Recent advances on nanofluids for low to medium temperature solar collectors: energy, exergy, economic analysis and environmental impact

Z Said, AA Hachicha, S Aberoumand… - Progress in Energy and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The efficient exploitation of solar irradiation is one of the most encouraging ways of handling
numerous environmental concerns. Solar collectors are suitable devices that capture solar …

Recent advances in using nanofluids in renewable energy systems and the environmental implications of their uptake

O Mahian, E Bellos, CN Markides, RA Taylor… - Nano Energy, 2021‏ - Elsevier
It has been more than two decades since the discovery of 'nanofluids'–mixtures of common
liquids and solid nanoparticles with at least one dimension below 100 nm in size. While …

Concentrated solar photovoltaic cell equipped with thermoelectric layer in presence of nanofluid flow within porous heat sink: impact of dust accumulation

M Sheikholeslami, Z Khalili, P Scardi… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Solar cell performance has been enhanced by means of a cooling system involving
nanofluid jet im**ement. A thermoelectric module has been located beneath the Tedlar …

Experimental investigations on unglazed photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) system using water and nanofluid cooling medium

GS Menon, S Murali, J Elias, DSA Delfiya, PV Alfiya… - Renewable Energy, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The electrical and thermal performance of an unglazed photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system
integrated with a serpentine coil configured sheet and tube thermal absorber setup was …

Application of nanofluid in solar energy harvesting devices: A comprehensive review

AK Hamzat, MI Omisanya, AZ Sahin… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The increase in energy demand due to population explosion and the recent global
pandemic stressed the need to maximize solar energy harvesting. Nanofluids are used to …

[HTML][HTML] Green synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles, and their various applications

UO Aigbe, OA Osibote - Journal of hazardous materials advances, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Bio-synthesized metal oxide (MeO) nanoparticles (NPs) have triggered a huge global
research interest owing to their advancement and various environmental remediation …

A critical analysis on the energy and exergy performance of photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) system: The role of nanofluids stability and synthesizing method

SM Parsa, A Yazdani, H Aberoumand, Y Farhadi… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The main aim of this paper is to realize for the first time the effect of nanofluid preparation
method on the performance of photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) system in a comparative …

Recent technical approaches for improving energy efficiency and sustainability of PV and PV-T systems: A comprehensive review

A Allouhi, S Rehman, MS Buker, Z Said - Sustainable Energy Technologies …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) technology is recognized as a sustainable and environmentally benign
solution to today's energy problems. Recently, PV industry has adopted a constant effort to …

Exergy studies in water-based and nanofluid-based photovoltaic/thermal collectors: Status and prospects

A Shahsavar, AHA Alwaeli, N Azimi, S Rostami… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
A hybrid solar photovoltaic-thermal collector is the combination of a solar thermal unit and a
photovoltaic panel for the simultaneous generation of heat and electricity. In these systems …

Advances in PV and PVT cooling technologies: A review

AK Hamzat, AZ Sahin, MI Omisanya… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Cooling with nanofluids has been one of the most promising cooling strategies used to
minimize PV module temperature and enhance the performance of the system. This article …