Solar Energy Utilization in Engineering Technology: A Technical Guide for System Selection and Installation

Askari Mohammad Bagher, Mirzaei Mahmoud Abadi Vahid, Mirhabibi Mohsen (2015), “Types of Solar Cells and Application Basic Engineering Mathematics, John Bird, 2007, published by Elsevier Ltd. Carolyn Roos, Mike Nelson, Kacia Brockman (2009), Solar Electric System Design, Operation and Installation: An Overview for Builders in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. 2009 Washington State University Extension Energy Program. www.energy.wsu.edu Chel, A., and G. Kaushik. 2011. “Renewable Energy for Sustainable Agriculture.” Agronomy for Sustainable Development 31:91–118 Engineering Mathematics, Fifth Edition, John Bird, 2007, published by Elsevier Ltd FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization). 2011. “‘Energy-Smart’ Food for People and Climate.” Accessed March 10, 2019.www.fao.org/3/i2454e/i2454e00 Frank Scotti can be reached at: [email protected], or ww.linkedin.com/in/frankscotti Solarponics president, Kristian Emrich can be reached at [email protected] Guide to Photovoltaic (PV) System Design and Installation, prepared by Endecon Engineering, with Regional Economic Research, Inc., 2001. Available at www.energy.ca.gov/reports/2001-09-04_500-01-020.PDF http://solarenergy.net/News/infographic-world-water-day-go-solar-save-water/ http://www.energytrust.org/residential/incentives/solarelectric/SolarElectric/ http://www.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov/solar_basics/how.php http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/RMI-New-Insights-into-the-Real-Value-of- Distributed-Solar http://www.solar-nation.org/can-switching-to-solar-panels-save-me-money http://www.solar-nation.org/can-switching-to-solar-panels-save-me-money https://nccleantech.ncsu.edu https://www.nrel.gov/pv/assets/pdfs/best- research-cell-efficiencies.20200406.pdf IRENA (2019), “FUTURE OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC - Deployment, investment, technology, grid integration and socio-economic aspects IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency). 2015. “Renewable Energy in the Water, Energy and Food Nexus.”Accessed February 26, 2018. www.irena.org/documentdownloads/publications/irena_water_energy_food_nexus_2015. pdf 22 December 2017 Kachallah A.S., Usman M. I., Umar Wakta Abubakar., Shalegh A.S., Shalanggwa Y.Y, Abdullahi Abba Mamman, and Muhammed Isah Muhammed (2024). Choice Analyses for Using Solar Energy in Aiding Agricultural Activities in Borno and Yobe State, Nigeria. IIARD International Journal of Geography & Environmental Management E-ISSN 2504-8821 P-ISSN 2695-1878 . D.O.I: 10.56201/ijgem.v10.no4.2024.pg9.19 KPMG. 2014. “Feasibility Analysis for Solar Agricultural Water Pumps in India.” Accessed March 15, 2018. http://shaktifoundation.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/feasibility- analysis-for-solar-High-Res-1.pdf 03 January 2018. L.A. Domrzalski, A. Drygała, M. Giedroć, M. Macek (2012), “Monocrystalline silicon solar cells applied in photovoltaic system Martin A. Green (2009), “The Path to 25% Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency: History of Silicon Cell Evolution IJEMT P.C. Choubey, A. Oudhia, and R. Dewangan (2012), “A review: Solar cell current scenario and future trends”. Shruti Sharma, Kamlesh Kumar Jain, Ashutosh Sharma (2015), “Solar Cells: In Research and Applications A Review”. Verme, P., and A. Araar, eds. 2017. The Quest for Subsidy Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa Region. A Microsimulation Approach to Policy Making. Springer Wesoff, Eric (26 June 2015). 'Solar Star, Largest PV Power Plant in the World, Now Operational'. Greentech Media. Retrieved 28 July 2015 Xue, J. 2017. “Photovoltaic Agriculture – New Opportunities for Photovoltaic Applications in China.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 73: 1–9.