[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive study of renewable energy sources: Classifications, challenges and suggestions

TZ Ang, M Salem, M Kamarol, HS Das, MA Nazari… - Energy Strategy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Renewable energy (RE) is the key element of sustainable, environmentally friendly, and cost-
effective electricity generation. An official report by International Energy Agency (IEA) states …

Off-grid systems for rural electrification in developing countries: Definitions, classification and a comprehensive literature review

S Mandelli, J Barbieri, R Mereu, E Colombo - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2016 - Elsevier
Access to electric power supply has always had a significant role in promoting
improvements in all the society sectors, nevertheless nowadays 1.3 billion of people still do …

Status of micro-hydrokinetic river technology in rural applications: A review of literature

HJ Vermaak, K Kusakana, SP Koko - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Apparently, most hydrokinetic literatures mainly concentrate on large-scale technologies
such as waves, tides and ocean current applications. This could be one of the reasons …

Influence of the deflector plate on the performance of modified Savonius water turbine

K Golecha, TI Eldho, SV Prabhu - Applied Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
Savonius rotor is simple in design and easy to fabricate at a lower cost. The basic driving
force of Savonius rotor is drag. The drag coefficient of a concave surface is more than the …

Study on vortex flow and pressure fluctuation in dustpan-shaped conduit of a low head axial-flow pump as turbine

F Yang, Z Li, Y Yuan, Z Lin, G Zhou, Q Ji - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In the plain river network area, the constructed axial-flow pumping station is used to
generate electricity by reversing as turbine when the upstream water is abundant, which can …

A review of the optimization studies for Savonius turbine considering hydrokinetic applications

NR Maldar, CY Ng, E Oguz - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The trend of utilizing renewable energy sources is witnessing a brisk growth around the
world. Among the various sources of renewable energy, hydropower is considered the most …

Savonius hydrokinetic turbines for a sustainable river-based energy extraction: A review of the technology and potential applications in Malaysia

MB Salleh, NM Kamaruddin… - … energy technologies and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The increasing need for access to reliable off-grid electricity in remote areas, coupled with
the negative effects of diesel-based generators, is driving demand for renewable and …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrokinetic energy harnessing technologies: A review

WI Ibrahim, MR Mohamed, R Ismail, PK Leung… - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy harnessing from hydrokinetic systems has been explored over several centuries.
With advancements in the technology in last decade, and the intermittent nature of other …

Performance study of modified Savonius water turbine with two deflector plates

G Kailash, TI Eldho, SV Prabhu - International Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Savonius rotor is a vertical axis rotor with simple in design and easy to fabricate at lower
cost. The rotation of the rotor is due to the drag difference between the advancing blade and …

A review on the technology, performance, design optimization, reliability, techno-economics and environmental impacts of hydrokinetic energy conversion systems

D Kumar, S Sarkar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
The hydrokinetic energy conversion system has capabilities to supply inevitable and
secured power which is obtained from free stream like ocean, river, and man-made channel …