Solar photovoltaic systems for lighting, water pumping, vaccine refrigeration and telecommunications are proven … underway to see more widespread dissemination of small solar home systems to the more than 1 billion people who have no access …

This paper introduced the concept, potential application and benefits relating to a novel solar photovoltaic …/loop-heat-pipe (PV/LHP) heat pump system for hot water generation. On this basis, the paper reported the process and results of … enabled the parallel comparison between the simulation and experiment. It is concluded that the testing and modelling results …

to develop an objective function for solar thermal power optimisation, including modelling of the sun as an exergy source … simplify the optimisation and modelling of the solar thermal Brayton cycle for future work. The work is applicable to solar …Many studies have been published on the performance and optimisation of the Brayton cycle and solar thermal Brayton …

, factors, goals, and adaptive learning influences driving solar energy technology adoption (SETA) process are first … limitations/implications – The research is limited to solar photovoltaic and solar water heating technology adoption in Botswana … other sectors and other non-solar technologies, thus providing a general alternative framework for enabling the widespread …

corresponding to maximum insolation are obtained for winter, summer and annual collection. The optimum tilt and orientation reported …

climates was investigated using validated TRNSYS simulations. Insolation, PV output, PV efficiency, inverter efficiency, system … inclinations and orientations. Incident insolation and PV output were maximum for a surface with inclination 30° facing due south … maximising incident insolation varied from 10° to 70°. For the particular location and system studied, the maximum annual PV …