Solar energy: A promising renewable source for meeting energy demand in Indian agriculture applications

CMS Kumar, S Singh, MK Gupta, YM Nimdeo… - Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
India is the fifth economic power in the World, and 20% of its GDP is contributed by the
agriculture and allied sector. The agricultural sector entails various activities involving land …

[HTML][HTML] Renewable energy as an alternative source for energy management in agriculture

Y Majeed, MU Khan, M Waseem, U Zahid, F Mahmood… - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
This study provides a high-level overview of alternative energy sources that can be
harnessed to power agricultural operations, focusing on renewable energy technologies …

Sustainable polyethylene fabrics with engineered moisture transport for passive cooling

M Alberghini, S Hong, LM Lozano, V Korolovych… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Polyethylene (PE) has emerged recently as a promising polymer for incorporation in
wearable textiles owing to its high infrared transparency and tuneable visible opacity, which …

A review of recent advances in indirect evaporative cooling technology

U Sajjad, N Abbas, K Hamid, S Abbas, I Hussain… - … Communications in Heat …, 2021 - Elsevier
Indirect evaporative cooler with dew point cooling has great potential to replace the
conventional mechanical vapor compression system in air conditioning industry. In this …

New trends in cold chain monitoring applications-A review

R Badia-Melis, U Mc Carthy, L Ruiz-Garcia… - Food Control, 2018 - Elsevier
Current global food supply chains are faced with an ever increasing variety of modern day
societal challenges. As a direct result of these challenges many of these supply chains are …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on evaporative cooling systems

N Kapilan, AM Isloor, S Karinka - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The evaporative cooling system (ECS) is one of the cheapest and oldest cooling
technologies. The conventional single stage ECS is most widely used in domestic …

Precooling and cold storage methods for fruits and vegetables in Sub-Saharan Africa—A review

E Makule, N Dimoso, SA Tassou - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fruits and vegetables, known for their large nutrient potential, are more susceptible to high
postharvest loss than other crops. Factors such as perishability, poor post-production …

Food cold chain management: From a structured literature review to a conceptual framework and research agenda

S Shashi, R Cerchione, R Singh… - … International Journal of …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose Since last few years, cold chain management (CCM) has gained growing interest
among practitioners, policymakers, researchers and academicians. The purpose of this …

Advanced material design and engineering for water‐based evaporative cooling

R Li, W Wang, Y Shi, C Wang, P Wang - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Water‐based evaporative cooling is emerging as a promising technology to provide
sustainable and low‐cost cold to alleviate the rising global cooling demand. Given the …

Design of a smart IoT-based control system for remotely managing cold storage facilities

M Mohammed, K Riad, N Alqahtani - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cold storage is deemed one of the main elements in food safety management to maintain
food quality. The temperature, relative humidity (RH), and air quality in cold storage rooms …