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2013, volume 112, articles C

Buffering intermittent renewable power with hydroelectric generation: A case study in California pp. 1-11

Martin K. Chang, Joshua D. Eichman, Fabian Mueller and Scott Samuelsen

Stochastic optimization approach to water management in cooling-constrained power plants pp. 12-22

Juan M. Salazar, Urmila Diwekar, Emil Constantinescu and Victor M. Zavala

A comprehensive assessment of the life cycle energy demand of passive houses pp. 23-34

André Stephan, Robert H. Crawford and Kristel de Myttenaere

Integrated analysis of high-penetration PV and PHEV with energy storage and demand response pp. 35-51

Jiayun Zhao, Sadik Kucuksari, Esfandyar Mazhari and Young-Jun Son

Hydrogen production and purification from the water–gas shift reaction on CuO/CeO2–TiO2 catalysts pp. 52-59

Cristhiane Guimarães Maciel, Tatiana de Freitas Silva, Elisabete Moreira Assaf and José Mansur Assaf

Role of toluene in hydrogen sulfide combustion under Claus condition pp. 60-66

S. Ibrahim, A. Al Shoaibi and A.K. Gupta

Calcium-based sorbent doped with attapulgite for CO2 capture pp. 67-74

Huichao Chen, Changsui Zhao and Weiwei Yu

Longitudinal fluid flow and heat transfer between an elliptical hollow fiber membrane tube bank used for air humidification pp. 75-82

Si-Min Huang and Minlin Yang

A three-dimensional study on methane hydrate decomposition with different methods using five-spot well pp. 83-92

Yi Wang, Xiao-Sen Li, Gang Li, Yu Zhang, Bo Li and Jing-Chun Feng

Investigation on wetted area and film thickness for falling film liquid desiccant regeneration system pp. 93-101

Ronghui Qi, Lin Lu, Hongxing Yang and Fei Qin

Potential of the Miller cycle on a HSDI diesel automotive engine pp. 102-119

Carlo Alberto Rinaldini, Enrico Mattarelli and Valeri I. Golovitchev

Quantifying uncertainties of neural network-based electricity price forecasts pp. 120-129

Abbas Khosravi, Saeid Nahavandi and Doug Creighton

Dynamic behavior of Rankine cycle system for waste heat recovery of heavy duty diesel engines under driving cycle pp. 130-141

Hui Xie and Can Yang

Simulating home cooling load reductions for a novel opaque roof solar chimney configuration pp. 142-151

Justin DeBlois, Melissa Bilec and Laura Schaefer

Generation of a typical meteorological year for north–east, Nigeria pp. 152-159

Olayinka S. Ohunakin, Muyiwa S. Adaramola, Olanrewaju M. Oyewola and Richard O. Fagbenle

Thermodynamic model of a thermal storage air conditioning system with dynamic behavior pp. 160-169

Evan Fleming, Shaoyi Wen, Li Shi and Alexandre K. da Silva

NOx and N2O precursors (NH3 and HCN) from biomass pyrolysis: interaction between amino acid and mineral matter pp. 170-174

Qiangqiang Ren and Changsui Zhao

Experimental and numerical study of annular PCM storage in the presence of natural convection pp. 175-184

Martin Longeon, Adèle Soupart, Jean-François Fourmigué, Arnaud Bruch and Philippe Marty

Parameter estimation of solar cells and modules using an improved adaptive differential evolution algorithm pp. 185-193

Lian Lian Jiang, Douglas L. Maskell and Jagdish C. Patra

Re-envisioning the renewable fuel standard to minimize unintended consequences: A comparison of microalgal diesel with other biodiesels pp. 194-204

Kullapa Soratana, Vikas Khanna and Amy E. Landis

Optimal allocation of thermal, electric and cooling loads among generation technologies in household applications pp. 205-214

Mirko Morini, Michele Pinelli, Pier Ruggero Spina and Mauro Venturini

High-resolution modeling framework for planning electricity systems with high penetration of renewables pp. 215-223

