A review on opportunities for implementation of solar energy technologies in agricultural greenhouses

S Gorjian, F Calise, K Kant, MS Ahamed… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The greenhouse industry is an energy-intensive sector with a heavy reliance on fossil fuels,
contributing to substantial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Addressing this issue, the …

Agricultural greenhouses: Resource management technologies and perspectives for zero greenhouse gas emissions

C Maraveas, CS Karavas, D Loukatos, T Bartzanas… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Resource management in agriculture is considered a pivotal issue because greenhouse
farming and agriculture-related activities generate about 10–29% of all global greenhouse …

Recent advances in net-zero energy greenhouses and adapted thermal energy storage systems

S Gorjian, H Ebadi, G Najafi, SS Chandel… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In agricultural greenhouses, employment of energy-saving strategies along with alternative
energy sources has been identified as a potential solution to address the intensive energy …

Assessing heating and cooling needs of hydroponic sheltered system in mediterranean climate: A case study sustainable fodder production

S Bouadila, S Baddadi, S Skouri, R Ayed - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Supplying the heating and cooling needs of a soilless vertical farming system for an
intensive and sheltered fodder production system is explored. This paper describes a full …

Prospects and characteristics of thermal and electrochemical energy storage systems

M De Rosa, O Afanaseva, AV Fedyukhin… - Journal of Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The integration of energy storage into energy systems is widely recognised as one of the key
technologies for achieving a more sustainable energy system. The capability of storing …

A novel approach for solar greenhouse air temperature and heating load prediction based on Laplace transform

L Huang, L Deng, A Li, R Gao, L Zhang… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar greenhouses have provided favorable microclimates for improving and increasing
crop production. As a significant factor of microclimates, greenhouse indoor air temperature …

Solar air heater with underground latent heat storage system for greenhouse heating: Performance analysis and machine learning prediction

A Badji, A Benseddik, A Boukhelifa, H Bensaha… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for renewable energy sources in greenhouse heating, driven by the
high cost of fossil fuels, has prompted the exploration of various alternatives, such as solar …

Experimental study on the feasibility and thermal performance of a multifunctional air conditioning system using surplus air thermal energy to heat a Chinese solar …

X He, P Wang, W Song, G Wu, C Ma, M Li - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Maintaining a suitable temperature in the greenhouse in the cold season requires the
assistance of the heating system, and renewable energy is advocated to replace traditional …

Photothermal performance of plastic greenhouse embedded with phase change materials in translucent envelopes: A dynamic experimental study

R Yang, D Li, M Arıcı, B Wang, Y Wu, Y Ma… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
An adaptable façade can be a translucent envelope with phase change materials (PTE)
integrated into the typical plastic greenhouses to respond to dynamic changes in …

Analytical model for solar radiation transmitting the curved transparent surface of solar greenhouse

L Huang, L Deng, A Li, R Gao, L Zhang… - Journal of Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study introduces and examines an improved mathematical model to calculate the total
transmitted solar radiation captured by the curved surface of a solar greenhouse. The …