Illuminating sustainability: a comprehensive review of the environmental life cycle and exergetic impacts of solar systems on the agri-food sector

B Hamidinasab, H Javadikia, F Hosseini-Fashami… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The develo** agri-food sector significantly boosts food production and plays a crucial role
in resolving the global food crisis. This development is valuable when accompanied by …

Global advancement of solar drying technologies and its future prospects: A review

A Kamarulzaman, M Hasanuzzaman, NA Rahim - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Global energy demand continues to increase with the expansion of the economy activities
and sustainable development. Meanwhile, the world is suffering from pollution and harmful …

Feasibility design and techno-economic analysis of hybrid renewable energy system for rural electrification

K Murugaperumal, PADV Raj - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper validates the optimal design and techno-economic feasibility of hybrid renewable
energy system (HRES) for rural area electrifying applications. Plan to a design of improved …

Technological development in solar dryers from 2016 to 2021-A review

RK Saini, DK Saini, R Gupta, P Verma, R Thakur… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar dryers are cutting-edge equipment that uses solar energy to remove moisture from
various materials, including agricultural produce, textiles, and industrial components. It is …

Exergetic sustainability and economic analysis of hybrid solar-biomass dryer integrated with copper tubing as heat exchanger

MC Ndukwu, M Simo-Tagne, FI Abam, OS Onwuka… - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
The aim of this study is to present a new hybrid solar-biomass dryer and carry out thermal
analysis based on energy and exergo-sustainability analysis considering all the available …

Experimental performance and economic viability of evacuated tube solar collector assisted greenhouse dryer for sustainable development

S Singh, RS Gill, VS Hans, TC Mittal - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A walk-in type solar greenhouse dryer supplemented with solar air heating system has been
developed with an objective of sustainable development. One of its novel features is the use …

Thermal performance of a coupled solar parabolic trough collector latent heat storage unit for solar water heating in large buildings

B Lamrani, F Kuznik, A Draoui - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the feasibility of using a coupled solar parabolic trough collector-latent
heat thermal energy storage system for large buildings hot water production. A detailed …

Thermal performance and environmental assessment of a hybrid solar-electrical wood dryer integrated with Photovoltaic/Thermal air collector and heat recovery …

B Lamrani, A Draoui, F Kuznik - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Improving the energy efficiency of the drying industry is considered as one of the most
efficient and promising ways for reducing carbon emissions from the industrial sector. In this …

Solar air heating systems with latent heat storage-a review of state-of-the-art

A Sharma, R Pitchumani, R Chauhan - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar air heating systems (SAHS) are a widely utilized and studied application of solar
thermal energy. The integration of thermal storage, especially latent heat storage (LHS), with …

Hydrogen production costs of a polymer electrolyte membrane electrolysis powered by a renewable hybrid system

A Khouya - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel approach related to the production of hydrogen using a polymer
electrolyte membrane electrolysis powered by a renewable hybrid system is proposed. The …