Pearce publications in solar photovoltaic systems

Marcelo Esposito, Gabriela Mesquita Bruel, Ana Belén Cristóbal López, Joshua M. Pearce, and Oumaima Mesbahi. Online Diagnostics as a First Step in the Safe Use of Damaged Photovoltaic Modules. Sustainability 2026, 18, 1948. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18041948 OA academia
Koami Soulemane Hayibo, Joshua M. Pearce, Jericho open resistive data logger: An open-source modular weather station and monitoring system for long-term solar photovoltaic outdoor experimentation, HardwareX, 2025, e00720, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00720.Academia.edu, preprint
Md Motakabbir Rahman, Sara Khan, Koami S. Hayibo, Joshua M. Pearce, Modular open-source solar photovoltaic-powered DC nanogrids for ambulances, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 83, 2025, 104648, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2025.104648. OA on Academia.edu, preprint
Veronica Ngunzi, Francis Njoka, Njuki W. Mureithi, Robert Kinyua, Joshua M. Pearce. Advanced modeling and performance analysis of a photovoltaic-thermal double compression heat pump for industrial thermal applications, Renewable Energy, 256, Part F, 2026,124347, ISSN 0960-1481, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.124347. Academia OA
K. S. Hayibo, G. Antonini, M. M. Rahman and J. M. Pearce, "Performance of Off-grid Floating Photovoltaic-Battery System Powering an Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyser for Green Hydrogen Production," 2025 IEEE 53rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Montreal, QC, Canada, 2025, pp. 1192-1194, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC59419.2025.11133047. Academia OA
Uzair Jamil, Md Motakabbir Rahman, Joshua M. Pearce, Photosynthetically active radiation complexities in agrivoltaic policy mandates: Insights from controlled environment yields under semitransparent photovoltaics, Journal of Cleaner Production, 523, 2025,146392, ISSN 0959-6526, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.146392 academia OA, preprint
Shafquat Rana, Joshua M. Pearce, Decarbonization of residential houses in northern Climates: Traditional vs fully electrified approaches in Ontario Canada, Journal of Building Engineering, 111, 2025, 113518, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.113518.Academia open access
Koami Soulemane Hayibo, Uzair Jamil, Joshua M. Pearce, Additional value of non-electricity generating services (co-benefits) provided by non-conventional dual use solar photovoltaic systems: A PRISMA review, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 222, 2025, 116021, ISSN 1364-0321, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2025.116021. OA academia
Rana, S.; Pearce, J.M. A Review of Phase-Change Material-Based Thermal Batteries for Sustainable Energy Storage of Solar Photovoltaic Systems Coupled to Heat Pumps in the Building Sector. Energies 2025, 18, 3265. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18133265 open access
Jamil, U.; Pearce, J.M. Regenerative Agrivoltaics: Integrating Photovoltaics and Regenerative Agriculture for Sustainable Food and Energy Systems. Sustainability 2025, 17, 4799. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17114799 , preprint
Uzair Jamil, Joshua Givans, Joshua M. Pearce, Impacts of Type of Partial Transparency on Strawberry Agrivoltaics: Uniform Illumination Thin Film Cadmium-Telluride and Non-uniform Crystalline Silicon Solar Photovoltaic Modules. Renewable Energy, 2025, 247,122913, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.122913 academia OA, preprint
Md Motakabbir Rahman, Wei Zhang, Ying Zheng, Joshua M. Pearce, Open-source portable solar power supply for plasma generators, HardwareX, 2025, e00641, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2025.e00641. Academia.edu preprint
