Alessandro Virtuani

Alessandro Virtuani

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

H-index: 21

Europe-Switzerland

About Alessandro Virtuani

Alessandro Virtuani, With an exceptional h-index of 21 and a recent h-index of 16 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, specializes in the field of Solar, PV, Renewables, Sustainability.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

A comprehensive physical model for the sensitivity of silicon heterojunction photovoltaic modules to water ingress

The effect of partial shading on the reliability of photovoltaic modules in the built-environment

Accurate color characterization of solar photovoltaic modules for building integration

Towards a quantification of thermal and thermomechanical stress for modules in building‐integrated photovoltaics configurations

Potential‐induced degradation in bifacial silicon heterojunction solar modules: Insights and mitigation strategies

Design and testing of a demonstrative BIPV façade manufactured with novel glass-free colored lightweight PV modules

The carbon intensity of integrated photovoltaics

Profitability of solar photovoltaic projects: A sensitivity analysis of performance loss curves and operation and maintenance expenses

Alessandro Virtuani Information

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Citations(all)

1600

Citations(since 2020)

815

Cited By

1071

hIndex(all)

21

hIndex(since 2020)

16

i10Index(all)

31

i10Index(since 2020)

23

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Alessandro Virtuani Skills & Research Interests

Solar

PV

Renewables

Sustainability

Top articles of Alessandro Virtuani

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

A comprehensive physical model for the sensitivity of silicon heterojunction photovoltaic modules to water ingress

Cell Reports Physical Science

Luca Gnocchi

Olatz Arriaga Arruti

Christophe Ballif

Alessandro Virtuani

2024/1/17

The effect of partial shading on the reliability of photovoltaic modules in the built-environment

EPJ Photovoltaics

Ebrar Özkalay

Flavio Valoti

Mauro Caccivio

Alessandro Virtuani

Gabi Friesen

...

2024

Accurate color characterization of solar photovoltaic modules for building integration

Solar Energy

Alejandro Borja Block

Jordi Escarre Palou

Antonin Faes

Alessandro Virtuani

Christophe Ballif

2024/1/1

Towards a quantification of thermal and thermomechanical stress for modules in building‐integrated photovoltaics configurations

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Hugo Quest

Andrew Fairbrother

Christophe Ballif

Alessandro Virtuani

2023/12/26

Potential‐induced degradation in bifacial silicon heterojunction solar modules: Insights and mitigation strategies

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Olatz Arriaga Arruti

Luca Gnocchi

Quentin Jeangros

Christophe Ballif

Alessandro Virtuani

2023/12/25

Design and testing of a demonstrative BIPV façade manufactured with novel glass-free colored lightweight PV modules

F Lisco

G Cattaneo

A Virtuani

N Aste

C Del Pero

...

2023/6/27

The carbon intensity of integrated photovoltaics

Joule

Alessandro Virtuani

Alejandro Borja Block

Nicolas Wyrsch

Christophe Ballif

2023/11/15

Profitability of solar photovoltaic projects: A sensitivity analysis of performance loss curves and operation and maintenance expenses

Solar RRL

Alessandro Virtuani

Luca Morganti

2023/4

Stability of black interconnect coatings for solar photovoltaic module applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Alejandro Borja Block

Chiara Barretta

Antonin Faes

Alessandro Virtuani

Aleš Vlk

...

2023/10/15

The effect of storage conditions on the long-term stability of ethylene-vinyl-acetate (EVA) copolymer used in glass/glass modules

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Luca Gnocchi

Alessandro Virtuani

Andrew Fairbrother

Eleonora Annigoni

Christophe Ballif

2023/10/15

Long‐term performance and reliability of silicon heterojunction solar modules

Olatz Arriaga Arruti

Alessandro Virtuani

Christophe Ballif

2023/7

Corrosion testing of solar cells: Insights to wear-out mechanisms

Andrew Fairbrother

Luca Gnocchi

Christophe Ballif

Alessandro Virtuani

2022/6/5

Long‐Term Performance and Shade Detection in Building Integrated Photovoltaic Systems

Solar Rrl

Andrew Fairbrother

Hugo Quest

Ebrar Özkalay

Philipp Wälchli

Gabi Friesen

...

2022/5

How Does the Use of Satellite-Derived Insolation Data Impact the Accuracy of Performance Ratio Estimates?

Ebrar Ozkalay

Alessandro Virtuani

Andrew Fairbrother

Artur Skoczek

Gabi Friesen

...

2022

Long-term performance of BIPV in Switzerland

Hugo Quest

Andrew Fairbrother

Ebrar Ozkalay

Phillip Walchli

Gabi Friesen

...

2022

Corrosion testing of solar cells: Wear-out degradation behavior

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Andrew Fairbrother

Luca Gnocchi

Christophe Ballif

Alessandro Virtuani

2022/12/1

A screening protocol to assess the stability of the inks used to mask metallic interconnects in BIPV modules

8th World Conf. Photovolt. Energy Convers

Alejandro Borja Block

Jordi Escarre Palou

Antonin Faes

Alessandro Virtuani

Christophe Ballif

2022

A 3D indicator for guiding AI applications in the energy sector

Energy and AI

Hugo Quest

Marine Cauz

Fabian Heymann

Christian Rod

Lionel Perret

...

2022/8/1

Potential induced degradation mechanism in rear-emitter bifacial silicon heterojunction solar cells encapsulated in different module structures

Olatz Arriaga Arruti

Luca Gnocchi

Quentin Jeangros

Alessandro Virtuani

Christophe Ballif

2021/6/20

Operating temperatures and diurnal temperature variations of modules installed in open-rack and typical BIPV configurations

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Ebrar Özkalay

Gabi Friesen

Mauro Caccivio

Pierluigi Bonomo

Andrew Fairbrother

...

2021/10/15

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