Guest Editors
Prof. Khaled Harby Mohamed
Email: kaboelaal@taibahu.edu.sa
Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Saudi Arabia
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Research Interests: renewable energy systems, water desalination systems, solar photovoltaic systems, energy efficiency and management, refrigeration and air conditioning.
Prof. Mohammed El Hadi Attia
Email: mohamed-attia@univ-eloued.dz
Affiliation: Université d’Echahid Hamma Lakhdar – El-oued
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Research Interests: desalination and renewable energy, solar photovoltaic systems, solar drying systems, fluid mechanics and energy applications.
Summary
Solar thermal technology is a cornerstone of sustainable development, providing a clean, renewable energy source with enormous global potential. Harnessing solar energy represents a practical solution to meet the growing demand for thermal energy while maintaining environmental sustainability. The solar thermal sector has seen increasing adoption in numerous applications, including process heating, cooling, drying, distillation, and power generation. To fully harness solar thermal energy, optimizing collection and storage systems, along with intelligent demand-side management, is essential to address the intermittent nature of solar energy. This Special Collection provides a forum for the publication of the latest thought-provoking research in the field of solar thermal energy collection and storage technologies. This issue will primarily focus on presenting the latest developments, advanced analyses, and performance improvements for various solar thermal collectors and their applications, including water, air, and concentrator types. It also focuses on solar distillation systems, which are currently receiving significant attention due to the high energy consumption of conventional desalination systems and environmental concerns. We invite submissions of research papers that include the latest technical developments, comprehensive reviews, in-depth case studies, analytical papers, and multidisciplinary evaluations related to " Thermal Solar Energy System Technology and Future Development".
Potential topics may include, but are not limited to the following:
This special issue welcomes original research papers, review articles, and case studies that provide new insights into the recent development and application of "Thermal Solar Energy System Technology and Future Development".
· Solar collection systems and performance improvement: water and air collectors, concentrating solar collectors
· Solar distillation systems
· Direct absorption solar collectors
· Nanofluids in solar collectors
· Solar thermal system integration, energy and power
· Thermal energy storage systems
· Innovative developments in storage technologies
· Thermal storage materials
· Efficiency improvements for thermal storage
· Innovative technical developments
Keywords
solar thermal systems, renewable energy systems, solar stills, concentrated solar power (CSP), thermal energy storage (TES), energy efficiency, sustainable energy, green technologies.
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