Interfacial solar evaporation: from fundamental research to applications

X Wu, Y Lu, X Ren, P Wu, D Chu, X Yang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG), powered by natural sunlight
garnered significant attention due to its great potential for low‐cost and environmentally …

Solar energy: A promising renewable source for meeting energy demand in Indian agriculture applications

CMS Kumar, S Singh, MK Gupta, YM Nimdeo… - Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
India is the fifth economic power in the World, and 20% of its GDP is contributed by the
agriculture and allied sector. The agricultural sector entails various activities involving land …

An overview of water desalination systems integrated with renewable energy sources

ZM Ghazi, SWF Rizvi, WM Shahid, AM Abdulhameed… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the growing world population, climate change, pollution, rising consumer
demand, and resource exploitation have contributed to a freshwater shortage. Hence, water …

Improving solar still performance with heat pipe/pulsating heat pipe evacuated tube solar collectors and PCM: An experimental and environmental analysis

A Hemmatian, H Kargarsharifabad, AA Esfahlani… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study comparatively assesses the efficiency of various single-slope solar stills
employing thermosyphon and pulsating heat pipe evacuated solar collectors, integrated with …

Exergy, exergo-economic, environmental and sustainability analysis of pyramid solar still integrated hybrid nano-PCM, black sand, and sponge

UA Anika, MG Kibria, SD Kanka, MS Mohtasim… - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
A sustainable and cost-effective technique for desalinating water with solar energy to
alleviate the freshwater scarcity is the solar still. In this study, four different cases including …

Performance enhancement of a tubular solar still by using stepped basins: an experimental approach

MS El-Sebaey, A Hegazy, FA Essa - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
An experimental investigation was conducted on a novel design of a stepped basin tubular
solar still (SBTSS) and a tubular solar still (TSS) under different water depths/equivalent …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the performance of tubular solar stills for water purification: a comprehensive review and comparative analysis of methodologies and materials

AS Abdullah, FA Essa, H Panchal, WH Alawee… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research paper presents a comprehensive review and comparative analysis aimed at
enhancing the performance of tubular solar stills for water purification. As the global demand …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advancement and future challenges of photothermal catalysis for VOCs elimination: From catalyst design to applications

Y Yang, S Zhao, L Cui, F Bi, Y Zhang, N Liu… - Green Energy & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photothermal catalysis realizes the synergistic effect of solar energy and thermochemistry,
which also has the potential to improve the reaction rate and optimize the selectivity. In this …

Augmentation and evaluation of solar still performance: a comprehensive review

A Elsheikh, KA Hammoodi, AMM Ibrahim, AHI Mourad… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar desalination is an eco-friendly technique for freshwater supply in arid regions, thus
becoming more and more promising. Solar desalination could fulfill the requirements of the …

Renewable energy integration in water desalination: State-of-the-art review and comparative analysis

B Tashtoush, W Alyahya, M Al Ghadi, J Al-Omari… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper offers a comprehensive overview of advanced water desalination systems
powered by renewable energy sources, specifically focusing on developments in the past …