André Pina, Carlos A. Silva and Paulo Ferrão

Parametric behavior of a CO2 capture process: CFD simulation of solid-sorbent CO2 absorption in a riser reactor pp. 224-234

Ronald W. Breault and E. David Huckaby

Configuring wall layers for improved insulation performance pp. 235-245

Danielle E.M. Bond, William W. Clark and Mark Kimber

Effects of n-butanol, 2-butanol, and methyl octynoate addition to diesel fuel on combustion and emissions over a wide range of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) rates pp. 246-256

Haifeng Liu, Shanju Li, Zunqing Zheng, Jia Xu and Mingfa Yao

A systematic review of bioenergy life cycle assessments pp. 257-273

Stefan Muench and Edeltraud Guenther

Evaluation of the potential of central receiver solar power plants: Configuration, optimization and trends pp. 274-288

Antonio L. Avila-Marin, Jesus Fernandez-Reche and Felix M. Tellez

Carbon dioxide conversion to fuels and chemicals using a hybrid green process pp. 289-299

Karthikeyan D. Ramachandriya, Dimple K. Kundiyana, Mark R. Wilkins, Jennine B. Terrill, Hasan K. Atiyeh and Raymond L. Huhnke

Electrical, thermal and structural performance of a cooled PV module: Transient analysis using a multiphysics model pp. 300-312

M.U. Siddiqui and A.F.M. Arif

Investigation of noise radiation from a swirl stabilized diffusion flame with an array of microphones pp. 313-324

A.V. Singh, M. Yu, A.K. Gupta and K.M. Bryden

The influence of concrete density and conductivity on walls’ thermal inertia parameters under a variety of masonry and insulation placements pp. 325-337

K.J. Kontoleon, Th.G. Theodosiou and K.G. Tsikaloudaki

Summer comfort in a low-inertia building with a new free-cooling system pp. 338-349

A. Brun, E. Wurtz, P. Hollmuller and D. Quenard

The effect of CO addition on the flame behavior of a non-premixed oxy-methane jet in a lab-scale furnace pp. 350-357

Jeongseog Oh, Dongsoon Noh and Eungyeong Lee

Analysis of short helical and double U-tube borehole heat exchangers: A simulation-based comparison pp. 358-370

Angelo Zarrella, Antonio Capozza and Michele De Carli

Quantifying the domestic electricity consumption for air-conditioning due to urban heat islands in hot arid regions pp. 371-380

Hassan Radhi and Stephen Sharples

Effect of K2CO3·1.5H2O on the regeneration energy consumption of potassium-based sorbents for CO2 capture pp. 381-387

Wenying Zhao, Gerald Sprachmann, Zhenshan Li, Ningsheng Cai and Xiaohui Zhang

Mechanistic investigation into water tolerance of non-catalytic biodiesel conversion pp. 388-392

Eilhann E. Kwon, Haakrho Yi and Young Jae Jeon

A technical and economic analysis of three large scale biomass combustion plants in the UK pp. 396-404

David R. McIlveen-Wright, Ye Huang, Sina Rezvani, David Redpath, Mark Anderson, Ashok Dave and Neil J. Hewitt

A thermodynamic analysis of solid waste gasification in the Plasma Gasification Melting process pp. 405-413

Qinglin Zhang, Yueshi Wu, Liran Dor, Weihong Yang and Wlodzimierz Blasiak

Air-blown gasification of woody biomass in a bubbling fluidized bed gasifier pp. 414-420

Young Doo Kim, Chang Won Yang, Beom Jong Kim, Kwang Su Kim, Jeung Woo Lee, Ji Hong Moon, Won Yang, Tae U Yu and Uen Do Lee

A comparison of gasification phenomena among raw biomass, torrefied biomass and coal in an entrained-flow reactor pp. 421-430

Wei-Hsin Chen, Chih-Jung Chen, Chen-I Hung, Cheng-Hsien Shen and Heng-Wen Hsu

Methanol production from steel-work off-gases and biomass based synthesis gas pp. 431-439

