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Myth or Gold? The Power of Aesthetics in the adoption of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPVs) (2021)
Journal Article
Awuku, S. A., Bennadji, A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Sellami, N. (2021). Myth or Gold? The Power of Aesthetics in the adoption of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPVs). Energy nexus: water, food and power, 4, Article 100021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexus.2021.100021

BIPV has gained a lot of attention in the solar world especially in recent times as the push for Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) and concerns about landscape aesthetics increases. Aesthetics plays a critical role in the adoption of BIPVs as i... Read More about Myth or Gold? The Power of Aesthetics in the adoption of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPVs).

Identification of Health and Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review (2021)
Journal Article
Abdul Razak, N., Ejohwomu, O., Fenn, P., Okedara, K., Dosumu, B., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2021). Identification of Health and Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review. Energies, 14(21), Article 7244. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14217244

Selecting an appropriate contractor is a crucial phase that clients normally conduct to execute projects. Extensive research has been conducted on the main contractor selection criteria such as financial stability and technical and management capabil... Read More about Identification of Health and Safety Prequalification Criteria for Contractor Selection in Construction Projects: A Systematic Review.

Static concentrating photovoltaic modelling using MATLAB (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad-Sukki, F., Farooq, H., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Sellami, N., Kilpatrick, C., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Bani, N. A., & Zulkipli, M. (2021, June). Static concentrating photovoltaic modelling using MATLAB. Presented at 1st International Conference of Advanced Research on Renewable Energy for Universal Sustainability 2021 (ARUS2021), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The world has recorded an increasing interest and staggering investment in renewable technology in the last two decades, specifically in solar photovoltaic (PV). Concentrating PV (CPV) is one of PV's technology advancements and is gaining popularity... Read More about Static concentrating photovoltaic modelling using MATLAB.

A Study of Gas Transport Mechanisms for CH4/CO2 Using Ceramic Membranes (2021)
Journal Article
Ogunlude, P., Abunumah, O., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Gobina, E. (2021). A Study of Gas Transport Mechanisms for CH4/CO2 Using Ceramic Membranes. Crystals, 11(10), Article 1224. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11101224

Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and their effects have been a matter of global concern over the past decade. As the demand for energy grows in developing economies, there has been a challenge in harnessing and utilising sustainable forms of energy to... Read More about A Study of Gas Transport Mechanisms for CH4/CO2 Using Ceramic Membranes.

Perception of Drone Application and Practicality among Environmental, Health and Safety Practitioners at Building Construction Sites in Malaysia (2021)
Journal Article
Maha Yudden, M. K. A., Mohd Saudi, A. S., Mahmud, M. M., Ali, F., Shafii, N. Z., Zakri, L., Kamarudin, M. K. A., Mohd Saudi, M., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Ali, M. H. (2021). Perception of Drone Application and Practicality among Environmental, Health and Safety Practitioners at Building Construction Sites in Malaysia. Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, 18(1), 47-56

Safety management in the construction sector is still lagging in terms of technological involvement. A new drone application was proposed as a new inspection tool for a small-scale aerial drone that will give advantages to Environmental, Health and S... Read More about Perception of Drone Application and Practicality among Environmental, Health and Safety Practitioners at Building Construction Sites in Malaysia.

Indoor Characterisation of a Reverse Truncated Pyramid Concentrator (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Osikibo Tamuno-Ibuomi, L., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Hawa Abu-Bakar, S., Bani, N. A., Hwang See, C., Faisal, N. H., & Sellami, N. (2021, June). Indoor Characterisation of a Reverse Truncated Pyramid Concentrator. Presented at 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 48), Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

The development of concentrating photovoltaic (PV) started in 1960s and over the years, a variety of concentrator designs have been explored. One of its applications is for use in building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) with the aim of producing a ch... Read More about Indoor Characterisation of a Reverse Truncated Pyramid Concentrator.

