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  1. Development and Implementation of Solar Assisted Desiccant Cooling Technology in Developing Countries: A Case of Saudi Arabia

    Article • Energies, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  2. Optimal Design and Model Predictive Control of Standalone HRES: A Real Case Study for Residential Demand Side Management

    Article • IEEE Access, January 2020, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  3. Design, Simulation, and Economic Optimization of an Off-Grid Photovoltaic System for Rural Electrification

    Article • Energies, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  4. Empirical model development for the estimation of clearness index usingmeteorological parameters

    Article • TURKISH JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCES, November 2019, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  5. Wind Farm Layout Design Using Cuckoo Search Algorithms

    Article • Applied Artificial Intelligence, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  6. Feasibility Study of a Grid-Tied Photovoltaic System for Household in Pakistan: Considering an Unreliable Electric Grid

    Article • Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, September 2018, Wiley

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  7. Feasibility of a 100 MW Installed Capacity Wind Farm for Different Climatic Conditions

    Article • Energies, August 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  8. Wind speed and power characteristics using LiDAR anemometer based measurements

    Article • Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  9. Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blade Design Methodologies for Efficiency Enhancement—A Review

    Article • Energies, February 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  10. Recent trends in wind speed across Saudi Arabia, 1978-2013: a break in the stilling

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, January 2018, Wiley

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  11. A Liquid Desiccant Enhanced Two Stage Evaporative Cooling System—Development and Performance Evaluation of a Test Rig

    Article • Energies, December 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  12. Decomposition of wind speed fluctuations at different time scales

    Article • Journal of Earth System Science, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  13. Fuzzy Logic Based Multi-Criteria Wind Turbine Selection Strategy—A Case Study of Qassim, Saudi Arabia

    Article • Energies, October 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  14. Comparison of Wind Energy Generation Using the Maximum Entropy Principle and the Weibull Distribution Function

    Article • Energies, October 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  15. Parametric Analysis of a Rotary Type Liquid Desiccant Air Conditioning System

    Article • Energies, April 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  16. Performance analysis of a desiccant evaporative cooling system under hot and humid conditions

    Article • Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  17. Suitability of utilizing small horizontal axis wind turbines for off grid loads in eastern region of Saudi Arabia

    Article • Energy Exploration & Exploitation, March 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  18. Feasibility study of hybrid energy system for off-grid rural electrification in southern Pakistan

    Article • Energy Exploration & Exploitation, February 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  19. Performance evaluation of cup-anemometers and wind speed characteristics analysis

    Article • Renewable Energy, February 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  20. A review on desiccant based evaporative cooling systems

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, May 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  21. A Combined Optical, Thermal and Electrical Performance Study of a V-Trough PV System—Experimental and Analytical Investigations

    Article • Energies, April 2015, MDPI AG

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  22. Pumped hydro energy storage system: A technological review

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, April 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  23. Wind farm layout design using modified particle swarm optimization algorithm

    Article • March 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  24. Assessment and Analysis of Wind Power Resource Using Weibull Parameters

    Article • Energy Exploration & Exploitation, February 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  25. Experimental and numerical study on non-concentrating and symmetric unglazed compound parabolic photovoltaic concentration systems

    Article • Applied Energy, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  26. Extraction of the inherent nature of wind speed using wavelets and FFT

    Article • Energy for Sustainable Development, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  27. Wind Turbulence Behavior and Study of Tower Distortion and Scatter Factors

    Article • June 2014, ASME International

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  28. Wind Power Output Performance Horizontal and Vertical Axis Wind Turbines for Isolated Small Applications in Saudi Arabia

    Article • June 2014, ASME International

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  29. Tower distortion and scatter factors of co-located wind speed sensors and turbulence intensity behavior

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  30. Short term wind speed estimation in Saudi Arabia

    Article • Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  31. Comparing the Use of Diesel and Wind Power in Pumping Water in Saudi Arabia

    Article • Energy & Environment, April 2014, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  32. Performance Comparison of Diesel and Solar Photovoltaic Power Systems for Water Pumping in Saudi Arabia

    Article • International Journal of Green Energy, March 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  33. Web-based national corrosion cost inventory system for Saudi Arabia