J. Lundgren, T. Ekbom, C. Hulteberg, M. Larsson, C.-E. Grip, L. Nilsson and P. Tunå

Bio-methane via fast pyrolysis of biomass pp. 440-447

Martin Görling, Mårten Larsson and Per Alvfors

Auto-thermal reforming of biomass raw fuel gas to syngas in a novel reformer: Promotion of hot-electron pp. 448-453

Tiejun Wang, Yong Yang, Mingyue Ding, Qiying Liu and Longlong Ma

Pulverised wood combustion in a vertical furnace: Experimental and computational analyses pp. 454-464

A. Elfasakhany, L. Tao, B. Espenas, J. Larfeldt and X.S. Bai

Different mixing modes for biogas plants using energy crops pp. 465-472

Alexandra Kowalczyk, Eva Harnisch, Sebastian Schwede, Mandy Gerber and Roland Span

Bioavailability of cobalt and nickel during anaerobic digestion of sulfur-rich stillage for biogas formation pp. 473-477

Jenny Gustavsson, Sepehr Shakeri Yekta, Carina Sundberg, Anna Karlsson, Jörgen Ejlertsson, Ulf Skyllberg and Bo H. Svensson

Microalgal biomethane production integrated with an existing biogas plant: A case study in Sweden pp. 478-484

Xiaoqiang Wang, Eva Nordlander, Eva Thorin and Jinyue Yan

Thermodynamic modeling of algal cell–solid substrate interactions pp. 485-492

Yan Cui and Wenqiao Yuan

Performance, combustion and emission characteristics of biodiesel derived from waste cooking oils pp. 493-499

H. An, W.M. Yang, A. Maghbouli, J. Li, S.K. Chou and K.J. Chua

Load characteristics of a spark-ignited ethanol engine with DME enrichment pp. 500-506

Chen Liang, Changwei Ji and Binbin Gao

Methane potentials of the Swedish pulp and paper industry – A screening of wastewater effluents pp. 507-517

Eva-Maria Ekstrand, Madeleine Larsson, Xu-Bin Truong, Lina Cardell, Ylva Borgström, Annika Björn, Jörgen Ejlertsson, Bo H. Svensson, Fredrik Nilsson and Anna Karlsson

Comparative techno-economic analysis of biomass fuelled combined heat and power for commercial buildings pp. 518-525

Y. Huang, D.R. McIlveen-Wright, S. Rezvani, M.J. Huang, Y.D. Wang, A.P. Roskilly and N.J. Hewitt

Activated carbons prepared from hydrothermally carbonized waste biomass used as adsorbents for CO2 pp. 526-532

Wenming Hao, Eva Björkman, Malte Lilliestråle and Niklas Hedin

Production of cyclohexane from lignin degradation compounds over Ni/ZrO2–SiO2 catalysts pp. 533-538

Xinghua Zhang, Tiejun Wang, Longlong Ma, Qi Zhang, Xiaoming Huang and Yuxiao Yu

Stump torrefaction for bioenergy application pp. 539-546

Khanh-Quang Tran, Xun Luo, Gulaim Seisenbaeva and Raida Jirjis

Carbon and environmental footprinting of global biofuel production pp. 547-559

Geoffrey P. Hammond and Shashank M. Seth

Life cycle GHG analysis of rice straw bio-DME production and application in Thailand pp. 560-567

Thapat Silalertruksa, Shabbir H. Gheewala, Masayuki Sagisaka and Katsunobu Yamaguchi

Early development of an energy recovery wind turbine generator for exhaust air system pp. 568-575

W.T. Chong, S.C. Poh, A. Fazlizan, S.Y. Yip, C.K. Chang and W.P. Hew

CFD analysis of a heat transfer device integrated wind tower system for hot and dry climate pp. 576-591

John Kaiser Calautit, Ben Richard Hughes, Hassam Nasarullah Chaudhry and Saud Abdul Ghani

On the way to harness high-altitude wind power: Defining the operational asset for an airship wind generator pp. 592-600

Francesco Castellani and Alberto Garinei

The design, simulation and testing of an urban vertical axis wind turbine with the omni-direction-guide-vane pp. 601-609