Testing Membranes for Separation of CO2 from Small Molecules in Landfill Gas (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ogunlude, P., Abunumah, O., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Gobina, E. (2021, August). Testing Membranes for Separation of CO2 from Small Molecules in Landfill Gas. Presented at TUBA World Conference on Energy Science and Technology (TUBA WCEST-2021), Online

The present work is focusing on the utilization of previously fabricated membrane (synthesized in 3 days as reported in our previous work) to study the effect of hydrocarbons and its durability at the previously optimized conditions. Subsequently, ga... Read More about Testing Membranes for Separation of CO2 from Small Molecules in Landfill Gas.

Large-scale manufacturing route to metamaterial coatings using thermal spray techniques and their response to solar radiation (2021)
Journal Article
Faisal, N. H., Sellami, N., Venturi, F., Hussain, T., Mallick, T., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Bishop, A., Upadhyaya, H., Katiyar, N. K., & Goel, S. (2021). Large-scale manufacturing route to metamaterial coatings using thermal spray techniques and their response to solar radiation. Emergent Materials, 4, 1619-1633. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42247-021-00252-z

Metamaterials, an artificial periodic two-or three-dimensional configuration can change propagation characteristics of electromagnetic waves (i.e., reflection, transmission, absorption). The current challenges in the field of metamaterial coatings ar... Read More about Large-scale manufacturing route to metamaterial coatings using thermal spray techniques and their response to solar radiation.

Utilizing SWOT Analysis for the Energy Research: A Methodological Overview (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Karim, R., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., & Ardila-Rey, J. A. (2021, June). Utilizing SWOT Analysis for the Energy Research: A Methodological Overview. Paper presented at 1st International Conference of Advanced Research on Renewable Energy for Universal Sustainability 2021 (ARUS2021), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This paper is an attempt to guide the future researchers who want to utilize the SWOT as a method to understand a particular energy industry of a country. This study is the pioneer in the domain of SWOT analysis in the energy research, as it strategi... Read More about Utilizing SWOT Analysis for the Energy Research: A Methodological Overview.

Current status and possible future applications of marine current energy devices in Malaysia: A review (2021)
Journal Article
Kai, L. Y., Sarip, S., Kaidi, H. M., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Samsuddin, N. M., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Aziz, S. A. (2021). Current status and possible future applications of marine current energy devices in Malaysia: A review. IEEE Access, 9, 86869-86888. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2021.3088761

Malaysia has a great potential to harness energy in water due to its long coastline within the South China Sea and the Straits of Malacca. Malaysia’s energy mix could be improved using marine current energy devices (MCEDs) to replace fossil fuel and... Read More about Current status and possible future applications of marine current energy devices in Malaysia: A review.

Application and Suitability of Polymeric Materials as Insulators in Electrical Equipment (2021)
Journal Article
Haque, S. M., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Umar, Y., Mas’ud, A. A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Jume, B. H., Rahman, H., & Bani, N. A. (2021). Application and Suitability of Polymeric Materials as Insulators in Electrical Equipment. Energies, 14(10), Article 2758. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14102758

In this paper, the applications of thermoplastic, thermoset polymers, and a brief description of the functions of each subsystem are reviewed. The synthetic route and characteristics of polymeric materials are presented. The mechanical properties of... Read More about Application and Suitability of Polymeric Materials as Insulators in Electrical Equipment.

Indoor performance analysis of genetically optimized circular rotational square hyperboloid (GOCRSH) concentrator (2021)
Journal Article
Freier Raine, D., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Jafry, T., & Gamio, C. (2021). Indoor performance analysis of genetically optimized circular rotational square hyperboloid (GOCRSH) concentrator. Solar Energy, 221, 445-455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.04.060

In the past few years, there was an increasing popularity of portable solar chargers for providing access to clean affordable electricity to remote locations in developing countries. Looking at the surge in demand, it is also important to reduce the... Read More about Indoor performance analysis of genetically optimized circular rotational square hyperboloid (GOCRSH) concentrator.