Riya Roy, Giorgio Antonini, Koami S. Hayibo, Md Motakabbir Rahman, Sara Khan, Wei Tian, Michael S.H. Boutilier, Wei Zhang, Ying Zheng, Amarjeet Bassi, Joshua M. Pearce, Comparative techno-environmental analysis of grey, blue, green/yellow and pale-blue hydrogen production, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 116, 2025, 200-210, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.03.104., Academia.edu
Uzair Jamil, Joshua M. Pearce, Experimental impacts of transparency on strawberry agrivoltaics using thin film photovoltaic modules under low light conditions, Solar Energy, 290, 2025, 113375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2025.113375. academia OA, [1][2]
Seyyed Ali Sadat, Riya Roy, Joshua M. Pearce, Technical, Economic and Environmental Potential of Recycled Polycarbonate Solar Photovoltaic Frames, Renewable Energy, 2025, 122473, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.122473.open access preprint
Seyyed Ali Sadat, Joshua M. Pearce, Techno-Economic Evaluation of Electricity Pricing Structures on Photovoltaic and Photovoltaic-Battery Hybrid Systems in Canada, Renewable Energy, 2025, 122456, ISSN 0960-1481, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.122456. Academia OA, preprint
Adam Gasch, Rafael Lara, Joshua M. Pearce, Financial analysis of agrivoltaic sheep: Breeding and auction lamb business models, Applied Energy, 381, 2025, 125057, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.125057. Academia, preprint
Shafquat Rana, Nelson Sommerfeldt, Joshua M. Pearce, Best practices of techno-economic methods for solar photovoltaic coupled heat pump analysis in cold climates, Energy and Buildings, 328, 1, 2025, 115196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.115196. Academia open access
Chin, A.W.H.; Hayibo, K.S.; Pearce, J.M. Open-Source Software for Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Tiling for Novelty Architecture. Designs 2024, 8, 118. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs8060118 OA, preprint
Seyyed Ali Sadat, Joshua M. Pearce, The threat of economic grid defection in the U.S. with solar photovoltaic, battery and generator hybrid systems, Solar Energy, 282, 2024, 112910, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2024.112910.Academia OA
Md Motakabbir Rahman, Giorgio Antonini, Joshua M. Pearce. Open-source DC-DC converter enabling direct integration of solar photovoltaics with anion exchange membrane electrolyzer for green hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 88 (2024), 333-343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.09.199, Academia.edu preprint
Rahman, M.M.; Khan, S.; Pearce, J.M. Open-Source Hardware Design of Modular Solar DC Nanogrid. Technologies 2024, 12, 167. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies12090167 Academia.edu
Nima Asgari, Koami Soulemane Hayibo, Julia Groza, Shafquat Rana, Joshua M. Pearce. Greenhouse applications of solar photovoltaic driven heat pumps in northern environments. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 207, 2025, 114920, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114920. academia OA
Julia M. Groza, Seyyed Ali Sadat, Koami S. Hayibo, Joshua M. Pearce, Using a ledger to facilitate autonomous peer-to-peer virtual net metering of solar photovoltaic distributed generation, Solar Energy Advances, 4,2024,100064, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seja.2024.100064. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667113124000147) Academia open access prepint
Asgari, N.; Jamil, U.; Pearce, J.M. Net Zero Agrivoltaic Arrays for Agrotunnel Vertical Growing Systems: Energy Analysis and System Sizing. Sustainability 2024, 16, 6120. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16146120. academia OA, preprint
Uzair Jamil, Thomas Hickey, Joshua M. Pearce, Solar Energy Modelling and Proposed Crops for Different Types of Agrivoltaics Systems, Energy, 2024, 132074, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.132074. academia OA, preprint
Rana, S.; Jamil, U.; Asgari, N.; Hayibo, K.S.; Groza, J.; Pearce, J.M. Residential Sizing of Solar Photovoltaic Systems and Heat Pumps for Net Zero Sustainable Thermal Building Energy. Computation 2024, 12, 126. https://doi.org/10.3390/computation12060126 Academia open access prepint
