Energy and Environment in the Tropics

1. Energy Trends and Opportunities in Society 5.0 2. Road Towards Net-zero Emissions in the Tropics 3. Vehicle Emissions and Nuisance Study due to Idling Engines in Malaysia 4. Net-Zero Energy and Low Carbon Footprint in Residential Buildings in Tropical Regions 5. Solar Energy Potential Assessments in Rain-dominated Tropical Monsoon Climates 6. Impact of Surface Temperature of a Photovoltaic Solar Panel on Voltage Production 7. Development of a High-Performance Modified Fresnel Solar Cooker 8. Plastic Waste Issue in Malaysia: Where are We? 9. A Critical Review on Conversions of Waste Plastics into Value-added Hydrocarbons 10. Microwave Pyrolysis of Plastic Wastes into Hydrogen and Carbon 11. Heterojunction Catalysts for Enhanced Pyrolysis of Biomass and Synthetic Wastes12. Biomass Gasification for Sustainable Power Production in Tropical Countries 13. Review on the Effect of Oxygenated Fuels, Antioxidants and Cetane Improver Additives in Biodiesels on Compression Ignition Engine Performance and Emission 14. The Biogas Technology Development in Ethiopia: The status, and the role of private sectors, academic institutions, and research centers 15. Environment Friendly Production of Coconut Shell Charcoal through Pyrolysis16. Thermal Comfort Attainment by Personal Vortex Tube Cooling Device 17. Urban Heat Island Phenomena in Tropical Countries: An Experimental Elucidation of Wake Flow behind Slender High-rise Buildings 18. Natural Ventilation in Traditional Malay House: A Study of Flow Pattern by an Enhanced Smoke Wire Technique 19. The Importance of Ventilation in Vehicle Cabin on Air Quality 20. Indoor Carbon Dioxide Levels in a Typical Wooden House in Northern Borneo 21. A Review for Sustainable Electrification of Ethiopia with Hydropower Energy 22. Numerical Modelling and Performance Optimization of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine 23. Heat Transfer Enhancement in Stirling Engines using Fins with Different Configurations 24. The Feasibility of Tidal Energy in the United Arab Emirates

Dr. ​Shaharin Anwar Sulaiman is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Malaysia. He holds B.Sc, M.Sc and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering. He was a Mechanical Engineer in YTL Corporation prior to joining academics. At UTP he was Director of Mission Oriented Research group for Hybrid Energy Systems from 2009 to 2017. His research interests include air-conditioning, biomass energy, solar photovoltaic, combustion, and flow assurance. He has published more than 200 journal articles and 16 books on various engineering research topics, including Clean Energy Opportunities in Tropical Countries, published by Springer.