Renewable Energy

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Volume 82, issue C, 2015

Reconfiguration solution for shaded PV panels using switching control pp. 4-13

Abdulkader Tabanjat, Mohamed Becherif and Daniel Hissel

Thermal management of solar photovoltaics modules for enhanced power generation pp. 14-20

Stuart J. McColl, Peter Rodgers and Valerie Eveloy

Synthesis and optical properties of electrodeposited crystalline Cu2O in the Vis–NIR range for solar selective absorbers pp. 21-25

Abdul Hai Alami, Anis Allagui and Hussain Alawadhi

The parameter identification of the Nexa 1.2 kW PEMFC's model using particle swarm optimization pp. 26-34

Reem Salim, Mahmoud Nabag, Hassan Noura and Abbas Fardoun

A high voltage ratio and low stress DC–DC converter with reduced input current ripple for fuel cell source pp. 35-43

Mustafa A. Al-Saffar and Esam H. Ismail

High voltage step-up integrated double Boost–Sepic DC–DC converter for fuel-cell and photovoltaic applications pp. 44-53

Ahmad J. Sabzali, Esam H. Ismail and Hussain M. Behbehani

Hydrogen supplement co-combustion with diesel in compression ignition engine pp. 54-60

Mohammad O. Hamdan, Mohamed Y.E. Selim, Salah-A.B. Al-Omari and Emad Elnajjar

Growth of microalgae using CO2 enriched air for biodiesel production in supercritical CO2 pp. 61-70

Hanifa Taher, Sulaiman Al-Zuhair, Ali Al-Marzouqi, Yousef Haik and Mohammed Farid

Feasibility of algal systems for sustainable wastewater treatment pp. 71-76

Thinesh Selvaratnam, Ambica Pegallapati, Felly Montelya, Gabriela Rodriguez, Nagamany Nirmalakhandan, Peter J. Lammers and Wayne van Voorhies

Modeling of the entrained flow gasification: Kinetics-based ASPEN Plus model pp. 77-84

Idowu Adeyemi and Isam Janajreh

Design considerations and performance evaluation of outdoor PV battery chargers pp. 85-91

Ala A. Hussein and Abbas A. Fardoun

Coordinated charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in smart hybrid AC/DC distribution systems pp. 92-99

M.F. Shaaban, A.A. Eajal and E.F. El-Saadany

Potential of energy and water efficiency improvement in Abu Dhabi's building sector – Analysis of Estidama pearl rating system pp. 100-107

Sameer Assaf and Mutasim Nour

Economic droop parameter selection for autonomous microgrids including wind turbines pp. 108-113

Morad M.A. Abdelaziz and E.F. El-Saadany

Robust and low computational cost controller for improving captured power in heaving wave energy converters pp. 114-124

A. Wahyudie, M.A. Jama, O. Saeed, H. Noura, A. Assi and K. Harib

Enhancing the performance of Mg–Al brine water batteries using conductive polymer-PEDOT:PSS pp. 125-130

T. Abdulrehman, Z.A. Yousif, S. Al-Ameri, I. Abdulkareem, A.M. Abdulla and Y. Haik

Volume 81, issue C, 2015

Analyzing major challenges of wind and solar variability in power systems pp. 1-10

Falko Ueckerdt, Robert Brecha and Gunnar Luderer

Optimization of electricity generation of a tidal power plant with reservoir constraints pp. 11-20

Pedro B. Leite Neto, Osvaldo R. Saavedra and Luiz A. Souza Ribeiro

Spatiotemporal variability of ground thermal properties in glacial sediments and implications for horizontal ground heat exchanger design pp. 21-30

Shawn Naylor, Kevin M. Ellett and Andrew R. Gustin

A novel hydraulic-mechanical hybrid transmission in tidal current turbines pp. 31-42

Hongwei Liu, Yonggang Lin, Maoshun Shi, Wei Li, Haigang Gu, Quankun Xu and Le Tu

Numerical analysis on original emissions for a spark ignition methanol engine based on detailed chemical kinetics pp. 43-51

Xudong Zhen and Yang Wang

Some improvements of wind speed Markov chain modeling pp. 52-56

Jie Tang, Alexandre Brouste and Kwok Leung Tsui

The effect of drum design on chipper performance pp. 57-61

Raffaele Spinelli, Eugenio Cavallo, Lars Eliasson, Alessio Facello and Natascia Magagnotti

