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2013, volume 102, articles C

Environmental benefits of the integrated production of ethanol and biodiesel pp. 5-12

Simone Pereira Souza and Joaquim E.A. Seabra

Application of bioethanol/RME/diesel blend in a Euro5 automotive diesel engine: Potentiality of closed loop combustion control technology pp. 13-23

Chiara Guido, Carlo Beatrice and Pierpaolo Napolitano

Characterization of microalga Chlorella as a fuel and its thermogravimetric behavior pp. 24-31

Andrea Maria Rizzo, Matteo Prussi, Lorenzo Bettucci, Ilaria Marsili Libelli and David Chiaramonti

Heat integration of biochemical ethanol production from straw – A case study pp. 32-43

Philipp Kravanja, Ala Modarresi and Anton Friedl

Effects of low temperature on the cold start gaseous emissions from light duty vehicles fuelled by ethanol-blended gasoline pp. 44-54

M. Clairotte, T.W. Adam, A.A. Zardini, U. Manfredi, G. Martini, A. Krasenbrink, A. Vicet, E. Tournié and C. Astorga

Biofuel greenhouse gas calculations under the European Renewable Energy Directive – A comparison of the BioGrace tool vs. the tool of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels pp. 55-62

Anna M. Hennecke, Mireille Faist, Jürgen Reinhardt, Victoria Junquera, John Neeft and Horst Fehrenbach

Technologies for energetic exploitation of biodiesel chain derived glycerol: Oxy-fuels production by catalytic conversion pp. 63-71

Carlo Beatrice, Gabriele Di Blasio, Maurizio Lazzaro, Catia Cannilla, Giuseppe Bonura, Francesco Frusteri, Francesco Asdrubali, Giorgio Baldinelli, Andrea Presciutti, Francesco Fantozzi, Gianni Bidini and Pietro Bartocci

Extending the role of alcohols as transport fuels using iso-stoichiometric ternary blends of gasoline, ethanol and methanol pp. 72-86

J.W.G. Turner, R.J. Pearson, E. Dekker, B. Iosefa, K. Johansson and K. ac Bergström

Selection and testing of Populus alba and Salix spp. as bioenergy feedstock: Preliminary results pp. 87-92

Laura Rosso, Gianni Facciotto, Sara Bergante, Lorenzo Vietto and Giuseppe Nervo

Emissions of gaseous pollutant from motorcycle powered by ethanol–gasoline blend pp. 93-100

Yung-Chen Yao, Jiun-Horng Tsai and I-Ting Wang

Review of energy balance in raceway ponds for microalgae cultivation: Re-thinking a traditional system is possible pp. 101-111

David Chiaramonti, Matteo Prussi, David Casini, Mario R. Tredici, Liliana Rodolfi, Niccolò Bassi, Graziella Chini Zittelli and Paolo Bondioli

Potential of greenhouse gas emission reduction in Thai road transport by ethanol bus technology pp. 112-123

Nuwong Chollacoop, Peerawat Saisirirat, Sittha Sukkasi, Manida Tongroon, Tuenjai Fukuda, Atsushi Fukuda and Siriluck Nivitchanyong

Adaptation of a flocculent Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain to lignocellulosic inhibitors by cell recycle batch fermentation pp. 124-130

Roberto Landaeta, Germán Aroca, Fernando Acevedo, José A. Teixeira and Solange I. Mussatto

Greenhouse gas emissions from first generation ethanol derived from wheat and sugar beet in Germany – Analysis and comparison of advanced by-product utilization pathways pp. 131-139

Jana Weinberg and Martin Kaltschmitt

The potential of methanol as a fuel for flex-fuel and dedicated spark-ignition engines pp. 140-149

J. Vancoillie, J. Demuynck, L. Sileghem, M. Van De Ginste, S. Verhelst, L. Brabant and L. Van Hoorebeke

Overexpression of native PSE1 and SOD1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae improved heterologous cellulase secretion pp. 150-156

