Renewable Energy

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Volume 118, issue C, 2018

Experimental investigation of vertical-axis wind-turbine wakes in boundary layer flow pp. 1-13

Vincent F-C. Rolin and Fernando Porté-Agel

Efficient bioethanol production from sodium hydroxide pretreated corn stover and rice straw in the context of on-site cellulase production pp. 14-24

Chen Zhao, Zongsheng Zou, Jisheng Li, Honglei Jia, Johannes Liesche, Shaolin Chen and Hao Fang

Scale-up of a downdraft gasifier system for commercial scale mobile power generation pp. 25-33

Prakashbhai R. Bhoi, Raymond L. Huhnke, Ajay Kumar, Sunil Thapa and Natarianto Indrawan

Correlation between hydrolysis rate constant and chemical composition of energy crops pp. 34-42

Vasilis Dandikas, Hauke Heuwinkel, Fabian Lichti, Thomas Eckl, Jörg E. Drewes and Konrad Koch

Characteristics of briquettes developed from rice and coffee husks for domestic cooking applications in Uganda pp. 43-55

Michael Lubwama and Vianney Andrew Yiga

Nonlinear hydrodynamic effects on a generic spherical wave energy converter pp. 56-70

Aidan Bharath, Jean-Roch Nader, Irene Penesis and Gregor Macfarlane

Development of a novel fractal-like kinetic model for elucidating the effect of particle size on the mechanism of hydrolysis and biogas yield from ligno-cellulosic biomass pp. 71-83

O.L.Y. Momoh and S. Ouki

Technical and economic evaluation of thin-film CdTe building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) replacing façade and rooftop materials in office buildings in a warm and sunny climate pp. 84-98

M.J. Sorgato, K. Schneider and R. Rüther

A comprehensive fatigue load set reduction study for offshore wind turbines with jacket substructures pp. 99-112

Jan Häfele, Clemens Hübler, Cristian Guillermo Gebhardt and Raimund Rolfes

Coupled effect of torrefaction and blending on chemical and energy properties for combustion of major open burned agriculture residues in Thailand pp. 113-121

Wanida Kajina, Patrick Rousset, Wei-Hsin Chen, Thitima Sornpitak and Jean Michel Commandré

Experimental and numerical investigations on the effect of Al2O3/TiO2H2O nanofluids on thermal efficiency of the flat plate solar collector pp. 122-130

Ehsan Farajzadeh, Saeid Movahed and Reza Hosseini

Observed surface radiation and temperature impacts from the large-scale deployment of photovoltaics in the barren area of Gonghe, China pp. 131-137

Rui Chang, Yanbo Shen, Yong Luo, Bo Wang, Zhenbin Yang and Peng Guo

Outdoor detection and visualization of hailstorm damages of photovoltaic plants pp. 138-145

Wolfgang Muehleisen, Gabriele C. Eder, Yuliya Voronko, Markus Spielberger, Horst Sonnleitner, Karl Knoebl, Rita Ebner, Gusztav Ujvari and Christina Hirschl

Shape-selective fabrication of Cu nanostructures: Contrastive study of catalytic ability for hydrolytically releasing H2 from ammonia borane pp. 146-151

Jun Zhang, Yang Wang, Yiming Zhu, Gang Mi, Xigang Du and Yana Dong

Computational and experimental studies of high depth algal raceway pond photo-bioreactor pp. 152-159

S.S. Sawant, H.P. Khadamkar, C.S. Mathpati, Reena Pandit and A.M. Lali

Lactic acid production from glycerol in alkaline medium using Pt-based catalysts in continuous flow reaction system pp. 160-171

Arthur M. Bruno, Carlos Alberto Chagas, Mariana M.V.M. Souza and Robinson L. Manfro

Detection of natural crack in wind turbine gearbox pp. 172-179

Suliman Shanbr, Faris Elasha, Mohamed Elforjani and Joao Teixeira

Short term wind power forecasting using hybrid variational mode decomposition and multi-kernel regularized pseudo inverse neural network pp. 180-212

Jyotirmayee Naik, Sujit Dash, P.K. Dash and Ranjeeta Bisoi

Multi-step-ahead wind speed forecasting based on optimal feature selection and a modified bat algorithm with the cognition strategy pp. 213-229

Tong Niu, Jianzhou Wang, Kequan Zhang and Pei Du

Investigation of shallow geothermal potentials for different types of ground source heat pump systems (GSHP) of Wuhan city in China pp. 230-244

Jin Luo, Zequan Luo, Jihai Xie, Dongsheng Xia, Wei Huang, Haibin Shao, Wei Xiang and Joachim Rohn

Constraints to the uptake of solar home systems in Ho Chi Minh City and some proposals for improvement pp. 245-256