Uzair Jamil, Seyyed Ali Sadat, Joshua M. Pearce, Distributed Manufacturing for Distributed Generation: 3-D Printed Solar Photovoltaic Module Mounting Mechanisms for Wood Racking, Renewable Energy, 228, 2024, 120651, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.120651.academia open access preprint
M. M. Rahman and J. M. Pearce, “Modular Open Source Solar Photovoltaic-Powered DC Nanogrids with Efficient Energy Management System ”, Solar Energy and Sustainable Development, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 22–42, Feb. 2024. https://doi.org/10.51646/jsesd.v13i1.169 Academia.edu
Vandewetering, N.; Jamil, U.; Pearce, J.M. Ballast-Supported Foundation Designs for Low-Cost Open-Source Solar Photovoltaic Racking. Designs 2024, 8, 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs8010017 academia open access, preprint
Jamil, U.; Vandewetering, N.; Sadat, S.A.; Pearce, J.M. Wood- and Cable-Based Variable Tilt Stilt-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Racking System. Designs 2024, 8, 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs8010006 academia open access, preprint
Jamil U, Vandewetering N, Pearce JM (2023) Solar photovoltaic wood racking mechanical design for trellis-based agrivoltaics. PLOS ONE 18(12): e0294682. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294682 academia open access
Seyyed Ali Sadat, Jonathan Takahashi, Joshua M. Pearce, A Free and open-source microgrid optimization tool: SAMA the solar alone Multi-Objective Advisor, Energy Conversion and Management, 298, 2023, 117686, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117686.Academia OA
Sadat, S. A., Vandewetering, N., and Pearce, J. M. Mechanical and Economic Analysis of Conventional Aluminum Photovoltaic Module Frames, Frames With Side Holes, and Open-Source Downward-Fastened Frames for Non-Traditional Racking. ASME. J. Sol. Energy Eng. 2024; 146(2): 025001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4063493 academia open access preprint
Koami Soulemane Hayibo, Joshua M. Pearce, Vertical free-swinging photovoltaic racking energy modelling: A novel approach to agrivoltaics, Renewable Energy,2023,119343, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.119343. academia open access preprint
R. Williams, D. Lizzadro-McPherson, J. Pearce, The Impact of Snow Losses on Solar Photovoltaic Systems in North America in the Future, Energy Advances 2, 1634-1649 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1039/D2YA00310D. print pdf Academia open access
Jamil, U.; Pearce, J.M. Maximizing Biomass with Agrivoltaics: Potential and Policy in Saskatchewan Canada. Biomass 2023, 3, 188-216. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomass3020012 academia OA
Christopher Baldus-Jeursen, Aliaksei L. Petsuik, Sophie-Anne Rheault, Sophie Pelland, Alexandre Côté, Yves Poissant, and Joshua M. Pearce. Validating Marion and Townsend Snow Shedding Models for Solar Photovoltaic Systems. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3264644 Academia open access
Rana, S.; Vandewetering, N.; Powell, J.; Ariza, J.Á.; Pearce, J.M. Geographical Dependence of Open Hardware Optimization: Case Study of Solar Photovoltaic Racking. Technologies 2023, 11, 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies11020062 academia open access
Vandewetering, N.; Hayibo, K.S.; Pearce, J.M. Open-Source Design and Economics of Manual Variable-Tilt Angle DIY Wood-Based Solar Photovoltaic Racking System. Designs 2022, 6, 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs6030054 academia open access
Nelson Sommerfeldt and Joshua M. Pearce, Can grid-tied solar photovoltaics lead to residential heating electrification? A techno-economic case study in the midwestern U.S., Applied Energy, 336, 2023, 120838, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.120838. Academia open access
Masna, S., Morse, S.M., Hayibo, K.S., Pearce, J.M., 2023. The potential for fencing to be used as low-cost solar photovoltaic racking. Solar Energy 253, 30–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.02.018 academia open access