Osmotic power potential in remote regions of Quebec pp. 62-70

Jonathan Maisonneuve, Pragasen Pillay and Claude B. Laflamme

Scaled-up experimental biogas production from two agro-food waste mixtures having high inhibitory compound concentrations pp. 71-77

Federico Battista, Debora Fino, Flora Erriquens, Giuseppe Mancini and Bernardo Ruggeri

Reliable and efficient approach for mitigating the shading effect on photovoltaic module based on Modified Artificial Bee Colony algorithm pp. 78-88

Ahmed Fathy

UK smart grid development: An expert assessment of the benefits, pitfalls and functions pp. 89-102

Dimitrios Xenias, Colin J. Axon, Lorraine Whitmarsh, Peter M. Connor, Nazmiye Balta-Ozkan and Alexa Spence

Thermal treatment of waste photovoltaic module for recovery and recycling: Experimental assessment of the presence of metals in the gas emissions and in the ashes pp. 103-112

Marco Tammaro, Juri Rimauro, Valeria Fiandra and Antonio Salluzzo

Combustion and emissions study on motorcycle engine fueled with butanol-gasoline blend pp. 113-122

Renhua Feng, Jianqin Fu, Jing Yang, Yi Wang, Yangtao Li, Banglin Deng, Jingping Liu and Daming Zhang

Demand side management of household appliances in stand-alone hybrid photovoltaic system pp. 123-135

Randa Kallel, Ghada Boukettaya and Lotfi Krichen

Energy performance evaluation of a marketable net-zero-energy house: Solark I at Solar Decathlon China 2013 pp. 136-149

Changhai Peng, Lu Huang, Jianxun Liu and Ying Huang

Computational analysis and performance optimization of a solar thermoelectric generator pp. 150-161

D.N. Kossyvakis, C.G. Vossou, C.G. Provatidis and E.V. Hristoforou

Urban wind: Characterisation of useful gust and energy capture pp. 162-172

F.C. Emejeamara, A.S. Tomlin and J.T. Millward-Hopkins

Wind farm power optimization including flow variability pp. 173-181

Jürgen Herp, Uffe V. Poulsen and Martin Greiner

Experimental study of characteristics of bimetallic Pt–Fe nano-particle fuel cell electrocatalyst pp. 182-196

Jun Yao and Yufeng Yao

Minimizing asymmetric loss in medium-term wind power forecasting pp. 197-208

Carsten Croonenbroeck and Georg Stadtmann

HARmonic–LINear (HarLin) model for solar irradiation estimation pp. 209-218

Yavuz Selim Güçlü, İsmail Dabanlı, Eyüp Şişman and Zekai Şen

Improved wind prediction based on the Lorenz system pp. 219-226

Yagang Zhang, Jingyun Yang, Kangcheng Wang, Zengping Wang and Yinding Wang

Failure mode prediction and energy forecasting of PV plants to assist dynamic maintenance tasks by ANN based models pp. 227-238

Fernando A. Olivencia Polo, Jesús Ferrero Bermejo, Juan F. Gómez Fernández and Adolfo Crespo Márquez

A new design for natural gas pressure reduction points by employing a turbo expander and a solar heating set pp. 239-250

A. Arabkoohsar, M. Farzaneh-Gord, M. Deymi-Dashtebayaz, L. Machado and R.N.N. Koury

An experimental study on catalytic bed materials in a biomass dual fluidised bed gasifier pp. 251-261

K. Göransson, Ulrica Söderlind, P. Engstrand and W. Zhang

Diurnal and partitioned heat-flux patterns of coupled green-building roof systems pp. 262-274

C.Y. Jim

An advanced analytical calculation and modeling of the electrical and mechanical harmonics behavior of Doubly Fed Induction Generator in wind turbine pp. 275-285

Majid Nayeripour and M. Mahdi Mansouri

Regarding the influence of the Van der Hoven spectrum on wind energy applications in the meteorological mesoscale and microscale pp. 286-292

M.A. Escalante Soberanis and W. Mérida

New integrated simulation tool for the optimum design of bifacial solar panel with reflectors on a specific site pp. 293-307

Chin Kim Lo, Yun Seng Lim and Faidz Abd Rahman

Multi-objective optimization model for sustainable Indonesian electricity system: Analysis of economic, environment, and adequacy of energy sources pp. 308-318

Widodo Wahyu Purwanto, Yoga Wienda Pratama, Yulianto Sulistyo Nugroho, Warjito,, Gatot Fatwanto Hertono, Djoni Hartono, Deendarlianto, and Tetsuo Tezuka