    Article • Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, February 2014, Emerald

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  34. Empirical correlation between hub height and local wind shear exponent for different sizes of wind turbines

    Article • Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  35. Captive power generation in Saudi Arabia—Overview and recommendations on policies

    Article • Energy Policy, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  36. Performance evaluation of a PV (photovoltaic) module by back surface water cooling for hot climatic conditions

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  37. Performance evaluation of an indirect evaporative cooler under controlled environmental conditions

    Article • Energy and Buildings, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  38. Experimental evaluation of the performance of a photovoltaic panel with water cooling

    Article • June 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  39. Spatial estimation of sunshine duration

    Article • Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, May 2013, American Institute of Physics

    Mohamed Mohandes, Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  40. Iterative non-deterministic algorithms in on-shore wind farm design: A brief survey

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

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  41. Long-Term Wind Speed Analysis and Detection of its Trends Using Mann–Kendall Test and Linear Regression Method

    Article • Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  42. Wind Speed Characteristics and Resource Assessment Using Weibull Parameters

    Article • International Journal of Green Energy, November 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  43. Performance evaluation of an off-grid photovoltaic system in Saudi Arabia

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  44. Wind power utilization for water pumping using small wind turbines in Saudi Arabia: A techno-economical review

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  45. Wind energy for rural areas of Algeria

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, June 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman, Youcef Himri

  46. On the use of Unified And-Or fuzzy aggregation operator for multi-criteria decision making in wind farm design process using wind turbines in 500 kW – 750 kW range

    Article • June 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  47. Splitting Global Solar Radiation into Diffuse and Direct Normal Fractions Using Artificial Neural Networks

    Article • Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects, May 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  48. Feasibility study of a wind–pv–diesel hybrid power system for a village

    Article • Renewable Energy, February 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  49. Wind power potential assessment for seven buoys data collection stations in Aegean Sea using Weibull distribution function

    Article • Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, January 2012, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  50. Overview of energy storage systems for storing electricity from renewable energy sources in Saudi Arabia

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  51. Global review and synthesis of trends in observed terrestrial near-surface wind speeds: Implications for evaporation

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman, Youcef Himri

  52. Economical Feasibility of Utilizing Photovoltaics for Water Pumping in Saudi Arabia

    Article • International Journal of Photoenergy, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  53. Estimation of wind speed profile using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS)

    Article • Applied Energy, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  54. Review of 600–2500kW sized wind turbines and optimization of hub height for maximum wind energy yield realization

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, October 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  55. Weibull Parameters Estimation Using Four Different Methods and Most Energy-Carrying Wind Speed Analysis

    Article • International Journal of Green Energy, July 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  56. Development and economic assessment of a grid connected 20MW installed capacity wind farm

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  57. Techno-Economic Potential of Retrofitting Diesel Power Systems with Hybrid Wind-Photovoltaic-Diesel Systems for Off-Grid Electrification of Remote Villages of Saudi Arabia

    Article • International Journal of Green Energy, December 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  58. Study of a standalone wind and solar PV power systems

    Article • December 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  59. Study of a solar PV–diesel–battery hybrid power system for a remotely located population near Rafha, Saudi Arabia

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, December 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  60. Computational intelligence techniques for placement of wind turbines: A brief plan of research in Saudi Arabian perspective

    Article • December 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  61. Annual and seasonal trends of cooling, heating, and industrial degree-days in coastal regions of Saudi Arabia

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Climatology, November 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  62. Spatial estimation of wind speed

    Article • International Journal of Energy Research, August 2010, Wiley

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  63. Detailed Analysis of a 550-MW Installed Capacity Wind Farm in Saudi Arabia

    Article • International Journal of Green Energy, July 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  64. Assessment of wind power, wind exponent, local air density and air turbulence intensity for an isolated site

    Article • International Journal of Sustainable Energy, December 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  65. A study of Saudi climatic parameters using climatic predictability indices

    Article • Chaos Solitons & Fractals, August 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  66. Estimation of Diffuse Fraction of Global Solar Radiation Using Artificial Neural Networks

    Article • Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects, June 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  67. Wavelet based hurst exponent and fractal dimensional analysis of Saudi climatic dynamics

