The feasibility of municipal solid waste for energy generation and its existing management practices in Pakistan

MS Korai, RB Mahar, MA Uqaili - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Energy crisis and growing amount of solid waste at alarming rate have remained a
challenge for every governing body of Pakistan. This study has been performed in order to …

Features of fully integrated renewable energy atlas for Pakistan; wind, solar and cooling

A Ashfaq, A Ianakiev - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
A fully integrated renewable energy atlas is presented which provides the wind and solar
photo-voltaic (PV) power generation potential as well as cooling demand for Pakistan at a …

Techno economic analysis of a wind-photovoltaic-biomass hybrid renewable energy system for rural electrification: A case study of Kallar Kahar

J Ahmad, M Imran, A Khalid, W Iqbal, SR Ashraf… - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the techno-economic feasibility of a grid-tied hybrid microgrid system
for local inhabitants of Kallar Kahar near Chakwal city of Punjab province in Pakistan and …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal variations of ambient air pollutants and meteorological influences on their concentrations in Tehran during 2012–2017

F Yousefian, S Faridi, F Azimi, M Aghaei… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
We investigated temporal variations of ambient air pollutants and the influences of
meteorological parameters on their concentrations using a robust method; convergent cross …

Biomass densification: Effect of cow dung on the physicochemical properties of wheat straw and rice husk based biomass pellets

M Iftikhar, A Asghar, N Ramzan, B Sajjadi… - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigates the potential of cow dung, an animal manure, as a binder to enhance
the physicochemical properties of the base pellet (a mixture of wheat straw and rice husk). In …

[HTML][HTML] Biogas production potential from livestock manure in Pakistan

MU Khan, M Ahmad, M Sultan, I Sohoo, PC Ghimire… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pakistan is facing a severe energy crisis due to its heavy dependency on the import of costly
fossil fuels, which ultimately leads to expansive electricity generation, a low power supply …

[HTML][HTML] Optimum design of hybrid renewable energy system for sustainable energy supply to a remote island

S Ali, CM Jang - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Renewable energy technologies can not only help in mitigating the greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions but it can also be very useful for electricity generation at remote locations, where …

Kinetics of pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse: effect of catalyst on activation energy and yield of pyrolysis products

J Nisar, U Nasir, G Ali, A Shah, ZH Farooqi, M Iqbal… - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
In this work we have attempted to use biomass as energy source which is abundantly
available throughout the world. The work is focused on pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse in a …

[HTML][HTML] The prospective non-conventional alternate and renewable energy sources in Pakistan—A focus on biomass energy for power generation, transportation, and …

WUK Tareen, Z Anjum, N Yasin, L Siddiqui, I Farhat… - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
Pakistan is experiencing an undersupply of electricity, causing load shedding several hours
per day due to the adherence to conventional energy resources having quantitative and …

[HTML][HTML] Cleaner and sustainable energy production in Pakistan: Lessons learnt from the Pak-times model

SA Ur Rehman, Y Cai, ZA Siyal, NH Mirjat, R Fazal… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
The energy planning process essentially requires addressing diverse planning objectives,
including prioritizing resources, and the estimation of environmental emissions and …