Jamil, U.; Pearce, J.M. Energy Policy for Agrivoltaics in Alberta Canada. Energies 2023, 16(1), 53. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16010053 academia OA, preprint
Alexis S. Pascaris, Chelsea Schelly, and Joshua M. Pearce , "Advancing agrivoltaics within the U.S. legal framework: A multidimensional assessment of barriers & opportunities", AIP Conference Proceedings 2635, 050002 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0103386. academia
Vandewetering, N.; Hayibo, K.S.; Pearce, J.M. Open-Source Photovoltaic—Electrical Vehicle Carport Designs. Technologies 2022, 10, 114. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies10060114 academia open access preprint
Pascaris, A.S., Schelly, C., Rouleau, M., Pearce, J.M. Do agrivoltaics improve public support for solar? A survey on perceptions, preferences, and priorities. Green Technology, Resilience, and Sustainability 2, 8 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44173-022-00007-x academia, preprint
Seyyed Ali Sadat, Bram Hoex, Joshua M. Pearce, A Review of the Effects of Haze on Solar Photovoltaic Performance, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 167, 2022,112796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112796. open access
Adesanya, A.A.; Sommerfeldt, N.; Pearce, J.M. Achieving 100% Renewable and Self-Sufficient Electricity in Impoverished, Rural, Northern Climates: Case Studies from Upper Michigan, USA. Electricity 2022, 3, 264-296. https://doi.org/10.3390/electricity3030016 Academia OA
Hayibo, K.S., Pearce, J.M., 2022. Optimal inverter and wire selection for solar photovoltaic fencing applications. Renewable Energy Focus. 42, (2022), Pages 115-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ref.2022.06.006 academia open access, SSRN
Vandewetering, N.; Hayibo, K.S.; Pearce, J.M. Open-Source Design and Economics of Manual Variable-Tilt Angle DIY Wood-Based Solar Photovoltaic Racking System. Designs 2022, 6, 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs6030054 academia open access
Jacob Franz, Stephen Morse, Joshua M. Pearce, Low-cost pole and wire photovoltaic racking, Energy for Sustainable Development, 68,2022,501-511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2022.05.007 academia open access
Koami Soulemane Hayibo, Aliaksei Petsiuk, Pierce Mayville, Laura Brown, Joshua M. Pearce, Monofacial vs bifacial solar photovoltaic systems in snowy environments, Renewable Energy, 193, 2022, 657-668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.05.050.open access, SSRN
Vandewetering, N.; Hayibo, K.S.; Pearce, J.M. Impacts of Location on Designs and Economics of DIY Low-Cost Fixed-Tilt Open Source Wood Solar Photovoltaic Racking. Designs 2022, 6, 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/designs6030041 academia open access
J.S. Botero-Valencia, M. Mejia-Herrera, Joshua M. Pearce, Low cost climate station for smart agriculture applications with photovoltaic energy and wireless communication, HardwareX, 11, 2022, e00296,doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2022.e00296. Academia OA
Pearce, J.M. Agrivoltaics in Ontario Canada: Promise and Policy. Sustainability 2022, 14, 3037. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14053037 academia, preprint
Koami Soulemane Hayibo and Joshua M. Pearce. Foam-based floatovoltaics: A potential solution to disappearing terminal natural lakes. Renewable Energy (2022). 188, 859-872, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.02.085 open access
Hayibo, K.S., Mayville, P., Pearce, J., 2022. The Greenest Solar Power? Life Cycle Assessment of Foam-Based Flexible Floatovoltaics. Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2022, 6, 1398 - 1413. accepted version. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1SE01823J Academia OA
