PUBLICATIONS

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The Renewable Energy Potential of Malta

Farrugia R. N., Fsadni M., Mallia E. A.*, Yousif C.

*Department of Physics, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.

 

Proceedings:  World Renewable Energy Congress IX, Florence, Italy, 19 - 25 August 2006.

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Barriers and Incentives for the Widespread Application of Renewable Energy in Malta

Farrugia R. N., Fsadni M., Mallia E. A.*, Yousif C.

*Department of Physics, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.

 

Proceedings:  World Renewable Energy Congress IX, Florence, Italy, 19 - 25 August 2006.

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Assessing the Prospects for Wind Power Generation in Malta

R. N. Farrugia

 

Proceedings:  'Renewable Energies in Malta and Beyond'. Institute for Energy Technology, University of Malta, Salina, Malta, 19 September 2005, pp. 47 - 52.

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Investigation of Domestic Solar Water Heating Installations in Malta

S. Borg, C. Yousif and R.N. Farrugia

 

Proceedings:  'Renewable Energies in Malta and Beyond'. Institute for Energy Technology, University of Malta, Salina, Malta, 19 September 2005, pp. 30 - 38.

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Exploring Malta’s Potential for Wind Generation

R. N. Farrugia

 

Resource Papers for Geography Teachers, Volume 3, (2004) - Geography Teachers’ Association, Malta, 2004.

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Wind Characteristics on the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico

K. Altaii* & R. N. Farrugia

*College of Integrated Science & Technology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg VA22807, USA.

 

Renewable Energy, Vol. 28, No. 11, pp. 1701 - 1710, September 2003.

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A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to University-level Renewable Energy Education

R. N. Farrugia and J. J. Miles*

*College of Integrated Science & Technology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg VA22807, USA.

 

Proceedings:  'ISES Solar World Congress 2003', Göteborg, Sweden, 14 - 19 June 2003.

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Energy Technology Options for a Better Environment

Farrugia, R. N., Fsadni, M. and Yousif, C. E.

 

Poster Presentation:  ‘Engineering the Environment, The XII Chamber of Engineers Annual General Conference'. St. Julians’ ‘, Malta, 21 May 2003.

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Wind Power in Virginia - An Innovative Strategy to Barrier Mitigation

J. J. Miles*, M. G. Heck* & R. N. Farrugia

*College of Integrated Science & Technology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg VA22807, USA.

 

Proceedings:  'American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Windpower 2003 Conference and Exhibition', Austin, Texas, U.S.A., 18 - 21 May 2003.

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A Hybrid Wind/Solar Photovoltaic System for Malta: A Case Study for Supplying Power to a Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant

R. N. Farrugia & C. E. Iskander Yousif

 

Proceedings:  'RES for Islands, Tourism and Water', Crete, Greece, 26 - 28 May 2003.

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The Wind Shear Exponent in a Mediterranean Island Climate

R. N. Farrugia

 

Renewable Energy, Vol. 28, No. 4, April 2003, pp. 647 - 653.

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‘Sikka l-Bajda’: A Case Study for Offshore Wind Power

R. N. Farrugia, J. J. Miles* et al.*

*College of Integrated Science & Technology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg VA22807, USA.

 

Poster Presentation:  'Enemalta 25th Anniversary Conference on Energy and the Environment'. Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta, 18 - 19 October 2002.

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Wind as a Sustainable Generation Option

R. N. Farrugia

 

Poster Presentation:  'Enemalta 25th Anniversary Conference on Energy and the Environment', Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta, 18 - 19 October 2002.

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Sowing the Seed for an Energy Conscious Society in Malta

C. Iskander, R. N. Farrugia & M. Fsadni

 

'Energy Globe 2000: The Award for Sustainable Energy', Austria, 9 - 12 March 2000.

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Offshore Wind Potential of a Central Mediterranean Archipelago

R. N. Farrugia & E. Scerri

 

Proceedings:  'Offshore Wind Energy in Mediterranean and Other European Seas Seminar (OWEMES 2000)', Syracuse, Sicily, 13 - 15 April 2000, pp. 481 - 488.

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A Wind Resource Assessment for the Maltese Islands

R.N. Farrugia & E. Scerri

 

Proceedings: '1999 European Union Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition', Nice, France, 1-5 March 1999.

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Analysis of Wind Characteristics in the Maltese Archipelago

R.N. Farrugia & E. Scerri

 

Renewable Energy, Vol. 12, No. 4, December 1997, pp. 339-350.

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Exploiting the Wind Resource: Characteristics of the Wind Climate of the Maltese Islands

R.N. Farrugia and E. Scerri

 

'An Energy Policy for the Year 2000', 3rd Biennial Conference, Malta Council for Science & Technology, Valletta, Malta, 4-5 June 1996.

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Wind Data Evaluation in the Maltese Islands

E. Scerri & R.N. Farrugia

 

Renewable Energy, Vol. 7, No.1, January 1996, pp. 109-114.

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UPDATED: 10-03-2008