Integration of Thermoelectric Technology in Hybrid Solar Energy Systems

Dr. Howard Njoku is a member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, where he leads the Sustainable Energy Engineering Research Group with a focus on solar energy resource evaluation, greenhouse gas emission mitigation, building energy use, and low-carbon technologies. He is currently also a Visiting Scientist at the Department of Thermal Science and Energy of the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, China. Dr. Njoku received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nigeria, and his current research is concentrated on waste heat recovery using thermoelectrics, carbon footprint mitigation in the Nigerian power sector, solar energy data verification, and indoor thermal comfort.Prof. Gang Pei is the Dean of the School of Engineering Science at the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China. He was a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles (2017-2018), Marie Curie Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham (2011-2013) and City of University of Hong Kong Visiting Scholar (2006-2007). He completed received his PhD in Thermal Science and Energy Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China. Prof. Pei’s research focuses mainly on solar energy utilization, novel thermodynamic cycles, building energy on and radiation cooling.

• 1. Introduction: Themoelectrics and renewable energy systems2. Hybrid renewable energy systems3. Thermoelectrics for cooling and power generation4. Solar thermoelectric power generation5. Hybrid solar photovoltaic-thermoelectric (PV-TE) power generation6. Hybrid solar thermal-thermoelectric (ST-TE) heating systems7. Thermoelectric-embedded solar distillations8. Hybrid solar-thermoelectric cooling systems9. Solar-thermoelectric applications for indoor thermal comfort10. Economic and environmental impact of thermoelectric integration in solar energy systems