Renewable Energy

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Volume 115, issue C, 2018

Effect of leaching pretreatment on the gasification of wine and vine (residue) biomass pp. 1-5

Siim Link, Stelios Arvelakis, Aadu Paist, Truls Liliedahl and Christer Rosén

Numerical definitions of wind power output fluctuations for power system operations pp. 6-15

Takashi Ikegami, Chiyori T. Urabe, Tetsuo Saitou and Kazuhiko Ogimoto

Impact of altitude and power rating on power-to-weight and power-to-cost ratios of the high altitude wind power generating system pp. 16-27

Jeevan Adhikari, Rajesh Sapkota and S.K. Panda

Structuring financial incentives for residential solar electric systems pp. 28-40

Kevin van Blommestein, Tugrul U. Daim, Yonghee Cho and Paul Sklar

Investigation into parameter influence of upstream deflector on vertical axis wind turbines output power via three-dimensional CFD simulation pp. 41-53

Xin Jin, Yaming Wang, Wenbin Ju, Jiao He and Shuangyi Xie

An experiment of a hydropower conversion system based on vortex-induced vibrations in a confined channel pp. 54-63

Nicolas Dellinger, Pierre François, David Lefebure, Robert Mose and Pierre-Andre Garambois

An analytical study for low voltage ride through of the brushless doubly-fed induction generator during asymmetrical voltage dips pp. 64-75

Mahyar Gholizadeh, Ashknaz Oraee, Sajjad Tohidi, Hashem Oraee and Richard A. McMahon

Biogas production from co-digestion Salvinia molesta and rice straw and kinetics pp. 76-86

Iqbal Syaichurrozi

Thermo-ecological cost of electricity from renewable energy sources pp. 87-96

Wojciech Stanek, Lucyna Czarnowska, Wiesław Gazda and Tomasz Simla

Wind and tornado climatologies and wind resource modelling for a modern development situated in “Tornado Alley” pp. 97-112

Djordje Romanic, Dan Parvu, Maryam Refan and Horia Hangan

Numerical workflow for 3D shape optimization and synthesis of vertical-axis wind turbines for specified operating regimes pp. 113-127

Ivo Marinić-Kragić, Damir Vučina and Zoran Milas

Laboratory based Experimental Investigation of Photovoltaic (PV) Thermo-control with Water and its Proposed Real-time Implementation pp. 128-138

Ashish Saxena, Sandip Deshmukh, Somanath Nirali and Saurabh Wani

Methane recovery from anaerobic digestion of urea-pretreated wheat straw pp. 139-148

Yiqing Yao, Andre David Bergeron and Maryam Davaritouchaee

Blade-pitch system for tidal current turbines with reduced variation pitch control strategy based on tidal current velocity preview pp. 149-158

Ya-jing Gu, Yong-gang Lin, Quan-kun Xu, Hong-wei Liu and Wei Li

Modelling of the WITT wave energy converter pp. 159-174

S. Crowley, R. Porter, D.J. Taunton and P.A. Wilson

Effect of channel geometry on the performance of the Dethridge water wheel pp. 175-182

Shakun Paudel and Nicole Saenger

Design optimization for ventilation shafts of naturally-ventilated underground shelters for improvement of ventilation rate and thermal comfort pp. 183-198

A. Mukhtar, K.C. Ng and M.Z. Yusoff

Electrochemical hydrogen storage properties of NiAl2O4/NiO nanostructures using TiO2, SiO2 and graphene by auto-combustion method using green tea extract pp. 199-207

Tahereh Gholami, Masoud Salavati-Niasari, Ali Salehabadi, Mahnaz Amiri, Mehdi Shabani-Nooshabadi and Mehran Rezaie

Optimization of continuous esterification of oleic acid with ethanol over niobic acid pp. 208-216

Letícia L. Rade, Caroline O.T. Lemos, Marcos Antônio S. Barrozo, Rogério M. Ribas, Robson S. Monteiro and Carla E. Hori