Enaganti, P.K., Soman, S., Devan, S.S., Pradhan, S.C., Srivastava, A.K., Pearce, J.M., Goel, S., Dye-sensitized solar cells as promising candidates for underwater photovoltaic applications. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 2022; 1- 8. https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3535 Academia open access
Pearce JM. Parametric Open Source Cold-Frame Agrivoltaic Systems. Inventions. 2021; 6(4):71. https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions6040071 OA, academia
Kunal K. Shah, Dane George, Lukas Swan, J.M. Pearce. Performance and Analysis of Retail Store-Centred Microgrids with Solar Photovoltaic Parking Lot, Cogeneration and-Battery Hybrid Systems. Engineering Reports. 2021; 3(11), e12418. https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.12418 open access
B.Ugwoke, S.Sulemanu, S.P.Corgnati, P.Leone, J.M.Pearce. Demonstration of the integrated rural energy planning framework for sustainable energy development in low-income countries: Case studies of rural communities in Nigeria. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 144, (2021), 110983. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.110983 open access
Alexis S. Pascaris, Chelsea Schelly, Laurie Burnham, Joshua M.Pearce. Integrating solar energy with agriculture: Industry perspectives on the market, community, and socio-political dimensions of agrivoltaics Energy Research & Social Science 75, (2021), 102023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102023 open access
Madeleine R. Hollman, Joshua M. Pearce, Geographic potential of shotcrete photovoltaic racking: Direct and low-concentration cases, Solar Energy, 216, 2021, 386-395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.01.051 open access
Joshua M. Pearce and Nelson Sommerfeldt. 2021. "Economics of Grid-Tied Solar Photovoltaic Systems Coupled to Heat Pumps: The Case of Northern Climates of the U.S. and Canada" Energies 14, no. 4: 834. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14040834 open access
Swaraj Sanjay Deshmukh and Joshua M. Pearce, Electric Vehicle Charging Potential from Retail Parking Lot Solar Photovoltaic Awnings,Renewable Energy, 169, 608-617(2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.01.068. open access
Braid, Jennifer L., Daniel Riley, Joshua M. Pearce, and Laurie Burnham. "Image Analysis Method for Quantifying Snow Losses on PV Systems." In 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), pp. 1510-1516. IEEE, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300373 open access
William Lytle, Theresa K. Meyer, Nagendra G. Tanikella, Laurie Burnham, Julie Engel, Chelsea Schelly, Joshua M. Pearce.Conceptual Design and Rationale for a New Agrivoltaics Concept: Pasture-Raised Rabbits and Solar Farming. Journal of Cleaner Production, 282 (2021) 124476 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124476 open access
Hayibo, K.S.; Mayville, P.; Kailey, R.K.; Pearce, J.M. Water Conservation Potential of Self-Funded Foam-Based Flexible Surface-Mounted Floatovoltaics. Energies 2020, 13, 6285. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13236285 open access
Pascaris, A.S.; Schelly, C.; Pearce, J.M. A First Investigation of Agriculture Sector Perspectives on the Opportunities and Barriers for Agrivoltaics. Agronomy 2020, 10, 1885. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10121885 open access
Pierce Mayville, Neha Vijay Patil and Joshua M.Pearce. Distributed manufacturing of after market flexible floating photovoltaic modules. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 42, 2020, 100830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2020.100830 open access
Blessing Ugwoke, Adedoyin Adeleke, Stefano P. Corgnati, Joshua M. Pearce and Pierluigi Leone. Decentralized Renewable Hybrid Mini-Grids for Rural Communities: Culmination of the IREP Framework and Scale up to Urban Communities. Sustainability 2020, 12(18), 7411; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187411 open access
Laurie Burnham, Daniel Riley, Bevan Walker and Joshua M. Pearce. Performance of Bifacial Photovoltaic Modules on a Dual-Axis Tracker in a High-Latitude, High-Albedo Environment, 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Chicago, IL, USA, 2019, pp. 1320-1327. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980964 open access
