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Economic impacts of installing solar power plants in northern Chile

del Sol, Felipe; Sauma, Enzo - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 19 (2013) C, pp. 489-498

Chile has one of the best worldwide conditions for the generation of electrical energy from solar resources, having an … installed in the north of Chile because of the low number of cloudy days and the high sky clearness index. Also, in the north of … Chile, there are many mining companies who demand large amounts of load for their operation. They currently use electricity …

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An overview of photovoltaic thermal combination (PV/T combi) technology

Abdul Hamid, Suhaila; Yusof Othman, Mohd; Sopian, … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 38 (2014) C, pp. 212-222

Solar energy is the most recognised diversified renewable energy from which the production can be extracted into electrical and thermal energy. Hybrid PV/T technology is a combination of photovoltaic panel and thermal collector. Photovoltaic panel converts sunlight to electricity, while thermal...

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Energizing wireless sensor networks by energy harvesting systems: Scopes, challenges and approaches

Zahid Kausar, A.S.M.; Reza, Ahmed Wasif; Saleh, Mashad Uddin - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 38 (2014) C, pp. 973-989

As the wireless sensor networks (WSNs) technology has great advancement, small and smart WSN systems now can be used for more complicated and challenging applications. WSNs investigation has primarily believed the use of a convenient and inadequate energy source for empowering the sensors. A...

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Feasibility of solar thermal collectors usage in dwelling apartments in Mashhad, the second megacity of Iran

Shaddel, Mehdi; Shokouhian, Mohammad - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 1200-1207

Today, the concept of net zero-energy buildings has become a major concern regarding fossil fuels combustion side effects, such as air pollution or global warming. Nonetheless, NG (natural gas) is a kind of fossil fuels which is widely combusted in Iran to meet various buildings heating demand....

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Potential of radial basis function based support vector regression for global solar radiation prediction

Ramedani, Zeynab; Omid, Mahmoud; Keyhani, Alireza; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 1005-1011

Among the different forms of clean energies, solar energy has attracted a lot of attention because it is not only sustainable, but also is renewable and this means that we will never run out of it but the potential of using this form of renewable energy depends on its accessibility. Due to the...

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The economic viability of battery storage for residential solar photovoltaic systems – A review and a simulation model

Hoppmann, Joern; Volland, Jonas; Schmidt, Tobias S.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 1101-1118

Battery storage is generally considered an effective means for reducing the intermittency of electricity generated by solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. However, currently it remains unclear when and under which conditions battery storage can be profitably operated in residential PV systems...

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The potential of solar powered transportation and the case for solar powered railway in Pakistan

Jaffery, Syed Husain Imran; Khan, Mushtaq; Ali, Liaqat; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 270-276

The growth of a country can be gaged directly from its growing demand for energy. If the demand for energy is not met in-time then it would severely hamper growth leading to economic meltdown and collapse. Pakistan is a developing economy with a vast potential for industrialization. However, the...

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A review on desiccant based evaporative cooling systems

Mujahid Rafique, M.; Gandhidasan, P.; Rehman, Shafiqur; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 45 (2015) C, pp. 145-159

The air conditioner should control the building sensible and latent load properly in order to provide the indoor comfort conditions. The conventional mechanical vapor compression system usually controls the latent load by the process of condensation of water vapor in which air is cooled below...

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Techniques used to improve the performance of the stepped solar still—A review

Kabeel, A.E.; Omara, Z.M.; Younes, M.M. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 46 (2015) C, pp. 178-188

Solar still is widely used in solar desalination processes. But the productivity of the solar still is very low. To enhance the productivity of the single basin solar still many research works is being carried out up till now. The various factors affecting the productivity of solar still are...

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A review on the coupling of cooling, desalination and solar photovoltaic systems

Byrne, Paul; Fournaison, Laurence; Delahaye, Anthony; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 47 (2015) C, pp. 703-717

Single cooling and desalination technologies require a high amount of energy to produce cooling and fresh water, respectively. Coupling these systems seems to be attractive not only to reduce their energy consumption rates and to gain more flexibility in operation but also for environmental...

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