The comparative analysis on thermal storage systems for solar power with direct steam generation pp. 217-225

Jiangfeng Guo, Xiulan Huai and Keyong Cheng

Application of a non-noble Fe-N-C catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in an alkaline direct ethanol fuel cell pp. 226-237

Luigi Osmieri, Ricardo Escudero-Cid, Alessandro H.A. Monteverde Videla, Pilar Ocón and Stefania Specchia

Optimal design of hybrid photovoltaic-hydroelectric standalone energy system for north and south of Iran pp. 238-251

Javad Mahmoudimehr and Masoume Shabani

Reduced frequency effects on combined oscillations, angle of attack and free stream oscillations, for a wind turbine blade element pp. 252-259

Kobra Gharali, Eshagh Gharaei, M. Soltani and Kaamran Raahemifar

Function testing and failure analysis of control system for molten salt receiver system pp. 260-268

Qiangqiang Zhang, Xin Li, Zhifeng Wang, Zhi Li and Hong Liu

Enhanced fluorescence polarization of fluorescent polycarbonate/zirconia nanocomposites for second generation luminescent solar concentrators pp. 269-275

S.M. El-Bashir

Cultivation of microalgae using anaerobically digested effluent from kitchen waste as a nutrient source for biodiesel production pp. 276-287

Lijie Zhang, Juan Cheng, Haiyan Pei, Jianqiang Pan, Liqun Jiang, Qingjie Hou and Fei Han

Adjustment of biomass product gas to raise H2/CO ratio and remove tar over sodium titanate catalysts pp. 288-298

Hongyou Yuan, Shubin Wu, Xiuli Yin, Yanqin Huang, Daliang Guo and Chuangzhi Wu

A novel hybrid cavity solar thermal collector pp. 299-307

M.A. Al-Nimr, I.A. Al-Darawsheh and L.A. AL-Khalayleh

Optimal wind power generation investment, considering voltage stability of power systems pp. 308-325

Saman Nikkhah and Abbas Rabiee

Decomposition based multi-objective evolutionary algorithm for windfarm layout optimization pp. 326-337

Partha P. Biswas, P.N. Suganthan and Gehan A.J. Amaratunga

Generation scheduling in non-interconnected islands with high RES penetration pp. 338-352

Georgios N. Psarros, Sotirios I. Nanou, Stefanos V. Papaefthymiou and Stavros A. Papathanassiou

Performance evaluation of a novel vertical axis wind turbine with coaxial contra-rotating concept pp. 353-361

Djamal Hissein Didane, Nurhayati Rosly, Mohd Fadhli Zulkafli and Syariful Syafiq Shamsudin

Current approach to manure management for small-scale Southeast Asian farmers - Using Vietnamese biogas and non-biogas farms as an example pp. 362-370

Hynek Roubík, Jana Mazancová, Le Dinh Phung and Jan Banout

Life cycle analysis of geothermal energy for power and transportation: A stochastic approach pp. 371-381

O. Hanbury and V.R. Vasquez

Wind energy plants repowering potential in Italy: technical-economic assessment pp. 382-390

Laura Serri, Ettore Lembo, Davide Airoldi, Camilla Gelli and Massimo Beccarello

An improved-accuracy method for fatigue load analysis of wind turbine gearbox based on SCADA pp. 391-399

Eduardo J. Alvarez and Adrijan P. Ribaric

Volume of fluid model to simulate the nanofluid flow and entropy generation in a single slope solar still pp. 400-410

Saman Rashidi, Shima Akar, Masoud Bovand and Rahmat Ellahi

A novel soft computing model (Gaussian process regression with K-fold cross validation) for daily and monthly solar radiation forecasting (Part: I) pp. 411-422

Abbas Rohani, Morteza Taki and Masoumeh Abdollahpour

Integrating desalination with concentrating solar thermal power: A Namibian case study pp. 423-432

J.E. Hoffmann and E.P. Dall

Numerical simulation of hysteresis characteristic in the hump region of a pump-turbine model pp. 433-447

