A key review on present status and future directions of solar energy studies and applications in Saudi Arabia

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 5021-5050

  Hepbasli, Arif ^a   Alsuhaibani, Zeyad ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Exergetic solar radiation; PV; Renewable energy; Saudi Arabia; Solar cooling; Solar desalination; Solar energy; Solar greenhouse; Solar hydrogen; Solar radiation correlations; Solar stills; Solar water desalination

Indexed keywords

PV; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SAUDI ARABIA; SOLAR COOLING; SOLAR DESALINATION; SOLAR GREENHOUSE; SOLAR HYDROGEN; SOLAR STILLS; SOLAR WATER DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY POLICY; GREENHOUSES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; WATER FILTRATION;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 81855192028     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.052     Document Type: Review

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