Heinrich Kroukamp, Riaan den Haan, Niël van Wyk and Willem H. van Zyl

From giant reed to levulinic acid and gamma-valerolactone: A high yield catalytic route to valeric biofuels pp. 157-162

Anna Maria Raspolli Galletti, Claudia Antonetti, Erika Ribechini, Maria Perla Colombini, Nicoletta Nassi o Di Nasso and Enrico Bonari

Enhancement of ethanol production from spruce wood chips by ionic liquid pretreatment pp. 163-169

Marzieh Shafiei, Hamid Zilouei, Akram Zamani, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh and Keikhosro Karimi

Using an efficient fermenting yeast enhances ethanol production from unfiltered wheat bran hydrolysates pp. 170-178

Lorenzo Favaro, Marina Basaglia, Willem H. van Zyl and Sergio Casella

Hydrolysis of concentrated suspensions of steam pretreated Arundo donax pp. 179-189

Isabella De Bari, Federico Liuzzi, Antonio Villone and Giacobbe Braccio

The use of pyrolysis oil and pyrolysis oil derived fuels in diesel engines for CHP applications pp. 190-197

Bert Van de Beld, Elmar Holle and Jan Florijn

Use of a two-chamber reactor to improve enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation of lignocellulosic materials pp. 198-203

E. Viola, F. Zimbardi, V. Valerio, F. Nanna and A. Battafarano

Bioethanol production from mandarin (Citrus unshiu) peel waste using popping pretreatment pp. 204-210

In Seong Choi, Jae-Hoon Kim, Seung Gon Wi, Kyoung Hyoun Kim and Hyeun-Jong Bae

Feasibility of simultaneous saccharification and juice co-fermentation on hydrothermal pretreated sweet sorghum bagasse for ethanol production pp. 211-219

Bernd Rohowsky, Thomas Häßler, Arne Gladis, Edgar Remmele, Doris Schieder and Martin Faulstich

Impact of mechanization and previous burning reduction on GHG emissions of sugarcane harvesting operations in Brazil pp. 220-228

Rafael Silva Capaz, Vanessa Silveira Barreto Carvalho and Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira

Ethanol from Nordic wood raw material by simplified alkaline soda cooking pre-treatment pp. 229-240

A. von Schenck, N. Berglin and J. Uusitalo

How sustainable is bioenergy production in the Philippines? A conjoint analysis of knowledge and opinions of people with different typologies pp. 241-253

Lilibeth A. Acosta, Nelson H. Enano, Damasa B. Magcale-Macandog, Kathreena G. Engay, Maria Noriza Q. Herrera, Ozzy Boy S. Nicopior, Mic Ivan V. Sumilang, Jemimah Mae A. Eugenio and Wolfgang Lucht

Characterization of acid hydrolysis of sisal pp. 254-259

Clebson S.S. Lima, Marta M. Conceição, Flávio L.H. Silva, Ezenildo E. Lima, Líbia S. Conrado and Douglas A.S. Leão

A demonstration study of ethanol production from sweet sorghum stems with advanced solid state fermentation technology pp. 260-265

Shizhong Li, Guangming Li, Lei Zhang, Zhixing Zhou, Bing Han, Wenhui Hou, Jingbing Wang and Tiancheng Li

Land demand for ethanol production pp. 266-271

Manoel Regis L.V. Leal, Luiz A. Horta Nogueira and Luis A.B. Cortez

Hydrogenation of rapeseed oil for production of liquid bio-chemicals pp. 272-282

F. Pinto, S. Martins, M. Gonçalves, P. Costa, I. Gulyurtlu, A. Alves and B. Mendes

Transesterification of waste cooking oil by heteropoly acid (HPA) catalyst: Optimization and kinetic model pp. 283-292

Amin Talebian-Kiakalaieh, Nor Aishah Saidina Amin, Alireza Zarei and Iman Noshadi

