Tag: Arid

Free Download Photovoltaic Technology for Hot and Arid Environments (Energy Engineering) by Brahim Aïssa, Nouar Tabet
English | August 29, 2023 | ISBN: 178561911X | 362 pages | MOBI | 23 Mb
The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependency on fossil fuels necessitates accelerated deployment of renewable energy, such as photovoltaics (PV). Regions with high insolation in the "Sun Belt" covering north Africa and the middle east, as well as in Australia, parts of Latin America, and elsewhere offer tremendous potential for PV, including for green hydrogen production. However, these regions are characterized by a hot climate and a dusty environment, both causing reduction of PV panel performance by 25% or more. The development of solar cells with enhanced resistance to thermal degradation and the reduction of panel soiling have therefore been subjects of intense study.

Free Download Groundwater in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas: Monitoring, Assessment, Modelling, and Management by Shakir Ali, Asaad Mater Armanuos
English | PDF (True) | 2023 | 366 Pages | ISBN : 3031433475 | 12.5 MB
This book provides comprehensive studies from Middle East, African countries and Asia including Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt, India, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia and Turkey on groundwater management, modelling and monitoring. A broad approach such as modelling, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and statistical models was applied in arid and semi-arid areas for management of the groundwater. These new approaches are currently in high demand. The book delves into the applications of these methods and will be a potential asset to the researchers worldwide. The book is a timely publication containing chapters based on primary data or/and extensive review chapters comprising new emerging techniques. Current high-demand research on management through the application of modelling, artificial intelligence and machine learning is the main selling point of this book.

Free Download Photovoltaic Technology for Hot and Arid Environments
by Brahim Aïssa and Nouar Tabet
English | 2023 | ISBN: 178561911X | 362 pages | True PDF EPUB | 51.97 MB
The need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependency on fossil fuels necessitates accelerated deployment of renewable energy, such as photovoltaics (PV). Regions with high insolation in the "Sun Belt" covering north Africa and the middle east, as well as in Australia, parts of Latin America, and elsewhere offer tremendous potential for PV, including for green hydrogen production. However, these regions are characterized by a hot climate and a dusty environment, both causing reduction of PV panel performance by 25% or more. The development of solar cells with enhanced resistance to thermal degradation and the reduction of panel soiling have therefore been subjects of intense study. Key developments include optimisation of the temperature coefficient of heterojunction solar cells, developing cells of higher open circuit voltage that are expected to show lower reduction of the panel efficiency at high temperatures, and analysis of soiling effects for better predictability and countermeasures. Based in part on research undertaken at Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), and with contributions from chapter authors from a range of international institutions, this book addresses recent trends and developments in its field. Chapters revise solar energy resources and PV principles and thermodynamics, solar cell and module technology, bifacial solar cells, and soiling. A case study from Australia is followed by conclusions and future outlooks. Photovoltaic Technology for Hot and Arid Environments covers developments in the field for researchers and experts in industry and academia, and advanced students with an interest in the topic.

Free Download Blaire Steven, "The Biology of Arid Soils "
English | ISBN: 311041998X | 2017 | 183 pages | EPUB, PDF | 23 MB + 3 MB
This book aims to bring together a wide variety of topics ranging from the abiotic and biological factors that shape arid soil environments and the development of initial soils. The book considers different levels of biological organization, the movement of nutrients through these systems, and how these soils will respond to a changing climate.