W.T. Chong, A. Fazlizan, S.C. Poh, K.C. Pan, W.P. Hew and F.B. Hsiao

Multilayer perceptron applied to the estimation of the influence of the solar spectral distribution on thin-film photovoltaic modules pp. 610-617

Michel Piliougine, David Elizondo, Llanos Mora-López and Mariano Sidrach-de-Cardona

Outdoor performance of a low-concentrated photovoltaic–thermal hybrid system with crystalline silicon solar cells pp. 618-625

Chengdong Kong, Zilin Xu and Qiang Yao

Comparative analysis of energy produced by photovoltaic modules with anti-soiling coated surface in arid climates pp. 626-634

M. Piliougine, C. Cañete, R. Moreno, J. Carretero, J. Hirose, S. Ogawa and M. Sidrach-de-Cardona

Dynamic modelling of a PV pumping system with special consideration on water demand pp. 635-645

Pietro Elia Campana, Hailong Li and Jinyue Yan

Investigation on the annual thermal performance of a photovoltaic wall mounted on a multi-layer façade pp. 646-656

Jinqing Peng, Lin Lu, Hongxing Yang and Jun Han

Preparation of lead-free nanoglass frit powder for crystalline silicon solar cells pp. 657-662

Quande Che, Hongxing Yang, Lin Lu and Yuanhao Wang

Performance evaluation of a stand-alone photovoltaic system on an isolated island in Hong Kong pp. 663-672

Tao Ma, Hongxing Yang and Lin Lu

Full chain energy performance for a combined cooling, heating and power system running with methanol and solar energy pp. 673-681

Sheng Li, Jun Sui, Hongguang Jin and Jianjiao Zheng

Design of new molten salt thermal energy storage material for solar thermal power plant pp. 682-689

Qiang Peng, Xiaoxi Yang, Jing Ding, Xiaolan Wei and Jianping Yang

Study on combined heat loss of a dish receiver with quartz glass cover pp. 690-696

Fuqing Cui, Yaling He, Zedong Cheng and Yinshi Li

Feasibility analysis of solar irrigation system for pastures conservation in a demonstration area in Inner Mongolia pp. 697-702

He Xu, Jiahong Liu, Dayong Qin, Xuerui Gao and Jinyue Yan

Radiative heat transfer analysis in pure scattering layers to be used in vacuum insulation panels pp. 703-709

Choonghyo Jang, Haeyong Jung, Jaehyug Lee and Tae-Ho Song

Performance evaluation of solar aided feedwater heating of coal-fired power generation (SAFHCPG) system under different operating conditions pp. 710-718

Hou Hong-juan, Yu Zhen-yue, Yang Yong-ping, Chen Si, Luo Na and JunJie Wu

Experimental study of the performance for a novel kind of MHPA-FPC solar water heater pp. 719-726

Yuechao Deng, Wei Wang, Yaohua Zhao, Liang Yao and Xinyue Wang

Performance analysis of a near zero CO2 emission solar hybrid power generation system pp. 727-736

Yuanyuan Li, Na Zhang, Ruixian Cai and Yongping Yang

Evaluation of geothermal energy in desalination by vacuum membrane distillation pp. 737-746

Rosalam Sarbatly and Chel-Ken Chiam

Peak and off-peak operations of the air separation unit in oxy-coal combustion power generation systems pp. 747-754

Yukun Hu, Xun Li, Hailong Li and Jinyue Yan

Effects of SO2 on CO2 capture using a hollow fiber membrane contactor pp. 755-764

Jie Yang, Xinhai Yu, Jinyue Yan, Shan-Tung Tu and Erik Dahlquist

Production of precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) from steelmaking slag for fixation of CO2 pp. 765-771

Arshe Said, Hannu-Petteri Mattila, Mika Järvinen and Ron Zevenhoven

Using MCFC for high efficiency CO2 capture from natural gas combined cycles: Comparison of internal and external reforming pp. 772-783