Bob Baulch, Thuy Duong Do and Thai-Ha Le

Practical considerations for a simple ethanol concentration from a fermentation broth via a single adsorptive process using molecular-sieving carbon pp. 257-264

Dong-June Seo, Azusa Takenaka, Hirotaka Fujita, Kazuhiro Mochidzuki and Akiyoshi Sakoda

Performance assessment of a photonic radiative cooling system for office buildings pp. 265-277

Weimin Wang, Nick Fernandez, Srinivas Katipamula and Kyle Alvine

Multi criteria decision analysis for offshore wind energy potential in Egypt pp. 278-289

Mostafa Mahdy and AbuBakr S. Bahaj

Drag power kite with very high lift coefficient pp. 290-305

Florian Bauer, Ralph M. Kennel, Christoph M. Hackl, Filippo Campagnolo, Michael Patt and Roland Schmehl

PV based EV charging at universities using supplied historical PV output ramp pp. 306-327

Md Shariful Islam and N. Mithulananthan

Optimum penetration of regional utility-scale renewable energy systems pp. 328-334

J.H. Jo, M.R. Aldeman and D.G. Loomis

Anaerobic co-digestion of animal manures with corn stover or apple pulp for enhanced biogas production pp. 335-342

Kun Li, Ronghou Liu, Shaofeng Cui, Qiong Yu and Ruijie Ma

Development of robust meteorological year weather data pp. 343-350

Sleiman Farah, Wasim Saman and John Boland

Evaluation of biogas potential from livestock manures and rural wastes using GIS in Iran pp. 351-356

Samira Zareei

Short-term photovoltaic solar power forecasting using a hybrid Wavelet-PSO-SVM model based on SCADA and Meteorological information pp. 357-367

Abinet Tesfaye Eseye, Jianhua Zhang and Dehua Zheng

Optimization of biogas productivity in lab-scale by response surface methodology pp. 368-375

Mahmood Safari, Reza Abdi, Mehrdad Adl and Jalal Kafashan

Representing non-linear wave energy converters in coastal wave models pp. 376-385

Ewelina Luczko, Bryson Robertson, Helen Bailey, Clayton Hiles and Bradley Buckham

Thermal conductivity determination of ground by new modified two dimensional analytical models: Study cases pp. 393-401

Babak Dehghan B

Proposal for an initial development strategy for the Borinquen geothermal zone (Cañas Dulces, Costa Rica) pp. 409-424

Fernando Molina and Joan Martí

Simulation of transcontinental wind and solar PV generation time series pp. 425-436

Edgar Nuño, Petr Maule, Andrea Hahmann, Nicolaos Cutululis, Poul Sørensen and Ioanna Karagali

The nexus between greenhouse gas emission, electricity production, renewable energy and agriculture in Pakistan pp. 437-451

Muhammad Tariq Iqbal Khan, Qamar Ali and Muhammad Ashfaq

Metaheuristic optimization based fault diagnosis strategy for solar photovoltaic systems under non-uniform irradiance pp. 452-467

Saborni Das, Abhik Hazra and Mousumi Basu

Analysis of Artemisia dubia Wall. growth, preparation for biofuel and thermal conversion properties pp. 468-476

Živilė Černiauskienė, Algirdas Jonas Raila, Egidijus Zvicevičius, Žydrė Kadžiulienė and Vita Tilvikienė

Modeling of hybrid energy system for futuristic energy demand of an Indian rural area and their optimal and sensitivity analysis pp. 477-488

Aditya Kumar Nag and Shibayan Sarkar

Control concepts of a radiant wall working as thermal energy storage for peak load shifting of a heat pump coupled to a PV array pp. 489-501

Joaquim Romaní, Martin Belusko, Alemu Alemu, Luisa F. Cabeza, Alvaro de Gracia and Frank Bruno

CFD simulation of cross-ventilation in buildings using rooftop wind-catchers: Impact of outlet openings pp. 502-520

H. Montazeri and F. Montazeri

Selective extraction of neutral lipid from wet algae paste and subsequently hydroconversion into renewable jet fuel pp. 521-526

Chao Ju, Feng Wang, Yong Huang and Yunming Fang

Progress in enhancement of CO2 absorption by nanofluids: A mini review of mechanisms and current status pp. 527-535

Zhien Zhang, Jianchao Cai, Feng Chen, Hao Li, Wenxiang Zhang and Wenjie Qi

Steps optimization and productivity enhancement in a nanofluid cascade solar still pp. 536-545

Saman Rashidi, Masoud Bovand, Nader Rahbar and Javad Abolfazli Esfahani

Determining thermal rock properties of soils in Canterbury, New Zealand: Comparisons between long-term in-situ temperature profiles and divided bar measurements pp. 546-554

Anya Seward and Angela Prieto

Dynamic subsidy model of photovoltaic distributed generation in China pp. 555-564

