France’s plan for solar panels on all car parks is just the start of an urban renewable revolution
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Ryan, D. (2022)
France’s plan for solar panels on all car parks is just the start of an urban renewable revolution. [Blog post]
France has approved legislation that will require all car parks with more than 80 spaces to be covered over by solar panels. This is part of a wider programme that will see so...
Future tense - Trams, bots and solar roads, ABC (Australian Public radio broadcast)
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Ryan, D. (2018)
Future tense - Trams, bots and solar roads, ABC (Australian Public radio broadcast
Interviewed on Australian Radio regarding solar roadways, 10 minutes of a 30 minute show.
Solar panels replaced tarmac on a road – here are the results
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Ryan, D. (2018)
Solar panels replaced tarmac on a road – here are the results
Four years ago a viral campaign wooed the world with a promise of fighting climate change and jump-starting the economy by replacing tarmac on the world’s roads with solar pan...
Experimental study of the influence of collector height on the steady state performance of a passive solar air heater
Journal Article
Ryan, D., & Burek, S. (2010)
Experimental study of the influence of collector height on the steady state performance of a passive solar air heater. Solar Energy, 84(9), 1676-1684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2010.05.018
Passive solar air heaters, such as solar chimneys and Trombe Walls, rely on solar-induced buoyancy-driven (natural) convection to produce the flow of air. Although buoyancy-dr...