Progress and challenges of crop production and electricity generation in agrivoltaic systems using semi-transparent photovoltaic technology

S Gorjian, E Bousi, ÖE Özdemir, M Trommsdorff… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The world population and consequently the global need for food continue to grow. At the
same time, areas will be used to generate clean electricity to cope with climate change and …

The advent of modern solar-powered electric agricultural machinery: A solution for sustainable farm operations

S Gorjian, H Ebadi, M Trommsdorff, H Sharon… - Journal of cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
With an uprising trend in cutting agriculture's reliance on fossil fuels because of their limited
supply and associated adverse impacts on the environment, the use of infrastructures …

Techno-economic analysis of the lithium-ion and lead-acid battery in microgrid systems

S Dhundhara, YP Verma, A Williams - Energy conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Microgrids are a beneficial alternative to the conventional generation system that can
provide greener, reliable and high quality power with reduced losses, and lower network …

Status of renewable energy potential and utilization in Algeria

A Bouraiou, A Necaibia, N Boutasseta… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
The Algerian economy is strongly dependent on fossil fuels' market where 93.6% of its
exportations are mainly oil and natural gas. During the last decade, the market price of crude …

Review of energy efficiency technologies in the food industry: trends, barriers, and opportunities

JM Clairand, M Briceno-Leon, G Escriva-Escriva… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The industry sector has a significant responsibility for the depletion of fossil fuels and
emission of carbon dioxide. Thus, several initiatives have been implemented by the industry …

Determination of the optimal solar photovoltaic (PV) system for Sudan

SO Fadlallah, DEB Serradj - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Electricity access in Africa is a major challenge in rural areas. Despite considerable potential
for the use of solar energy, investments in renewable energy projects are minimal due to …

Towards achieving the best solution to utilize photovoltaic solar panels for residential buildings in urban areas

RF Asrami, A Sohani, E Saedpanah… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A way to find the best solution to utilize photovoltaic solar panels for residential buildings in
urban areas is presented here. Three scenarios, namely, connecting to the grid with and …

The application of solar-driven technologies for the sustainable development of agriculture farming: a comprehensive review

M Dhonde, K Sahu, VVS Murty - Reviews in Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
The rising demand for food and the unpredictable price of fossil fuels have led to the search
for environmentally sustainable energy sources. Energy is one of the significant overhead …

On-farm applications of solar PV systems

S Gorjian, R Singh, A Shukla, AR Mazhar - Photovoltaic solar energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
With the rapidly increasing trend of worldwide population growth that is estimated to reach
more than 9 billion by 2050, the strain on the agriculture sector has been substantially …

Techno-economic feasibility of grid-connected solar PV system at Near East University hospital, Northern Cyprus

Y Kassem, H Gökçekuş, A Güvensoy - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The growth of populations and economy in Northern Cyprus has led to continuing utilization
of fossil fuels as the primary source of electricity, which will raise environmental pollution …