TY  - JOUR
VL  - 15
JF  - Energies
A1  - Al-Qadami, E.H.H.
A1  - Mustaffa, Z.
A1  - Al-Atroush, M.E.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124595320&doi=10.3390%2fen15031201&partnerID=40&md5=ce83d1b12375318f60e04aae1a39df0a
PB  - MDPI
SN  - 19961073
Y1  - 2022///
TI  - Evaluation of the Pavement Geothermal Energy Harvesting Technologies towards Sustainability and Renewable Energy
ID  - scholars17107
KW  - Energy policy; Fossil fuels; Geothermal energy; Global warming; Sustainable development; Thermal energy
KW  -  Bibliometrics analysis; Clean energy; Filtration process; Geothermal; Renewable energies; Systematic literature review; Systematic Review; Systems Configuration; Thermal energy harvesting; Thermoelectric
KW  -  Energy harvesting
N1  - cited By 16
N2  - Continually using fossil fuels as the main source for producing electricity is one of the main factors causing global warming. Through the past years, several efforts have been made, looking for sustainable, environmentally friendly, and clean energy alternatives. Harvesting geothermal energy from roadway pavement is one of the alternatives that have been developed and investigated recently. Herein, a systematic review and bibliometric analysis were conducted to provide a comprehensive overview of the potentials of harvesting thermal energy from asphalt pavement and to assess the level of achievement being attained towards developed technologies. A total of 713 articles were initially collected, considering the period between 2006 and 2021; later, a series of filtration processes were performed to reach 47 publications. The thermal energy harvesting technologies were categorized into three main sectors, at which their basics and principles were discussed. In addition, a detailed description of the systemsâ?? configurations, materials, and efficiency was presented and described. Finally, gaps and future directions were summarized at the end of this paper. The fundamental knowledge introduced herein can inspire researchers to detect research gaps and serve as a wake-up call to motivate them to explore the high potentials of utilizing pavements as a clean and sustainable energy source. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
IS  - 3
AV  - none
ER  -