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Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation (2016)
Journal Article
Freier, D., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Mas'ud, A. A., Albarracín, R., …Bani, N. A. (2016). Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar

Making housing carbon neutral is one of the European Union (EU) targets with the aim to reduce energy consumption and to increase on-site renewable energy generation in the domestic sector. Optical concentrators have a strong potential to minimise th... Read More about Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation.

A review on the recent progress made on solar photovoltaic in selected countries of sub-Saharan Africa (2016)
Journal Article
Mas'ud, A. A., Wirba, A. V., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Albarracín, R., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Munir, A. B., & Bani, N. A. (2016). A review on the recent progress made on solar photovoltaic in selected countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Renewable and Sustainable Energ

The harmful effects of carbon emissions and carbon dioxide caused by over dependence on oil is a global issue, which is currently being addressed by encouraging renewable energy (RE) resources contribution to the energy mix. Encouraging RE is importa... Read More about A review on the recent progress made on solar photovoltaic in selected countries of sub-Saharan Africa.

Impact of distributed generation modes in optimal coordination between DG and capacitor simultaneously (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Bani, N. A., Jamian, J. J., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., & Mas'ud, A. A. (2016, March). Impact of distributed generation modes in optimal coordination between DG and capacitor simultaneously. Paper presented at 10th Internat

This paper describes the impact of the mode selection in Distributed Generation (DG) has in order to reduce the total power losses in the distribution system when coordination between the DG and capacitor is done simultaneously There are two modes av... Read More about Impact of distributed generation modes in optimal coordination between DG and capacitor simultaneously.

Writing a CV for an Academic Post (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad Sukki, F. (2016, February). Writing a CV for an Academic Post. Presented at CV Workshop: Academic and Industrial Perspective, Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom

Registration of nanomaterials and nano-enabled products: Solution in regulation and governance or new challenge (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Munir, A. B., Karim, M. E., Yasin, S. H. M., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2016, February). Registration of nanomaterials and nano-enabled products: Solution in regulation and governance or new challenge. Paper presented at 2016 International Seminar on Nanoscien

Regulation and governance of infinite number and diversified types of engineered nanomaterials has been a genuine challenge for the regulators around the world in recent times. Recent experience with the genetically modified food compelled the regula... Read More about Registration of nanomaterials and nano-enabled products: Solution in regulation and governance or new challenge.

Performance analysis of a solar window incorporating a novel rotationally asymmetrical concentrator (2016)
Journal Article
Abu-Bakar, C. H., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Freier, D., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Mallick, T. K., Munir, A. B., …Bani, N. A. (2016). Performance analysis of a solar window incorporating a novel rotationally asymmetrical concentrator. Energy, 99, 181-192. https://d

The race towards achieving a sustainable zero carbon building has spurred the introduction of many new technologies, including the BIPV (building integrated photovoltaic) system. To tackle the high capital cost of BIPV systems, LCPV (low-concentratio... Read More about Performance analysis of a solar window incorporating a novel rotationally asymmetrical concentrator.

Solar energy needs focus (2016)
Journal Article
Munir, A. B., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Bani, N. A. (2016). Solar energy needs focus. Nature, 529(7587), 466. https://doi.org/10.1038/529466e

Solar photovoltaic (PV) has seen a tremendous growth in the last decade, with a global cumulative installation exceeding 177 GW by the end of 2014. Despite this, PV only contributes to approximately 1.1\% of the world's electricity requirement. The h... Read More about Solar energy needs focus.

Statistical error tolerances of partial discharge recognition rates (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mas'ud, A. A., Eltayeb, M. E., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Bani, N. A. (2015). Statistical error tolerances of partial discharge recognition rates. In 2015 IEEE Conference on Sustainable Utilization And Development In Engineering and Technology (CSUDET). https

This paper compares the statistical error tolerances of the single neural network (SNN) and the ensemble neural network (ENN) recognition efficiencies, when both the SNN and ENN are applied to recognize partial discharge (PD) patterns. Statistical fi... Read More about Statistical error tolerances of partial discharge recognition rates.