CFD simulation of a TG–DSC furnace during the indium phase change process pp. 293-298

R. Comesaña, M.A. Gómez, M.A. Álvarez Feijoo and P. Eguía

Possibilities for sustainable biorefineries based on agricultural residues – A case study of potential straw-based ethanol production in Sweden pp. 299-308

Anna Ekman, Ola Wallberg, Elisabeth Joelsson and Pål Börjesson

Development and performance measurement of micro-power pack using micro-gas turbine driven automotive alternators pp. 309-319

Kyuho Sim, Bonjin Koo, Chang Ho Kim and Tae Ho Kim

Generalized predictive control applied in waste heat recovery power plants pp. 320-326

Jianhua Zhang, Yeli Zhou, Ying Li, Guolian Hou and Fang Fang

Modeling of reciprocating internal combustion engines for power generation and heat recovery pp. 327-335

Kyung Tae Yun, Heejin Cho, Rogelio Luck and Pedro J. Mago

Dynamic modeling of a SI/HCCI free-piston engine generator with electric mechanical valves pp. 336-346

Chia-Jui Chiang, Jing-Long Yang, Shao-Ya Lan, Tsung-Wei Shei, Wen-Shu Chiang and Bo-Liang Chen

Energy efficient piston configuration for effective air motion – A CFD study pp. 347-354

Antony Raj Gnana Sagaya Raj, Jawali Maharudrappa Mallikarjuna and Venkitachalam Ganesan

Experiments and stochastic simulations of lignite coal during pyrolysis and gasification pp. 355-363

I.I. Ahmed and A.K. Gupta

Single and double U-tube ground heat exchangers in multiple-layer substrates pp. 364-373

Georgios A. Florides, Paul Christodoulides and Panayiotis Pouloupatis

Small scale electricity generation from a portable biomass cookstove: Prototype design and preliminary results pp. 374-385

O’Shaughnessy, S.M., M.J. Deasy, C.E. Kinsella, J.V. Doyle and A.J. Robinson

Evaluating shortfalls in mixed-integer programming approaches for the optimal design and dispatch of distributed generation systems pp. 386-398

Kristopher A. Pruitt, Robert J. Braun and Alexandra M. Newman

Enhancement of cellulose hydrolysis in sugarcane bagasse by the selective removal of lignin with sodium chlorite pp. 399-402

Germano Siqueira, Anikó Várnai, André Ferraz and Adriane M.F. Milagres

Sustainable agricultural residue removal for bioenergy: A spatially comprehensive US national assessment pp. 403-417

D.J. Muth, K.M. Bryden and R.G. Nelson

‘Derating Factor’ new concept for evaluating thermal performance of earth air tunnel heat exchanger: A transient CFD analysis pp. 418-426

Vikas Bansal, Rohit Misra, Ghanshyam Das Agarwal and Jyotirmay Mathur

Cultivation of Spirulina platensis for biomass production and nutrient removal from synthetic human urine pp. 427-431

Yuanyuan Chang, Zucheng Wu, Lei Bian, Daolun Feng and Dennis Y.C. Leung

Impact of climate change on Taiwanese power market determined using linear complementarity model pp. 432-439

Ching-Pin Tung, Tze-Chi Tseng, An-Lei Huang, Tzu-Ming Liu and Ming-Che Hu

GHG emission performance of various liquid transportation biofuels in Finland in accordance with the EU sustainability criteria pp. 440-448

Kati Koponen, Sampo Soimakallio, Eemeli Tsupari, Rabbe Thun and Riina Antikainen

Numerical study of heat transfer enhancement in the receiver tube of direct steam generation with parabolic trough by inserting metal foams pp. 449-460

P. Wang, D.Y. Liu and C. Xu

Techno-economic assessment of micro-algae as feedstock for renewable bio-energy production pp. 461-475

J.G.G. Jonker and A.P.C. Faaij

Quantitative analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in solid residues from supercritical water gasification of wet sewage sludge pp. 476-483