Daniel Riley, Laurie Burnham, Bevan Walker, Joshua M. Pearce. Differences in Snow Shedding in Photovoltaic Systems with Framed and Frameless Modules. 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Chicago, IL, USA, 2019, pp. 0558-0561. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8981389 open access
Trevor B. Peffley & Joshua M.Pearce. The Potential for Grid Defection of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Using Solar Photovoltaic, Battery and Generator Hybrid Systems. Renewable Energy. 148, (2020), pp. 193-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.12.039 open access
Khan, K.Y., Gauchia, L., Pearce, J.M., 2018. Self-sufficiency of 3-D printers: utilizing stand-alone solar photovoltaic power systems. Renewables: Wind, Water, and Solar 5:5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40807-018-0051-6 open access
R. Krishnan and J. M. Pearce. Economic impact of substituting solar photovoltaic electric production for tobacco farming. Land Use Policy, 72, (2018), pp. 503–509. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.01.010 open access
Joshua M. Pearce, Jay Meldrum and Nolan Osborne. Design of Post-Consumer Modification of Standard Solar Modules to Form Large-Area Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Roof Slates. Designs 2017, 1(2), 9; doi:10.3390/designs1020009 open access
Prannay R. Malu, Utkarsh S. Sharma, Joshua M. Pearce. Agrivoltaic potential on grape farms in India. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 23, pp. 104-110, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.seta.2017.08.004 open access
Anurag Anurag, Jiemin Zhang, Jephias Gwamuri and Joshua M. Pearce. General Design Procedures for Airport-Based Solar Photovoltaic Systems. Energies 2017, 10(8), 1194; doi:10.3390/en10081194 open access
Ram Krishnan, Amber Haselhuhn, Joshua M. Pearce Technical Solar Photovoltaic Potential of Scaled Parking Lot Canopies- A Case Study of Walmart U.S.A. RISUS - Journal on Innovation and Sustainability 8(2) - 2017 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24212/2179-3565.2017v8i2p104-125 open access
Shan Zhong, Pratiksha Rakhe and Joshua M. Pearce. Energy Payback Time of a Solar Photovoltaic Powered Waste Plastic Recyclebot System. Recycling 2017, 2(2), 10; doi: 10.3390/recycling2020010 open access
Adam M. Pringle, R.M. Handler, J.M. Pearce. Aquavoltaics: Synergies for dual use of water area for solar photovoltaic electricity generation and aquaculture. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 80, (2017), pp. 572–584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.191 open access
Siddharth R. Wadhawan & Joshua M. Pearce,Power and energy potential of mass-scale photovoltaic noise barrier deployment: A case study for the U.S. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 80, pp. 125–132, (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.223 Open access
Aishwarya S. Mundada, Emily W. Prehoda, Joshua M. Pearce. U.S. market for solar photovoltaic plug-and-play systems. Renewable Energy. 103 (2017) pp. 255–264. DOI:10.1016/j.renene.2016.11.034 open access
B.T. Wittbrodt & J.M. Pearce. 3-D printing solar photovoltaic racking in developing world. Energy for Sustainable Development 36, pp. 1-5 (2017). DOI:10.1016/j.esd.2016.08.001 open access
Aishwarya S. Mundada,, Yuenyong Nilsiam, Joshua M. Pearce. A review of technical requirements for plug-and-play solar photovoltaic microinverter systems in the United States. Solar Energy 135, (2016), pp. 455–470. doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2016.06.002 open access
Jephias Gwamuri, Dhiogo Franco, Khalid Y. Khan, Lucia Gauchia and Joshua M. Pearce. High-Efficiency Solar-Powered 3-D Printers for Sustainable Development. Machines 2016, 4(1), 3; doi: 10.3390/machines4010003 open access