Modelling of electroluminescence in polymeric material using dimensional analysis method: effect of applied voltage and frequency (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bani, N., Abdul-Malek, Z., Ahmad, H., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Mas'ud, A. A. (2015). Modelling of electroluminescence in polymeric material using dimensional analysis method: effect of applied voltage and frequency. In Z. Mohamed, F. Saeed, I. A. Hamid-Mosak

Electroluminescence (EL) method has been used by several researchers to observe the behaviour of an aged polymeric material. EL is a phenomenon that occurs when the atoms of a material are being excited due to the application of and external high ele... Read More about Modelling of electroluminescence in polymeric material using dimensional analysis method: effect of applied voltage and frequency.

Big Data: Big Challenges to Privacy and Data Protection (2015)
Journal Article
Bakar Munir, A., Hajar Mohd Yasin, S., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2015). Big Data: Big Challenges to Privacy and Data Protection. International Journal of Computer and Information Engineering, 9(1),

This paper seeks to analyse the benefits of big data and more importantly the challenges it pose to the subject of privacy and data protection. First, the nature of big data will be briefly deliberated before presenting the potential of big data in t... Read More about Big Data: Big Challenges to Privacy and Data Protection.

Application of system dynamics approach in electricity sector modelling: a review (2015)
Journal Article
Ahmad, S., Tahar, R. M., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Munir, A. B., & Rahim, R. A. (2016). Application of system dynamics approach in electricity sector modelling: a review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 56, 29-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.1

Electricity has become a vital source of energy for social and economic development in modern era. Likewise, the issues of its planning and management have grown complex. To address complexity in decision making, researchers have chosen system dynami... Read More about Application of system dynamics approach in electricity sector modelling: a review.

Characteristics of electroluminescence phenomenon in virgin and thermally aged LDPE (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bani, N., Abdul-Malek, Z., Ahmad, H., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Mas'ud, A. (2015). Characteristics of electroluminescence phenomenon in virgin and thermally aged LDPE. AIP conference proceedings, 1674(1), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928822

High voltage cable requires a good insulating material such as low density polyethylene (LDPE) to be able to operate efficiently in high voltage stresses and high temperature environment. However, any polymeric material will experience degradation af... Read More about Characteristics of electroluminescence phenomenon in virgin and thermally aged LDPE.

Optimisation of the performance of a novel rotationally asymmetrical optical concentrator design for building integrated photovoltaic system (2015)
Journal Article
Abu-Bakar, S. H., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Freier, D., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Mallick, T. K., Munir, A. B., …Yunus, N. M. (2015). Optimisation of the performance of a novel rotationally asymmetrical optical concentrator design for building integrated photovolt

Solar energy is one of the renewable energy sources that has shown promising potential in addressing the world's energy needs, particularly via the solar PV (photovoltaic) technology. However, the high cost of installation is still being considered a... Read More about Optimisation of the performance of a novel rotationally asymmetrical optical concentrator design for building integrated photovoltaic system.

An assessment of renewable energy readiness in Africa: Case study of Nigeria and Cameroon (2015)
Journal Article
Mas'ud, A. A., Wirba, A. V., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Mas'ud, I. A., Munir, A. B., & Yunus, N. M. (2015). An assessment of renewable energy readiness in Africa: Case study of Nigeria and Cameroon. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 51, 775-784. https://

Africa is blessed with abundant energy sources that can promote economic growth and provide sufficient capacity to meet up with the future electricity demand. This paper evaluates the progress made in renewable energy (RE) development in Nigeria and... Read More about An assessment of renewable energy readiness in Africa: Case study of Nigeria and Cameroon.

Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (2015)
Journal Article
Abu-Bakar, S. H., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Freier, D., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Mallick, T. K., Munir, A. B., …Yunus, N. M. (2015). Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator. Applied Energy, 154, 221-231. https://d

The low-concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) system has been identified as one of the potential solutions in lowering the overall installation cost of a building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system. This paper evaluates the performance of a novel type... Read More about Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator.