Analyzing the interactions between photovoltaic system and its ambient environment using CFD techniques: A review

Q Zhou, P Dong, M Li, Z Wang - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the utilization of renewable energy is crucial to achieve carbon neutrality, the global
installation of photovoltaic (PV) devices has been growing exponentially in the past decade …

An overview on functional integration of hybrid renewable energy systems in multi-energy buildings

L Canale, AR Di Fazio, M Russo, A Frattolillo… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Buildings are responsible for over 30% of global final energy consumption and nearly 40%
of total CO2 emissions. Thus, rapid penetration of renewable energy technologies (RETs) in …

Hydrogels beads for cooling solar panels: Experimental study

S Abdo, H Saidani-Scott, J Benedi, MA Abdelrahman - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper aims to present a new and novel experimental study for the usage of hydrogel
beads with different bed configurations as a cooling attachment underneath solar panel …

Potential for building façade-integrated solar thermal collectors in a highly urbanized context

A Frattolillo, L Canale, G Ficco, CC Mastino… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Development of technologies, materials, support systems, and coatings has made the
integration of solar thermal systems into the building envelope increasingly possible. Solar …

Performance analysis of a floating photovoltaic system and estimation of the evaporation losses reduction

A Majumder, R Innamorati, A Frattolillo, A Kumar… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Our research aims to achieve dual-positive effects in the presented study by raising
photovoltaic (PV) panels over the water surface. With this, target experiments were primarily …

How cool is floating PV? A state-of-the-art review of floating PV's potential gain and computational fluid dynamics modeling to find its root cause

G Chowdhury, M Haggag, J Poortmans - EPJ Photovoltaics, 2023 - epj-pv.org
The noticeable rise in electricity demand, environmental concerns, and the intense land
burden has led to installing PV systems on water bodies to create floating photovoltaic …

Numerical study on convection heat transfer from inclined PV panel under windy environment

YY Wu, SY Wu, L Xiao - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Due to the negative correlation between PV cell temperature and its efficiency, study on
convection heat transfer from PV panel under real windy condition seems essential. Then a …

The role of environmental coupling in the performance assessment of compound parabolic concentrating photovoltaic system under windy conditions

SJ Xu, SY Wu, L Xiao, L Chen, ZL Chen - Renewable Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
The compound parabolic concentrator consists of two parabolic reflectors without tracking
system and can be applied in the field of concentrated photovoltaic systems. Environmental …

Experimental investigation on thermal characteristics and output performance of PV panel under linear light source and windy conditions

SY Wu, HT Guo, L Xiao, ZL Chen - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, the impacts of inclination angle, wind incidence angle, wind velocity and light
intensity on the thermal characteristics and output performance of photovoltaic (PV) panel …

Feasibility study of a heating, cooling and domestic hot water system combining a photovoltaic-thermal system and a ground source heat pump

YD Jeong, MG Yu, Y Nam - Energies, 2017 - mdpi.com
Renewable energy systems have received a lot of attention as sustainable technology in
building sector. However, the efficiency of the renewable energy systems depends on the …