A comprehensive study of renewable energy sources: Classifications, challenges and suggestions

Tze-Zhang Ang; Mohamed Salem; Mohamad Kamarol; Himadry Shekhar Das; Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari; Natarajan Prabaharan

Energy Strategy Reviews (Sep 2022)

A comprehensive study of renewable energy sources: Classifications, challenges and suggestions

Tze-Zhang Ang,
Mohamed Salem,
Mohamad Kamarol,
Himadry Shekhar Das,
Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari,
Natarajan Prabaharan

Affiliations

Tze-Zhang Ang: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Nibong Tebal, 14300, Penang, Malaysia
Mohamed Salem: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Nibong Tebal, 14300, Penang, Malaysia; Corresponding author.
Mohamad Kamarol: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Nibong Tebal, 14300, Penang, Malaysia
Himadry Shekhar Das: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 35401, AL, USA
Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari: Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Iran
Natarajan Prabaharan: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 43
p. 100939

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Renewable energy (RE) is the key element of sustainable, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective electricity generation. An official report by International Energy Agency (IEA) states that the demand on fossil fuel usage to generate electricity has started to decrease since year 2019, along with the rise of RE usage to supply global energy demands. Researches on RE technologies are continuously growing in order to enhance the performance of RE generation, especially in term of energy conversion efficiency. The aim of this review paper is to understand and study further the current RE technologies such as solar energy, hydro energy, wind energy, bioenergy, geothermal energy, and hydrogen energy. Several hybrid RE technologies have been also studied and compared, to improve the overall performance of RE in generating electricity. Lastly, suggestions are provided for the purpose to solve and overcome the challenges and limitations of RE technologies in terms of economy, technical, and energy conversion efficiency.

Published in Energy Strategy Reviews

ISSN: 2211-467X (Print); 2211-4688 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Special industries and trades: Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/energy-strategy-reviews

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