Stefano Campanari, Giampaolo Manzolini and Paolo Chiesa

Modelling and monitoring of geological carbon storage: A perspective on cross-validation pp. 784-792

Xi Jiang, Wasim A. Akber Hassan and Jon Gluyas

The improved ChinaCCS decision support system: A case study for Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region of China pp. 793-799

Liang Sun and Wenying Chen

Thermodynamic analysis of chemical-looping hydrogen generation pp. 800-807

Xiaosong Zhang and Hongguang Jin

A computationally efficient particle submodel for CFD-simulations of fixed-bed conversion pp. 808-817

Henrik Ström and Henrik Thunman

Reducing the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of energy intensive industries through decision support systems – An example of application to the steel industry pp. 818-833

Giacomo Filippo Porzio, Barbara Fornai, Alessandro Amato, Nicola Matarese, Marco Vannucci, Lisa Chiappelli and Valentina Colla

Life cycle primary energy use and carbon footprint of wood-frame conventional and passive houses with biomass-based energy supply pp. 834-842

Ambrose Dodoo and Leif Gustavsson

Carbon footprint of a reflective foil and comparison with other solutions for thermal insulation in building envelope pp. 843-855

Stefania Proietti, Umberto Desideri, Paolo Sdringola and Francesco Zepparelli

Midway toward the 2 degree target: Adequacy and fairness of the Cancún pledges pp. 856-865

Yuejiao Ha and Fei Teng

What’s the most cost-effective policy of CO2 targeted reduction: An application of aggregated economic technological model with CCS? pp. 866-875

Hong-Bo Duan, Ying Fan and Lei Zhu

Hydraulic performance of a new district heating systems with distributed variable speed pumps pp. 876-885

Aibin Yan, Jun Zhao, Qingsong An, Yulong Zhao, Hailong Li and Yrjö Jun Huang

A power and cooling cogeneration system using mid/low-temperature heat source pp. 886-897

Liuli Sun, Wei Han, Xuye Jing, Danxing Zheng and Hongguang Jin

Prediction and analysis of the seasonal performance of tri-generation and CO2 refrigeration systems in supermarkets pp. 898-906

Y.T. Ge, S.A. Tassou and I.N. Suamir

Techno-economic analysis and optimization of the heat recovery of utility boiler flue gas pp. 907-917

Gang Xu, Shengwei Huang, Yongping Yang, Ying Wu, Kai Zhang and Cheng Xu

Optimisation of the energy efficiency of bread-baking ovens using a combined experimental and computational approach pp. 918-927

Zinedine Khatir, Joe Paton, Harvey Thompson, Nik Kapur and Vassili Toropov

Performance analysis of an integrated CHP system with thermal and Electric Energy Storage for residential application pp. 928-938

M. Bianchi, A. De Pascale and F. Melino

Modelling and control approaches for energy reduction in continuous frying systems pp. 939-948

H. Wu, S.A. Tassou and T.G. Karayiannis

Numerical investigations on the performance of a single-stage auto-cascade refrigerator operating with two vapor–liquid separators and environmentally benign binary refrigerants pp. 949-955

Q. Wang, D.H. Li, J.P. Wang, T.F. Sun, X.H. Han and G.M. Chen

A review of waste heat recovery technologies towards molten slag in steel industry pp. 956-966

Hui Zhang, Hong Wang, Xun Zhu, Yong-Jun Qiu, Kai Li, Rong Chen and Qiang Liao

Ideal thermal conductivity of a passive building wall: Determination method and understanding pp. 967-974

Yu Zhang, Yinping Zhang, Xin Wang and Qun Chen

Low-energy buildings and seasonal thermal energy storages from a behavioral economics perspective pp. 975-980

Johannes Persson and Mats Westermark

Measures for improving the adoption of higher efficiency appliances in Indonesian households: An analysis of lifetime use and decision-making in the purchase of electrical appliances pp. 981-987

Muhammad Ery Wijaya and Tetsuo Tezuka

A new method to determine thermophysical properties of PCM-concrete brick pp. 988-998

