[HTML][HTML] Solar energy status in the world: A comprehensive review

HH Pourasl, RV Barenji, VM Khojastehnezhad - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of renewable energy as a future energy resource is drawing significant
attention worldwide. The contribution of solar energy (including concentrating solar power …

Electricity supply security and the future role of renewable energy sources in Brazil

RC da Silva, I de Marchi Neto, SS Seifert - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2016 - Elsevier
Hydropower is the backbone of the Brazilian electricity generation sector. Even though the
use of this resource is advantaged in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, last years׳ severe …

Hotspots of solar potential in India

TV Ramachandra, R Jain, G Krishnadas - Renewable and sustainable …, 2011 - Elsevier
Solar hotspots are the regions characterized by an exceptional solar power potential
suitable for decentralized commercial exploitation of energy. Identification of solar hotspots …

Hydrogen energy storage requirements for solar and wind energy production to account for long-term variability

A Boretti, S Castelletto - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Wind and solar energy production are plagued, in addition to short-term variability, by
significant seasonal variability. The aim of this work is to show the variability of wind and …

Forecast for surface solar irradiance at the Brazilian Northeastern region using NWP model and artificial neural networks

FJL Lima, FR Martins, EB Pereira, E Lorenz… - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
There has been a growing demand on energy sector for short-term predictions of energy
resources to support the planning and management of electricity generation and distribution …

Remote sensing for monitoring photovoltaic solar plants in Brazil using deep semantic segmentation

MVCV Costa, OLF Carvalho, AG Orlandi, I Hirata… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Brazil is a tropical country with continental dimensions and abundant solar resources that
are still underutilized. However, solar energy is one of the most promising renewable …

A stand-alone hybrid photovoltaic, fuel cell and battery system: A case study of Tocantins, Brazil

SB Silva, MM Severino, MAG De Oliveira - Renewable energy, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper aimed to evaluate the use of a photovoltaic-fuel cell-battery system to supply
electric power in an isolated community in the Amazon region. The study focused on …

Solar irradiance time series derived from high-quality measurements, satellite-based models, and reanalyses at a near-equatorial site in Brazil

G Salazar, C Gueymard, JB Galdino… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study analyzes five years of 1-min solar global horizontal irradiance (GHI) and direct
normal irradiance (DNI) observations obtained at Petrolina (northeast Brazil). Quality …

Estimating the potential for solar energy utilization in Chile by satellite-derived data and ground station measurements

RA Escobar, C Cortés, A Pino, M Salgado, EB Pereira… - Solar Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The progress in solar energy resource assessment for Chile is reported, including
measurements from a ground station network spanning more than three years of data …

Deployment of photovoltaics in Brazil: Scenarios, perspectives and policies for low-income housing

JTM Pinto, KJ Amaral, PR Janissek - Solar Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Solar irradiation in Brazil is favorable for electricity generation, yet this energy source
represents less than 0.1% of the Brazilian energy matrix. This article presents photovoltaic …