Assessing the Energy Generation and Economics of Combined Solar PV and Wind Turbine-Based Systems with and without Energy Storage—Scottish Perspective
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Muneer, T., Alam, M., & Dowell, R. (2023)
Assessing the Energy Generation and Economics of Combined Solar PV and Wind Turbine-Based Systems with and without Energy Storage—Scottish Perspective. New Energy Exploitation and Application, 2(2), 30-42. https://doi.org/10.54963/neea.v2i2.170
Solar PV and wind energy conversion are now so economical that they compete head-on with all forms of fossil fuel and nuclear energy conversion. In view of climate change and ...
Modelling of a Large Solar PV Facility: England’s Mallard Solar Farm Case Study
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Muneer, T., Gul, M. S., & Alam, M. (2022)
Modelling of a Large Solar PV Facility: England’s Mallard Solar Farm Case Study. Energies, 15(22), Article 8609. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15228609
With reference to energy generation, the global society has to urgently address three factors that are now critical: sustainability in terms of climate change, security in ter...
Potential for renewable energy–assisted harvesting of potatoes in Scotland
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Muneer, T., & Dowell, R. (2022)
Potential for renewable energy–assisted harvesting of potatoes in Scotland. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 17, 469-481. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctac012
Depleting energy resources, enhancing energy security and energy access and approaching climate change related challenges are some of the present day challenges. Against this ...
Ground view factor computation model for bifacial photovoltaic collector field: uniform and non-uniform surfaces
Journal Article
Alam, M., Gul, M. S., & Muneer, T. (2021)
Ground view factor computation model for bifacial photovoltaic collector field: uniform and non-uniform surfaces. Energy Reports, 7, 9133-9149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.11.206
The photovoltaic collectors in a field are subject to three types of solar radiation: direct, diffuse, and reflected irradiance. The reflected irradiance received by solar pho...
Effect of Land Use/Cover Changes on Urban Cool Island Phenomenon in Seville, Spain
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Jadraque Gago, E., Etxebarria Berrizbeitia, S., Pacheco Torres, R., & Muneer, T. (2020)
Effect of Land Use/Cover Changes on Urban Cool Island Phenomenon in Seville, Spain. Energies, 13(12), https://doi.org/10.3390/en13123040
This paper analyses Seville’s surface urban heat island (SUHI) phenomenon, comparing spatial and temporal patterns of land surface temperature (LST) during July 1987, 2000 and...
Efficient Routines for Obtaining Radiation View-Factor for Non-Uniform Horizons
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Muneer, T., & Ivanova, S. (2020)
Efficient Routines for Obtaining Radiation View-Factor for Non-Uniform Horizons. Energies, 13(10), https://doi.org/10.3390/en13102551
There are a large number of engineering applications wherein estimation of radiation exchange between surfaces is required. One important part of the latter procedure is to ob...
Empirical Models for the Estimation of Solar Sky-Diffuse Radiation. A Review and Experimental Analysis
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Berrizbeitia, S. E., Jadraque Gago, E., & Muneer, T. (2020)
Empirical Models for the Estimation of Solar Sky-Diffuse Radiation. A Review and Experimental Analysis. Energies, 13(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/en13030701
Accurate solar radiation data are essential for the development of solar energy application systems. The limited availability of solar radiation data, and especially diffuse i...
Feasibility Study of Integrating Renewable Energy Generation System in Sark Island to Reduce Energy Generation Cost and CO2 Emissions
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Robinson, S., Papadopoulos, S., Jadraque Gago, E., & Muneer, T. (2019)
Feasibility Study of Integrating Renewable Energy Generation System in Sark Island to Reduce Energy Generation Cost and CO2 Emissions. Energies, 12(24), 4722. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12244722
The island of Sark, located in the English Channel, has endured an electricity distribution crisis for the past few years, resulting in high electricity costs almost six times...
Radiation View Factor for Building Applications: Comparison of Computation Environments
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Alam, M., Gul, M. S., & Muneer, T. (2019)
Radiation View Factor for Building Applications: Comparison of Computation Environments. Energies, 12(20), https://doi.org/10.3390/en12203826
Computation of view factors is required in several building engineering applications where radiative exchange takes place between surfaces such as ground and vertical walls or...
Design of an Electrically Powered Rickshaw, for Use in India
Journal Article
Cochrane, C., Muneer, T., & Fraser, B. (2019)
Design of an Electrically Powered Rickshaw, for Use in India. Energies, 12(17), 3346. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12173346
The main aim of this article is to present research findings related to the design of an electric rickshaw for use in Kolkata, India, identifying weaknesses in the current cyc...