Solar irradiation prediction using empirical and artificial intelligence methods: A comparative review

F Nawab, AS Abd Hamid, A Ibrahim, K Sopian… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Solar irradiation data is essential for the feasibility of solar energy projects. Notably, the
intermittent nature of solar irradiation influences solar energy use in all forms, whether …

Techno-economic study of photovoltaic systems performance in Shiraz, Iran

H Yazdani, M Yaghoubi - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Regarding the global increasing trend of photovoltaic (PV) installations, it is necessary to
examine their performance under different climatic conditions. In this study, a three years of …

Adjustment of the Angstrom-Prescott equation from Campbell-Stokes and Kipp-Zonen sunshine measures at different timescales in Spain

J Almorox, JA Arnaldo, N Bailek, P Martí - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The sunshine-based Ångström–Prescott model and the temperature-based is widely used in
the scientific literature, and, in general, it is accepted that the sunshine-based methods are …

Models and hierarchical methodologies for evaluating solar energy availability under different sky conditions toward enhancing concentrating solar collectors use …

FY Al-Aboosi - International Journal of Energy and Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
The precise estimation of solar radiation data is substantial in the long-term evaluation for
the techno-economic performance of solar energy conversion systems (eg, concentrated …

Assessing the physical and empirical reference evapotranspiration (ETo) models and time series analyses of the influencing weather variables on ETo in a semi-arid …

SH Ahmadi, Z Javanbakht - Journal of Environmental Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Accurate estimation of irrigation requirement is necessary for conserving the quantity and
quality of water resources. Generally, irrigation requirement is estimated by calculating …

Calibration and evaluation of the FAO56-Penman-Monteith, FAO24-radiation, and Priestly-Taylor reference evapotranspiration models using the spatially measured …

S Didari, SH Ahmadi - Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2019 - Springer
Crop evapotranspiration (ET) is one of the main components in calculating the water
balance in agricultural, hydrological, environmental, and climatological studies. Solar …

Hexavalent chromium-reducing microbial fuel cell modeling using integrated Monod kinetics and Butler-Volmer equation

MT Matsena, EMN Chirwa - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Dynamic computational model development for the reduction of hexavalent chromium [Cr
(VI)] in a microbial fuel cell (MFC) is demonstrated in this work. The model incorporates …

Projecting spatiotemporal variations of sunshine duration with regards to climate change in Iran as a step towards clean energy

A Ghanghermeh, G Roshan, A Halabian - … Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Iran is a country with great potential for using solar energy. To manage the supply and
demand for using solar energy technologies, proper knowledge regarding the areas with …

Comparative analysis of biological versus chemical synthesis of palladium nanoparticles for catalysis of chromium (VI) reduction

MT Matsena, EMN Chirwa - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The discharge of hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)] from several anthropogenic activities leads
to environmental pollution. In this study, we explore a simple yet cost effective method for the …

Assessments of solar, thermal and net irradiance from simple solar geometry and routine meteorological measurements in the Pannonian Basin

Z Popov, Z Nagy, G Baranka, T Weidinger - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we discussed several different procedures for calculating irradiation from
routine weather measurements and observations. There are between four and eight …