Review of fossil fuels and future energy technologies

N Abas, A Kalair, N Khan - Futures, 2015 - Elsevier
Fossil fuels production peaks, declines and depletions depend on their proved reserves,
exploration and consumption rates. Worldwide proven oil, gas and coal reserves are 1688 …

Photovoltaic self-consumption in buildings: A review

R Luthander, J Widén, D Nilsson, J Palm - Applied energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The interest in self-consumption of PV electricity from grid-connected residential systems is
increasing among PV system owners and in the scientific community. Self-consumption can …

Global prospects, progress, policies, and environmental impact of solar photovoltaic power generation

M Hosenuzzaman, NA Rahim, J Selvaraj… - … and sustainable energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Global energy demand and environmental concerns are the driving force for use of
alternative, sustainable, and clean energy sources. Solar energy is the inexhaustible and …

A study on global solar PV energy developments and policies with special focus on the top ten solar PV power producing countries

BK Sahu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
The mitigations of global energy demands, climate change and energy related greenhouse
gas effects are the most important factors in the modern days. However, renewable energy is …

Historical development of concentrating solar power technologies to generate clean electricity efficiently–A review

DA Baharoon, HA Rahman, WZW Omar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
The conventional ways for generating electricity around the world face two main problems,
which are gradual increase in the earth׳ s average surface temperature (global warming) …

A review of Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) issues of solar energy system

MM Aman, KH Solangi, MS Hossain… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Solar energy is one of the cleanest forms of energy sources and considered as a green
source of energy. Solar energy benefit ranges from low carbon emission, no fossil fuel …

Energy replenishment using renewable and traditional energy resources for sustainable wireless sensor networks: A review

F Akhtar, MH Rehmani - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years there has been several technological advances in Wireless Sensor Networks
(WSN), but energy still remains a paramount resource. The amount of available energy has …

Solar energy in Iran: Current state and outlook

G Najafi, B Ghobadian, R Mamat, T Yusaf… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper introduces the resource, status and prospect of solar energy in Iran briefly.
Among renewable energy sources, Iran has a high solar energy potential. The widespread …

Feasibility study and energy conversion analysis of stand-alone hybrid renewable energy system

F Baghdadi, K Mohammedi, S Diaf, O Behar - Energy Conversion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
There is a great interest in the development of renewable power technologies in Algeria,
and more particularly hybrid concept. The present paper has investigated the performance …

Performance analysis of A grid-connected solar PV plant in Niš, republic of Serbia

DD Milosavljević, TM Pavlović, DS Piršl - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2015 - Elsevier
The article presents basic data on a 2 kW (rooftop) solar PV plant installed on the building of
the Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics (FSM building) in Niš (Republic of Serbia) and the …