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The top 71 most cited article in field of hybrid renewable energy systems in developing areas.
| Rank | Ref | Author/year/country | Journal | Publisher | Result outcome | Total citations | TC (year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [55] | Shezan SA/2016/Malaysia | Journal of Cleaner Production | Elsevier | The paper illustrates how off-grid wind-PV-diesel battery hybrid energy systems may supply reliable, sustainable, and cost-effective power for remote places, helping the world shift to cleaner, more efficient energy generation. | 201 | 25.13 |
| 2 | [56] | Bagheri M/2019/Canada | Applied energy | Elsevier | Research on the economic and carbon costs of urban electrification with renewables at neighborhood scales of a city’s electric loads is crucial. It also stresses the necessity to assess how low-emission natural gas turbines could improve 100% renewable electric power systems’ techno-economic performance under diverse load patterns. | 103 | 20.60 |
| 3 | [57] | Jahangir MH/2020/Iran | Sustainable Energy Technologies and assessments | Elsevier | Optimization of system configuration, economic feasibility, and environmental benefits are examined in this study of hybrid systems’ sustainable energy solutions for rural areas. | 88 | 22.00 |
| 4 | [58] | Islam MS/2018/Bangladesh | Energy | Elsevier | This article is original in its comprehensive analysis of hybrid mini-grid systems, techno-economic evaluation using advanced software, emphasis on environmental sustainability, innovative business models, and policy recommendations for rural electrification through renewable energy solutions. | 87 | 14.50 |
| 5 | [59] | Suresh Kumar U/2014/India | Energy conversion and management | Elsevier | The research examines the renewable portion, carbon emissions, fuel consumption, and economic effects of hybrid power systems in different climates, revealing potential sustainability and efficiency. | 81 | 8.10 |
| 6 | [60] | Kumar A/2018/India | IEEE access | IEEE | This paper’s multidisciplinary microgrid design emphasizes sustainability and community participation, making it unique. The designed microgrid systems are technically feasible, socially acceptable, financially profitable, and environmentally sustainable. | 81 | 13.50 |
| 7 | [61] | Armin R/2020/Iran | Energy sources part a recovery utilization and environmental effects | Taylor and Francis | The paper’s overall approach to energy sustainability within the SDGs is innovative. The report tackles the particular problems and opportunities of emerging countries in attaining sustainable energy systems. | 69 | 17.25 |
| 8 | [62] | Adaramola MS/2017/Ghana | Sustainable energy technologies and assessments | Elsevier | These findings highlight the importance of renewable energy solutions in distant locations to address energy and water issues, with an emphasis on sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and social advantages. | 63 | 9.00 |
| 9 | [63] | Ayodele E/2019/Africa | Sustainable energy technologies and assessments | Elsevier | The research shows that a hybrid microgrid system for rural microfinance institutions is economically viable, environmentally friendly, reliable, and potentially applicable to other off-grid communities. | 63 | 12.60 |
| 10 | [64] | Chowdhury SA/2015/Bangladesh | Journal of Cleaner Production | Elsevier | This study is innovative in its practical insights, extensive research, and realworld implementation of sustainable energy solutions through solar-diesel hybrid mini-grids in offgrid rural areas, particularly Bangladesh. | 58 | 6.44 |
| 11 | [65] | Kumar R/2022/India | Journal of Cleaner Production | Elsevier | The study shows the PV-Biomass off-grid hybrid renewable energy system for rural electrification in Punjab, India, is feasible, economically viable, and environmentally friendly. | 57 | 28.50 |
| 12 | [66] | Razmjoo A/2019/Iran | Energy sources part a recovery utilization and environmental effects | Taylor and Francis | The research shows that freestanding hybrid solar-wind systems can provide electricity to small residential areas in regions with high sun radiation and moderate wind speeds. The study stresses the need to consider technical and economic variables in hybrid energy system design and deployment to ensure efficacy and sustainability. | 53 | 10.60 |
| 13 | [67] | Aaldering LJ/2019/Germany | Journal of Cleaner Production | Elsevier | The findings can help stakeholders, practitioners, and policymakers create alternative power-train systems and promote a low-carbon economy. The study sheds light on sustainable transportation by investigating the rivalry and collaboration dynamics of electric, hybrid, and fuel cell electric vehicles. |
50 | 10.00 |
| 14 | [68] | Kaur M/2020/India | International Transactions On Electrical Energy Systems | Wiley | The findings demonstrate that photovoltaic and biomass-based systems can be used for sustainable rural electrification in developing regions, providing a cost-effective, job-creating, and environmentally friendly solution. | 47 | 11.75 |
| 15 | [69] | Shezan SKA/2018/Indonesia | Environmental Progress And Sustainable Energy | Wiley | The innovation is creating and simulating a PV-wind diesel-battery hybrid energy system for a small rural or off-grid settlement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve environmental sustainability. This technology optimises renewable energy sources to overcome their constraints. | 47 | 7.83 |
| 16 | [70] | Balderrama S/2019/Bolivia | Energy | Elsevier | The paper considered renewable resource uncertainties and rural electricity consumption stochasticity, suggested the adaptability of the two-stage stochastic optimization framework for isolated microgrids in rural contexts, and provided relevant insights for rural electrification and energy system optimization practitioners. | 46 | 9.20 |
| 17 | [71] | López G A/2018/Venezuela | Energy | Elsevier | This paper’s complete evaluation technique for 13 Venezuelan hybrid microgrids is innovative. The results reveal that rural electrification is technically, environmentally, socially, and economically viable. | 45 | 7.50 |
| 18 | [72] | Lata Garcia J/2018/Spain | Energy | Elsevier | The results show that a hydrogen and battery hybrid system with a photovoltaic generator, river turbine, and energy storage subsystem can meet load power requirements with optimized hydropower and solar generation. A techno-economic study shows that the battery storage subsystem regulates loading to prevent severe discharges and ensure reliable power delivery. | 45 | 7.50 |
| 19 | [73] | Micangeli A/2017/Kenya | Energies | MDPI | These results show that optimizing energy output in off-grid power plants improves dependability, performance, and sustainability, especially in remote poor nations like Kenya. The evaluation of hybrid systems (solar, diesel generator, with and without batteries) focuses on electrification issues, optimization criteria and levels, and policy consequences. | 44 | 6.29 |
| 20 | [74] | Kirmani S/2018/India | IET Renew Power Generation | Wiley | This paper’s comprehensive analysis of integrating renewable energy sources (solar and wind) with conventional power generation, economic feasibility assessment, solar radiation estimation model development, and carbon emission reduction in specific Indian locations is unique. | 39 | 6.50 |
| 21 | [75] | Edwin M/2014/India | Energy conversion and management | Elsevier | The results illustrate how hybrid energy systems can improve milk preservation in remote areas by using renewable energy sources while considering economic viability and sustainability. | 36 | 3.60 |
| 22 | [76] | Fioriti D/2018/Kenya | Electric Power System Research | Elsevier | Stochastic sizing for remote rural mini-grids is examined in this research, taking fuel procurement and operating strategy risks into account. Photovoltaic generators, batteries, and converters can be sized to maximize efficiency, dependability, and cost. | 33 | 5.50 |
| 23 | [77] | Li Y/2014/Southern Alaska | Applied Energy | Elsevier | This project uses offshore renewable energy holistically to reduce emissions and prices and enable sustainable energy solutions in remote places. | 33 | 3.30 |
| 24 | [78] | Arefin SS/2017/Malaysia | Technology And Economics Of Smart Grids And Sustainable Energy | Springer | The results highlight the design and simulation of wind-diesel hybrid energy systems in providing cost-effective and environmentally friendly electricity supplies to off-grid communities, contributing to energy resilience and sustainability in geographically remote areas. | 29 | 4.14 |
| 25 | [79] | Naeini MA/2020/Iran | Energy | Elsevier | This article highlights microalgae’s potential as a sustainable biodiesel feedstock and provides a roadmap for policymakers, researchers, and industry players to build Iran’s biodiesel sector. The interdisciplinary approach strengthens the research findings and provides a holistic understanding of microalgae-based biodiesel production’s prospects and challenges. | 29 | 7.25 |
| 26 | [80] | Garćıa VERA YE/2020/Colombia | Energy conversion and management | Elsevier | This research examines how realistic battery aging models, temperature, economics, and battery technology affect isolated hybrid microgrids with renewable energy. These discoveries help improve hybrid microgrid systems in remote or off-grid regions’ efficiency, dependability, and cost. | 27 | 6.75 |
| 27 | [81] | Apichonnabutr/2018/Thailand | Applied Energy | Elsevier | This research shows just how challenging it is to balance economic and environmental concerns while adopting hybrid energy systems, especially in rural and environmentally sensitive places like Khun Pang village in Thailand. | 26 | 4.33 |
| 28 | [82] | Faessler B/2021/Europe | Energies | MDPI | This article discusses energy storage system reuse trends, difficulties, and opportunities. It also emphasizes the need to overcome economic, environmental, technological, and legal constraints to promote sustainable and environmentally friendly second-hand baenergienergy storage systems. | 24 | 8.00 |
| 29 | [83] | Shafiullah GM/2021/Zimbabwe | IEEE Access | IEEE | In Zimbabwe, integrating microhydro renewable energy sources, PV, with diesel generators increases energy access, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and supports sustainable development goals. The report analyses the technical, economic, and environmental elements of rural system implementation. | 23 | 7.67 |
| 30 | [84] | Talaat M/2021/Egypt | International Journal Of Electrical Power And Energy Systems | Elsevier | This paper integrates renewable energy sources with fuel cells in off-grid hybrid systems, developing novel experimental and control models for energy generation and system performance. This research examines efficiency, dependability, and system adaptability under varied settings. | 23 | 7.67 |
| 31 | [85] | Al G L/2020/Jordan | Energy conversion and management | Elsevier | The study analyses a 100% renewable energy network for rural electrification from technical, economic, and environmental perspectives to deliver sustainable electricity in remote places. | 20 | 5.00 |
| 32 | [86] | Khan MA/2018/Tanzania | Energies | MDPI | This research offers options that can be easily implemented in similar climates, improving electrification and sustainable energy. A closed-loop cooled solar system (CLC-SS) extracts more power from solar modules to boost solar-wind hybrid system efficiency. | 20 | 3.30 |
| 33 | [87] | Edwin M/2015/India | Energy | Elsevier | The article integrates renewable energy sources, optimizes energy combinations based on regional features, and emphasizes the economic and environmental benefits of sustainable milk cooling unit energy solutions in rural settlements. | 18 | 2.00 |
| 34 | [88] | Goswami A/2020/India | Journal Of Solar Energy Engineering Transactions Of The ASME | ASME | This research demonstrates how a solar-wind hybrid system could help Sagar Island overcome its energy challenges, such as location and electricity supply, by maximizing energy generation and efficiency while reducing carbon emissions and fossil fuel dependence. | 17 | 4.25 |
| 35 | [89] | Vaziri RAD MA/2022/Iran | Energy conversion and management | Elsevier | A holistic approach to pandemic energy concerns in healthcare facilities, unique optimization methods, detailed sensitivity analysis, concentration on poor nations, and validation and generalization of results are presented in this work. | 16 | 8.00 |
| 36 | [90] | Islam MR/2022/Bangladesh | Energies | MDPI | This paper examines the effectiveness of optimal system design, the economic viability of hybrid energy solutions, the system’s sensitivity to key parameters, the payback period, and the overall feasibility of sustainable rural electrification in developing countries, focusing on Bangladesh. | 16 | 8.00 |
| 37 | [91] | Belboul Z/2022/Algeria | Energies | MDPI | In optimizing a PV/Wind/Battery/Diesel Hybrid Power Plant System in Djelfa, Algeria, this paper applies the MOSSA algorithm, multiobjective optimization, a rule-based EMS, real data analysis, and a comparative analysis of optimization algorithms. | 15 | 7.50 |
| 38 | [92] | Tang S/2021/China | Journal of Cleaner Production | Elsevier | This research establishes that the hybrid CS-PS algorithm optimizes solar-powered microgrid resource scheduling efficiently, effectively, and robustly. This study shows that this technique can overcome renewable energy integration and microgrid operational cost difficulties. | 15 | 5.00 |
| 39 | [93] | Shahverdian MH/2022/Tehran | Energy conversion and management | Elsevier | This research employs multi-objective optimization, water footprint functions, detailed economic analysis, and comprehensive parameter analysis to evaluate the hybrid PV-PEMFC system performance, sustainability, and economic feasibility. | 15 | 7.50 |
| 40 | [94] | Tiwari P/2017/South Asian | Technology And Economics of Smart Grids And Sustainable Energy | Springer | This paper covers the latest microgrid technological breakthroughs in Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems. Microgrid modelling, control, dependability, and energy management with HRES are covered. The authors emphasise rural electrification and the possibility of renewable energy microgrids to address remote electricity needs. (b) Comparison of renewable energy sources in different areas to demonstrate hybrid energy system feasibility and efficacy. | 15 | 2.14 |
| 41 | [95] | Tarife R/2022/Philippines | Energies | MDPI | This research employs MOPSO algorithm modeling to design an off-grid hybrid renewable energy microgrid. This study shows that renewable energy solutions can solve rural farming communities’ electrical electricity problems in the Southern Philippines. | 14 | 7.00 |