Z.R. Xu, W. Zhu, M. Li, H.W. Zhang and M. Gong

Potential energy savings made by using a specific control strategy when tumble drying small loads pp. 484-491

Lena Stawreberg and Lars Nilsson

Optimal operational adjustment in multi-functional energy systems in response to process inoperability pp. 492-500

Harresh Kasivisvanathan, Ivan Dale U. Barilea, Denny K.S. Ng and Raymond R. Tan

Viability and application of ethanol production coupled with solar cooling pp. 501-509

Marcus V. Americano da Costa, Manuel Pasamontes, Julio E. Normey-Rico, José L. Guzmán and Manuel Berenguel

Tidal stream energy site assessment via three-dimensional model and measurements pp. 510-519

Paul A. Work, Kevin A. Haas, Zafer Defne and Thomas Gay

Energy efficiency improvement and fuel savings in water heaters using baffles pp. 520-533

Mahmoud Moeini Sedeh and J.M. Khodadadi

Method for size optimisation of large wind–hydrogen systems with high penetration on power grids pp. 534-544

M. Beccali, S. Brunone, P. Finocchiaro and J.M. Galletto

Identification of the environmental impact from the use of different materials in domestic solar hot water systems pp. 545-555

G. Martinopoulos, G. Tsilingiridis and N. Kyriakis

The effect of a homogeneous combustion catalyst on exhaust emissions from a single cylinder diesel engine pp. 556-562

Yu Ma, Mingming Zhu and Dongke Zhang

Effects of blending hydrothermally treated municipal solid waste with coal on co-combustion characteristics in a lab-scale fluidized bed reactor pp. 563-570

Yuqi Jin, Liang Lu, Xiaojun Ma, Hongmei Liu, Yong Chi and Kunio Yoshikawa

Research on frost formation in air source heat pump at cold-moist conditions in central-south China pp. 571-581

Guangcai Gong, Jinchen Tang, Dongyan Lv and Hongjin Wang

Experimental investigation on the optimal performance of Zeolite–water adsorption chiller pp. 582-590

Aung Myat, Ng Kim Choon, Kyaw Thu and Young-Deuk Kim

Power requirements of ground source heat pumps in a residential area pp. 591-600

Audrius Bagdanavicius and Nick Jenkins

Predicting the diversity of internal temperatures from the English residential sector using panel methods pp. 601-621

Scott Kelly, Michelle Shipworth, David Shipworth, Michael Gentry, Andrew Wright, Michael Pollitt, Doug Crawford-Brown and Kevin Lomas

Energy and exergy analysis on gasoline engine based on mapping characteristics experiment pp. 622-630

Jianqin Fu, Jingping Liu, Renhua Feng, Yanping Yang, Linjun Wang and Yong Wang

Design and modelling of a new patented thermal solar collector with high building integration pp. 631-639

Fabrice Motte, Gilles Notton, Christian Cristofari and Jean-Louis Canaletti

Improved enzyme efficiency of rapeseed straw through the two-stage fractionation process using sodium hydroxide and sulfuric acid pp. 640-646

Chang Ho Choi, Byung Hwan Um, Young Soo Kim and Kyeong Keun Oh

Detailed physical properties prediction of pure methyl esters for biodiesel combustion modeling pp. 647-656

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

Life cycle assessment of a small-scale anaerobic digestion plant from cattle waste pp. 657-664

William G. Mezzullo, Marcelle C. McManus and Geoff P. Hammond

Borehole resistance and vertical temperature profiles in coaxial borehole heat exchangers pp. 665-675

Richard A. Beier, José Acuña, Palne Mogensen and Björn Palm

A regional model for sustainable biogas electricity production: A case study from a Finnish province pp. 676-686

Tuomas Huopana, Han Song, Mikko Kolehmainen and Harri Niska

Performance assessment of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell–Humid Air Turbine hybrid systems pp. 687-699

