Browsing Research Units by Subject "Energy"
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Energy assessment strategies in carbon-constrained industrial clusters
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)With the increasing climate change concerns, governments around the world are working on setting targets to mitigate its upsurge. Greenhouse gases (GHG), more specifically carbon dioxide (CO2), are the highest contributors ... -
Exergy assessment of an Organic Rankine Cycle for waste heat recovery from a refrigeration system: a review
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article Review)The increased use of fossil fuels in the industry has resulted in severe environmental issues, such as ozone depletion, air pollution, and climate change, among others. Due to diverse resources, such as biomass, solar ... -
GHG emission reduction via multiple fuel options in carbon-constrained industrial clusters
( Elsevier B.V. , 2023 , Book chapter)This paper primarily investigates the effect of incorporating multiple fuel options onto carbon constrained industrial clusters. The purpose of doing so was to maximize the profit through the optimal allocation of multiple ... -
Investigation and performance analysis of solar still with energy storage materials: An energy- exergy efficiency analysis
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Researchers have attempted different Energy storage materials (ESM) in solar stills (SS) to improve distillate yield. In this experimental work, an attempt was made to increase the distillate yield & efficiency of SS, using ... -
Optimized long-range corrected density functionals for electronic and optical properties of bare and ligated CdSe quantum dots
( American Chemical Society , 2017 , Article)The reliable prediction of optical and fundamental gaps of finite size systems using density functional theory requires to account for the potential self-interaction error, which is notorious for degrading the description ... -
Polyzwitterionic Hydrogels in Engines Based on the Antipolyelectrolyte Effect and Driven by the Salinity Gradient
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)In this paper, we propose and investigate an original approach to energy conversion based on polyzwitterionic hydrogels, which exhibit an antipolyelectrolyte effect that enables them to swell in salt water and shrink in ... -
Russia's Energy Strategy and its Impact on Gulf Energy Markets
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2019 , Conference Paper)The economies of Russia and the Gulf states are dependent on extraction and export of their hydrocarbon resources. Saudi Arabia and Russia are the worlds largest oil exporting countries, with Russia and Qatar the largest ... -
Sustainable Qatar : Social, Political and Environmental Perspectives
( Springer Singapore , 2023 , Book)This open access book provides a topical overview of the key sustainability issues in Qatar, focusing on environmental sustainability from a socio-political perspective. The transition to a sustainable Qatar requires ...