Recent progress in solar water heaters and solar collectors: A comprehensive review

SF Ahmed, M Khalid, M Vaka, R Walvekar… - Thermal Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar water heating (SWH) is a clean, reliable, and cost-effective method of harnessing solar
energy effectively to satisfy 50–80% of hot water needs. SWH technology is currently …

Review of interface solar-driven steam generation systems: High-efficiency strategies, applications and challenges

Q Huang, X Liang, C Yan, Y Liu - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The interface solar-driven steam generation technology is a new type of solar energy
utilization technology that can simultaneously meet the needs of energy, environment, and …

Sociodemographic and individual predictors of residential solar water heater adoption behaviour

M Alipour, SG Zare, F Taghikhah, R Hafezi - Energy Research & Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, solar system analyses have expanded globally as many communities
have adopted solar water heater (SWH) due to environmental concerns and decreasing …

Potential, current status, and applications of renewable energy in energy sector of Iran: A review

PS Mohsen, F Pourfayaz… - Renewable Energy …, 2021 - rera.shahroodut.ac.ir
During the last decade, serious issues such as energy demand, depletion of fossil fuels and
their environmental impacts draw attention towards renewable energy sources. In addition …

[HTML][HTML] Fuel switching and energy stacking in low-income households in South Africa: A review with recommendations for household air pollution exposure research

B Wernecke, KE Langerman, AI Howard… - Energy Research & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Households stack and switch the fuels they use to meet their energy needs for cooking,
heating and lighting. The type of fuel used and how fuels are stacked and switched affects …

Socio-economic impacts of solar energy technologies for sustainable green energy: A review

AN Abdalla, W Jing, MS Nazir, M Jiang… - Environment, Development …, 2023 - Springer
Although fossil fuels leave environmentally hazardous gases like carbon dioxide, to date,
global energy production is mostly dependent on these sources. Depletion of fossil resource …

Performance assessment of solar water heating system using CO2 under various climate conditions

AR Kalair, N Abas, M Seyedmahmoudian… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water heating without greenhouse gas emissions is indispensable for sustainable
development in low sun regions. The integration of solar energy in domestic water and …

Residential solar water heater adoption behaviour: a review of economic and technical predictors and their correlation with the adoption decision

S Ghaboulian Zare, R Hafezi, M Alipour… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The successful deployment of the solar water heater (SWH) in the residential sector relies on
the household's bounded rational decision-makers to accept this system. The decision is …

Experimental study of an absorber coil in spherical solar collector with practical dimensions at different flow rates

S Yari, H Safarzadeh, M Bahiraei - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The solar collectors' shape is an essential parameter in the thermal performance of solar
water heaters, and absorption of maximum radiation at different hours, regardless of the …

Assessing the Feasibility and the Potential of Implementing Solar Water Heaters in Dimbaza, a Township in Eastern Cape, South Africa

S Peter, N Kambule, S Tangwe, K Yessoufou - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The level of income of the inhabitants in a township has an impact on the potential to have
adequate access to electricity. The bulk of the domestic energy sources needed in the …