Deyou Li, Hongjie Wang, Yonglin Qin, Xianzhu Wei and Daqing Qin

Statistical analysis of wind energy characteristics in Santiago island, Cape Verde pp. 448-461

Xiangyun Qing

Upgrading grass biomass during ensiling with contrasting fibrolytic enzyme additives for enhanced methane production pp. 462-473

Pearl Nolan, Evelyn M. Doyle, Jim Grant and Pádraig O'Kiely

Vinasse concentration and juice evaporation system integrated to the conventional ethanol production process from sugarcane – Heat integration and impacts in cogeneration system pp. 474-488

Edgar Fernando Cortes-Rodríguez, Nilton Asao Fukushima, Reynaldo Palacios-Bereche, Adriano V. Ensinas and Silvia A. Nebra

A smart combination of a solar assisted absorption chiller and a power productive gas expansion unit for cogeneration of power and cooling pp. 489-500

A. Arabkoohsar and G.B. Andresen

Thermoeconomic and environmental analysis of solar flat plate and evacuated tube collectors in cold climatic conditions pp. 501-508

Tahmineh Sokhansefat, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Kiana Rahmani, Ameneh Haji Heidari, Faezeh Aghakhani and Omid Mahian

Rural electrification and capacity expansion with an integrated modeling approach pp. 509-520

Elias Hartvigsson, Michael Stadler and Gonçalo Cardoso

Analysis of SCADA data for early fault detection, with application to the maintenance management of wind turbines pp. 521-532

P. Bangalore and M. Patriksson

A geometrical optimization method applied to a heaving point absorber wave energy converter pp. 533-546

Milad Shadman, Segen F. Estefen, Claudio A. Rodriguez and Izabel C.M. Nogueira

A sensitivity analysis to determine technical and economic feasibility of energy storage systems implementation: A flow battery case study pp. 547-557

M.A. Escalante Soberanis, T. Mithrush, A. Bassam and W. Mérida

Adaptive virtual inertia-based frequency regulation in wind power systems pp. 558-574

Chittaranjan Pradhan, Chandrashekhar Narayan Bhende and Anik Kumar Samanta

Short-term wind power forecasts by a synthetical similar time series data mining method pp. 575-584

Gaiping Sun, Chuanwen Jiang, Pan Cheng, Yangyang Liu, Xu Wang, Yang Fu and Yang He

Numerical study on heat transfer characteristics in branch tube type ground heat exchanger pp. 585-599

Hoon Ki Choi, Geun Jong Yoo, Jae Hun Pak and Chang Hee Lee

A comparative profitability study of geothermal electricity production in developed and developing countries: Exergoeconomic analysis and optimization of different ORC configurations pp. 600-619

Shahram Karimi and Sima Mansouri

Environmental assessment of an integrated adaptive system for the improvement of indoor visual comfort of existing buildings pp. 620-633

A. Michael, S. Gregoriou and S.A. Kalogirou

Comparison between free cells and immobilized cells of Candida shehatae in ethanol production from rice straw hydrolysate using repeated batch cultivation pp. 634-640

Prawphan Yuvadetkun, Alissara Reungsang and Mallika Boonmee

Transition metals supported on bone-derived hydroxyapatite as potential catalysts for the Water-Gas Shift reaction pp. 641-648

Unai Iriarte-Velasco, Jose L. Ayastuy, Zouhair Boukha, Raquel Bravo and Miguel Ángel Gutierrez-Ortiz

Experimental and numerical analysis of the collector roof height effect on the solar chimney performance pp. 649-662

Ahmed Ayadi, Abdallah Bouabidi, Zied Driss and Mohamed Salah Abid

Effect of cell size in metal foam inserted to the air channel of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell for high performance pp. 663-675

Dong Kyu Shin, Jin Hyuk Yoo, Dong Gyun Kang and Min Soo Kim

Effects of chromium on pyrolysis characteristic of water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) pp. 676-684

