Potential effect of SARS-CoV-2 on solar energy generation: Environmental dynamics and implications

Kamyab, Hesam; Naderipour, Amirreza; Jahannoush, Mariye; Abdullah, Aldrin; Marzbali, Massoomeh Hedayati

doi:10.1016/j.seta.2022.102027

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“…Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland, Grant/Award Number: 0613/SBAD/4820 INTRODUCTION Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been a reduction in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions due to decreased transportation and industrial activities. 1,2 In contrast, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge in plastic waste due to enhanced demand for personal protective equipment, yet a rise in single-use plastics from takeout and delivery services. 3,4 However, as research during the time span of the pandemic witnessed, it has become increasingly necessary to find and organize some approaches for the absolute elimination of viruses and bacteria before they develop resistance as a firewall to environmental and public health.…”

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“…Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, there has been a reduction in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions due to decreased transportation and industrial activities 1,2 . In contrast, the COVID‐19 pandemic has caused a surge in plastic waste due to enhanced demand for personal protective equipment, yet a rise in single‐use plastics from takeout and delivery services 3,4 .…”

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Diving boldly into COVID‐19 contaminated wastewater: Eyes at nanotechnology‐assisted solutions

Al‐Hazmi,

Kot‐Wasik,

Shokrani

et al. 2023

Clinical and Translational Dis

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Several studies have been directed to find scalable, swift, accurate, and costeffective strategies for detecting, monitoring, and treating coronavirus disease 2019 . Indeed, the lack of a fast and practical method for detecting the infected regions makes decision-making challenging to combat the critical pandemic-struck situations. The probable 'wrong', or rather inadequate, decisions not only have a boomerang effect on the economy but also can lead to an increase in the number of infected individuals, degree of hospitalization,This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Diving boldly into COVID‐19 contaminated wastewater: Eyes at nanotechnology‐assisted solutions

Al‐Hazmi,

Kot‐Wasik,

Shokrani

et al. 2023

Clinical and Translational Dis

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“…In India, smokeless tobacco is popular, despite its relationship with deadly illnesses such as mouth cancer and infectious respiratory infections [1]. According to a health specialist, chewing tobacco products causes the mouth to produce more saliva and is accompanied by a strong need to spit.…”

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Designing, Modeling, and Fabrication of a Novel Solar-Concentrating Spittoon against COVID-19 for Antibacterial Sustainable Atmosphere

Sharma

Kumar

Kumar³

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Spreading infectious illnesses such as viral meningitis, hepatitis, and cytomegalovirus among people is facilitated by spitting in public. India is more prone to transferring infectious illnesses. Recent research discovered that the new Coronavirus may also be transmitted via an infected person’s saliva. Self-collected saliva from 91.7% of patients contains COVID-19. Numerous nations have prioritized preventing individuals from spitting in open or public areas such as hospitals, parks, airports, train stations, etc. The UVC range has a greater damaging effect on microbial cells because microorganisms’ intracellular components, such as RNA, DNA, and proteins, are sensitive to UVC photon absorption. In this article, the design and construction of a solar-concentrating spittoon is attempted. At its receiver, it can create a temperature of 390 K and 176 W of heat. At this temperature, most viruses (including Coronavirus), bacteria, and pathogens are inactivated. Daily, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., the solar-concentrating spittoon is functional. The solar-concentrating spittoon performance was best for nine hours. The receiver thermal efficiency was 80% and 20% of heat was lost to the surroundings. The overall efficiency was found to be 70%. During this time, most people spend their time outside, where this solar-powered spittoon can incinerate human cough and spit within one minute. The installation of this solar-concentrated spittoon will aid in preventing the spread of fatal dangerous diseases and cleaning the city.

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“…As a crucial component of infrastructure, the power industry exerts a global impact on the national economy [2]. Since 2010, with the steady development of China's economy and the continuous progress of industrialization and urbanization, electricity demand has grown rapidly, with an average annual growth rate of 8.1% in power consumption.…”

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Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on China's Power Consumption: A comprehensive Analysis Derived from Monthly Electricity Consumption Forecasts

2023

JID

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The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly altered the total and pattern of electricity consumption across Chinese industries and households. However, current research has not fully and accurately measured the impact of the pandemic. This paper builds a novel discrete gray seasonal model (referred to as the FDDGSM model) to predict the scenario of different domestic electricity-consuming sectors and residential electricity consumption without a pandemic backdrop, by comparing it with the actual electricity consumption in 2020, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on China's electricity consumption is better revealed. Through empirical analysis, the following conclusions are reached in this study: (1) The novel discrete grey season model shows more stable and accurate characteristics in forecasting time series with seasonal trends. (2) The pandemic did not significantly impact electricity consumption in primary industries and households, while actual usage in secondary and tertiary industries was significantly lower than expected in a non-pandemic scenario. (3) The impact on secondary and tertiary industries varied in magnitude and duration, and they differed in the rate of recovery in electricity consumption.

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Potential effect of SARS-CoV-2 on solar energy generation: Environmental dynamics and implications

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Cited by 14 publications

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Diving boldly into COVID‐19 contaminated wastewater: Eyes at nanotechnology‐assisted solutions

Diving boldly into COVID‐19 contaminated wastewater: Eyes at nanotechnology‐assisted solutions

Designing, Modeling, and Fabrication of a Novel Solar-Concentrating Spittoon against COVID-19 for Antibacterial Sustainable Atmosphere

Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on China's Power Consumption: A comprehensive Analysis Derived from Monthly Electricity Consumption Forecasts

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