A review on solar energy use in industries

S Mekhilef, R Saidur, A Safari - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Presently, solar energy conversion is widely used to generate heat and produce electricity. A
comparative study on the world energy consumption released by International Energy …

Recent developments in solar drying technology of food and agricultural products: A review

HS El-Mesery, AI El-Seesy, Z Hu, Y Li - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
The potential of climate-resilient energy practices depends on the integration of sustainable
energy with energy storage, such as solar energy. Solar energy offers desirable thermal …

[HTML][HTML] Review of solar dryers for agricultural products in Asia and Africa: An innovation landscape approach

P Udomkun, S Romuli, S Schock, B Mahayothee… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar drying is one of the most efficient and cost-effective, renewable, and sustainable
technologies to conserve agricultural products in Asian and sub-Saharan African (SSA) …

Progress in solar dryers for drying various commodities

M Kumar, SK Sansaniwal, P Khatak - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Uncertain price rise and rapid depletion of fossil fuels accelerated the development of
renewable energy sources in the form of alternative power sources. Solar is an abundant …

Energy, exergy, and techno-economic performance analyses of solar dryers for agro products: A comprehensive review

A Ahmadi, B Das, MA Ehyaei, F Esmaeilion… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to continuous growth in population and sharp increase in energy and food demand,
research on alternative energy sources independent of fossil fuels has increased over the …

Renewable energy: Present research and future scope of Artificial Intelligence

SK Jha, J Bilalovic, A Jha, N Patel, H Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
The existence of sunlight, air and other resources on earth must be used in an appropriate
way for human welfare while still protecting the environment and its living creatures. The …

Solar-energy drying systems: A review

A Sharma, CR Chen, NV Lan - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
In many countries of the world, the use of solar thermal systems in the agricultural area to
conserve vegetables, fruits, coffee and other crops has shown to be practical, economical …

Design, development and performance of indirect type solar dryer for banana drying

A Lingayat, VP Chandramohan, VRK Raju - Energy Procedia, 2017 - Elsevier
Due to higher prices and shortages of fossil fuels and to reduce the fuel consumption used
in the drying process, more importance is given to solar energy sources as it is freely …

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 …

Review of solar dryers for agricultural and marine products

A Fudholi, K Sopian, MH Ruslan, MA Alghoul… - … and sustainable energy …, 2010 - Elsevier
Drying for agricultural and marine products are one of the most attractive and cost-effective
application of solar energy. Numerous types of solar dryers have been designed and …