A review on energy consumption in the residential and commercial buildings located in tropical regions of Indian Ocean: A case of Madagascar island

MK Nematchoua, A Yvon, SEJ Roy, CG Ralijaona… - Journal of Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this research is to review the status and current trends on energy consumption,
but also to assess the cooling energy in some buildings in Madagascar. To achieve this …

Progress towards l ead‐free, efficient, and stable perovskite solar cells

ST Thornton, G Abdelmageed… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar energy production requires an environmentally friendly, efficient, and stable light
absorber. Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have emerged as excellent candidate materials for …

Adoption of renewable energy technologies in oil-rich countries: Explaining policy variation in the Gulf Cooperation Council states

Y Atalay, F Biermann, A Kalfagianni - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
While the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council have economically and politically
been dominated by the exploitation of fossil fuels, recent years have seen an increasing …

Renewable energy sources and rationale use of energy development in the countries of GCC: Myth or reality?

H Doukas, KD Patlitzianas, AG Kagiannas, J Psarras - Renewable Energy, 2006 - Elsevier
The large oil and natural gas resource base and the greater competitiveness of conventional
energy supply technologies based on oil and gas is a key energy characteristic in the …

Time series analysis of Bahrain's first hybrid renewable energy system

MB Shams, S Haji, A Salman, H Abdali, A Alsaffar - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The performance of multisource renewable energy system depends strongly on the
meteorological parameters pertinent to the energy generating systems. Therefore, a method …

Assessing the technical and economic performance of building integrated photovoltaics and their value to the GCC society

S Sharples, H Radhi - Renewable energy, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper assesses the technical and economic performance of PV technology integrated
into residential buildings in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. It highlights the …

On the value of decentralised PV systems for the GCC residential sector

H Radhi - Energy Policy, 2011 - Elsevier
Based on the rich natural potential of the Gulf region, solar energy is expected to play a
greater role in the future of the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) countries. This study …

Trade-off between environmental and economic implications of PV systems integrated into the UAE residential sector

H Radhi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
PV technology offers clean resource and environmental advantages over fossil-fuel-based
electricity generation; however, it remains more expensive than conventional technology in …

Survey and analysis of the quantitative methods used in electricity research on GCC countries: 1983–2018

MA AlKhars - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
This study provides a systematic analysis of research on the electricity sector in Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in the period 1983–2018. GCC countries have …

Wind resource assessment for the Kingdom of Bahrain

HA Buflasa, D Infield, S Watson… - Wind …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
The geographical distribution of wind speed (the wind atlas) for the kingdom of Bahrain is
presented, based on measured data and on calculations undertaken using WAsP,. The data …