Michael Woodhouse
Michael Woodhouse is a member of the Technology Systems and Sustainability Analysis Group in the Strategic Energy Analysis Center.
Solar PV Technologies and Economics Analyst
On staff since 2008
Phone number: 303-384-7623
E-mail: Michael.Woodhouse@nrel.gov
Areas of expertise
- Fundamental science of photovoltaics (PV) and solar hydrogen technologies
- Economics of PV - Manufacturing to levelized cost of energy (LCOE)
Primary research interests
- Technological innovations in PV
- PV manufacturing costs
- PV installation costs and financing
- LCOE estimates for different technologies and installation methods
Education and background training
- Ph. D. in physical chemistry and materials science, Colorado State University with NREL collaboration, 2007
- B. S. in secondary education (physics and chemistry), University of Wyoming, 2003
Prior work experience
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NREL. Focused on construction of solar cells using novel organic-based materials. (2008 - 2010)
- Graduate Research Assistant, Colorado State University. Focused on photoelectrolysis for hydrogen production. (2002 - 2007)
- High school teacher (physics and chemistry). (2003 - 2007)
Selected publications
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Woodhouse, M.; Perkins, C L; Rawls, M T; Cormier R A; Liang Z; Nardes A M; Gregg, B. A.; et. al. (2010). "Non-Conjugated Polymers for Organic Photovoltaics: Physical and Optoelectronic Properties of Poly(perylene diimides)." The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 114, 6784.
Hains, A; Liang, Z; Woodhouse, M; Gregg, B A. (2010) "Molecular Semiconductors for Use in Organic Photovoltaics." Chemical Reviews. Accepted as an invited review for a special issue on next-generation solar energy technologies.
Woodhouse, M.; Parkinson, B. A. (2009). "Combinatorial Approaches for the Identification and Optimization of Oxide Semiconductors for Efficient Solar Photoelectrolysis." Chemical Society Reviews, 38, 197. Invited review from the British Royal Society of Chemistry for a special issue on solar energy and fuels technologies.
Woodhouse, M.; Parkinson, B. A.. (2008). "Combinatorial Discovery and Optimization of a Complex Oxide with Water Photoelectrolysis Activity." Chemistry of Materials, 20, 2495.
Scott, M. J.; Woodhouse, M.; Parkinson, B. A.; Elliott, C. M. (2008). "Spatially Resolved Current-Voltage Measurements in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells." Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 155, B290.
Walsh, A; Wei, S-H; Yan, Y; Al-Jassim, M; Turner, J. A.; Woodhouse, M.; Parkinson, B. A. (2007). "An Electronic Structure Study of the Co-Fe-Al Oxide Spinel System." Physical Review B, 76, 165119.
Woodhouse, M.; Herman, G.; Parkinson, B. A. (2005). "A Combinatorial Approach to the Identification of Catalysts for the Photoelectrolysis of Water." Chemistry of Materials, 17, 4318.