R. Chacartegui, M.J. Blanco, J.M. Muñoz de Escalona, D. Sánchez and T. Sánchez

Case study: The effects of a variable flow energy saving strategy on a deep-mine cooling system pp. 700-709

Gideon Edgar du Plessis, Leon Liebenberg and Edward Henry Mathews

Potential reduction of carbon emissions from Crude Palm Oil production based on energy and carbon balances pp. 710-717

Withida Patthanaissaranukool, Chongchin Polprasert and Andrew J. Englande

A process-based model for estimating the well-to-tank cost of gasoline and diesel in China pp. 718-725

Weiqi Li, Feng Fu, Linwei Ma, Pei Liu, Zheng Li and Yaping Dai

Energy efficiency for the multiport power converters architectures of series and parallel hybrid power source type used in plug-in/V2G fuel cell vehicles pp. 726-734

Nicu Bizon

Proposed combined-cycle power system based on oxygen-blown coal partial gasification pp. 735-745

Guoqiang Zhang, Yongping Yang, Hongguang Jin, Gang Xu and Kai Zhang

Method for customizing an organic Rankine cycle to a complex heat source for efficient energy conversion, demonstrated on a Fischer Tropsch plant pp. 746-754

Kevin J. DiGenova, Barbara B. Botros and J.G. Brisson

Identification of the influence of fouling on the heat recovery in a network of shell and tube heat exchangers pp. 755-764

Mariusz Markowski, Marian Trafczynski and Krzysztof Urbaniec

Comparative analysis of concentrating solar power and photovoltaic technologies: Technical and environmental evaluations pp. 765-784

U. Desideri, F. Zepparelli, V. Morettini and E. Garroni

Cost Analysis of straw-based power generation in Jiangsu Province, China pp. 785-793

Qin Zhang, Dequn Zhou, Peng Zhou and Hao Ding

Optimal power flow and PGU capacity of CCHP systems using a matrix modeling approach pp. 794-802

Mingxi Liu, Yang Shi and Fang Fang

Rating of roofs’ surfaces regarding their solar potential and suitability for PV systems, based on LiDAR data pp. 803-812

Niko Lukač, Danijel Žlaus, Sebastijan Seme, Borut Žalik and Gorazd Štumberger

Optimization of HVAC systems for distributed generation as a function of different types of heat sources and climatic conditions pp. 813-826

Dashamir Marini

Effects of moisture content, torrefaction temperature, and die temperature in pilot scale pelletizing of torrefied Norway spruce pp. 827-832

Sylvia H. Larsson, Magnus Rudolfsson, Martin Nordwaeger, Ingemar Olofsson and Robert Samuelsson

Pursuing the pre-combustion CCS route in oil refineries – The impact on fired heaters pp. 833-839

Torleif Weydahl, Jamal Jamaluddin, Morten Seljeskog and Rahul Anantharaman

Modeling and analysing storage systems in agricultural biomass supply chain for cellulosic ethanol production pp. 840-849

Mahmood Ebadian, Taraneh Sowlati, Shahab Sokhansanj, Lawrence Townley-Smith and Mark Stumborg

Metabolic phenotyping of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis 6803 engineered for production of alkanes and free fatty acids pp. 850-859

Ping Hu, Sharon Borglin, Nina A. Kamennaya, Liang Chen, Hanwool Park, Laura Mahoney, Aleksandra Kijac, George Shan, Krystle L. Chavarría, Chunmin Zhang, Nigel W.T. Quinn, David Wemmer, Hoi-Ying Holman and Christer Jansson

Pollutant emissions in a bubbling fluidized bed combustor working in oxy-fuel operating conditions: Effect of flue gas recirculation pp. 860-867

L.F. de Diego, M. de las Obras-Loscertales, A. Rufas, F. García-Labiano, P. Gayán, A. Abad and J. Adánez

Optical efficiency study of PV Crossed Compound Parabolic Concentrator pp. 868-876