Hong-Jian Lin, Cheng-Xu Rong, Bang-Bang Jiu, Bao-Xia Li, Qinq-Jie Yu, Lin-Huo Gan and Zhong-Yi Zhang

Influence of soy-lecithin as bio-additive with straight vegetable oil on CI engine characteristics pp. 685-696

Pinkesh R. Shah, U.N. Gaitonde and Anuradda Ganesh

Comparison of thermal performance between tube and plate ground-air heat exchangers pp. 697-710

Mroslaw Zukowski and Justyna Topolanska

A reference open data vertical axis wind turbine, with individual pitch control, for code validation purposes pp. 711-720

Ilmas Bayati, Stefano Foletti, Davide Tarsitano and Marco Belloli

Variability and stochastic simulation of power from wave energy converter arrays pp. 721-733

Helen Bailey, Bryson Robertson and Bradley Buckham

Form-stable phase change material based on Na2CO3·10H2O-Na2HPO4·12H2O eutectic hydrated salt/expanded graphite oxide composite: The influence of chemical structures of expanded graphite oxide pp. 734-740

Yushi Liu and Yingzi Yang

Renewable energy development and green public policies complementarities: The case of developed and developing countries pp. 741-749

Alfonso Carfora, Rosaria Vega Pansini, A.A. Romano and G. Scandurra

Monthly profile analysis based on a two-axis solar tracker proposal for photovoltaic panels pp. 750-759

Fábio Moacir Hoffmann, Rolf Fredi Molz, João Victor Kothe, Elpidio Oscar Benitez Nara and Leonel Pablo Carvalho Tedesco

Wind energy harnessing of the NREL 5 MW reference wind turbine in icing conditions under different operational strategies pp. 760-772

Alessandro Zanon, Michele De Gennaro and Helmut Kühnelt

Experimental investigation of a novel LCPV/T system with micro-channel heat pipe array pp. 773-782

Haiping Chen, Heng Zhang, Mingjie Li, Haowen Liu and Jiguang Huang

On the multi-scale interactions between an offshore-wind-turbine wake and the ocean-sediment dynamics in an idealized framework – A numerical investigation pp. 783-796

T. Nagel, J. Chauchat, A. Wirth and C. Bonamy

A method for comparing wave energy converter conceptual designs based on potential power capture pp. 797-807

K. Bubbar, B. Buckham and P. Wild

An approach combining data mining and control charts-based model for fault detection in wind turbines pp. 808-816

Hsu-Hao Yang, Mei-Ling Huang, Chun-Mei Lai and Jhih-Rong Jin

Effects of contamination and erosion at the leading edge of blade tip airfoils on the annual energy production of wind turbines pp. 817-823

Woobeom Han, Jonghwa Kim and Bumsuk Kim

Investigation of heat transfer augmentation and friction factor in triangular duct solar air heater due to forward facing chamfered rectangular ribs: A CFD based analysis pp. 824-835

Rajneesh Kumar, Varun Goel and Anoop Kumar

A novel quadratic Boost converter with low current and voltage stress on power switch for fuel-cell system applications pp. 836-845

Faqiang Wang

Assessment of power generation from natural gas and biomass to enhance environmental sustainability of a polyol ether production process for rigid foam polyurethane synthesis pp. 846-858

Ali Ghannadzadeh

Development and experimental validation of a transient 2D numeric model for radiant walls pp. 859-870

Joaquim Romaní, Luisa F. Cabeza and Alvaro de Gracia

Cost-security analysis dedicated for the off-grid electricity system pp. 871-879

Shoki Kosai and Eiji Yamasue

Optimization of chemical flocculation of Scenedesmus obliquus grown on municipal wastewater for improved biodiesel recovery pp. 880-886

Abd El-Fatah Abomohra, Wenbiao Jin, Vikram Sagar and Gehan A. Ismail

Thermal performance of solar water heater using velocity enhancer pp. 887-895

K. Balaji, S. Iniyan and Ranko Goic

Investigation of the effect of operating pressure on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell: In the aspect of water distribution pp. 896-907

