Energy storage: Applications and challenges

T Kousksou, P Bruel, A Jamil, T El Rhafiki… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper, an updated review of the state of technology and installations of several
energy storage technologies were presented, and their various characteristics were …

[HTML][HTML] Salinity gradient solar ponds hybrid systems for power generation and water desalination

M Tawalbeh, RMN Javed, A Al-Othman… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar energy is preferred over other energy sources because of its low cost, ease of
collecting, and availability as a source of power, as well as its effectiveness in reducing …

Thermal modeling aspects of solar greenhouse microclimate control: A review on heating technologies

VP Sethi, K Sumathy, C Lee, DS Pal - Solar energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Modeling of greenhouse microclimate is very important to maintain optimum inside
environment during different stages of plant growth. To formulate an accurate thermal model …

Prospects and scopes of solar pond: a detailed review

V Velmurugan, K Srithar - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Solar pond is an artificially constructed pond in which significant temperature rises are
caused to occur in the lower regions by preventing convection. To prevent convection, salt …

Solar stills integrated with a mini solar pond—analytical simulation and experimental validation

V Velmurugan, K Srithar - Desalination, 2007 - Elsevier
Comparison between theoretical and experimental analysis of a mini solar pond assisted
solar still is presented in this paper. In a mini solar pond, experiments were conducted for …

Novel achievements in the development of solar ponds: A review

A Kasaeian, S Sharifi, WM Yan - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The concern about energy has become a severe issue in the world. The potential of using
solar energy for providing the majority energy needs of human beings has caused …

History of the solar ponds: a review study

AA El-Sebaii, MRI Ramadan, S Aboul-Enein… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
Solar pond was discovered as a natural phenomena around the turn of the last century in
the Medve Lake in Transylvania in Hungary. In this lake, temperatures up to 70° C were …

Thermal performance of a single-basin solar still integrated with a shallow solar pond

AA El-Sebaii, MRI Ramadan, S Aboul-Enein… - Energy conversion and …, 2008 - Elsevier
In an attempt to improve the daily productivity of the single effect solar stills, a single-slope
single-basin solar still integrated with a shallow solar pond (SSP) was studied to perform …

Experimental analysis of a novel solar pond driven thermoelectric energy system

R Goswami, R Das - Journal of Energy Resources …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper describes an experimental study on a combined assembly of a solar pond and
two-phase thermosyphon toward thermoelectric power generation under actual weather …

Thermodynamic and economic feasibility of solar ponds for various thermal applications: A comprehensive review

KR Ranjan, SC Kaushik - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Solar energy technologies and their applications are as relevant today as they were in
1950s. A comprehensive review of the most recent studies having numerous references to …