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 …

central to this, and through an analysis of the supply chains of nuclear power and solar photovoltaics, it is suggested that …

) programs. Additionally, considering increasing Photovoltaic (PV) generation and storage facility installation on customer side … penetration of PHEV and PV and storage systems from residential customer’s perspective as well as utility company’s perspective …. An agent-based simulation model is built in AnyLogic to mimic the household load, PHEV charging, PV generation and …

This paper aimed to study the socio-economic performance of a novel solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe (PV/LHP) heat … traditional systems. Analyses of the modelling results drew out several conclusive remarks: (1) the system could achieve the … of the new PV/thermal technology and analyses of the associated economic and environmental benefits, thus contributing to …

under distinct climate conditions. Both of the studied buildings are equipped with PV and solar thermal assisted ground … from the aspect of matching for solar thermal collector area and connection type, PV panel area, and electrical battery … size regarding certain excess REe or REth treatments. The outcomes of matching analyses show the advantages of solar …

opportunity to make desalination greener, they are mostly used to serve rural communities off of the grid. In the KSA, solar and … processes, adsorption desalination (AD) and membrane distillation (MD), which can be driven by waste heat, geothermal or solar … energy. A demonstration solar-powered AD facility has been constructed and a life cycle assessment showed that a specific …

Solar thermal power plants are usually installed in locations with high yearly average solar radiation, often deserts …. In such conditions, cooling water required for thermodynamic cycles is rarely available. Moreover, when solar radiation …

far in developing the renewable energy resources, such as small-scale hydro, solar, and wind energy in the district. …

Buildings composited with thermoelectric cooling and heating systems use solar energy to cool rooms in summer and heat … rooms in winter via thermoelectric devices and photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) dual function modules. In summer, the … thermoelectric device works as a Peltier cooler when electrical power supplied by PV/T modules is applied on it. The cold side …

withstand a typical outage. Our results show that increasing the amount of rooftop PV in a residential microgrid does not … significantly increase how often it can withstand an average-duration outage. However, combining PV with CES extends the median …