Progress in Solar Thermal Systems and Their Role in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Abdul Ghani Olabi; Nabila Shehata; Hussein M. Maghrabie; Lobna A. Heikal; Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem; Shek Mohammod Atiqure Rahman; Sheikh Khaleduzzaman Shah; Enas Taha Sayed

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LAPSE:2023.7082

Published Article

LAPSE:2023.7082

Progress in Solar Thermal Systems and Their Role in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Abdul Ghani Olabi, Nabila Shehata, Hussein M. Maghrabie, Lobna A. Heikal, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem, Shek Mohammod Atiqure Rahman, Sheikh Khaleduzzaman Shah, Enas Taha Sayed

February 24, 2023

The use of solar thermal systems (STSs) has recently reached a significant edge. The increasing research on developing an alternative power supply for limiting fossil fuel usage and climate change are the driving forces of STSs. The current work explores the recent progress in STSs’ applications, including PV/T or “photovoltaic/thermal” systems, zero-energy buildings, greenhouse solar thermal applications, solar thermal for pumping water, solar thermal refrigerators, solar chimneys, water desalination, and solar collectors, along with the benefits and challenges of these applications. Then, the potential contribution of STSs in achieving the various SDGs or “Sustainable development goals”, including barriers and research gaps, are elaborated. In brief, STSs significantly contribute to the seventeen SDGs’ achievement directly and indirectly. Recent developments in the engineering applications of STSs are strongly based on the materials of construction, as well as their design, process optimisation, and integration with multidisciplinary sciences and technologies such as modelling, nanoscience/nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence.

Record ID

LAPSE:2023.7082

Keywords

climate change, Renewable and Sustainable Energy, solar thermal systems, sustainable development goals

Subject

Environment

Suggested Citation

Olabi AG, Shehata N, Maghrabie HM, Heikal LA, Abdelkareem MA, Rahman SMA, Shah SK, Sayed ET. Progress in Solar Thermal Systems and Their Role in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. (2023). LAPSE:2023.7082

Author Affiliations

Olabi AG: Sustainable Energy and Power Systems Research Centre, RISE, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates; Mechanical Engineering and Design, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4
Shehata N: Environmental Science and Industrial Development Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62521, Egypt [ORCID]
Maghrabie HM: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, South Valley University, Qena 83521, Egypt [ORCID]
Heikal LA: Renewable Energy Science and Engineering Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62521, Egypt [ORCID]
Abdelkareem MA: Sustainable Energy and Power Systems Research Centre, RISE, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates; Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt [ORCID]
Rahman SMA: Sustainable Energy and Power Systems Research Centre, RISE, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates [ORCID]
Shah SK: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Group, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia [ORCID]
Sayed ET: Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt

Journal Name

Energies

Volume

15

Issue

24

First Page

9501

Year

2022

Publication Date

2022-12-14