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ENR&D at LuciSun provides a structured framework to develop, test and validate modelling approaches, datasets and engineering methods against real-world constraints.
Research activities are closely connected to software development, technical advisory work and the analysis of operational data, ensuring continuity between scientific investigation and practical photovoltaic engineering.
LuciSun’s R&D activities take place through a combination of collaborative research projects, doctoral research and expert collaborations at national and international level.
Beyond participation in funded projects, LuciSun is actively involved in the early scientific framing and structuring of research initiatives, including the preparation and writing of collaborative project proposals.
Scientific dissemination is an integral part of this approach. Results are regularly published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences, allowing methods developed in applied contexts to be confronted with external expert review and to remain aligned with the evolving state of the art. In parallel, LuciSun contributes to the training of future photovoltaic engineers and researchers through the co-supervision of Master’s and PhD theses and participation in scientific advisory activities.
LuciSun’s research activities address a set of recurring scientific and technical topics in photovoltaic system engineering. These include advanced 3D simulation of solar radiation and PV systems, solar resource assessment and measurement quality, uncertainty analysis and propagation, PV performance data analytics, fault detection and diagnosis, long-term performance evaluation, and the modelling of complex configurations such as bifacial PV, building-integrated photovoltaics and agrivoltaic systems. Across these topics, research focuses on the relationship between model complexity, data quality and decision value.
LuciSun is involved in national, European and international research projects that provide long-term frameworks to explore, validate and benchmark modelling approaches under realistic engineering conditions. These projects enable systematic confrontation of numerical simulations with experimental measurements, demonstrator data and operational performance data, and help identify the limits of applicability of different methods.
Research projects play a central role in consolidating LuciSun’s technical expertise and in supporting the continuous development of its tools and services. At the same time, they preserve a clear distinction between research questions and operational use cases, ensuring that scientific exploration informs practice without compromising the robustness of engineering deliverables.
Scientific dissemination is an integral component of LuciSun’s research and development activities. Results emerging from research projects and applied engineering work are regularly formalised and shared through peer-reviewed journals, international conferences and specialised workshops.
This process allows modelling approaches and methodologies to be confronted with external scientific scrutiny and to evolve beyond individual projects.
Scientific contributions support methodological rigour and long-term consistency across LuciSun’s tools and services.
By exposing methods developed in applied contexts to peer review and community feedback, they help clarify assumptions, assess uncertainties and maintain alignment with the evolving state of the art in photovoltaic research.
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