Concentrated photovoltaics as light harvesters: Outlook, recent progress, and challenges

A Ejaz, H Babar, HM Ali, F Jamil, MM Janjua… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) is a dawn technology in the field of photovoltaic that helps
in escalating the effective use of solar energy. Nowadays, applications of photovoltaic solar …

A review on floating photovoltaic (FPV) power generation units

P Ranjbaran, H Yousefi, GB Gharehpetian… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The floating photovoltaic (FPV) system is a new power generation system which has
attracted a wide attention due to its numerous advantages. Apart from power generation, the …

Optimal sizing and techno-enviro-economic feasibility assessment of large-scale reverse osmosis desalination powered with hybrid renewable energy sources

K Elmaadawy, KM Kotb, MR Elkadeem… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Seawater desalination is a viable source of potable water, particularly for the coastal and
remote areas. However, their sustainability is limited by the intensive energy demand of the …

Sizing a stand-alone solar-wind-hydrogen energy system using weather forecasting and a hybrid search optimization algorithm

W Zhang, A Maleki, MA Rosen, J Liu - Energy conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to increasing energy demand and fossil fuel costs in island and remote areas,
renewable energy resources are becoming increasingly attractive. The hybridization of …

Long-term performance and degradation analysis of different PV modules under temperate climate

A Ameur, A Berrada, A Bouaichi, K Loudiyi - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The share of solar photovoltaic in the energy mix is achieving significant growth worldwide.
Accurate forecasts of return on investment and a good choice of optimal PV technology for …

Energy, exergy, exergoenvironmental, and economic assessments of the multigeneration system powered by geothermal energy

Y Cao, MA Ehyaei - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
In this article, a new geothermal powered multigeneration system is proposed and analyzed
via energy, exergy, economic, and exergoenvironmental points of view as well as parametric …

A heuristic-based approach for optimizing a small independent solar and wind hybrid power scheme incorporating load forecasting

W Zhang, A Maleki, MA Rosen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Small independent hybrid power schemes (IHPSs) are promising alternatives for load
supply for remote areas. In IHPS optimization, load data are generally the main input. In this …

Techno-economic comparative analysis of solar photovoltaic power systems with and without storage systems in three different climatic regions, Ghana

EB Agyekum - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2021 - Elsevier
The techno-economic potential of two different photovoltaic power plants (PPP)(ie PV-only
and PV-Battery) systems under three different climatic conditions in Ghana were presented …

Thermal and electrical performance of solar floating PV system compared to on-ground PV system-an experimental investigation

H Nisar, AK Janjua, H Hafeez, N Shahzad, A Waqas - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) is a relatively new concept for producing clean green energy.
This study presents the results of an experimental investigation of a small-scale FPV system …

A comprehensive study of techno-economic and environmental features of different solar tracking systems for residential photovoltaic installations

MAV Rad, A Toopshekan, P Rahdan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The ever increasing rate of energy consumption, limited fossil fuels and pollution have made
the expansion of renewable resources essential. Due to the suitable solar potential …