Challenges and opportunities of desalination with renewable energy resources in Middle East countries

A Mahmoudi, M Bostani, S Rashidi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the challenges and opportunities of desalination with renewable
energy resources in the Middle East. Middle East countries are facing severe water …

A comprehensive review of floating solar plants and potentials for offshore applications

G Huang, Y Tang, X Chen, M Chen, Y Jiang - Journal of Marine Science …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fossil fuel consumption has progressively increased alongside global population growth,
representing the predominant energy consumption pattern for humanity. Unfortunately, this …

Energy, economic, and environmental analysis of converging air-based photovoltaic-thermal (air/PV-T) systems: A yearly benchmarking

M Dehghan, H Vajedi, S Rahgozar, N Karimi - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Two converging channel configurations of photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) systems, ie, inlet and
outlet at different sides (Case 1) and the inlet at the middle and outlets at the sides (Case 2) …

[HTML][HTML] Digital twin of a Fresnel solar collector for solar cooling

DO Machado, WD Chicaiza, JM Escaño, AJ Gallego… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This work develops digital entities of a commercial Fresnel Solar Collector (FSC) installed in
an absorption cooling plant. The objective is to create and validate models that describe the …

Experimental investigation of a novel design of cavity receiver for a parabolic dish collector humidification-dehumidification desalination system

P Esfanjani, A Mahmoudi, S Rashidi… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a desalination cycle using a humidification-dehumidification method equipped
with a parabolic dish collector has been experimentally designed and tested under the …

Impact of double-axis tracking on thermal performance of the linear Fresnel Collector: An experimental study

S Jahangiri, A Alhamzawi, P Esfanjani, MS Valipour… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the concerning trend of fossil fuels destructive effect on the environment, renewables,
especially solar energy, can be a promising alternative to meet the world's energy demands …

Design, modelling, environmental, economic and performance analysis of parabolic trough solar collector (PTC) based cogeneration systems assisted by …

PM Cuce, T Guclu, E Cuce - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Concentrating solar power systems (CSP) is a very efficient technology for clean and
renewable energy production. It basically works on the principle of focusing the sun's rays …

Green hydrogen production by integrating a solar power plant with a combined cycle in the desert climate of Algeria

L Bentoumi, A Miles, Z Korei - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Renewable hydrogen is viewed as the future fuel for energy savings due to its clean, safe,
and does not release greenhouse gases when burned. This study examines the feasibility of …

An experimental study on a cylindrical-conical cavity receiver for the parabolic dish collector

P Esfanjani, A Mahmoudi, MS Valipour… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Solar thermal energy is a promising solution to the environmental and energy demands
issues which the world is faced with them. Among all the solar thermal collectors and solar …

Prospects and challenges of solar thermal for process heating: A comprehensive review

L Kumar, J Ahmed, M El Haj Assad, M Hasanuzzaman - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
To mitigate the consequences of climate change, there is an increasing need to minimize
the usage of fossil fuels, especially in the industrial sector because the majority of the …