Contributions of solar photovoltaic systems to environmental and socioeconomic aspects of national development—A review

OO Apeh, EL Meyer, OK Overen - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Presently, the world is undergoing exciting haste to install photovoltaic (PV) systems in
industry, residential/commercial buildings, transportation, deserts, street lights, and many …

[HTML][HTML] Potential impacts of climate change on global solar radiation and PV output using the CMIP6 model in West Africa

ME Agbor, SO Udo, IO Ewona, SC Nwokolo… - Cleaner Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, six different PV power technology models from similar climatic environments in
West Africa were used to estimate the potential of PV generation and apply the model to …

Review of photovoltaic power and aquaculture in desert

TTE Vo, SM Je, SH Jung, J Choi, JH Huh, HJ Ko - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
PV (photovoltaic) capacity is steadily increasing every year, and the rate of increase is also
increasing. A desert area with a large equipment installation area and abundant solar …

Machine learning and physics-based hybridization models for evaluation of the effects of climate change and urban expansion on photosynthetically active radiation

SC Nwokolo, N Proutsos, EL Meyer, CC Ahia - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
Given the interdependence of climate change (CLC) and urban expansion (URE) on
ecosystem productivity in China and India, hybrid physics-based models were fitted in this …

Estimating mangrove forest gross primary production by quantifying environmental stressors in the coastal area

Y Zheng, W Takeuchi - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Mangrove ecosystems play an important role in global carbon budget, however, the
quantitative relationships between environmental drivers and productivity in these forests …

Design and optimization of a grid-connected solar energy system: Study in Iraq

AS Aziz, MFN Tajuddin, TEK Zidane, CL Su… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hybrid energy systems (HESs) consisting of both conventional and renewable energy
sources can help to drastically reduce fossil fuel utilization and greenhouse gas emissions …

[HTML][HTML] Financial and economic feasibility of bio-digesters for rural residential demand-side management and sustainable development

EL Meyer, OK Overen, KC Obileke, JJ Botha… - Energy Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the financial and economic feasibility of biogas production to meet
energy demands at a household or village scale. To this effect, the potential cost and benefit …

A multi-model approach based on CARIMA-SARIMA-GPM for assessing the impacts of climate change on concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) potential

SC Nwokolo, EE Eyime, AU Obiwulu, EL Meyer… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2024 - Elsevier
This research paper proposes a novel multi-model approach, integrating the CARIMA-
SARIMA-GPM framework, to assess the combined impacts of climate change and land use …

Convection‐permitting ICON‐LAM simulations for renewable energy potential estimates over Southern Africa

S Chen, S Poll, HJ Hendricks Franssen… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Renewable energy is recognized in Africa as a means for climate change mitigation, but
also to provide access to electricity in sub‐Saharan Africa, where three‐quarters of the …

Solar energy resources and photovoltaic power potential of an underutilised region: a case of Alice, South Africa

OK Overen, EL Meyer - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite South Africa's international recognition in solar energy investments, the country is
struggling to meet its growing energy needs. In recent years, national blackouts and load …