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Assessing the Energy Generation and Economics of Combined Solar PV and Wind Turbine-Based Systems with and without Energy Storage—Scottish Perspective

Journal Article
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 ...

The Coming of Age of Solar and Wind Power

Book
Muneer, T., Jadraque Gago, E., & Etxebarria Berrizbeitia, S. (2022)
The Coming of Age of Solar and Wind Power. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92010-4
This book focuses on the current situation of two technologies for electricity production from renewable energy sources, wind and solar photovoltaic energy, analysing and desc...

Excel-VBA: From Solving Mathematical Puzzles to Analysing Complex Engineering Problems

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Muneer, T., & Ivanova, S. (2022)
Excel-VBA: From Solving Mathematical Puzzles to Analysing Complex Engineering Problems. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94085-0
This compact text is a powerful introduction to the Excel/VBA computing environment. The book presents some of the most useful features of Excel. First by introducing mathemat...

Modelling of a Large Solar PV Facility: England’s Mallard Solar Farm Case Study

Journal Article
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

Journal Article
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

Journal Article
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

Journal Article
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

Journal Article
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

Journal Article
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...
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Accelerating the Electric Vehicle Revolution

2021 - 2022
The proposed project includes two activities: a two-day event and a public opinion survey. The event, which will be hybrid, will target both secondary school students and adults through individual act...
Funder: Scottish Government

Renewables to Potatoes Cold Storage for Energy Efficient Agriculture

2019 - 2019
Cononsyth Farm currently has renewable power generation through a wind turbine (330 kWp) and solar array (100 kWp). The farm also has significant cooling needs, in this case due to potato storage shed...
Funder: Energy Technology Partnership | Value: £4,672

Enerwater

2014 - 2018
This project involves the research and development of novel systems to recover and re-distribute energy in food processing and manufacturing premises, especially where there are demands for refrigerat...
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | Value: £273,525

Mainstreaming Innovation - CiC Online

2013 - 2014
The project aims to reduce carbon emissions through research and application of integrated sustainable infrastructure in the existing built environment that could be replicated on existing and new bui...
Funder: Scottish Government | Value: £8,328

Research in Slovenia on Sustainable Transport in Slovenia

2013 - 2014
To compare the vehicular driving cycle of a small town in an EU member state against the standard EU cycle and obtain the primary energy requirements for road transport. Furthermore, to explore the sa...
Funder: Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland | Value: £1,740

Reducing the Greenhouse effect through Alternative Industrial Estates Mgt

2013 - 2015
Energy use in buildings is one of the biggest contributors to UK carbon emissions, and low carbon refurbishment of existing buildings is one of the key ways to reduce this impact. This research propos...
Funder: Energy Technology Partnership | Value: £10,193

The use & benefits of high efficacy LED lighting in education facilities

2012 - 2012
The feasibility study will cover analysis of the use of high efficacy LED’s as a main source of lighting and the most suitable forms and types of LED to be incorporated into low cost lighting fixtures
Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £5,000

Reduction and eradication of fuel poverty

2012 - 2012
Project to provide the services of a solar PV expert (TRI) to work with an external partner to help them to design, test, deliver, and evaluate a model focused on using existing and new PV technologie...
Funder: Scottish Government | Value: £5,000

Heat Pump COP

2011 - 2012
Explores the increase in COP of a heat pump by using a roof-top thermal solar collector. As part of this work the threshold coefficient of performance required to make the financial and environmental ...
Funder: Scottish Government | Value: £5,000

Decentralised Energy

2009 - 2015
As 80% of about 1.6 billion people who lacked access to electricity in the world in 2005 reside in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and given the importance of energy in achieving the Millennium Dev...
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | Value: £68,288

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Investigating gaps in higher civil engineering education regarding students? level of knowledge and understanding of basic structural concepts

2008 - 2013
Eleni Tsechelidou | Director of Studies: Ben Zhang | Second Supervisor: Prof Abdy Kermani

The water vapour sorption behaviour of wood

2008 - 2012
Zaihan Jalaludin | Director of Studies: Callum Hill | Second Supervisor: Prof Abdy Kermani

Environmental impact assessment for sustainable cement production

2008 - 2013
Cement production requires intensive use of natural raw materials and energy. It also results in emissions to the atmosphere, the most...
Louba Elatasi | Director of Studies: Prof Tariq Muneer | Second Supervisor: John Wood

Performance monitoring and modelling of micro-, midi- and macro-wind turbines

2007 - 2012
This thesis investigates the potential of using wind turbine to offset electricity demand for dwellings or public building....
Ahmad Makkawi | Director of Studies: Prof Tariq Muneer | Second Supervisor: Prof Naren Gupta

Smart energy monitoring technology to achieve low carbon homes

2007 - 2015
If the UK is to address its energy reduction targets, it is vital to understand energy use behaviours and to devise technology that positi...
Dr Jon Stinson | Director of Studies: Prof Sean Smith | Second Supervisor: Prof John Currie

Mathematical modelling of BIPV-micro wind system: production, storage and usages

2006 - 2009
Peter Clarke | Director of Studies: Prof Tariq Muneer | Second Supervisor: Alan Davidson

Novel processing of solid oxide fuel cell anodes

2006 - 2011
Nor Bahiyah Baba | Director of Studies: Alan Davidson | Second Supervisor: Prof Tariq Muneer

Modelling the energy resource for buildings and the use of appropriate low carbon technologies

2006 - 2011
Aymeric Girard | Director of Studies: Prof Tariq Muneer | Second Supervisor: Prof Jorge Kubie

The effect of injection mould surface finish on the ejection of plastics product

2005 - 2014
The development and fabrication injection of moulding tools is complex and demands highly skilled personal. The research...
Alias Mohd | Director of Studies: Colin Hindle | Second Supervisor: Mike Barker

Performance measurement and mathematical modelling of integrated solar water heaters

2005 - 2009
Dr Celine Garnier | Director of Studies: Prof John Currie | Second Supervisor: Dr Tom Grassie

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