Svetlana V. Obydenkova and Joshua M. Pearce. Technical viability of mobile solar photovoltaic systems for indigenous nomadic communities in northern latitudes. Renewable Energy, 89,253–267 (2016). DOI:10.1016/j.renene.2015.12.036 open access
Harshavardhan Dinesh, Joshua M. Pearce, The potential of agrivoltaic systems, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 54, 299-308 (2016). DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2015.10.024, open access
Z. Du, D. Denkenberger, J.M. Pearce, Solar photovoltaic powered on-site ammonia production for nitrogen fertilization, Solar Energy, 122, 562-568 (2015). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2015.09.035 open access
Heidari, N., Gwamuri, J., Townsend, T.,Pearce, J.M. (2015). Impact of Snow and Ground Interference on Photovoltaic Electric System Performance. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 5(6),1680-1685, (2015). doi: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2466448 open access
Andrews, R.W.; Pollard, A.; Pearce, J.M., "Photovoltaic System Performance Enhancement With Nontracking Planar Concentrators: Experimental Results and Bidirectional Reflectance Function (BDRF)-Based Modeling," IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 5(6), pp.1626-1635 (2015). DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2478064 open access
Kunal K. Shah, Aishwarya S. Mundada, Joshua M. Pearce. Performance of U.S. hybrid distributed energy systems: Solar photovoltaic, battery and combined heat and power. Energy Conversion and Management 105, pp. 71–80 (2015). open access DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2015.07.048
Joseph Rozario and Joshua M. Pearce, Optimization of annealing cycles for electric output in outdoor conditions for amorphous silicon photovoltaic–thermal systems. Applied Energy, 148, pp. 134–141 (2015). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.03.073 open access preprint
J.M. Pathak, P.G. Sanders, J. M. Pearce, Optimizing limited solar roof access by exergy analysis of solar thermal, photovoltaic, and hybrid photovoltaic thermal systems, Applied Energy, 120, pp. 115-124 (2014). Open access
J. Rozario, A.H. Vora, S.K. Debnath, M.J.M. Pathak, J.M. Pearce, The effects of dispatch strategy on electrical performance of amorphous silicon-based solar photovoltaic-thermal systems, Renewable Energy 68, pp. 459–465 (2014). open access
M.P. Brennan, A.L. Abramase, R.W. Andrews, J. M. Pearce, Effects of spectral albedo on solar photovoltaic devices, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 124, pp. 111-116,(2014). open access
Andrews, Rob W.; Pollard, Andrew; Pearce, Joshua M., "Photovoltaic system performance enhancement with non-tracking planar concentrators: Experimental results and BDRF based modelling," Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2013 IEEE 39th, pp.0229,0234, 16-21 June 2013. doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744136 [3]
O. Ormachea ; A. Abrahamse ; N. Tolavi ; F. Romero ; O. Urquidi ; J. M. Pearce ; R. Andrews; Installation of a variable-angle spectrometer system for monitoring diffuse and global solar radiation. Proc. SPIE 8785, 8th Iberoamerican Optics Meeting and 11th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Applications, 87850M (November 18, 2013); DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2025480
Z. Dereli, C. Yücedağ and J. M. Pearce, "Simple and Low-Cost Method of Planning for Tree Growth and Lifetime Effects on Solar Photovoltaic Systems Performance", Solar Energy, 95, pp.300-307 (2013). open access
R. W. Andrews, A. Pollard, J. M. Pearce, "The Effects of Snowfall on Solar Photovoltaic Performance ", Solar Energy 92, 8497 (2013). open access
H.T. Nguyen and J.M. Pearce, "Automated Quantification of Solar Photovoltaic Potential in Cities" International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development 1(1), 57-70 (2013).. Open access
A.H. Nosrat, L.G. Swan, J.M. Pearce, "Improved Performance of Hybrid Photovoltaic-Trigeneration Systems Over Photovoltaic-Cogen Systems Including Effects of Battery Storage", Energy 49, pp. 366-374 (2013). open access.
