Recent technical advancements, economics and environmental impacts of floating photovoltaic solar energy conversion systems

S Gorjian, H Sharon, H Ebadi, K Kant, FB Scavo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) is an emerging technology that has experienced significant
growth in the renewable energy market since 2016. It is estimated that technical …

Solar energy: Applications, trends analysis, bibliometric analysis and research contribution to sustainable development goals (SDGs)

K Obaideen, AG Olabi, Y Al Swailmeen, N Shehata… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the past decade, energy demand has witnessed a drastic increase, mainly due to huge
development in the industry sector and growing populations. This has led to the global …

A review on opportunities for implementation of solar energy technologies in agricultural greenhouses

S Gorjian, F Calise, K Kant, MS Ahamed… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The greenhouse industry is an energy-intensive sector with a heavy reliance on fossil fuels,
contributing to substantial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Addressing this issue, the …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Desalination, minimal and zero liquid discharge powered by renewable energy sources: Current status and future perspectives

AP de Nicolás, Á Molina-García… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent decades, freshwater reserves have been under high threats, generated mainly by
anthropogenic causes such as rapid population growth and climate change. Currently, one …

Recent advances in net-zero energy greenhouses and adapted thermal energy storage systems

S Gorjian, H Ebadi, G Najafi, SS Chandel… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In agricultural greenhouses, employment of energy-saving strategies along with alternative
energy sources has been identified as a potential solution to address the intensive energy …

Techno-economic assessment of a hybrid RO-MED desalination plant integrated with a solar CHP system

FJ Jamshidian, S Gorjian, M Shafieefar - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, an existing thermal multi-effect distillation (MED) plant was assumed to be
integrated with reverse osmosis (RO) desalination system in a way that both heat and …

Experimental evaluation and thermodynamic Gibbs free energy analysis of a double-slope U-shaped stepped basin solar still using activated carbon with ZnO …

A Sangeetha, S Shanmugan, S Gorjian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar distillation methods require expensive energy storage in the basin area to enhance
productivity, confirming the cost-effectiveness of natural green dyes as an appealing …

A review of desalination technologies and its impact in the Philippines

NPB Tan, PML Ucab, GC Dadol, LM Jabile, IN Talili… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a growing issue that the world faces to this day. The pursuit of sufficient,
safe, and affordable water becomes the main driving force to balance the gradually …

Thermal investigation of a solar box-type cooker with nanocomposite phase change materials using flexible thermography

G Palanikumar, S Shanmugan, V Chithambaram… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, three SBCs are developed as (i) SBC with phase change material (PCM: waste
cooking oil and C 4 H 4 O 3),(ii) a novel SBC with nanocomposite PCM (NPCM), and (iii) a …