[HTML][HTML] Benefits of pairing floating solar photovoltaics with hydropower reservoirs in Europe

G Kakoulaki, RG Sanchez, AG Amillo, S Szabó… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Achieving carbon-neutrality is increasing the demand of renewable electricity which is
raising the competition for land and associated acquisition costs. Installation of floating …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of renewable energy: Status, challenges, COVID-19 impacts, opportunities, and sustainable energy solutions in Africa

M Amir, SZ Khan - Energy and Built Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Today's more focus and efforts are being put by all the energy leaders towards power
generation using renewable energy resources. Fortunately, these resources are becoming …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of floating solar photovoltaics potential in existing hydropower reservoirs in Africa

RG Sanchez, I Kougias, M Moner-Girona, F Fahl… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Africa is characterised by a very high solar potential, with a yearly sum of solar irradiation
exceeding 2000 kWh/m 2. Many African countries are heavily dependent on hydropower …

Alert in the dynamics of water-energy-food production in African countries from a nexus perspective

F Muhirwa, L Shen, A Elshkaki, JC Chiaka… - Resources …, 2023 - Elsevier
In African countries, limited knowledge about the co-production of water, energy, and food
(WEF) resources and their sectoral interaction makes it problematic to define sufficient policy …

Data-driven appraisal of renewable energy potentials for sustainable freshwater production in Africa

P De Angelis, M Tuninetti, L Bergamasco… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Clean water scarcity plagues several hundred million people worldwide, representing a
major global problem. Nearly half of the total population lacking access to safe and …

[HTML][HTML] Clean energy access as an enabler for social development: A multidimensional analysis for Sub-Saharan Africa

P Casati, M Moner-Girona, SI Khaleel, S Szabo… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
New financing in clean energy technologies plays a progressively important role in
increasing energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This research investigates the …

Benefits and critical knowledge gaps in determining the role of floating photovoltaics in the energy-water-food nexus

S Gadzanku, H Mirletz, N Lee, J Daw, A Warren - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) systems have become an increasingly attractive
application of photovoltaics (PV) because of land-use constraints, the cost of land and site …

Influence of electrification pathways in the electricity sector of Ethiopia—policy implications linking spatial electrification analysis and medium to long-term energy …

I Pappis, A Sahlberg, T Walle, O Broad, E Eludoyin… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ethiopia is a low-income country, with low electricity access (45%) and an inefficient power
transmission network. The government aims to achieve universal access and become an …

A bibliometric analysis of solar energy forecasting studies in Africa

N Zwane, H Tazvinga, C Botai, M Murambadoro… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Solar energy forecasting is considered an essential scientific aspect in supporting efforts to
integrate solar energy into power grids. Moreover, solar energy forecasting plays an …

Ecological balance emerges in implementing the water-energy-food security nexus in well-developed countries in Africa

F Muhirwa, L Shen, A Elshkaki, S Zhong, S Hu… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although many African countries have made significant progress towards universal access
to water, energy, and food resources (WEF), assessing the ecological response to the …