The potential of climate-resilient energy practices depends on the integration of sustainable
energy with energy storage, such as solar energy. Solar energy offers desirable thermal …

The application of solar energy in food drying is a well-known technology. Open sun drying
has some limitations but these limitations can be overcome in solar dryers. Thermal energy …

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa (7th most populous in the world) and it is
strategic to the realization of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by …

An indirect forced convection solar dryer integrated with porous sensible heat storage
medium was developed. The effect of porous thermal storage and mass flow rate of air on …

Improving the energy efficiency of the drying industry is considered as one of the most
efficient and promising ways for reducing carbon emissions from the industrial sector. In this …

As awareness of climate and environment issues increases and consumption habits
change, new opportunities are opening up for the forest industry and wood construction to …

The main objective of this study is to investigate numerically a novel design of an indirect
hybrid solar-electrical dryer of wood integrated with latent heat thermal energy storage …

The present work is aimed at investigating the thermal performance and the economic
feasibility of an indirect solar dryer of wood integrated with thermal energy storage system …

This work gives a critical overview of the current development of Nigeria's solar energy
policy and also discusses the motivations for further development. The policy objectives and …

Green buildings are gaining popularity in Australia with the applications of Green Star rating
scheme. However, the credit for using timber materials in the rating scheme, while timber …