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  1. Sustainable Energy from Waste: A Feasibility Study in Miri, Malaysia

    Article • Industrial and Domestic Waste Management, December 2023, Tecno Scientifica Publishing

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  2. Life-cycle assessment of microwave-assisted pyrolysis of pine sawdust as an emerging technology for biodiesel production

    Article • Results in Engineering, December 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  3. Impact of spatial and annual solar variability on the economic viability of non-tracking solar heating systems

    Article • Energy Reports, November 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  4. Techno-economic analysis and environmental impact assessment of biodiesel production from bio-oil derived from microwave-assisted pyrolysis of pine sawdust

    Article • Heliyon, November 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  5. Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of pine sawdust ( Pinus patula ) with subsequent bio-oil transesterification for biodiesel production

    Article • Biofuels, August 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  6. Microwave-assisted pyrolysis of pine sawdust: Process modelling, performance optimization and economic evaluation for bioenergy recovery

    Article • Heliyon, March 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  7. Performance analysis of the evacuated tube counter-flow absorber and direct-flow absorber to optimize the heat extraction rate for high flow rate applications

    Article • Heliyon, March 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  8. Advances in sustainable biofuel production from fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

    Article • Biofuels, November 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  9. Evaluation of E- Learning in Engineering Education in Higher and Tertiary Education Institutions in Zimbabwe

    Article • November 2022, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  10. Acid Tar Waste Beneficiation Through Blending with Coal

    Article • Eksergi, July 2022, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Yogyakarta

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  11. Optimization of hybridization configurations for concentrating solar power systems and coal-fired power plants: A review

    Article • Renewable Energy Focus, December 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  12. A review of operating parameters affecting bio-oil yield in microwave pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, April 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  13. Effect of bed particle size and temperature variation on the minimum fluidisation velocity: A comparison with minimum fluidisation velocity correlations for bubbling fluidised bed designs

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part E Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  14. Trends in the control of NOx and SOx combustion emissions: Implications to the design of fluidised bed combustion operations

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part E Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, August 2015, SAGE Publications

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  15. Mapping wind power density for Zimbabwe: a suitable Weibull-parameter calculation method

    Article • Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, December 2014, Academy of Science of South Africa

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  16. A review of the state of biomass energy technologies in Zimbabwe

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, October 2013, Elsevier

    Reckson Kamusoko, Prof Downmore Musademba

  17. A Feasibility Study of Biogas Technology to Solving Peri-urban Sanitation Problems in Developing Countries. A Case for Harare, Zimbabwe

    Article • International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, June 2013, Center of Biomass and Renewable Energy (CBIORE)

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  18. Effect of Load Shedding in Chinhoyi Urban Residential Areas, Zimbabwe

    Article • International Journal of Energy and Engineering, December 2012, Scientific and Academic Publishing

    Prof Downmore Musademba

  19. Characterisation of land types and agro-ecological conditions for production of Jatropha as a feedstock for biofuels in Zimbabwe

    Article • Biomass and Bioenergy, May 2011, Elsevier

    Prof Downmore Musademba