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 …

Review on photovoltaic/thermal hybrid solar collectors: Classifications, applications and new systems

A Herez, H El Hage, T Lemenand, M Ramadan… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The continuous aggravation of environmental pollutions and the rapid increase in the
conventional sources of energy price advocated scientists to search for solutions such as …

Toward aerogel based thermal superinsulation in buildings: A comprehensive review

E Cuce, PM Cuce, CJ Wood, SB Riffat - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2014 - Elsevier
Aerogel is a kind of synthetic porous material, in which the liquid component of the gel is
replaced with a gas. Aerogel has specific acoustic properties and remarkably lower thermal …

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 …

Five decades of evolution of solar photovoltaic thermal (PVT) technology–A critical insight on review articles

M Chandrasekar, T Senthilkumar - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Cogeneration of electrical and thermal energy by solar photovoltaic thermal (PVT)
technology is being considered in numerous lucrative applications like power generation …

Maximum power point tracking algorithms for photovoltaic system–A review

S Saravanan, NR Babu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper provides a comprehensive review on various maximum power point tracking
(MPPT) algorithms based on Perturb and Observe, Incremental Conductance, Soft …

Renewable and sustainable energy saving strategies for greenhouse systems: A comprehensive review

E Cuce, D Harjunowibowo, PM Cuce - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, a comprehensive review focusing on key strategies of energy saving and
climate control technologies for greenhouses is presented. Following the brief and concise …

Water/MWCNT nanofluid based cooling system of PVT: Experimental and numerical research

R Nasrin, NA Rahim, H Fayaz, M Hasanuzzaman - Renewable energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In this research, an indoor experiment has been carried out of a PV module under controlled
operating conditions and parameters. A novel design of thermal collector has been …

Numerical and experimental investigation of the effect of operating conditions on performance of PVT and PVT-PCM

H Fayaz, NA Rahim, M Hasanuzzaman, R Nasrin… - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Irradiations incident on the photovoltaic module are converted only 15–20% into electrical
energy and remaining are transformed into heat and drop electrical efficiency. Therefore, to …

Recent residential applications of low-temperature solar collector

A Ahmadi, MA Ehyaei, A Doustgani, MEH Assad… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of renewable energy systems for domestic and industrial sectors is growing at a
rapid rate due to the increase in population and due to the restrictions set by governments …