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Renewable Energy for Robots and Robots for Renewable Energy – A Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 December 2019

Ahmed A. Hassan Open the ORCID record for Ahmed A. Hassan [Opens in a new window] ,
Mohamed El Habrouk  and
Samir Deghedie
Ahmed A. Hassan*
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. E-mails: [email protected], [email protected]
Mohamed El Habrouk
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. E-mails: [email protected], [email protected]
Samir Deghedie
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. E-mails: [email protected], [email protected]
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*Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]
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Summary

Fossil fuel sources are well suited to fulfill the energy needs of human beings. Unfortunately, there are some limitations and disadvantages pertaining to fossil fuels, some of which are drastic. The main issues are: firstly, there is a finite supply of these fuels, eventually this supply will be exhausted; secondly, burning fossil fuels contributes to global warming, leading to disastrous consequences for the environment and the health of humans. Switching to renewable energy sources is the viable solution to the aforementioned issues. Robots bring numerous benefits in a wide variety of applications. Introducing robots to production environments and other applications results in a remarkable improvement in terms of productivity and efficiency. In this paper, the integration between robots and renewable energy sources is discussed. In other words, two main points are investigated: (1) how can renewable energy be a viable source of energy for robots and (2) how can the renewable energy industry benefit from utilizing robots in the execution of renewable energy-related tasks. Some of the recent developments concerning the integration between robots and renewable energy are reviewed. In addition, more opportunities and expected advancements are also discussed.

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Renewable energyRobotDroneSolar energyHydrogen fuel cell
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Robotica , Volume 38 , Issue 9 , September 2020 , pp. 1576 - 1604
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