Nazmi Sellami and Tapas K. Mallick

The cooling seasonal performance factor of a hybrid ground-source heat pump with parallel and serial configurations pp. 877-884

Honghee Park, Joo Seoung Lee, Wonuk Kim and Yongchan Kim

Experimental investigation of the lithium-ion battery impedance characteristic at various conditions and aging states and its influence on the application pp. 885-897

Wladislaw Waag, Stefan Käbitz and Dirk Uwe Sauer

Computational study of crevice soot entrainment in a diesel engine pp. 898-907

Shin Mei Tan, Hoon Kiat Ng and Suyin Gan

Viability analysis of solar parabolic dish stand-alone power plant for Indian conditions pp. 908-922

K.S. Reddy and G. Veershetty

Oxy-oil combustion characteristics of an existing furnace pp. 923-930

Chung-Cheng Chi and Ta-Hui Lin

Theoretical studies of a hybrid ejector CO2 compression cooling system for vehicles and preliminary experimental investigations of an ejector cycle pp. 931-942

Xiangjie Chen, Mark Worall, Siddig Omer, Yuehong Su and Saffa Riffat

Artificial bee swarm optimization algorithm for parameters identification of solar cell models pp. 943-949

Alireza Askarzadeh and Alireza Rezazadeh

Thermochemical biorefinery based on dimethyl ether as intermediate: Technoeconomic assessment pp. 950-961

P. Haro, P. Ollero, A.L. Villanueva Perales and A. Gómez-Barea

Asphalt solar collectors: A literature review pp. 962-970

Vanesa Bobes-Jesus, Pablo Pascual-Muñoz, Daniel Castro-Fresno and Jorge Rodriguez-Hernandez

Algal oil extraction from wet biomass of Botryococcus braunii by 1,2-dimethoxyethane pp. 971-974

Chun-Zhao Liu, Sen Zheng, Ling Xu, Feng Wang and Chen Guo

A comprehensive approach to design and improve a solar chimney power plant: A special case – Kerman project pp. 975-982

E. Gholamalizadeh and S.H. Mansouri

Reference buildings for cost optimal analysis: Method of definition and application pp. 983-993

Stefano Paolo Corgnati, Enrico Fabrizio, Marco Filippi and Valentina Monetti

European natural gas infrastructure: The impact of market developments on gas flows and physical market integration pp. 994-1003

Caroline Dieckhöner, Stefan Lochner and Dietmar Lindenberger

Congestion management in hybrid power markets using modified Benders decomposition pp. 1004-1012

Masoud Esmaili, Fatemeh Ebadi, Heidar Ali Shayanfar and Shahram Jadid

Optimisation of biomass waste to energy conversion systems for rural grid-connected applications pp. 1013-1021

R. Namuli, B. Jaumard, A. Awasthi and P. Pillay

Numerical study of methanol–steam reforming and methanol–air catalytic combustion in annulus reactors for hydrogen production pp. 1022-1034

Reiyu Chein, Yen-Cho Chen and J.N. Chung

Experimental energetic analysis of a vapor compression refrigeration system with dedicated mechanical sub-cooling pp. 1035-1041

Bilal A. Qureshi, Muhammad Inam, Mohamed A. Antar and Syed M. Zubair

Experimental investigation of the performance and emission characteristics of direct injection diesel engine by water emulsion diesel under varying engine load condition pp. 1042-1049

M. Ebna Alam Fahd, Yang Wenming, P.S. Lee, S.K. Chou and Christopher R. Yap

Carbon nanotube as an alternative cathode support and catalyst for microbial fuel cells pp. 1050-1056

Mostafa Ghasemi, Manal Ismail, Siti Kartom Kamarudin, Kasra Saeedfar, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Sedky H.A. Hassan, Lee Yook Heng, Javed Alam and Sang-Eun Oh

Modeling of a microfluidic electrochemical cell for CO2 utilization and fuel production pp. 1057-1062

