Environmental impacts of solar energy systems: A review

MKH Rabaia, MA Abdelkareem, ET Sayed… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The annual increases in global energy consumption, along with its environmental issues
and concerns, are playing significant roles in the massive sustainable and renewable global …

Environmental impacts of solar photovoltaic systems: A critical review of recent progress and future outlook

M Tawalbeh, A Al-Othman, F Kafiah… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) systems are regarded as clean and sustainable sources of energy.
Although the operation of PV systems exhibits minimal pollution during their lifetime, the …

A comprehensive review of state-of-the-art concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies: Current status and research trends

MT Islam, N Huda, AB Abdullah, R Saidur - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
Concentrating solar power (CSP) has received significant attention among researchers,
power-producing companies and state policymakers for its bulk electricity generation …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on life cycle assessment of commercial and emerging thin-film solar cell systems

A Maalouf, T Okoroafor, Z Jehl, V Babu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thin film solar cells offer several benefits over conventional first-generation technologies
including lighter weight, flexibility, and a wider range of optoelectronic tunability. Their …

[HTML][HTML] Research advancement and potential prospects of thermal energy storage in concentrated solar power application

M Mubarrat, MM Mashfy, T Farhan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Researchers and power plant engineers have all taken an interest in Concentrating Solar
Power (CSP) of its capacity to generate large amounts of energy while overcoming the …

Recycling of photovoltaic modules for recovery and repurposing of materials

HK Trivedi, A Meshram, R Gupta - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recycling of end-of-life photovoltaic modules (PVMs) attracts the attention of researchers
due to valuable materials present in it. With the advances in the PVM manufacturing newer …

[HTML][HTML] Design and environmental sustainability assessment of small-scale off-grid energy systems for remote rural communities

JM Aberilla, A Gallego-Schmid, L Stamford, A Azapagic - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Small-scale off-grid renewable energy systems are being increasingly used for rural
electrification, commonly as stand-alone home systems or community micro-grids. With the …

Battery storage technologies for electrical applications: Impact in stand-alone photovoltaic systems

D Akinyele, J Belikov, Y Levron - Energies, 2017 - mdpi.com
Batteries are promising storage technologies for stationary applications because of their
maturity, and the ease with which they are designed and installed compared to other …

Nonviable carbon neutrality with plastic waste-to-energy

S Kwon, J Kang, B Lee, S Hong, Y Jeon… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Incineration, pyrolysis, and gasification during plastic waste treatment are inevitable to
reduce the volume of landfilled plastic waste and recover energy; however, they cause …

A review on semitransparent solar cells for agricultural application

Y Zhao, Y Zhu, HW Cheng, R Zheng, D Meng… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Modern agriculture dramatically increases food production and continuously plays a critical
role to remit the food crisis in the world. However, agricultural modernization also consumes …