Rui Cheng, Michal Pomianowski, Xin Wang, Per Heiselberg and Yinping Zhang

Desiccant wheel thermal performance modeling for indoor humidity optimal control pp. 999-1005

Nan Wang, Jiangfeng Zhang and Xiaohua Xia

Optimal sampling plan for clean development mechanism energy efficiency lighting projects pp. 1006-1015

Xianming Ye, Xiaohua Xia and Jiangfeng Zhang

Analysis and prediction of daylighting and energy performance in atrium spaces using daylight-linked lighting controls pp. 1016-1024

Stanley K.H. Chow, Danny H.W. Li, Eric W.M. Lee and Joseph C. Lam

Investigation of Ethanol/metal organic frameworks for low temperature adsorption cooling applications pp. 1025-1031

Ahmed Rezk, Raya AL-Dadah, Saad Mahmoud and Ahmed Elsayed

Wavelet study of dynamic variations in steel and ironmaking rest gases. Potential effect on external use pp. 1032-1040

Niklas Grip, Carl-Erik Grip and Leif Nilsson

Pattern recognition-based chillers fault detection method using Support Vector Data Description (SVDD) pp. 1041-1048

Yang Zhao, Shengwei Wang and Fu Xiao

Bootstrap-DEA analysis of BRICS’ energy efficiency based on small sample data pp. 1049-1055

Ma-Lin Song, Lin-Ling Zhang, Wei Liu and Ron Fisher

Including energy in supply chain planning at a pulp company pp. 1056-1065

Martin Waldemarsson, Helene Lidestam and Martin Rudberg

A study of energy efficiency of transport sector in China from 2003 to 2009 pp. 1066-1077

William Chung, Guanghui Zhou and Iris M.H. Yeung

Measures to improve the performance of China’s thermal power industry in view of cost efficiency pp. 1078-1086

Yi-Shu Wang, Bai-Chen Xie, Li-Feng Shang and Wen-Hua Li

Comprehensive exergy-based evaluation and parametric study of a coal-fired ultra-supercritical power plant pp. 1087-1099

Yongping Yang, Ligang Wang, Changqing Dong, Gang Xu, Tatiana Morosuk and George Tsatsaronis

Geometric optimization of a 10-cell modular planar solid oxide fuel cell stack manifold pp. 1100-1107

Daifen Chen, Qice Zeng, Shichuan Su, Wuxi Bi and Zhiqiang Ren

Proton conductive composite electrolytes in the KH2PO4–H3PW12O40 system for H2/O2 fuel cell operation pp. 1108-1114

Song-yul Oh, Takuya Kikuchi, Go Kawamura, Hiroyuki Muto and Atsunori Matsuda

Numerical investigation of the coupled water and thermal management in PEM fuel cell pp. 1115-1125

Tao-Feng Cao, Hong Lin, Li Chen, Ya-Ling He and Wen-Quan Tao

Smart coating process of proton-exchange membrane for polymer electrolyte fuel cell pp. 1126-1130

Hoang-Jyh Leu, Kuo-Feng Chiu and Chiu-Yue Lin

Enabling high-concentrated fuel operation of fuel cells with microfluidic principles: A feasibility study pp. 1131-1137

Hao Zhang, Jin Xuan, Hong Xu, Michael K.H. Leung, Dennis Y.C. Leung, Li Zhang, Huizhi Wang and Lei Wang

Performances of air source heat pump system for a kind of mal-defrost phenomenon appearing in moderate climate conditions pp. 1138-1145

W. Wang, Y.C. Feng, J.H. Zhu, L.T. Li, Q.C. Guo and W.P. Lu

Predictive ANN models of ground heat exchanger for the control of hybrid ground source heat pump systems pp. 1146-1153

Wenjie Gang and Jinbo Wang

Experimental study on the thermal performance of vertical closed-loop oscillating heat pipes and correlation modeling pp. 1154-1160

Jian Qu and Qian Wang

A flameless catalytic combustion-based thermoelectric generator for powering electronic instruments on gas pipelines pp. 1161-1165