Mathematical Modelling of a Static Concentrating Photovoltaic: Simulation and Experimental Validation (2021)
Journal Article
Muhammad-Sukki, F., Zulkipli, M., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Bani, N. A., Kilpatrick, C., Sellami, N., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Ardila-Rey, J. A., & Farooq, H. (2021). Mathematical Modelling of a Static Concentrating Photovoltaic: Simulation and Experimental Validation. Applied Sciences, 11(9), Article 3894. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11093894

For the past twenty years, there has been increasing interest and investment in solar pho-tovoltaic (PV) technology. One particular area of interest is the development of concentrating PV (CPV), especially for use in building integration. Many CPV de... Read More about Mathematical Modelling of a Static Concentrating Photovoltaic: Simulation and Experimental Validation.

Application of the Gaussian Mixture Model to Classify Stages of Electrical Tree Growth in Epoxy Resin (2021)
Journal Article
Mas’ud, A. A., Sundaram, A., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Schurch, R., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Bani, N. A. (2021). Application of the Gaussian Mixture Model to Classify Stages of Electrical Tree Growth in Epoxy Resin. Sensors, 21(7), Article 2562. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21072562

In high-voltage (HV) insulation, electrical trees are an important degradation phenomenon strongly linked to partial discharge (PD) activity. Their initiation and development have attracted the attention of the research community and better understan... Read More about Application of the Gaussian Mixture Model to Classify Stages of Electrical Tree Growth in Epoxy Resin.

A review of building integrated photovoltaic: case study of tropical climatic regions (2021)
Journal Article
Abdullahi, M. M., Abubakar Mas’ud, A., Abubakar Mas’ud, I., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Karim, R., Mohd Saudi, A. S., Bani, N. A., & Wirba, A. V. (2021). A review of building integrated photovoltaic: case study of tropical climatic regions. International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 12(1), 474-488. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijpeds.v12.i1.pp474-488

The building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system have recently drawn interest and have demonstrated high potential to assist building owners supply both thermal and electrical loads. In this paper, the BIPV technology has been reviewed, in terms of... Read More about A review of building integrated photovoltaic: case study of tropical climatic regions.

Determinant Factors of Electricity Consumption for a Malaysian Household Based on a Field Survey (2021)
Journal Article
Sena, B., Zaki, S. A., Rijal, H. B., Alfredo Ardila-Rey, J., Yusoff, N. M., Yakub, F., Ridwan, M. K., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2021). Determinant Factors of Electricity Consumption for a Malaysian Household Based on a Field Survey. Sustainability, 13(2), Article 818. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13020818

Electricity-saving strategies are an essential solution to overcoming increasing global CO2 emission and electricity consumption problems; therefore, the determinant factors of electricity consumption in households need to be assessed. Most previous... Read More about Determinant Factors of Electricity Consumption for a Malaysian Household Based on a Field Survey.

Annual energy output simulation of an optical concentrator based PV system for energy security (2020)
Journal Article
Foster, S., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Freier, D., Deciga-Gusi, J., Abu-Bakar, S., Bani, N., Munir, A., Abubakar Mas’ud, A., & Ardila-Rey, J. (2020). Annual energy output simulation of an optical concentrator based PV system for energy security. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 736(3), Article 032018. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/736/3/032018

Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system is an application of PV devices introduced with the aim of reducing the cost of BIPV systems through the use of an optical element to concentrate or focus the solar radiation from a large area, into a smaller a... Read More about Annual energy output simulation of an optical concentrator based PV system for energy security.

Indoor Characterization of Genetically Optimized Circular Rotational Square Hyperboloid (GOCRSH) Concentrator (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Raine, C. F., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Jafry, T., Ardila-Rey, J. A., & Gamio, C. (2020, June). Indoor Characterization of Genetically Optimized Circular Rotational Square Hyperboloid (GOCRSH) Concentrator. Presented at 2020 IEEE 47th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), Calgary, OR, Canada

This paper evaluates the performance of a genetically optimized circular rotational square hyperboloid (GOCRSH) concentrator for low-concentrating photovoltaic (PV) application. The experimental analysis of 4 types of GOCRSH namely the GOCRSH_A GOCRS... Read More about Indoor Characterization of Genetically Optimized Circular Rotational Square Hyperboloid (GOCRSH) Concentrator.