| 42 | [96] | Klintenberg P/2014/Africa | Applied Energy | Elsevier | This study emphasizes community participation, capacity building, and sustainable financing models for renewable energy technology transfer in poor nations, particularly rural Sub-Saharan Africa. | 14 | 1.40 |
| 43 | [97] | Buenfil R V/2022/Mexico | Applied Energy | Elsevier | A cost study found that a hybrid energy system with a photovoltaic system, diesel generator, and energy storage is best for a distant rural town near Yucatan, Mexico. This article discusses fuel usage, system dependability, and project costs. | 12 | 6.00 |
| 44 | [98] | Demirci A/2023/Turkey | Energy | Elsevier | The design and setup of a PV-DG-ESS-WT hybrid renewable energy system for rural electrification are optimized. This study assesses the economic and technical viability of hybrid configurations, taking into account climate zones, economic and technical integration, and rural electrification project decision-making frameworks. | 12 | 12.00 |
| 45 | [99] | Mishra S/2023/India | Renewable Energy Focus | Elsevier | This study emphasizes the necessity of integrating renewable energy sources with battery storage in grid-connected systems to alleviate rural areas’ lack of sustainable grid electricity supply by selling or buying grid power. DHS optimizes a biomass, solar PV, converters, and battery bank hybrid system. | 12 | 12.00 |
| 46 | [100] | Garćıa V YE/2020/Colombia | Energy Conversion and Management | Elsevier | This article discusses site-specific optimization, demand-side management, and the potential benefits of integrating renewable energy sources and advanced control strategies in isolated microgrid systems to improve sustainability and coste-ffectiveness in remote energy supply solutions. | 11 | 2.75 |
| 47 | [101] | Calise F/2021/Italy | Energies | MDPI | Dynamic simulation, SOFC technology integration, hydrogen storage to reduce power grid dependence, significant energy savings, and optimized operation of renewable hybrid systems demonstrate their effectiveness in balancing energy supply and demand while ensuring economic viability. | 10 | 3.33 |
| 48 | [102] | Bilal M/2023/India | Energy Conversion and Management | Elsevier | Optimizing system layout and overcoming hurdles for sustainable deployment are crucial to the technical and economic feasibility of using renewable energy sources such as PV, WT, and EV charging for electric vehicle charging stations in India. | 10 | 10.00 |
| 49 | [103] | Anand P/2019/India | International Journal Of Energy Technology and Policy | Inderscience Enterprises | This paper proposes a particle swarm optimization (PSO)-optimized biomass-biogas-solar power generation hybrid model based on available resources and total annual costs (TAC). | 10 | 2.00 |
| 50 | [104] | Safiullah S/2022/New England | Energy Reports | Elsevier | An innovative control strategy for voltage-frequency stabilization in multi-area power networks using advanced AI algorithms, electric vehicles, and renewable energy sources is presented in this study. | 9 | 4.50 |
| 51 | [105] | Fathollahzadeh MH/2021/United States | Sustainable Cities And Society | Elsevier | To model renewable energy systems, this paper uses indigenous communities, the LK script language script technique, and open-source System Advisor Model software components. This strategy emphasizes sustainability and resilience in energy planning to help indigenous communities comprehend and implement renewable energy systems. | 9 | 3.00 |
| 52 | [106] | M gamil M/2021/Egypt | Aims Energy | AIMS | The economic feasibility of PV with BESS is examined using uncertainty, bio-gasification generation, thorough case studies, and optimization algorithm comparisons. | 9 | 3.00 |
| 53 | [107] | Salem AA/2021/Egypt | IEEE Access | IEEE | This article applies stability analysis to real-world grid codes, focuses on a single wind turbine, and validates it with simulations and practical data. | 8 | 2.67 |
| 54 | [108] | Kheir ABADI M/2023/Iran | Energy Conversion and Management | Elsevier | This article generates heating and power for absorption and compression chillers using evacuated tube collectors (ETC) and photovoltaic (PV) panels, addressing energy efficiency, economic feasibility, and renewable resource utilization. | 6 | 6.00 |
| 55 | [109] | Mohd SAFARI MA/2020/Malaysia | Energies | MDPI | This article analyses rural populations’ adoption of wind and solar energy technology, makes policy recommendations, and emphasizes renewable energy education. | 6 | 1.50 |
| 56 | [110] | Shen Y/2022/Hongkong | Journal of Cleaner Production | Elsevier | This research combines selected air recirculation tactics with solar power to reduce emissions, enhance air quality, and increase energy efficiency in an indoor CO2 collection system. | 6 | 3.00 |
| 57 | [111] | Konneh KV/2022/Africa | Energy | Elsevier | This study analyses hybrid and independent system configurations for environmental sustainability, cost effectiveness, sensitivity to key variables, and potential use in Sierra Leone and other electrification projects. | 6 | 3.00 |
