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Development of Solar Panel Models in Different Countries/Regions
Published in Bhavnesh Kumar, Bhanu Pratap, Vivek Shrivastava, Artificial Intelligence for Solar Photovoltaic Systems, 2023
Qamber and Al-Hamad [10], in their study, considered renewable energy in both Bahrain and UK. Renewable energy provides many benefits to our environment, health, and economy. PV has become a new competitive technology for harnessing energy from renewable resources. Qamber and Al-Hamad considered the design of solar cells for both countries with the same considered specifications. The PGF is considered to satisfy the specifications of the cells. For both countries, the total capacity (in kWp) and number of PV panels needed for designing a 110 Wp PV module based on Solar Charge Controller Rating and PGF of each country were estimated.
Renewable Energy Systems
Published in Muhammad Asif, Handbook of Energy Transitions, 2023
Hafiz Ali Muhammad, Muhammad Asim, Muhammad Imran, Zafar Ali Khan, Tabbi Wilberforce, Young-Jin Baik
Key challenges faced by the grid will include grid stability ranging from voltage stability to frequency stability. The intermittency of renewable energy sources will pose challenges that require novel solutions. Problems from generation of surplus energy to insufficient energy will need to be tackled with sufficient storage but in a cost-effective manner. More research on alternative technologies such as hydrogen production, fuel cells, grid-level battery storage, and super capacitors will be required to maintain the system security and reliability. Despite these challenges, the stability of the power system will eventually bring new concepts such as inter-continental interconnectors, which will enable the EU to use the abundant solar potential of African deserts such as the Sahara and coastal wind energy in Europe can be used in different countries. The future of energy can see a successful transition to renewable sources only with global efforts such as the Paris Agreement.
Electroactive Polymers in Industry
Published in Inamuddin, Mohd Imran Ahamed, Rajender Boddula, Adil A. Gobouri, Electroactive Polymeric Materials, 2022
Vivek Mishra, Shubham Pandey, Simran Aggarwal
There are many types of renewable energy including solar, wind, and wave. Ocean wave power has many advantages over other types of renewable energy, because it can be located near highly populated areas, has low visibility, does not require land, and has the least impact on wildlife. It became common on islands and in countries with long coastlines that were subjected to high waves. It can be used to power meteorological and oceanographic observations, water desalination, and navigation, among other things. Most existing wave power stations require high power to convert linear wave motions into the rotatory motion of electromagnetic generators. Since these systems have rotatory turbines and hydraulic transmissions, they are expensive and require maintenance. Therefore, a cheap, durable, and efficient power take-off system is required to supply wave power.
A State-of-the-Art Review on Electric Power Systems and Digital Transformation
Published in Electric Power Components and Systems, 2023
As seen from the brief SWOT analysis given in Table 2, the integration of renewable energy sources into the electric power system is a critical trend that will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, diversify energy sources, and improve the reliability and stability of the power system. While there are significant challenges associated with this integration, such as the need for effective energy storage solutions and improved grid integration, these challenges are being addressed through the development of new technologies and techniques, such as advanced control systems and energy storage systems [71]. With continued advances in these areas, the future of renewable energy sources looks bright, and the transition to a more sustainable and resilient energy system can be achieved.
Techno-economic analysis of In-stream technology: A review
Published in International Journal of Green Energy, 2023
Upendra Bajpai, Sunil Kumar Singal
The available conventional energy sources, such as coal, oil, and nuclear have drawbacks as they pollute the environment by emitting harmful greenhouse gases (GHG), and these resources will deplete with time (Salameh 2014). The energy shortage and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are two primary motivators for conducting extensive research to develop clean energy technologies. Hydropower is the renewable energy source that extract power from the available energy when water flows from a higher elevation to a lower elevation. Large hydropower plants and small hydropower plants (SHPs) are the two primary divisions of hydropower (Kumar et al. 2011). Large-scale hydropower plant production is often criticized for its harmful environmental impacts, such as biodiversity loss and deforestation. Small-scale hydropower plants are considered eco-friendly, need less construction time, and provide an opportunity for off-grid transmission. There has been exponential growth in SHPs with time. The share of SHPs, mostly small diversion Run of River (RoR) hydropower, in the world’s power generation has risen by more than 10% during the past ten years (Liu et al. 2019).
A review on artificial roughened solar air heaters with and without thermal energy storage
Published in International Journal of Green Energy, 2023
Solar energy is a renewable energy source that provides energy in the form of solar radiation. Solar radiation reaches the earth’s surface in two forms: beam radiation and diffused radiation. Beam radiations are the solar radiation that receives the earth’s surface without change of direction, while diffused radiations are the solar radiation that receives the surface of earth by changing its direction by aerosols, dust particles, clouds, etc. The main advantages of solar energy are eco-friendliness and abundant availability. Solar energy does not produce any harmful gases in the atmosphere. It is cheap and readily available throughout the year. Solar energy also has the source of other renewable energy sources such as wind power, biomass, tidal, and geothermal. The main disadvantage of solar energy is its low energy density on the earth’s surface. Solar radiations fluctuate in nature depending on the time of day and day of the year.