Huizhi Wang, Dennis Y.C. Leung and Jin Xuan

Effect of masonry material and surface absorptivity on critical thermal mass in insulated building walls pp. 1063-1070

Sami A. Al-Sanea, M.F. Zedan and S.N. Al-Hussain

Reverse osmosis desalination driven by low temperature supercritical organic rankine cycle pp. 1071-1080

Chennan Li, Saeb Besarati, Yogi Goswami, Elias Stefanakos and Huijuan Chen

Performance limits of zero and single extraction humidification-dehumidification desalination systems pp. 1081-1090

Ronan K. McGovern, Gregory P. Thiel, G. Prakash Narayan, Syed M. Zubair and John H. Lienhard

Effect of hydraulic fracturing on long-term storage of CO2 in stimulated saline aquifers pp. 1091-1104

S. Raziperchikolaee, V. Alvarado and S. Yin

Enhancement of methane production from sunflower oil cakes by dilute acid pretreatment pp. 1105-1113

Florian Monlau, Eric Latrille, Aline Carvalho Da Costa, Jean-Philippe Steyer and Hélène Carrère

Performance of a low-head pico-hydro Turgo turbine pp. 1114-1126

S.J. Williamson, B.H. Stark and J.D. Booker

The correlation between mixed refrigerant composition and ambient conditions in the PRICO LNG process pp. 1127-1136

Xiongwen Xu, Jinping Liu, Chuanshuo Jiang and Le Cao

Multi-objective design of reverse osmosis plants integrated with solar Rankine cycles and thermal energy storage pp. 1137-1147

Ekaterina Antipova, Dieter Boer, Luisa F. Cabeza, Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez and Laureano Jiménez

Prediction of photovoltaic and solar water heater diffusion and evaluation of promotion policies on the basis of consumers’ choices pp. 1148-1159

Yohei Yamaguchi, Kenju Akai, Junyi Shen, Naoki Fujimura, Yoshiyuki Shimoda and Tatsuyoshi Saijo

A procedure to calculate the five-parameter model of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules on the basis of the tabular performance data pp. 1160-1177

Aldo Orioli and Alessandra Di Gangi

An evaluation of advanced combined cycles pp. 1178-1186

Ashok D. Rao and David J. Francuz

Rural public acceptance of renewable energy deployment: The case of Shandong in China pp. 1187-1196

Wenling Liu, Can Wang and Arthur P.J. Mol

Enhanced production of short-chain fatty acid by co-fermentation of waste activated sludge and kitchen waste under alkaline conditions and its application to microbial fuel cells pp. 1197-1204

Yinguang Chen, Jingyang Luo, Yuanyuan Yan and Leiyu Feng

An integrated optimization model for switchgrass-based bioethanol supply chain pp. 1205-1217

Jun Zhang, Atif Osmani, Iddrisu Awudu and Vinay Gonela

An experimental investigation on the integration of two-stage dehumidification and regenerative evaporative cooling pp. 1218-1228

D. La, Y.J. Dai, Y. Li, Z.Y. Tang, T.S. Ge and R.Z. Wang

Characterization of a solar photovoltaic/loop-heat-pipe heat pump water heating system pp. 1229-1245

Xingxing Zhang, Xudong Zhao, Jihuan Xu and Xiaotong Yu

Prediction of coal fouling using an alternative index under the gasification condition pp. 1246-1255

Hueon Namkung, Li-Hua Xu, Tae-Jin Kang, Dae Sung Kim, Hyok-Bo Kwon and Hyung-Taek Kim

Energy analysis and thermoeconomic assessment of the closed greenhouse – The largest commercial solar building pp. 1256-1266

Amir Vadiee and Viktoria Martin

Measuring the energy consumption of China’s domestic investment from 1992 to 2007 pp. 1267-1274

