,
2
Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Charlotte, NC, USA,
3
College of Arts and Architecture, Charlotte, NC, USA.
(417-O30)
Prospects for Photovoltaics in Sunny and Arid
Regions: A Solar Grand Plan for Chile.
Vasilis Fthenakis
1,2
,
Alejandro Florenzano
3
, Mario Grageda
4
, Marco Lofat
3
, Svetlana
Ushak
4
.
1
New York, NY, USA,
2
Upton, NY, USA,
3
Santiago,
Chile,
4
ntofagasta, Chile.
(418-O31)
Analysis Methodology to Identify the Technical
Potential of Some Colombian Cities for the Development
of Grid Connected PV Systems.
Johann Hernández
1
, Carlos
Arredondo
2
, William Vallejo
3
.
1
Universidad Distrital Francisco
José de Caldas, Bogotá, Columbia,
2
Universidad de Medellín,
Medellín, Columbia,
3
Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla,
Columbia.
(419-O32)
Criticality of Transparent Conductive Electrode
Materials for PV Cells.
Ross J Jarrett
1
, David A Dawson
2
,
Phillip Purnell
2
.
1
Energy Research Institute, University of Leeds,
Leeds, UK,
2
Institute for Resilient Infrastructure, University of
Leeds, Leeds, UK.
(420-O33)
Growth Rates In Metals Production for Large-
scale PV Deployment.
Goksin Kavlak, James McNerney,
Robert Jaffe, Jessika E. Trancik.
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
(421-O34)
Linking Performance of PV Systems in India with
Socio-Economic Aspects of Installation.
Vivek Kuthanazhi
1
,
Shashwata Chattopadhyay
1
, Rajiv Dubey
1
, Jim Joseph John
1
,
Chetan Singh Solanki
1
, Anil Kottantharayil
1
, Brij M Arora
1
,
Narasimhan K.L.
1
, Juzer Vasi
1
, Arun Kumar
2
, Sastry O.S
2
.
1
National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India,
2
Solar
Energy Centre, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, New
Delhi, India.
(422-O35)
Planning for Integration of Solar Photovoltaics
into the Energy Needs of Villages through Local Self
Governments: An experience in the state of Kerala, India.
Vivek Kuthanazhi, Anil Kottantharayil, Narayanan N. C.
National
Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Educatioin, IIT Bombay,
Mumbai, India.
(423-O36)
Life cycle water use for photovoltaic electricity
generation: a review and harmonization of literature
estimates.
Jordan Macknick
1
, Meldrum James
2
, Syndi Nettles-
Anderson
1
, Garvin Heath
1
, Ariel Miara
1
.
1
National Renewable
Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO, USA,
2
University of
Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.
(424-O37)
Photovoltaic Power Pattern Grouping Based on
Bat Bio-Inspired Clustering.
Amr Abdullah A. Munshi, Yasser
Abdel-Rady I. Mohamed.
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB,
Canada.
(425-O38)
HOMER: A Valuable Tool to Facilitate the
Financing Process of Photovoltaic Systems in Puerto Rico.
Anthony Perez-Santiago
1
, Randy Ortiz-Dejesus
1
, Eduardo
I. Ortiz-Rivera
1
.
1
IEEE, Mayaguez, PR, Puerto Rico,
2
IEEE,
Mayaguez, PR, Puerto Rico,
3
IEEE, Mayaguez, PR, Puerto
Rico.
