Advancements in solar technologies for sustainable development of agricultural sector in India: a comprehensive review on challenges and opportunities

AK Thakur, R Singh, A Gehlot, AK Kaviti… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022‏ - Springer
Agriculture is the main occupation of the majority of people in India. The majority of the
population in India is dependent (directly or indirectly) on agriculture as an occupation. The …

Review on greenhouse microclimate and application: Design parameters, thermal modeling and simulation, climate controlling technologies

N Choab, A Allouhi, A El Maakoul, T Kousksou… - Solar Energy, 2019‏ - Elsevier
This paper provides an updated literature review about greenhouse systems and helps to
identify the most preferable characteristics of a greenhouse for diverse climates and …

Ground and solar assisted heat pump systems for space heating and cooling applications in the northern region of India–A study on energy and CO2 saving potential

V Verma, CS Meena, S Thangavel, A Kumar… - Sustainable Energy …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
In the recent past, energy demand of India has increased multifold as a fast-growing
develo** country, due to progressive expansion of industrial and building sectors. The …

An updated review on integration of solar photovoltaic modules and heat pumps towards decarbonization of buildings

MA Nazari, J Rungamornrat, L Prokop, V Blazek… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Heating and cooling are responsible for considerable portion of final energy consumption in
the world especially in the residential sector. In order to decrement the pollutants and energy …

General review of ground-source heat pump systems for heating and cooling of buildings

I Sarbu, C Sebarchievici - Energy and buildings, 2014‏ - Elsevier
A large number of ground-source heat pumps (GSHP) systems have been used in
residential and commercial buildings throughout the world due to the attractive advantages …

Vertical-borehole ground-coupled heat pumps: A review of models and systems

H Yang, P Cui, Z Fang - Applied energy, 2010‏ - Elsevier
A large number of ground-coupled heat pump (GCHP) systems have been used in
residential and commercial buildings throughout the world due to the attractive advantages …

Heat pumps and solar energy: A review with some insights in the future

R Lazzarin - International journal of refrigeration, 2020‏ - Elsevier
A large fraction of the energy demand is due to space heating. Direct solar heating might
reduce the need of fossil fuels. However the poor solar collector efficiency when outside …

Feasibility and performance study of the hybrid ground-source heat pump system for one office building in Chinese heating dominated areas

Z Liu, W Xu, X Zhai, C Qian, X Chen - Renewable energy, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Most buildings in the cold climate zone have unbalanced loads, mainly dominated by
heating loads. The cold buildup within the soil would definitely reduce the soil temperature …

Recent advances in net-zero energy greenhouses and adapted thermal energy storage systems

S Gorjian, H Ebadi, G Najafi, SS Chandel… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
In agricultural greenhouses, employment of energy-saving strategies along with alternative
energy sources has been identified as a potential solution to address the intensive energy …

An analysis of solar assisted ground source heat pumps in cold climates

G Emmi, A Zarrella, M De Carli, A Galgaro - Energy Conversion and …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Exploiting renewable energy sources for air-conditioning has been extensively investigated
over recent years, and many countries have been working to promote the use of renewable …