Dr. Markus Klenk

Projects

• ALIENCE - Alpine PV Competence / Deputy project leader / Project ongoing
• WebPVShade / Deputy project leader / Project ongoing
• Performance, Operation & Reliability of Photovoltaic-Systems / Team member / Project ongoing
• Weiterentwicklung eines Zauns mit integriertem Photovoltaiksystem / Deputy project leader / Project ongoing
• PV-EYE – Photovoltaiksysteme auf Flachdächern mit höchsten Energieerträgen pro Fläche / Deputy project leader / Project ongoing
• Weiterentwicklung Photovoltaik Baukasten / Deputy project leader / Project ongoing
• Entwicklung und vergleichender Test eines Gesamtpakets für bifaziale Photovoltaik-Systeme auf Gründächern / Project co-leader / Project completed
• AMBIPV II - Adapted Modules for Bifacial Photovoltaics (Solar Era.net ID78) / Project co-leader / Project completed
• U-LIGHT: Ultra lightweight PV modules / Team member / Project completed

Publications

• Chudinzow, Dimitrij; Klenk, Markus; Eltrop, Ludger,

  2020.

  Impact of field design and location on the techno-economic performance of fixed-tilt and single-axis tracked bifacial photovoltaic power plants.

  Solar Energy.

  207, pp. 564-578.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.06.096

• Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Janssen, Gaby; Berrian, Djaber; Wittmer, Bruno; Klenk, Markus; Baumann, Thomas; Baumgartner, Franz; Morf, Marco; Burgers, Antonius; Libal, Joris; Mermoud, André,

  2020.

  Accuracy of simulated data for bifacial systems with varying tilt angles and share of diffuse radiation.

  Solar Energy.

  197, pp. 6-21.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.12.071

• Baumann, Thomas; Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Klenk, Markus; Dreisiebner, Andreas; Carigiet, Fabian; Baumgartner, Franz,

  2019.

  Photovoltaic systems with vertically mounted bifacial PV modules in combination with green roofs.

  Solar Energy.

  190, pp. 139-146.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.08.014

• Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Klenk, Markus; Morf, Marco; Nicolas, Keller,

  2019.

  Energy yield prediction of a bifacial PV system with a miniaturized test array.

  Solar Energy.

  179, pp. 316-325.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.12.042

• Berrian, Djaber; Libal, Joris; Klenk, Markus; Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Kopecek, Radovan,

  2019.

  Performance of bifacial PV arrays with fixed tilt and horizontal single-axis tracking : comparison of simulated and measured data.

  IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics.

  9(6), pp. 1583-1589.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2924394

• Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Hiltebrand, Roger; Pfyffer, Selina; Klenk, Markus,

  2023.

  Photovoltaic and green roof : energy yield per area of vertically installed bifacial modules in dense arrangements [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the 40th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition.

  40th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), Lisbon, Portugal, 18-22 September 2023.

  München:

  WIP.

  pp. 020424-001-020424-007.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC2023/4DO.12.5

• Lang, Margit; Oreski, Gernot; Fuchs, Peter; Helfer, Eric; Halm, Andreas; Klenk, Markus,

  2021.

  FEM simulation of deformations in strings of shingled solar cells under mechanical and thermal loading [poster].

  In:

  Proceedings of the 38th EUPVSEC.

  38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EUPVSEC), online, 6-10 September 2021.

  München:

  WIP.

  Available from: https://userarea.eupvsec.org/proceedings/EU-PVSEC-2021/4AV.2.27/

• Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Klenk, Markus; Morf, Marco; Meister, Jan; Werner, Dieter,

  2020.

  Miniaturized model kit for yield measurements of PV systems : concept and application [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC).

  2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Calgary (Canada), 15 June 2020.

  IEEE.

  pp. 1093-1095.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300554

• Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Klenk, Markus; Libal, Joris; Kopecek, Radovan,

  2019.

  PV systems with lowest LCOE using bifacial modules : state-of-the-art systems and components.

  PV-Tech Power.

  18, pp. 16-27.

• Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Klenk, Markus; Halm, Andreas; Schneider, Andreas,

  2018.

  State-of-the-art bifacial module technology.

  Photovoltaics International.

  2018(41), pp. 108-125.

• Klenk, Markus; Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Veschetti, Yannik; Kopecek, Radovan; Kreiter, Rob; Hildebrandt, Heiko,

  2018.

  Bifacial PV systems and yield data (bifacial gain)

  .

  In:

  Kopecek, Radovan; Libal, Joris, eds.,

  Bifacial photovoltaics : technology, applications and economics.

  Institution of Engineering and Technology.

  pp. 153-214.

• Janssen, G.J.M.; Burgers, A.R.; Binani, A.; Carr, A.J.; Van Aken, B.B.; Romijn, I.G.; Klenk, Markus; Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Baumann, Thomas,

  2018.

  How to maximize the kwh/kwp ratio : simulations of single-axis tracking in bifacial systems [paper].

  In:

  35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), Brussels, Belgium, 24-27 September 2018.

• Baumann, Thomas; Carigiet, Fabian; Knecht, Raphael; Klenk, Markus; Dreisiebner, Andreas; Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Baumgartner, Franz,

  2018.

