Micro/nano-encapsulated phase-change materials (ePCMs) for solar photothermal absorption and storage: Fundamentals, recent advances, and future directions

SA Albdour, Z Haddad, OZ Sharaf, A Alazzam… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Building on their dual functionality for solar photothermal absorption and storage,
slurries/dispersions of micro/nano-encapsulated phase-change materials (ePCMs) are …

Application of bio-based phase change materials for effective heat management

AA Mehrizi, H Karimi-Maleh, M Naddafi… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The sudden rise in the gas and oil price due to political issues and the goal demand to
reduce CO 2 emissions to nearly zero by 2050 urges scientists to provide renewable and …

A review of the photothermal-photovoltaic energy supply system for building in solar energy enrichment zones

B Wang, Y Liu, D Wang, C Song, Z Fu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The application of solar PT-PV technology is an important way to achieve clean energy
supply and energy conservation and emission reduction in building field. Simultaneously …

Energy, exergy, economic and environmental analyses of solar air heating systems with and without thermal energy storage for sustainable development: A systematic …

SK Pathak, VV Tyagi, K Chopra, B Kalidasan… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar air heating is the most widely used for crop drying, building and space heating
applications due to its technological maturity and economic viability. Still, solar air heaters …

Integration of solar thermal collectors and heat pumps with thermal energy storage systems for building energy demand reduction: A comprehensive review

SM Vahidhosseini, S Rashidi, SH Hsu, WM Yan… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar energy, coupled with innovative technologies, holds the promise of propelling
buildings towards net-zero and carbon neutrality. In this regard, this review explores the …

Performance augmentation and machine learning-based modeling of wavy corrugated solar air collector embedded with thermal energy storage: support vector …

ME Zayed, AE Kabeel, B Shboul, WM Ashraf… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
At present, artificial intelligence methods have been effectively utilized for predicting the
complex performance of storage-based solar thermal technologies for cooling/heating …

Recent advances on the applications of phase change materials for solar collectors, practical limitations, and challenges: A critical review

A Mourad, A Aissa, Z Said, O Younis, M Iqbal… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global warming is the most serious problem humanity faces in the twenty-first century. To
avoid additional global warming, the world must transition away from fossil fuels and toward …

Performance assessment of solar PV-driven hybrid HDH-RO desalination system integrated with energy recovery units and solar collectors: Theoretical approach

M Abdelgaied, AE Kabeel, AW Kandeal… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, constructing a high productive desalination unit with low power consumption has
been a challenge. Along with that, this study aimed to simulate a new hybrid desalination …

A comprehensive study on the progressive development and applications of solar air heaters

V Goel, VS Hans, S Singh, R Kumar, SK Pathak… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of solar air heaters (SAH) for the collection and effective utilization of solar
radiations for thermal applications is widely reported in the literature. The current article …

Solar drying Technologies: A review and future research directions with a focus on agroindustrial applications in medium and large scale

NM Ortiz-Rodríguez, M Condorí, G Durán… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The food industry accounts for approximately 30% of global energy consumption. In
addition, food-processing activities contribute almost 26% of total greenhouse gas …