[HTML][HTML] Climate action: Prospects of solar energy in Africa

MK Abdelrazik, SE Abdelaziz, MF Hassan, TM Hatem - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar energy has become crucial in providing the world with an opportunity to reduce its
carbon footprint, as well as fighting the consequences of climate change. Furthermore, Africa …

A bibliometric analysis of solar energy forecasting studies in Africa

N Zwane, H Tazvinga, C Botai, M Murambadoro… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Solar energy forecasting is considered an essential scientific aspect in supporting efforts to
integrate solar energy into power grids. Moreover, solar energy forecasting plays an …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to powering past coal: Implications for a just energy transition in South Africa

P Mirzania, JA Gordon, N Balta-Ozkan… - Energy Research & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The feasibility of South Africa's just energy transition, as dictated by the speed of
phasing out coal and scaling up renewables, will rest on a range of techno-economic, socio …

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 …

Techno-economic feasibility of off-grid renewable energy electrification schemes: a case study of an informal settlement in Namibia

A Amupolo, S Nambundunga, DSP Chowdhury… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper examines different off-grid renewable energy-based electrification schemes for
an informal settlement in Windhoek, Namibia. It presents a techno-economic comparison …

Review of multi-criteria decision-making for sustainable decentralized hybrid energy systems

S Das, R Dutta, S De, S De - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustainable development is a global mission. To address the ongoing climate change is a
major component of it. The global energy transition is aiming to achieve a carbon neutral …

[HTML][HTML] Solar energy at the peri-urban frontier: An energy justice study of urban peripheries from Burkina Faso and South Africa

R Cantoni, F Caprotti, J de Groot - Energy Research & Social Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Most of the global population that lack access to electricity services live in sub-Saharan
Africa. Peri-urban areas of large African cities, often characterized by the presence of …

Toward clean residential energy: Challenges and priorities in research

S Tao, G Shen, H Cheng, J Ma - Environmental Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Solid fuels used for cooking, heating, and lighting are major emission sources of many air
pollutants, specifically PM2. 5 and black carbon, resulting in adverse environmental and …

Increasing electric vehicles infrastructure in urban areas for efficiently employing renewable energy

KM Almatar - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023 - Springer
This paper analyzes whether introducing more electric vehicle infrastructures, such as
charging stations, in urban areas will increase the number of electric vehicles used and use …