Comprehensive review on renewable energy sources in Egypt—current status, grid codes and future vision

H Abubakr, JC Vasquez, K Mahmoud… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development of the energy sector in Egypt is considered an urgent issue due to the
rapid population rise rate. In particular, renewable energy sources (RESs) applications play …

Design and performance analysis of solar chimney power plant (SCPP): A review

S Pradhan, R Chakraborty, DK Mandal… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar chimney power plant (SCPP) uses solar energy to hit the ambient air which when
allowed to pass through a chimney runs a wind turbine that in turn runs a generator to …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of chimney divergence and sloped absorber on energy efficacy of a solar chimney power plant (SCPP)

DK Mandal, N Biswas, NK Manna, AC Benim - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
A numerical study is carried out meticulously to scrutinize the impact of different shapes of
chimneys like circular (outer dia, dc), convergent (outer dia, 0.5dc), divergent (outer dia …

Questions and current understanding about solar chimney power plant: A review

P Guo, T Li, B Xu, X Xu, J Li - Energy conversion and management, 2019 - Elsevier
Interest in solar chimney power plant (SCPP) has seen resurgence due to the continuously
increasing awareness on environmental concerns, particularly greenhouse gas emissions …

Performance analysis of hybrid solar chimney–power plant for power production and seawater desalination: A sustainable approach

E Abdelsalam, F Kafiah, M Tawalbeh… - … Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents a novel design that combines cooling tower (CT) and traditional solar
chimney power plant (SCPP) technologies for electricity generation and seawater …

Solar chimney power plants: a review of the concepts, designs and performances

E Cuce, PM Cuce, S Carlucci, H Sen, K Sudhakar… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
This research presents a comprehensive review of solar chimney power plants (SCPP) as a
reliable source of renewable electricity generation. Solar chimney power plants differ from …

Novel stair-shaped ground absorber for performance enhancement of solar chimney power plant

N Biswas, DK Mandal, NK Manna, AC Benim - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the use of a stair-shaped ground surface of a chimney-based
solar thermal power plant (SCPP). The stair-shaped absorber is implemented to augment …

A review on recent advances in hybrid solar updraft tower plants: Challenges and future aspects

P Das, VP Chandramohan - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar energy becomes the fitting alternative source for carbon-free power generation.
Utilizing a solar updraft tower (SUT) plant for power generation applications has been …

Numerical performance modelling of solar chimney power plants: Influence of chimney height for a pilot plant in Manzanares, Spain

E Cuce, H Sen, PM Cuce - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D axisymmetric CFD model is developed for a solar chimney power plant (SCPP)
in Manzanares, Spain, and potential impacts of chimney height (H) on main performance …

3D numerical study on estimating flow and performance parameters of solar updraft tower (SUT) plant: Impact of divergent angle of chimney, ambient temperature …

P Das, VP Chandramohan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
A 3D numerical model was made to analyse the effect of divergence angle of chimney (Φ
ch), ambient temperature (T a), solar flux (I) and turbine efficiency (η tur) on wind flow and …