Analysis of the impact of dust, tilt angle and orientation on performance of PV Plants

AA Babatunde, S Abbasoglu, M Senol - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to review and compare performance of PV systems under the
influence of dust, different tilt angles and orientations. The process was carried out by …

Socio-environmental sustainability in traditional courtyard houses of Iran and China

F Soflaei, M Shokouhian, W Zhu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sustainable development that conceptually can be divided into the following parts:
environmental, social and economic, is a pattern of resource use, which aims to meet human …

Energy conservation and renewable technologies for buildings to face the impact of the climate change and minimize the use of cooling

F Ascione - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Facing the climate change is a common priority, due to ethical issues related to general
concept of sustainability and livable future for the next generations. Moreover, ethical aims …

A review on solar cold production through absorption technology

HZ Hassan, AA Mohamad - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Recently, the traditional energy types have failed to satisfy the human needs because of
their limited quantity as well as their negative environmental impacts. Conventional cold …

Thermal performance of reflective materials applied to exterior building components—A review

I Hernández-Pérez, G Álvarez, J Xamán… - Energy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Reflective materials applied to opaque building components are becoming increasingly
important because of their benefits in terms of thermal comfort and energy savings. Because …

Review and recent improvements of solar sorption cooling systems

K Bataineh, Y Taamneh - Energy and Buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper aims to provide the current state of the art of solar sorption systems. Through
comprehensive literature review of solar sorption systems, it was concluded that these …

Assessing the thermal performance of a rooftop solar chimney attached to a single room

C Jiménez-Xamán, J Xamán, M Gijón-Rivera… - Journal of Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
The passive design approach can help to maintain comfortable thermal conditions in
buildings and reduce energy consumption by minimizing the use of auxiliary mechanical or …

Impact of city changes and weather on anthropogenic heat flux in Europe 1995–2015

F Lindberg, CSB Grimmond, N Yogeswaran… - Urban Climate, 2013 - Elsevier
How people live, work, move from place to place, consume and the technologies they use all
affect heat emissions in a city which influences urban weather and climate. Here we …

Solar hybrid cooling system for high-tech offices in subtropical climate–Radiant cooling by absorption refrigeration and desiccant dehumidification

KF Fong, TT Chow, CK Lee, Z Lin, LS Chan - Energy Conversion and …, 2011 - Elsevier
A solar hybrid cooling design is proposed for high cooling load demand in hot and humid
climate. For the typical building cooling load, the system can handle the zone cooling load …

An overview of solar assisted air conditioning in Queensland's subtropical regions, Australia

AM Baniyounes, YY Ghadi, MG Rasul… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
Australia has a very sunny climate, with a very high demand for air conditioning. Relying on
electricity to drive, buildings' HVAC systems will cause a significant negative impact on the …