Donggun Ko, Seungwoo Doh, Hyun Sun Park and Moo Hwan Kim

Biomass quality control in power plants: Technical and economical implications pp. 908-916

Juan J. Hernández, Magín Lapuerta, Esperanza Monedero and Amparo Pazo

Effect of microwave pretreatment on semi-continuous anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge pp. 917-925

A. Gil, J.A. Siles, M.A. Martín, A.F. Chica, F.S. Estévez-Pastor and E. Toro-Baptista

On the time varying mitigation performance of reflective geoengineering technologies in cities pp. 926-930

V. Lontorfos, C. Efthymiou and M. Santamouris

Hydrogen production by Escherichia coli using brewery waste: Optimal pretreatment of waste and role of different hydrogenases pp. 931-936

Anna Poladyan, Karen Trchounian, Anait Vassilian and Armen Trchounian

Density functional theory investigation of gasification mechanism of a lignin dimer with β-5 linkage pp. 937-945

Hang Zhang, Shengxiang Deng and Xiaolin Cao

Experimental and analytical investigation on pipe sizes for a coaxial borehole heat exchanger pp. 946-953

David Gordon, Tirupati Bolisetti, David S-K. Ting and Stanley Reitsma

The experimental new hybrid solar dryer and hot water storage system of thin layer coffee bean dehumidification pp. 954-968

S. Deeto, S. Thepa, V. Monyakul and R. Songprakorp

Improving energy efficiency and developing an air-cooled grate for the downdraft rice husk furnace pp. 969-977

Nguyen Van Hung, Reianne Quilloy and Martin Gummert

Performance evaluation of fungal cellulases with dilute acid pretreated sugarcane bagasse: A robust bioprospecting strategy for biofuel enzymes pp. 978-988

Lavika Jain and Deepti Agrawal

Assessment of the potential use of demand response in DHW systems on isolated microgrids pp. 989-998

Diana Neves, André Pina and Carlos A. Silva

Multi-objective optimization design of bidirectional flow passage components using RSM and NSGA II: A case study of inlet/outlet diffusion segment in pumped storage power station pp. 999-1013

Xueping Gao, Ye Tian and Bowen Sun

Eigen-analysis of hydraulic-mechanical-electrical coupling mechanism for small signal stability of hydropower plant pp. 1014-1025

Weijia Yang, Per Norrlund, Chi Yung Chung, Jiandong Yang and Urban Lundin

Techno-economic assessment of biomass power plant fed with rice straw: Sensitivity and parametric analysis of the performance and the LCOE pp. 1026-1034

Suzan Abdelhady, Domenico Borello and Ahmed Shaban

Effective harvesting of UV induced production of excitons from Fe3O4 with proficient rGO-PTh acting as BI-functional redox photocatalyst pp. 1035-1042

Rajendran Kalyani and Karuppasamy Gurunathan

Thermodynamic analysis of a high temperature hybrid compressed air energy storage (HTH-CAES) system pp. 1043-1054

Sammy Houssainy, Mohammad Janbozorgi, Peggy Ip and Pirouz Kavehpour

Wave resource characterization through in-situ measurement followed by artificial neural networks' modeling pp. 1055-1066

Antonio Santos Sánchez, Diego Arruda Rodrigues, Raony Maia Fontes, Márcio Fernandes Martins, Ricardo de Araújo Kalid and Ednildo Andrade Torres

Strategic gaming of wind power producers joined with thermal units in electricity markets pp. 1067-1074

Mohsen Banaei, Majid Oloomi-Buygi and Seyed-Mahdi Zabetian-Hosseini

Numerical analysis of non-axisymmetric flow characteristic for a pump-turbine impeller at pump off-design condition pp. 1075-1085

Zhao Xiaoran, Xiao Yexiang, Wang Zhengwei, Luo Hongying, Ahn Soo-Hwang, Yao Yangyang and Fan Honggang