Yongxiu He, Yuexia Pang, Xinmin Li and Minhui Zhang

Cyclic thermal performance analysis of a traditional Single-Layered and of a novel Multi-Layered Packed-Bed molten salt Thermocline Tank pp. 565-578

Meng-Jie Li, Yu Qiu and Ming-Jia Li

A new approach to estimating temperature fields around a group of vertical ground heat exchangers in two-dimensional analyses pp. 579-590

Eleonora Sailer, David M.G. Taborda and Lidija Zdravković

Assessing the energy benefit of using a wind turbine micro-siting model pp. 591-601

Leandro Parada, Carlos Herrera, Paulo Flores and Victor Parada

A techno-economic assessment for replacement of conventional fossil fuel based technologies in animal farms with biogas fueled CHP units pp. 602-614

Fatemeh Teymoori Hamzehkolaei and Nima Amjady

A novel process economics risk model applied to biodiesel production system pp. 615-626

Zaman Sajid, Faisal Khan and Yan Zhang

Co-located offshore wind and tidal stream turbines: Assessment of energy yield and loading pp. 627-643

D. Lande-Sudall, T. Stallard and P. Stansby

Hydrothermal liquefaction of biomass produced from domestic sewage treatment in high-rate ponds pp. 644-653

Eduardo Aguiar Couto, Filomena Pinto, Francisco Varela, Alberto Reis, Paula Costa and Maria Lúcia Calijuri

Experimental and theoretical performance investigation of asymmetric photovoltaic/thermal hybrid solar collectors connected in series pp. 654-672

I.P. Koronaki and M.T. Nitsas

Methanol synthesis from biogas: A thermodynamic analysis pp. 673-684

A. Vita, C. Italiano, D. Previtali, C. Fabiano, A. Palella, F. Freni, G. Bozzano, L. Pino and F. Manenti

Design of a solar energy centre for providing lighting and income-generating activities for off-grid rural communities in Kenya pp. 685-694

O.M. Roche and R.E. Blanchard

Power-on-paper: Origami-inspired fabrication of 3-D microbial fuel cells pp. 695-700

M. Mohammadifar, J. Zhang, I. Yazgan, O. Sadik and S. Choi

A mild extraction and separation procedure of polysaccharide, lipid, chlorophyll and protein from Chlorella spp pp. 701-708

Wenhuan Zhao, Meirong Duan, Xu Zhang and Tianwei Tan

Optimum inverter sizing of grid-connected photovoltaic systems based on energetic and economic considerations pp. 709-717

H.X. Wang, M.A. Muñoz-García, G.P. Moreda and M.C. Alonso-García

Performance analysis of multi-salt sorbents without sorption hysteresis for low-grade heat recovery pp. 718-726

J. Gao, L.W. Wang, G.L. An, J.Y. Liu and S.Z. Xu

Geometric evaluation of the main operational principle of an overtopping wave energy converter by means of Constructal Design pp. 727-741

J.C. Martins, M.M. Goulart, M. das N. Gomes, J.A. Souza, L.A.O. Rocha, L.A. Isoldi and E.D. dos Santos

Experimental performance analysis of low concentration ratio solar parabolic trough collectors with nanofluids in winter conditions pp. 742-751

Mirza Abdullah Rehan, Muzaffar Ali, Nadeem Ahmed Sheikh, M. Shahid Khalil, Ghulam Qadar Chaudhary, Tanzeel ur Rashid and M. Shehryar

The influence of animal fat type and purification conditions on biodiesel quality pp. 752-760

Aleksandra Sander, Mihael Antonije Košćak, Dominik Kosir, Nikola Milosavljević, Jelena Parlov Vuković and Lana Magić

A review of numerical studies on solar collectors integrated with latent heat storage systems employing fins or nanoparticles pp. 761-778

Shahab Bazri, Irfan Anjum Badruddin, Mohammad Sajad Naghavi and Mehdi Bahiraei

Predictions of UAE's renewable energy mix in 2030 pp. 779-789

Zafar Said, Abdulla A Alshehhi and Aamir Mehmood

Water management and electricity output of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System (HRES) in Fournoi Island in Aegean Sea pp. 790-798

M. Bertsiou, E. Feloni, D. Karpouzos and E. Baltas

Thermal modeling and drying kinetics of bitter gourd flakes drying in modified greenhouse dryer pp. 799-813

Prashant Singh Chauhan, Anil Kumar, Chayut Nuntadusit and Jan Banout

Numerical investigation of wave energy resources and hotspots in the surrounding waters of Taiwan pp. 814-824

Wen-Ray Su, Hongey Chen, Wei-Bo Chen, Chih-Hsin Chang, Lee-Yaw Lin, Jiun-Huei Jang and Yi-Chiang Yu

On the impact of innovative materials on outdoor thermal comfort of pedestrians in historical urban canyons pp. 825-839

