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 Dr. Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki Edinburgh Napier University, UK |
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| Title: Concentrators for Solar Photovoltaic - Trends and Future Prospect. | |
| Abstract: Concentrating PV (CPV) is one of the applicatiosn used for harnessing solar energy to generate electricity. One of the advantages of using the CPV is to lower the PV system’s cost especially for developing countries. By using a concentrator, the use of expensive PV material can be reduced without compromising the electrical output generated from the panel. This talk will give an overview of the CPV before showcasing some of the recent work carried out by Dr Muhammad- Sukki and his collaborator on CPV technologies. His PhD work was granted a UK, US and EU patent in 20014, 2018 and 2022 respectively. This concentrator has the potential to be integrated in window to produce a smart window that generates electricity. The concentrator has a high enough gain to ensure that it could reduce the usage of PV material and eventually minimise the overall cost of implementation while delivering a similar electrical output as a conventional non-concentrating PV system. It is envisioned that this new concentrator has the potential to become an alternative for the traditional PV design to achieve a net-zero energy building. | |
| Biography: Dr. Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki (PhD, CEng, MIET, ACGI) is a lecturer at the School of Engineering and Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University. He obtained his MEng (Hons) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Imperial College in 2006 and his PhD in Solar Engineering from Glasgow Caledonian University in 2013. His research interest is in the area of renewable energy technology and policies and sustainable resources. He has secured multiple grants from the UK and international funding agencies such as Innovate UK, Scottish Institute for Remanufacturing (SIR), Scottish Funding Council, British Council - Newton Fund, Chilean Research Council (CONICYT), Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia etc. He also carried out a number of non-technical research including market trend and financial analysis related to renewable technologies for various countries. He has published numerous articles in high impact factor journals (e.g. Nature, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Energy, etc.), as well as presenting in various conferences related to his area. Prior to joining the academia, he was a communication engineer in Malaysia’s largest telecommunication company. | |