Heng Xiao, Kuanrong Qiu, Xiaolong Gou and Qiang Ou

A double-acting thermoacoustic cryocooler for high temperature superconducting electric power grids pp. 1166-1170

J.Y. Hu, E.C. Luo, L.M. Zhang, X.T. Wang and W. Dai

Theoretical analysis of a thermoelectric generator using exhaust gas of vehicles as heat source pp. 1171-1180

Yuchao Wang, Chuanshan Dai and Shixue Wang

Simulation studies on heat and mass transfer in high-temperature magnesium hydride reactors pp. 1181-1189

Zewei Bao, Fusheng Yang, Zhen Wu, Xinxin Cao and Zaoxiao Zhang

Synthesis and photocatalytic activity of boron and fluorine codoped TiO2 nanosheets with reactive facets pp. 1190-1197

Bin Wang, Michael K.H. Leung, Xiao-Ying Lu and Si-Ying Chen

Cost-effective nanoporous SiO2–TiO2 coatings on glass substrates with antireflective and self-cleaning properties pp. 1198-1205

Lei Miao, Li Fen Su, Sakae Tanemura, Craig A.J. Fisher, Li Li Zhao, Qing Liang and Gang Xu

Impact of emulsion fuel with nano-organic additives on the performance of diesel engine pp. 1206-1212

W.M. Yang, H. An, S.K. Chou, K.J. Chua, B. Mohan, V. Sivasankaralingam, V. Raman, A. Maghbouli and J. Li

An orthogonal experimental study on solid fuel production from sewage sludge by employing steam explosion pp. 1213-1221

Peitao Zhao, Shifu Ge and Kunio Yoshikawa

Numerical modeling for solid–liquid phase change phenomena in porous media: Shell-and-tube type latent heat thermal energy storage pp. 1222-1232

Zhenyu Liu, Yuanpeng Yao and Huiying Wu

Experimental study on gas production from methane hydrate in porous media by SAGD method pp. 1233-1240

Xiao-Sen Li, Bo Yang, Li-Ping Duan, Gang Li, Ning-Sheng Huang and Yu Zhang

Impact of H2/CO ratios on phase and performance of Mn-modified Fe-based Fischer Tropsch synthesis catalyst pp. 1241-1246

Mingyue Ding, Yong Yang, Yongwang Li, Tiejun Wang, Longlong Ma and Chuangzhi Wu

Operational planning optimization of steam power plants considering equipment failure in petrochemical complex pp. 1247-1264

Xianglong Luo, Bingjian Zhang, Ying Chen and Songping Mo

Experimental verification of a rolling-piston expander that applied for low-temperature Organic Rankine Cycle pp. 1265-1274

N. Zheng, L. Zhao, X.D. Wang and Y.T. Tan

System analysis of dry black liquor gasification based synthetic gas production comparing oxygen and air blown gasification systems pp. 1275-1282

Muhammad Naqvi, Jinyue Yan and Erik Dahlquist

Stratified two-phase flow pattern modulation in a horizontal tube by the mesh pore cylinder surface pp. 1283-1290

Hongxia Chen, Jinliang Xu, Zijin Li, Feng Xing and Jian Xie

Water injection in a micro gas turbine – Assessment of the performance using a black box method pp. 1291-1302

Ward De Paepe, Frank Delattin, Svend Bram and Jacques De Ruyck

The use of dual horizontal wells in gas production from hydrate accumulations pp. 1303-1310

Gang Li, Xiao-Sen Li, Bo Yang, Li-Ping Duan, Ning-Sheng Huang, Yu Zhang and Liang-Guang Tang

Energy management strategy research on a hybrid power system by hardware-in-loop experiments pp. 1311-1317

Hongwen He, Rui Xiong, Kai Zhao and Zhentong Liu

Fundamental study of cracking gasification process for comprehensive utilization of vacuum residue pp. 1318-1325

Yuming Zhang, Deping Yu, Wangliang Li, Shiqiu Gao, Guangwen Xu, Huaqun Zhou and Jing Chen