| 58 | [112] | Tahir MUR/2021/Pakistan |
Aims Energy | AIMS | This research indicates that hybrid energy generation systems optimized with HOMER software may deliver sustainable electricity to rural areas, boosting society’s progress and well-being. | 6 | 2.00 |
| 59 | [113] | Sanjel N/2021/Nepal | Clean Energy | Oxford University | Analytical methodologies and electrification choices are used to optimize renewable energy systems and power grid expansion. The evaluation is based on LCC and economic distance limits. Compare each energy system under different load conditions to find the best one. This study aims to create a reliable and affordable electrification framework. | 6 | 2.00 |
| 60 | [114] | Baldinelli A/2021/Africa | Journal of Cleaner Production | Elsevier | This paper evaluates innovative technologies, sector integration strategies, techno-economic optimization, and geographic relevance for improving energy access, water desalination, and economic competitiveness in remote and rural developing countries, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa. | 5 | 1.67 |
| 61 | [115] | Osman AM/2022/Sudan | Energy Reports | Elsevier | This research uses unique control methodologies, system design considerations, and performance evaluation to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of a grid-connected PV-Bayu hybrid system in Dongola. | 5 | 2.50 |
| 62 | [116] | Beitelmal WH/2022/Libya | MRS Energy and Sustainability | Cambridge university press | This research employs renewable energy to overcome inconsistent electricity supply to distant villages during the COVID-19 pandemic at three health centers. This article helps stakeholders and designers optimize remote community hybrid energy systems. | 5 | 2.50 |
| 63 | [117] | El HASSANI S/2023/Morocco | Solar Energy | Elsevier | This research applies civil engineering and energy systems engineering to design near-zero energy buildings (nZEB) using locally produced environmentally friendly building materials and customized renewable energy systems to reduce environmental impact and energy costs. | 5 | 5.00 |
| 64 | [118] | Jacob E/2022/Japan | Energy Conversion and Management | Elsevier | This study shows that a self-sustaining hybrid microgrid system for off-grid energy applications in three Japanese regions is technically feasible and promising. | 3 | 1.50 |
| 65 | [119] | Rangel N/2023/Africa | Applied Energy | Elsevier | This study considers pollutant emissions costs, provides a cost-benefit analysis, and offers practical system selection and diesel generator performance suggestions to optimize hybrid microgrid systems. | 3 | 3.00 |
| 66 | [120] | Lopez P JL/2022/Colombia | IEEE Access | Elsevier | This computing-based study investigates how microgrids impact the reliability of rural distribution systems. Consideration of distributed generation penetration and energy storage capacity improves system resilience with microgrid integration. | 6 | 1.50 |
| 67 | [121] | Roshanzadeh B/2022/USA | Energies | MDPI | The study discusses an evaporated solar hybrid photovoltaic-thermal collector that produces energy and domestic hot water while emitting less carbon. This study examined ways to improve thermal efficiency with vacuum glass tube encapsulation. | 3 | 1.50 |
| 68 | [122] | Huang Y/2023/China | Energy Conversion and Management | Elsevier | This study suggests that the suggested framework optimizes biomass power trading in hybrid renewable energy systems to improve reliability, profitability, and sustainability. Established a two-level multiobjective dynamic optimization model to simulate stakeholder interactions in a 100% renewable energy hybrid to balance system dependability, environmental benefit profit requirements, and social value. | 1 | 1.00 |
| 69 | [123] | Olatomiwa L/2023/Nigeria | Energies | MDPI | This research utilizes geographic diversity, novel data sources, technoeconomic analysis, simulations, and environmental impact assessments to address energy challenges in rural Nigerian healthcare facilities and recommend a feasible hybrid renewable energy system. | 0 | 0.00 |
| 70 | [124] | Iweh CD/2023/Cameroon | Energy Reports | Elsevier | This study demonstrates how PSO and DE algorithms can optimize solar-hydro PV hybrid power systems by taking into account operational constraints and uncertainties in renewable energy generation, improving the economic and technical feasibility of off-grid renewable energy applications. | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | [125] | Ali A/2022/Pakistan | Energies | MDPI | This study offers a nano grid technology to power disadvantaged rural Pakistani areas using renewable hybrid energy. This article calculates society’s payback time using mathematical modeling, artificial neural network-based forecasting, and social analysis. | 0 | 0.00 |
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