Feng Fu, Hongtao Liu, Karen R. Polenske and Zheng Li

Simulation of biodiesel combustion in a light-duty diesel engine using integrated compact biodiesel–diesel reaction mechanism pp. 1275-1287

Hoon Kiat Ng, Suyin Gan, Jo-Han Ng and Kar Mun Pang

Critical ash elements in biorefinery feedstock determined by X-ray spectroscopy pp. 1288-1294

M. Thyrel, R. Samuelsson, M. Finell and T.A. Lestander

Characterization of photovoltaic modules for low-power indoor application pp. 1295-1302

Adriano Sacco, Lidia Rolle, Luciano Scaltrito, Elena Tresso and Candido Fabrizio Pirri

Assessment of CCHP systems based on biomass combustion for small-scale applications through a review of the technology and analysis of energy efficiency parameters pp. 1303-1313

Daniel Maraver, Ana Sin, Javier Royo and Fernando Sebastián

Numerical investigation of the influence of vertical permeability heterogeneity in stratified formation and of injection/production well perforation placement on CO2 geological storage with enhanced CH4 recovery pp. 1314-1323

Feng Luo, Rui-Na Xu and Pei-Xue Jiang

Evaluation of the potential use of a combined micro-turbine organic Rankine cycle for different geographic locations pp. 1324-1333

Pedro J. Mago and Rogelio Luck

Potential for reducing paper mill energy use and carbon dioxide emissions through plant-wide energy audits: A case study in China pp. 1334-1342

Lingbo Kong, Lynn Price, Ali Hasanbeigi, Huanbin Liu and Jigeng Li

Operational planning of an independent microgrid containing tidal power generators, SOFCs, and photovoltaics pp. 1343-1357

Obara, Shin’ya, Masahito Kawai, Osamu Kawae and Yuta Morizane

Reducing energy consumption in low income public housing: Interviewing residents about energy behaviors pp. 1358-1370

Jared Langevin, Patrick L. Gurian and Jin Wen

Recent advances in liquid biofuel production from algal feedstocks pp. 1371-1381

Maurycy Daroch, Shu Geng and Guangyi Wang

Monitoring-based HVAC commissioning of an existing office building for energy efficiency pp. 1382-1390

Liping Wang, Steve Greenberg, John Fiegel, Alma Rubalcava, Shankar Earni, Xiufeng Pang, Rongxin Yin, Spencer Woodworth and Jorge Hernandez-Maldonado

The permeability of geopolymer at down-hole stress conditions: Application for carbon dioxide sequestration wells pp. 1391-1398

M.C.M. Nasvi, P.G. Ranjith and J. Sanjayan

A comprehensive review on solar cookers pp. 1399-1421

Erdem Cuce and Pinar Mert Cuce

Novel low melting point quaternary eutectic system for solar thermal energy storage pp. 1422-1429

Tao Wang, Divakar Mantha and Ramana G. Reddy

A novel Traversal-and-Pruning algorithm for household load scheduling pp. 1430-1438

Chengshan Wang, Yue Zhou, Jidong Wang and Peiyuan Peng

Advances in CO2 capture technology: A patent review pp. 1439-1447

Bingyun Li, Yuhua Duan, David Luebke and Bryan Morreale

Thermoelectric generators for efficiency improvement of power generation by motor generators – Environmental and economic perspectives pp. 1448-1457

Andreas Patyk

Analysis and modeling of effective temperature differences and electrical parameters of thermoelectric generators pp. 1458-1463

Shiho Kim

Affordability of energy cost increases for companies due to market-based climate policies: A survey in Taicang, China pp. 1464-1476

Xianbing Liu, Dongjie Niu, Cunkuan Bao, Sunhee Suk and Kinichi Sudo

Heat transfer analysis of short helical borehole heat exchangers pp. 1477-1491

Angelo Zarrella and Michele De Carli

Wind energy potential assessment considering the uncertainties due to limited data pp. 1492-1503

Sungmoon Jung, O. Arda Vanli and Soon-Duck Kwon

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