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W.G.J.H.M. van Sark

W.G.J.H.M. van Sark

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
66
Citations
12909
World Ranking
1461
National Ranking
32

Overview

W.G.J.H.M. van Sark is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has an extensive research profile in the fields of engineering and energy. Their work primarily focuses on topics related to solar radiation and photovoltaics, as well as photovoltaic system optimization techniques.

The scientist has contributed to over 125 publications in engineering, with around 60 specifically in energy. Their research spans several subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, artificial intelligence, automotive engineering, and environmental engineering.

Key topics covered in van Sark's research include:

  • Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
  • Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Energy Load and Power Forecasting
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies

Van Sark often collaborates with several researchers in their field, including Tarek AlSkaif, Lennard Visser, Ioannis Lampropoulos, Gökhan Şahin, and Sara Golroodbari. These coauthors have worked closely with van Sark, contributing to multiple publications.

The scientist has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • Energies
  • Solar Energy
  • Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications
  • Renewable Energy
  • Applied Energy

Among their recent papers are:

  • "An integrated blockchain-based energy management platform with bilateral trading for microgrid communities," 2020, Applied Energy
  • "Should we reinforce the grid? Cost and emission optimization of electric vehicle charging under different transformer limits," 2020, Applied Energy
  • "Simulation of performance differences between offshore and land-based photovoltaic systems," 2020, Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications
  • "A systematic analysis of meteorological variables for PV output power estimation," 2020, Renewable Energy
  • "Consensus statement: Standardized reporting of power-producing luminescent solar concentrator performance," 2022, Joule

Van Sark has also contributed to book publications, including a work published by Frontiers Media titled "Rising Stars in Energy Research: 2022."

Best Publications

  • Upconverter solar cells: materials and applications

    J. de Wild;A. Meijerink;J. K. Rath;W. G. J. H. M. van Sark

  • Smart charging of electric vehicles with photovoltaic power and vehicle-to-grid technology in a microgrid; a case study

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  • Blueing, bleaching, and blinking of single CdSe/ZnS quantum dots

    W.G.J.H.M. van Sark;P.L.Th.M. Frederix;A.A. Bol;H.C. Gerritsen

  • Feasibility of photovoltaic – Thermoelectric hybrid modules

    W.G.J.H.M. van Sark

  • Monitoring and remote failure detection of grid-connected PV systems based on satellite observations

    A. Drews;A.C. de Keizer;H.G. Beyer;E. Lorenz

  • Enhanced near-infrared response of a-Si:H solar cells with β-NaYF4:Yb3+ (18%), Er3+ (2%) upconversion phosphors

    J. de Wild;J.K. Rath;A. Meijerink;W.G.J.H.M. van Sark

  • Multi-objective optimization of energy arbitrage in community energy storage systems using different battery technologies

    Tom Terlouw;Tom Terlouw;Tarek AlSkaif;Christian Bauer;Wilfried van Sark

  • Techno-economic analysis of household and community energy storage for residential prosumers with smart appliances

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  • An integrated blockchain-based energy management platform with bilateral trading for microgrid communities

    Gijs van Leeuwen;Tarek AlSkaif;Madeleine Gibescu;Wilfried van Sark

  • Physics and Technology of Amorphous-Crystalline Heterostructure Silicon Solar Cells

    Wilfried G. J. H. M. van Sark;Lars Korte;Francesco Roca

  • Enhancing solar cell efficiency by using spectral converters

    W.G.J.H.M. van Sark;A. Meijerink;R.E.I. Schropp;J.A.M. van Roosmalen

  • Introduction – Physics and Technology of Amorphous-Crystalline Heterostructure Silicon Solar Cells

    Wilfried van Sark;Lars Korte;Francesco Roca

  • Crystalline silicon cell performance at low light intensities

    N.H. Reich;W.G.J.H.M. van Sark;E.A. Alsema;R.W. Lof

  • Photovoltaic Solar Energy - From Fundamentals to Applications

    Angèle Reinders;Pierre Verlinden;Wilfried van Sark;Alexandre Freundlich

  • Technical potential for photovoltaics on buildings in the EU-27

    P.R. Defaix;W.G.J.H.M. van Sark;E. Worrell;E. de Visser

  • Simulation of performance differences between offshore and land‐based photovoltaic systems

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  • Renewable energy technologies in the Maldives - determining the potential

    Klaas van Alphen;Wilfried G.J.H.M. van Sark;Marko P. Hekkert

  • A self-consistent fluid model for radio-frequency discharges in SiH4–H2 compared to experiments

    G. J. Nienhuis;W. J. Goedheer;E. A. G. Hamers;W. G. J. H. M. van Sark

  • Unraveling the photovoltaic technology learning curve by incorporation of input price changes and scale effects

    C.F. Yu;W.G.J.H.M. van Sark;E.A. Alsema

  • Should we reinforce the grid? Cost and emission optimization of electric vehicle charging under different transformer limits

    N.B.G. Brinkel;W.L. Schram;T.A. AlSkaif;T.A. AlSkaif;I. Lampropoulos

  • Tackling self-absorption in Luminescent Solar Concentrators with type-II colloidal quantum dots

    Zachar Krumer;Suzanne J. Pera;Relinde J.A. van Dijk-Moes;Yiming Zhao

  • Nanoparticles for Luminescent Solar Concentrators - A review

    P. Moraitis;R. E.I. Schropp;W. G.J.H.M. van Sark

  • Towards upconversion for amorphous silicon solar cells

    J. de Wild;A. Meijerink;J.K. Rath;W.G.J.H.M. van Sark

  • Luminescent solar concentrators – A low cost photovoltaics alternative

    W.G.J.H.M. van Sark

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruud E. I. Schropp
Ruud E. I. Schropp Jinan University
Andries Meijerink
Andries Meijerink Utrecht University
Wim Turkenburg
Wim Turkenburg Utrecht University
Ernst Worrell
Ernst Worrell Utrecht University
Albert Polman
Albert Polman Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics
André Faaij
André Faaij Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
Marko P. Hekkert
Marko P. Hekkert Utrecht University
D. L. Williamson
D. L. Williamson Colorado School of Mines
Ageeth A. Bol
Ageeth A. Bol University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Arno H. M. Smets
Arno H. M. Smets Delft University of Technology

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