Silicon kerf waste from a photovoltaic silicon production process is assessed as an anode material for application as a lithium ion battery anode. In contrast to previous studies, the Si-kerf is used as-produced, with no chemical treatment or physical processing beyond solvent PEG removal. The as...
This study presents a monitoring network for solar irradiation at high latitudes, called NTNU-SINTEF SolarNet. The network collects, with a time resolution ranging from seconds to hours, solar irradiance data, e.g. global horizontal irradiation, diffuse horizontal irradiation, direct normal...
Solar cells represent one of the most important sources of clean energy in modern societies. Solar cell manufacturing is a delicate process that often introduces defects that reduce cell efficiency or compromise durability. Current inspection systems detect and discard faulty cells, wasting a...
Use of solar cells (PV) and solar collectors are key remedies in buildings where a large part of the energy supply should be based on renewable energy. The aim of this work has been to evaluate calculated and measured solar production of two identical BIPV roofs located at the ZEB Living Laboratory...
SINTEF researcher Martin Bellmann at the lab, working on recycling of solarcells in a project named EcoSolar. Photo: Thor Nielsen/ SINTEF. Notes This autumn, the four-year EU project, PVadapt, will start developing an adaptable and multifunctional BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaic) system of substantially...
The accurate estimation of buildings' solar potential contributes to boost the exploitation of solar energy at high latitudes. The decomposition of global irradiation into the direct and diffuse fractions is a fundamental step of the solar irradiance model chain. Diffuse and direct irradiation are...
...reusing secondary raw materials, in addition to sustainable improvements in each process step in the solar photovoltaic value chain. Programme: Martin Bellmann, SINTEF: Introduction Arman Hoseinpur Kermani, NTNU: Applications of metallurgical refining methods in production and recovery of Silicon Trude Nysæter...
In this work, industrially processed silicon kerf loss (abbreviated to silicon kerf) from the photovoltaic industry is assessed as an anode material for the lithium-ion battery (LIB). The study includes both a characterization of processed silicon kerf from different sources and a comparison with...
Evaluating how the sources of uncertainty in solar modelling (e.g., input parameters, developed model chain) can influence the results’ accuracy is one of the main challenges when applied at high latitudes. In this study, a multi-stage validation workflow is implemented around five main stages: data...
...would otherwise end up on waste sites, is an important aim of the EU "EcoSolar" project, which is coordinated by SINTEF Research Scientist Martin Bellmann. Photo: SINTEF / Thor Nielsen “Our aim is that the solar cell industry should utilise materials that would otherwise end up on waste sites once solar...
This article presents an industrial predictive maintenance (PdM) system used in soybean processing based on artificial intelligence (AI) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies. The PdM system allows for the continuous monitoring of relevant production equipment/motor parameters, such...
In this article, a soybean process optimisation solution using real-time artificial intelligence of things (RT-AIoT) technology at the edge is presented. Image classification, object detection and recognition are machine vision techniques implemented into industrial internet of things (IIoT) devices...
This article presents a novel approach to the acquisition, processing, and analytics of industrial food production by employing state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) at the edge. Intelligent Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices are used to gather relevant production parameters of...
This paper presents an artificial intelligence (AI) based edge processing real-time maintenance system for the purposes of industrial manufacturing control and diagnostics. The system is evaluated in a soybean processing manufacturing facility to identify abnormalities and possible breakdown...
...research. Photo: Edvin Wiggen Dahl/SINTEF SHOW MORE “The triple star system Alpha Centauri is the closest neighbour to the sun in Milky Way”, says Martin Bellmann, who is the SINTEF researcher responsible for installation. “The name has been chosen because the solar panel facility on the roof of the high-rise...
...largely discarded. “Today, only aluminium and glass are commonly recycled. Silicon, silver, and polymer fractions often end up as waste,” says Martin Bellmann, Senior Business Developer at SINTEF and coordinator of the QUASAR project. “Our goal is to change that by creating technologies that unlock access...
Manual cleaning being carried out at Scatec Solar’s solar energy farm in Jordan. Photo: Mohammad Ba’ra. Project Manager and researcher Martin Bellmann is pictured at SINTEF’s solar cell test laboratory. Photo: SINTEF SHOW MORE At a solar energy farm just outside Budapest in Hungary, a cleaning robot...