    Article • Chaos Solitons & Fractals, May 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  68. Wind Speed and Wind Power Characteristics for Gassim, Saudi Arabia

    Article • International Journal of Green Energy, April 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  69. Temperature and rainfall variation over Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, (1970-2006)

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, March 2009, Wiley

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  70. Wavelet based correlation coefficient of time series of Saudi Meteorological Data

    Article • Chaos Solitons & Fractals, February 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  71. Study of Saudi Arabian climatic conditions using Hurst exponent and climatic predictability index

    Article • Chaos Solitons & Fractals, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  72. Wind shear coefficient, turbulence intensity and wind power potential assessment for Dhulom, Saudi Arabia

    Article • Renewable Energy, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  73. Wind power potential assessment for three locations in Algeria

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman, Youcef Himri

  74. Control of base pressure with micro‐jets : part I

    Article • Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, March 2008, Emerald

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  75. Artificial neural network estimation of global solar radiation using air temperature and relative humidity

    Article • Energy Policy, February 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  76. Cost of solar energy generated using PV panels

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, October 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  77. Wind Measurements and Energy Potential for a Remote Village in Saudi Arabia

    Article • July 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  78. Wind power resource assessment for Rafha, Saudi Arabia

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, June 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  79. Dissemination of off-grid hybrid wind-diesel-battery power systems for electrification of isolated settlements of hot regions

    Article • International Journal of Sustainable Energy, June 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  80. Feasibility study of hybrid retrofits to an isolated off-grid diesel power plant

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, May 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  81. Wind shear coefficients and energy yield for Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Article • Renewable Energy, April 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  82. Photovoltaic technology of electricity generation for desert camping

    Article • International Journal of Global Energy Issues, January 2006, Inderscience Publishers

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  83. Wind shear coefficients and their effect on energy production

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, September 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  84. Offshore Wind Power Assessment on the East Coast of Saudi Arabia

    Article • Wind Engineering, September 2005, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  85. Prospects of wind farm development in Saudi Arabia

    Article • Renewable Energy, March 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  86. Potential of Autonomous/Off-Grid Hybrid Wind-Diesel Power System for Electrification of a Remote Settlement in Saudi Arabia

    Article • Wind Engineering, September 2004, SAGE Publications

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  87. Wind energy resources assessment for Yanbo, Saudi Arabia

    Article • Energy Conversion and Management, August 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  88. Assessment of wind energy potential for coastal locations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, June 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  89. Support vector machines for wind speed prediction

    Article • Renewable Energy, May 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  90. Wind power cost assessment at twenty locations in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Article • Renewable Energy, April 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  91. Application of neural networks for the prediction of hourly mean surface temperatures in Saudi Arabia

    Article • Renewable Energy, April 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  92. Effect of steel manufacturing process and atmospheric corrosion on the corrosion-resistance of steel bars in concrete

    Article • Cement and Concrete Composites, February 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  93. Usage of photovoltaics in an automated irrigation system

    Article • Renewable Energy, May 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  94. Spatial estimation of global solar radiation using geostatistics

    Article • Renewable Energy, November 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  95. Empirical model development and comparison with existing correlations

    Article • Applied Energy, September 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  96. Global solar radiation in Northeastern Saudi Arabia

    Article • Renewable Energy, August 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  97. Solar radiation over Saudi Arabia and comparisons with empirical models

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, December 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  98. Estimation of global solar radiation using artificial neural networks

    Article • Renewable Energy, May 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  99. A neural networks approach for wind speed prediction

    Article • Renewable Energy, March 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  100. Weibull parameters for wind speed distribution in Saudi Arabia

    Article • Solar Energy, December 1994, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  101. Statistical characteristics of wind in Saudi Arabia

    Article • Renewable Energy, November 1994, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  102. Radiative fluxes in the troposphere from upper air meteorological data in Saudi Arabia

    Article • Solar Energy, July 1992, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman

  103. Application of a one-dimensional planetary boundary layer model to the regional transport of pollutants — a case study

    Article • Atmospheric Research, November 1990, Elsevier

    Dr Shafiqur Rehman