Solar panels and other renewables on people's homes, better insulation and a 'smart' electricity grid provide solutions to climate and energy crises
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Ryan, D. (2023)
Solar panels and other renewables on people's homes, better insulation and a 'smart' electricity grid provide solutions to climate and energy crises. [Newspaper article]
Recent events have highlighted the folly of over-reliance on imported oil and gas. However, it’s important that we don’t lose sight of this knowledge so that it disappears onc...
France’s plan for solar panels on all car parks is just the start of an urban renewable revolution
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Ryan, D. (2022)
France’s plan for solar panels on all car parks is just the start of an urban renewable revolution. [Blog post]
France has approved legislation that will require all car parks with more than 80 spaces to be covered over by solar panels. This is part of a wider programme that will see so...
Future tense - Trams, bots and solar roads, ABC (Australian Public radio broadcast)
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Ryan, D. (2018)
Future tense - Trams, bots and solar roads, ABC (Australian Public radio broadcast
Interviewed on Australian Radio regarding solar roadways, 10 minutes of a 30 minute show.
Solar panels replaced tarmac on a road – here are the results
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Ryan, D. (2018)
Solar panels replaced tarmac on a road – here are the results
Four years ago a viral campaign wooed the world with a promise of fighting climate change and jump-starting the economy by replacing tarmac on the world’s roads with solar pan...
Experimental study of the influence of collector height on the steady state performance of a passive solar air heater
Journal Article
Ryan, D., & Burek, S. (2010)
Experimental study of the influence of collector height on the steady state performance of a passive solar air heater. Solar Energy, 84(9), 1676-1684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2010.05.018
Passive solar air heaters, such as solar chimneys and Trombe Walls, rely on solar-induced buoyancy-driven (natural) convection to produce the flow of air. Although buoyancy-dr...