Special Issue 2022 : Performance Analysis of Novel Solar Energy Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Solar energy is a reliable source of renewable energy to satisfy the energy demands and support the preservation of conventional energy resources. The high abundance of this renewable energy and its readiness for direct heat and power conversion by solar collectors make it a capable and manageable energy source. Therefore, this renewable energy attracts attention in a wide range of applications, from heating to cooling, power generation, and industrial and chemical cycles. With the aim of making solar energy infrastructures operational and feasible, there should be a cost-effective point of view at the system design level. Many concepts have been introduced by scholars to develop and enhance collectors’ efficiencies. The focus has been put on the application of nanofluids, turbulators, and the implementation of smart concentrators. In this regard, there has been increasing research interest in storage problems and the integration of solar energy with other renewables or fossil energy sources. The main purpose of this Special Issue is to bring together original research and review studies on the Performance Analysis of Novel Solar Energy Systems. Research projects should be detailed studies of new systems that present promising outlooks and analyses on the advance and deployment of solar energy systems as one of the most important sources of energy for sustainable development. This Special Issue also covers studies and investigations on thermodynamics-based mathematical modeling and simulation as well as environmental life cycle analysis of these thermal energy systems. The main subsections of this Special Issue are listed as:

-Measurement of solar collector efficiency and of radiation data;
-Photovoltaic and thermo-photovoltaic systems;
-Concentrated solar systems with storage for power production;
-Solar-assisted heat pumps with phase change materials or advanced storage systems;
-Solar collectors in hybrid power plants at multiple scales;
-Storage of solar energy with advanced systems;
-Solar cells and materials;
-Solar biomimetics;
-Novel thermal enhancement techniques in solar systems;
-Solar heating and solar cooling.

Dr. Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi
Guest Editor