  Performance analysis of vertically mounted bifacial PV modules on green roof system [paper].

  In:

  35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition.

  35th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), Brussels, Belgium, 24-27 September 2018.

  WIP.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4034

• Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Klenk, Markus; Keller, Nicolas; Heller, Dominic; Käslin, Remo; Baumann, Thomas; Baumgartner, Franz,

  2017.

  Application of shaped reflectors to increase the energy harvest of bifacial PV systems : analyzed with a miniaturized test array [paper].

  In:

  2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC 2017) : Proceedings.

  44th IEEE PVSC, Washington D.C., USA, 25-30 June 2017.

  IEEE.

  pp. 1077-1080.

• Baumann, Thomas; Klenk, Markus; Keller, Nicolas; Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Baumgartner, Daniel,

  2017.

  Illumination homogeneity of bifacial systems : outdoor measurements with systematically varied installation conditions : visual [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2017.

  33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 25-29 September 2017.

  pp. 1605-1609.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20172017-5BV.4.28

• Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Klenk, Markus; Keller, Nico; Ammann, Peter; Thurnheer, Jan,

  2017.

  Record-light weight c-Si modules based on the small unit compound approach : mechanical load tests and general results [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the 33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition.

  33rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 25-29 September 2017.

  WIP.

  pp. 146-150.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20172017-1CV.3.69

• Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Petrzilek, Giordano; Schartinger, Steve; Klenk, Markus; Keller, Nico; Baumann, Thomas; Carigiet, Fabian; Baumgartner, Franz,

  2016.

  Influence of low concentration on the energy harvest of PV systems using bifacial modules [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2016 (Munich).

  European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition 2016, Munich, Germany, 2016.

  WIP.

• Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Petrzilek, Giordano; Schartinger, Steve; Klenk, Markus; Keller, Nico; Baumann, Thomas; Carigiet, Fabian; Baumgartner, Franz,

  2016.

  Miniaturized test array as a means to determine the energy harvest of bifacial installations [poster].

  In:

  IEEE PVSC 2016 : Kongress.

  2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 2016), Portland, USA, 5-10 June 2016.

  IEEE.

  pp. 2698-2703.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7750140

• Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Petrzilek, Giordano; Schartinger, Steve; Klenk, Markus; Keller, Nico; Baumann, Thomas; Carigiet, Fabian; Baumgartner, Franz,

  2016.

  Miniaturized test array as a means to determine the energy harvest of bifacial installations [paper].

  In:

  Poceedings of the 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC).

  2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 2016), Portland, USA, 5-10 June 2016.

  IEEE.

  pp. 2698-2703.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7750140

• Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Klenk, Markus; Keller, Nico,

  2016.

  Small unit compound modules : a new approach for light weight PV modules [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the 32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition.

  32nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2016), Munich, Germany, 20-24 June 2016.

  WIP.

  pp. 56-60.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20162016-1BO.12.5

• Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Klenk, Markus; Schär, Daniel; Baumann, Thomas; Carigiet, Fabian; Keller, Nico; Baumgartner, Franz,

  2015.

  PV installations based on vertically mounted bifacial modules evaluation of energy yield and shading effects [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the 31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition.

  31st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EUPVSEC), Hamburg, Germany, 14-18 September 2015.

  WIP.

  pp. 2037-2041.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20152015-5AV.6.34

• Klenk, Markus,

  2023.

  Energiegründach mit vertikal installierter PV in der Praxis.

  In:

  21. Schweizer Photovoltaik-Tagung, Bern, Schweiz, 20.-21. März 2023.

  Available from: https://www.swissolar.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Tagungen/PV-Tagung_2023/Praesentationen_Tag2/PVT23_4.3_Markus_Klenk.pdf

• Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Klenk, Markus; Morf, Marco; Fil, Greg; Carigiet, Fabian,

  2021.

  Comparative energy yield study of vertically installed bifacial PV modules measured by a miniturized test rig.

  In:

  38th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EUPVSEC), online, 6-10 September 2021.

• Klenk, Markus; Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Morf, Marco; Baumann, Thomas; Baumgartner, Franz; Berrian, Djaber; Libal, Joris; Janssen, Gaby; Burgers, Teun,

  2018.

  Bifacial modeling with the BIFOROT.

  In:

  Fifth bifiPV Workshop, Denver, USA, 10-11 September 2018.

• Klenk, Markus; Baumann, Thomas; Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Morf, Marco; Keller, Nicolas; Baumgartner, Franz,

  2017.

  BIFOROT – Experimental data for LCOE appraisal of bifacial systems.

  In:

  4th bifiPV Workshop 2017, Konstanz, Deutschland, 25-26 October 2017.

• Klenk, Markus; Nussbaumer, Hartmut; Baumgartner, Franz; Keller, Nicolas; Baumann, Thomas,

  2016.

  Bifacial outdoor roto tester : BIFOROT.

  In:

  3rd bifi PV 2016 Workshop on Bifacial PV, Miyazaki, Japan, 29-30 September 2016.

  Miyazaki:

  University of Miyazaki.

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