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 …

Recent advancements in PV cooling and efficiency enhancement integrating phase change materials based systems–A comprehensive review

HM Ali - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, researchers are fascinated to counter problem of PV-efficiency decline
arising from high operating temperatures, especially in hot climates. This article conducts a …

A review of dust accumulation and cleaning methods for solar photovoltaic systems

HA Kazem, MT Chaichan, AHA Al-Waeli… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Utilizing solar energy to generate electricity on large scale photovoltaic (PV) power plants
became a trend as a new option adopted by many countries. The optimum installation of PV …

Nanoparticles enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs)-A recent review

SL Tariq, HM Ali, MA Akram, MM Janjua… - Applied Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) play a prime role in the development of sustainable energy
and engineering systems for viable future, with their remarkable phase change properties …

Performance evaluation of nanofluids in solar thermal and solar photovoltaic systems: A comprehensive review

SP Tembhare, DP Barai, BA Bhanvase - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanofluids, due to their superior thermal properties, have immense applications in heat
transfer process. In view of this, nanofluids, as working fluids in solar thermal systems, have …

Applications of hybrid nanofluids in solar energy, practical limitations and challenges: a critical review

TR Shah, HM Ali - Solar energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Solar energy is the ultimate perceived solution of incessantly proliferating energy crisis.
Diverse range of solar energy conversion systems has been employed to convert solar …

Photovoltaic–thermal (PV/T) technology: a comprehensive review on applications and its advancement

S Diwania, S Agrawal, AS Siddiqui, S Singh - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Over the most recent couple of decades, tremendous consideration is drawn towards
photovoltaic–thermal systems because of their advantages over the solar thermal and PV …

Evaluation of the nanofluid and nano-PCM based photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system: An experimental study

AHA Al-Waeli, K Sopian, MT Chaichan… - Energy Conversion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The increase in the PV cell temperature ultimately causes a reduction in its effectiveness.
One of the new methods used to retain that efficiency is to establish a hybrid photovoltaic …

A review on recent advancements of the usage of nano fluid in hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar systems

F Hossain, MR Karim, AA Bhuiyan - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The continuous increase in global energy consumption as a result of rapid population
growth, combined with the detrimental impact of fossil fuels on the atmosphere, has made it …

[HTML][HTML] Electrical efficiency of the photovoltaic/thermal collectors cooled by nanofluids: Machine learning simulation and optimization by evolutionary algorithm

Y Cao, E Kamrani, S Mirzaei, A Khandakar, B Vaferi - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) are high-tech devices to transform solar radiation into
electrical and thermal energies. Nano-coolants are recently considered to enhance the …