Adsorption kinetics for CO2 on highly selective zeolites NaKA and nano-NaKA pp. 1326-1336

Ocean Cheung, Zoltán Bacsik, Qingling Liu, Amber Mace and Niklas Hedin

Electricity production from a bio-electrochemical cell for silver recovery in alkaline media pp. 1337-1341

Yun-Hai Wang, Bai-Shi Wang, Bin Pan, Qing-Yun Chen and Wei Yan

Concepts for dynamic modelling of energy-related flows in manufacturing pp. 1342-1348

A.J. Wright, M.R. Oates and R. Greenough

Experimental investigation of inserts configurations and PCM type on the thermal performance of PCM based heat sinks pp. 1349-1356

Saad Mahmoud, Aaron Tang, Chin Toh, Raya AL-Dadah and Sein Leung Soo

Preparation and thermal characterization of paraffin/metal foam composite phase change material pp. 1357-1366

X. Xiao, P. Zhang and M. Li

Study on flow and heat transfer characteristics of composite porous material and its performance analysis by FSP and EDEP pp. 1367-1375

Zhi-Qiang Yu, Yong-Liang Feng, Wen-Jing Zhou, Yu Jin, Ming-Jie Li, Zeng-Yao Li and Wen-Quan Tao

Characterization and experimental investigation of phase change materials for chilled food refrigerated cabinet applications pp. 1376-1382

W. Lu and S.A. Tassou

Micro distributed energy system driven with preheated Croton megalocarpus oil – A performance and particulate emission study pp. 1383-1392

Dawei Wu, Hongdong Yu, Adam Harvey and Anthony P. Roskilly

A comparative study of different methods for the generation of tetra-n-butyl ammonium bromide clathrate hydrate slurry in a cold storage air-conditioning system pp. 1393-1402

X.J. Shi and P. Zhang

China’s regional energy and environmental efficiency: A Range-Adjusted Measure based analysis pp. 1403-1415

Ke Wang, Bin Lu and Yi-Ming Wei

Numerical simulation study on optimizing charging process of the direct contact mobilized thermal energy storage pp. 1416-1423

Shaopeng Guo, Hailong Li, Jun Zhao, Xun Li and Jinyue Yan

An integrated model for long-term power generation planning toward future smart electricity systems pp. 1424-1437

Qi Zhang, Benjamin C. Mclellan, Tetsuo Tezuka and Keiichi N. Ishihara

Multistage latent heat cold thermal energy storage design analysis pp. 1438-1445

Justin N.W. Chiu and Viktoria Martin

Incorporating environmental co-benefits into climate policies: A regional study of the cement industry in China pp. 1446-1453

Xi Yang, Fei Teng and Gehua Wang

Influence of the heat storage size on the plant performance in a Smart User case study pp. 1454-1465

Andrea Chesi, Giovanni Ferrara, Lorenzo Ferrari, Sandro Magnani and Fabio Tarani

Simulating a future smart city: An integrated land use-energy model pp. 1466-1474

Yoshiki Yamagata and Hajime Seya

Generic model of a community-based microgrid integrating wind turbines, photovoltaics and CHP generations pp. 1475-1482

Xiandong Ma, Yifei Wang and Jianrong Qin

Short- and long-run causality between energy consumption and economic growth: Evidence across regions in China pp. 1483-1492

Maria Jesus Herrerias, Roselyne Joyeux and Eric Girardin

Sustainable development, justice and the Atkinson index: Measuring the distributional effects of the German energy transition pp. 1493-1499

Holger Schlör, Wolfgang Fischer and Jürgen-Friedrich Hake

Framework methodology for increased energy efficiency and renewable feedstock integration in industrial clusters pp. 1500-1509

Roman Hackl and Simon Harvey

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Modeling economic performance of interprovincial CO2 emission reduction quota trading in China pp. 1518-1528

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Determinants and implications of employee electricity saving habit: An empirical study in China pp. 1529-1535

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The efficiency analysis of the European CO2 futures market pp. 1544-1547

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Business models for full service energy renovation of single-family houses in Nordic countries pp. 1558-1565

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