Overview
Mr Mohammad Alnajideen is currently a PhD Candidate in Engineering at Cardiff University/the UK. Mr Alnajideen is conducting research work in the R&D of Solar Energy Systems. His research work in Concentrator Photovoltaics (CPVs), Solar Thermal and Thermoelectrics, and Renewable Energy Systems. Mr Alnajideen has a wide experience in Energy and Renewables and all related disciplines such as Optics, Thin-film Materials, Energy Materials, Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, Project Management, Instruments and Calibrations for Solar Thermal, Photovoltaic and Thermoelectrics.
Research
Research interests
- Energy and Environment
- Renewable Energy
- Solar Photovoltaic and Thermoelectric
- Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics
- Optics for Solar Energy
- 3D Printing and Prototyping
- Instruments Calibration
Thesis
Development Novel Solar Concentrator/Thermal Absorber for a Hybrid PV/TE System
Publications
2024
- Valera-Medina, A. et al. 2024. Ammonia combustion in furnaces: A review. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 49(Part B), pp. 1597-1618. (10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.10.241)
2023
- Wu, Y. et al. 2023. Emission reduction and cost-benefit analysis of the use of ammonia and green hydrogen as fuel for marine applications. Green Energy and Resources 1(4), article number: 100046. (10.1016/j.gerr.2023.100046)
- Alnaeli, M. et al. 2023. High-temperature materials for complex components in Ammonia/Hydrogen gas turbines: A critical review. Energies 16(19), article number: 6973. (10.3390/en16196973)
- Alnasif, A., Mashruk, S., Shi, H., Alnajideen, M., Wang, P., Pugh, D. and Valera-Medina, A. 2023. Evolution of ammonia reaction mechanisms and modeling parameters: A review. Applications in Energy and Combustion Science 15, article number: 100175. (10.1016/j.jaecs.2023.100175)
- Alnajideen, M., Al-Shidhani, M., Naaman, M., Eze, M. and Suliman, F. 2023. A comparative study of 3D printed non-imaging solar V-trough and compound parabolic concentrators for low-cost, high-performance CPV applications. Presented at: 18th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-18) and 13th World Conference on Thermophotovoltaic Generation of Electricity (TPV-13), 25-27 April 2023, Vol. 2841. American Institute of Physics, (10.1063/5.0146166)
- Shi, H., Mashruk, S., Alnajideen, M. and Valera-Medina, A. 2023. Modelling and performance analysis of a dual heat source ammonia-based heat pump system. Presented at: 2nd Symposium on Ammonia Energy, 11-13 July, 2023.
2022
- Alnajideen, M., Al-Shidhani, M. and Min, G. 2022. A comparative study of 3d printed non-imaging solar v-trough and compound parabolic concentrators for low-cost, high-performance cpv applications. Presented at: 2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC), Philadelphia, USA, 5-10TH June, 20222022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC). IEEE, (10.1109/PVSC48317.2022.9938472)
- Alnajideen, M. and Gao, M. 2022. A new configuration of V-trough concentrator for achieving improved concentration ratio of >3.0x. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 245, article number: 111877. (10.1016/j.solmat.2022.111877)
- Alnajideen, M. and Min, G. 2022. Hybrid photovoltaic-thermoelectric system using a novel spectral splitting solar concentrator. Energy Conversion and Management 251, article number: 114981. (10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114981)
- Guteša Božo, M., Mashruk, S., Alnajideen, M. and Valera-Medina, A. 2022. A novel trigeneration gas turbine cycle powered by humidified ammonia/hydrogen with ammonia refrigeration. Presented at: 1st Symposium on Ammonia Energy, 1 - 2 September 2022.
2021
- Alnajideen, M. 2021. Development novel solar concentrator-thermal absorber for a hybrid PV-TE system. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2019
- AlNajideen, M., Al-Shidhani, M. and Gao, M. 2019. Optimum design of V-trough solar concentrator for photovoltaic applications. Presented at: 15th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-15), Location: Fes, Morocco, 25–27 Mar 2019AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2149. AIP Publishing pp. 030001-., (10.1063/1.5124178)
2018
- Al-Shidhani, M., Alnajideen, M., Garcia Rocha, V. and Min, G. 2018. Design and testing of 3D printed cross compound parabolic concentrators for LCPV system. AIP Conference Proceedings 2012(1), article number: 20001. (10.1063/1.5053489)