Omar Ormachea, Faviola Romero, Oscar Urquidi, Augusta Abrahamse, Joshua Pearce, Matthew de Vuono, Rob Andrews. Desarrollo de un sistema de monitoreo de radiación solar basado en un espectrómetro de amplio espectro y análisis de resultados preliminares. Procedings of the Simposio Nacional en Energías Renovables, Cochabamba, Bolivia, 2012. pages 97-104. open access
R. Andrews, A. Pollard, J. M. Pearce, "Improved parametric empirical determination of module short circuit current for modelling and optimization of solar photovoltaic systems", Solar Energy 86, 2240-2254 (2012). open access
R. W. Andrews and J.M. Pearce "Prediction of energy effects on photovoltaic systems due to snowfall events", in: 2012 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). Presented at the 2012 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), pp. 003386 –003391. open access
Ha T. Nguyen, Joshua M. Pearce, Rob Harrap, and Gerald Barber, "The Application of LiDAR to Assessment of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Deployment Potential on a Municipal District Unit", Sensors, 12, pp. 4534-4558 (2012). open access
H. T. Nguyen and J. M. Pearce, "Incorporating Shading Losses in Solar Photovoltaic Potential Assessment at the Municipal Scale" Solar Energy 86(5), pp. 1245–1260 (2012). Open access
Joshua M. Pearce, Adegboyega Babasola, Rob Andrews, "Open Solar Photovoltaic Systems Optimization" Proceedings of the 16th Annual National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Conference, Open 2012, pp. 1-7. open access
Faviola Romero, Oscar Urquidi, Omar Ormachea, Augusta Abrahamse, Joshua Pearce, Rob Andrews, Matthew de Vuono, "DESARROLLO DE UN SISTEMA DE MONITOREO DE RADIACIÓN SOLAR BASADO EN UN ESPECTRÓMETRO DE AMPLIO ESPECTRO (DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR RADIATION MONITORING BASED ON A WIDE RANGE SPECTROMETER), INVESTIGACIÓN & DESARROLLO 11: pp. 73 – 84 (2011).
Rob Andrews, Nabeil Alazzam, and Joshua M. Pearce, "Model of Loss Mechanisms for Low Optical Concentratioon on Solar Photovoltaic Arrays with Planar Reflectors", 40th American Solar Energy Society National Solar Conference Proceedings, pp. 446-453 (2011).
H.T. Nguyen and J.M. Pearce. "Towards Automated Quantification of Solar Photovoltaic Potential in Large Urban Areas for City-based Electric Utility Planning". Proceedings of the International Conference 2011 on Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development. Kanazawa, Japan A31-3 (2011).
Amir Nosrat and Joshua M. Pearce, "Dispatch strategy and model for hybrid photovoltaic and trigeneration power systems", Applied Energy 88 (2011) 3270–3276. open access
M. Mostofi, A. H. Nosrat, and J. M. Pearce, "Institutional-Scale Operational Symbiosis of Photovoltaic and Cogeneration Energy Systems" International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 8(1), pp. 31-44, 2011. open access
Joshua M. Pearce, "Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Evaluation and Mobile Energy Audit", Report for CanmetENERGY of Natural Resources Canada, SET126373X (March, 2011).
E. Lee, A. H. Nosrat, and J. M. Pearce, "Potential of Using Renewable Energy Technologies for Tehran's Public Transportation Sector", 18th Annual International Conference on Mechanical Engineering-ISME2010, 11-13 May, 2010, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, ISME2010-3643, pp. 1-6.
H.T. Nguyen and J.M. Pearce, "Estimating Potential Photovoltaic Yield with r.sun and the Open Source Geographical Resources Analysis Support System" Solar Energy 84, pp. 831-843, 2010. open access
L.K. Wiginton, H. T. Nguyen, J.M. Pearce, "Quantifying rooftop solar photovoltaic potential for regional renewable energy policy", Computers, Environment and Urban Systems 34, (2010) pp. 345-357. open access
J. M. Pearce, "Expanding Photovoltaic Penetration with Residential Distributed Generation from Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic + Combined Heat and Power Systems", Energy 34, pp. 1947-1954 (2009). open access
J.M. Pearce, "Household-Scale Cogen + Solar Photovoltaic Hybrid Systems: Effects on Penetration and Storage for Eastern Ontario", Proceedings of the 4th Annual Canadian Solar Buildings Conference. p. 2, 2009.
P. Derewonko and J.M. Pearce, "Optimizing Design of Household Scale Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic + Combined Heat and Power Systems for Ontario", Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2009 34th IEEE, pp.1274-1279, 7-12 June 2009. open access [4]

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