Federica Rosso, Iacopo Golasi, Veronica Lucia Castaldo, Cristina Piselli, Anna Laura Pisello, Ferdinando Salata, Marco Ferrero, Franco Cotana and Andrea de Lieto Vollaro

Biogas from slaughterhouse wastewater anaerobic digestion is driven by the archaeal family Methanobacteriaceae and bacterial families Porphyromonadaceae and Tissierellaceae pp. 840-846

Camille E. Granada, Camila Hasan, Munique Marder, Odorico Konrad, Luciano K. Vargas, Luciane M.P. Passaglia, Adriana Giongo, Rafael R. de Oliveira, Leandro de M. Pereira, Fernanda de Jesus Trindade and Raul A. Sperotto

Computational fluid dynamics modeling for the design of Archimedes Screw Generator pp. 847-857

Guilhem Dellinger, Pierre-André Garambois, Nicolas Dellinger, Matthieu Dufresne, Abdelali Terfous, Jose Vazquez and Abdellah Ghenaim

Effects of fusel oil water content reduction on fuel properties, performance and emissions of SI engine fueled with gasoline -fusel oil blends pp. 858-869

Omar I. Awad, Rizalman Mamat, Thamir K. Ibrahim, Maurice Kettner, K. Kadirgama, A.M. Leman and A.I.M. Saiful

Sustainability assessment of synfuels from biomass or coal: An insight on the economic and ecological burdens pp. 870-878

Shiying Yang, Yucheng Yang, Ranjith Kumar Kankala and Baoxia Li

Development of a hydraulic stimulation simulator toolbox for enhanced geothermal system design pp. 879-895

Sehyeok Park, Kwang-Il Kim, Saeha Kwon, Hwajung Yoo, Linmao Xie, Ki-Bok Min and Kwang Yeom Kim

The interaction effect of hydraulic transient conditions of two parallel pump-turbine units in a pumped-storage power plant with considering “S-shaped” instability region: Numerical simulation pp. 896-908

Ali Rezghi and Alireza Riasi

A multi-period unit commitment problem under a new hybrid uncertainty set for a renewable energy source pp. 909-917

Michal Melamed, Aharon Ben-Tal and Boaz Golany

Effects of total head and solar radiation on the performance of solar water pumping system pp. 919-927

Arunendra K. Tiwari and Vilas R. Kalamkar

Energy management supporting high penetration of solar photovoltaic generation for smart grid using solar forecasts and pumped hydro storage system pp. 928-946

Priyanka Chaudhary and M. Rizwan

Colloidal plasmonic structures for harvesting solar radiation pp. 947-954

Diego Rativa and Luis A. Gómez-Malagón

Analytical study on a submerged tubular wave energy converter pp. 955-964

Qicheng Meng and Chongwei Zhang

A conceptual model of the hydrodynamics of an oscillating wave surge converter pp. 965-972

Alan Henry, Matt Folley and Trevor Whittaker

Transient characteristics during the closure of guide vanes in a pump-turbine in pump mode pp. 973-983

Deyou Li, Hongjie Wang, Zhenggui Li, Torbjørn Kristian Nielsen, Rahul Goyal, Xianzhu Wei and Daqing Qin

Hybrid two-stage culture of Halamphora coffeaeformis for biodiesel production: Growth phases, nutritional stages and biorefinery approach pp. 984-992

Lucas A. Martín, Cecilia A. Popovich, Ana M. Martínez, Paola G. Scodelaro Bilbao, María C. Damiani and Patricia I. Leonardi

Conversion of sunflower stalk based cellulose to the valuable products using choline chloride based deep eutectic solvents pp. 993-1000

Murat Sert, Alparslan Arslanoğlu and Levent Ballice

Modeling of complete fault ride-through processes for DFIG-Based wind turbines pp. 1001-1014

Weixing Li, Pupu Chao, Xiaodong Liang, Yong Sun, Jinling Qi and Xuefei Chang

An effect assessment and prediction method of ultrasonic de-icing for composite wind turbine blades pp. 1015-1023

Yibing Wang, Yuanming Xu and Yuyong Lei

Wind speed analysis using the Extended Generalized Lindley Distribution pp. 1024-1030

Yeliz Mert Kantar, Ilhan Usta, Ibrahim Arik and Ismail Yenilmez

Power quality improvement using STS and DVR in wind energy system pp. 1031-1040

Sener Agalar and Yusuf Alper Kaplan

A design methodology for selecting ratios for a variable ratio gearbox used in a wind turbine with active blades pp. 1041-1051

Hamid Khakpour Nejadkhaki, Swanil Chaudhari and John F. Hall

Wind power variations during storms and their impact on balancing generators and carbon emissions in the Australian National Electricity Market pp. 1052-1063

Selina Lyons, Jonathan Whale and Justin Wood