Public spending on renewable energy in Italian regions pp. 1086-1098

Marta Meleddu and Manuela Pulina

Analysis on Al2O3/water nanofluid flow in a channel by inserting corrugated/perforated fins for solar heating heat exchangers pp. 1099-1108

M. Khoshvaght-Aliabadi, M. Tatari and M. Salami

Study of catalytic hydrodeoxygenation performance of Ni catalysts: Effects of prepared method pp. 1109-1117

Shuang Chen, Caixia Miao, Yan Luo, Guilin Zhou, Kun Xiong, Zhaojie Jiao and Xianming Zhang

Micrositing of roof mounting wind turbine in urban environment: CFD simulations and lidar measurements pp. 1118-1133

Qiang Wang, Jianwen Wang, Yali Hou, Renyu Yuan, Kun Luo and Jianren Fan

Sizing and rough optimization of a hybrid renewable-based farm in a stand-alone marine context pp. 1134-1143

Tony El Tawil, Jean Frédéric Charpentier and Mohamed Benbouzid

Productivity and fuel quality parameters of lipids obtained from 12 species of microalgae from the northeastern region of Brazil pp. 1144-1152

Clediana Dantas Calixto, Jordana Kaline da Silva Santana, Viviane Pereira Tibúrcio, Liliana de Fátima Bezerra Lira de Pontes, Cristiane Francisca da Costa Sassi, Marta Maria da Conceição and Roberto Sassi

Comparative analysis of Weibull parameters for wind data measured from met-mast and remote sensing techniques pp. 1153-1165

Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, Siraj Ahmed and Vilas Warudkar

Modelling of wind turbine wake using large eddy simulation pp. 1166-1176

Nima Sedaghatizadeh, Maziar Arjomandi, Richard Kelso, Benjamin Cazzolato and Mergen H. Ghayesh

Bioelectrochemical enhancement of the anaerobic digestion of thermal-alkaline pretreated sludge in microbial electrolysis cells pp. 1177-1183

Benyi Xiao, Xia Chen, Yunping Han, Junxin Liu and Xuesong Guo

Through the valley: The impact of PV penetration levels on price volatility and resulting revenues for storage plants pp. 1184-1195

Michael Hartner and Andreas Permoser

Evolution of flow characteristics through finite-sized wind farms and influence of turbine arrangement pp. 1196-1208

V. Sharma, G. Cortina, F. Margairaz, M.B. Parlange and M. Calaf

Exergy based parametric analysis of a cooling and power co-generation system for the life support system of extravehicular spacesuits pp. 1209-1219

Shengnan Wang, Yunhua Li, Yun-Ze Li, Xing Peng and Yufeng Mao

Affordable solar thermal water heating solution for rural Dominican Republic pp. 1220-1230

Lauren A. Hoffman and Truc T. Ngo

Assessment of different configurations of solar energy driven organic flash cycles (OFCs) via exergy and exergoeconomic methodologies pp. 1231-1248

Arash Nemati, Hossein Nami and Mortaza Yari

Analysis on the cooling and soaking-up performance of wet porous wall for building pp. 1249-1259

Wei Chen, Shuqiong Zhang and Yunsong Zhang

Estimation of wind speed probability density function using a mixture of two truncated normal distributions pp. 1260-1280

Domenico Mazzeo, Giuseppe Oliveti and Ester Labonia

The potential of marine energy technologies in the UK – Evaluation from a systems perspective pp. 1281-1293

Marianne Zeyringer, Birgit Fais, Ilkka Keppo and James Price

Influences of dual bio-fuel (Jatropha biodiesel and turpentine oil) on single cylinder variable compression ratio diesel engine pp. 1294-1302

Pankaj Dubey and Rajesh Gupta

Assessing energy benefits of operating anaerobic digesters at low temperature with solids pre-ozonation pp. 1303-1311

Zeinab Bakhshi, Shameem Jauffur and Dominic Frigon

Passive thermal energy storage, part 1: Design concepts and metrics pp. 1319-1327

Diane Bastien and Andreas K. Athienitis