A novel solar-powered active low temperature differential Stirling pump pp. 319-337

H. Jokar and A.R. Tavakolpour-Saleh

An experimental study on the thermal performance of a solar chimney without and with PCM pp. 338-346

Shuli Liu and Yongcai Li

Methyl ester production from palm fatty acid distillate using sulfonated glucose-derived acid catalyst pp. 347-354

Ibrahim M. Lokman, Umer Rashid, Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap and Robiah Yunus

Combustion behavior of corncob/bituminous coal and hardwood/bituminous coal pp. 355-365

Xiang Liu, Meiqian Chen and Yuanhang Wei

Optimization design of a reversible pump–turbine runner with high efficiency and stability pp. 366-376

Baoshan Zhu, Xuhe Wang, Lei Tan, Dongyue Zhou, Yue Zhao and Shuliang Cao

Influence of location and design on the performance of a solar district heating system equipped with borehole seasonal storage pp. 377-388

Ciarán Flynn and Kai Sirén

A stator voltage switching strategy for efficient low speed operation of DFIG using fractional rated converters pp. 389-399

Venkata Rama Raju Rudraraju, Nagamani Chilakapati and G. Saravana Ilango

Thermodynamic modeling of an integrated biomass gasification and solid oxide fuel cell system pp. 400-410

Junxi Jia, Abuliti Abudula, Liming Wei, Baozhi Sun and Yue Shi

Cost-free feed-in tariffs for renewable energy deployment in Spain pp. 411-420

Cristobal Gallego-Castillo and Marta Victoria

Preparation and application of Ce/ZrO2−TiO2/SO42− as solid catalyst for the esterification of fatty acids pp. 421-431

Navjot Kaur and Amjad Ali

The effect of blockage on tidal turbine rotor design and performance pp. 432-441

J. Schluntz and R.H.J. Willden

Combining wave energy with wind and solar: Short-term forecasting pp. 442-456

Gordon Reikard, Bryson Robertson and Jean-Raymond Bidlot

Corrosion behavior of ASTM 1045 mild steel in palm biodiesel pp. 457-463

Dingfeng Jin, Xuehua Zhou, Panpan Wu, Li Jiang and Hongliang Ge

Real and reactive power control of distributed PV inverters for overvoltage prevention and increased renewable generation hosting capacity pp. 464-471

L. Collins and J.K. Ward

Blade number effects in a scaled down wind farm pp. 472-481

A. Jensen Newman, Raúl Bayoán Cal and Luciano Castillo

Performance of Si-based PV rooftop systems operated under distinct four seasons pp. 482-489

Seung Yeop Myong, You-Chul Park and Sang Won Jeon

Comparative assessment of a biogas run dual fuel diesel engine with rice bran oil methyl ester, pongamia oil methyl ester and palm oil methyl ester as pilot fuels pp. 490-498

Bhaskor J. Bora and Ujjwal K. Saha

Building integrated bioenergy production (BIBP): Economic sustainability analysis of Bari airport CHP (combined heat and power) upgrade fueled with bioenergy from short chain pp. 499-508

Livio de Santoli, Francesco Mancini, Benedetto Nastasi and Valentina Piergrossi

Development of a composite sea wall wave energy converter system pp. 509-522

Mariano Buccino, Dimitris Stagonas and Diego Vicinanza

Homogeneous acid catalysed transesterification of marine microalga Chlorella sp. BDUG 91771 lipid – An efficient biodiesel yield and its characterization pp. 523-533

Thangavel Mathimani, Lakshmanan Uma and Dharmar Prabaharan

Solar energy potential in the coastal zone of the Gulf of Mexico pp. 534-542

Eunice Villicaña-Ortiz, Antonio J. Gutiérrez-Trashorras, José Pablo Paredes-Sánchez and Jorge Xiberta-Bernat

Analysis and enhancement of PV efficiency with incremental conductance MPPT technique under non-linear loading conditions pp. 543-550

P. Sivakumar, Abdullah Abdul Kader, Yogeshraj Kaliavaradhan and M. Arutchelvi

Performance analysis and optimization of a box-hull wave energy converter concept pp. 551-565

Tamás Bódai and Narakorn Srinil

Biomass gasification for natural gas substitution in iron ore pelletizing plants pp. 566-577

Mariana M.O. Carvalho, Marcelo Cardoso and Esa K. Vakkilainen

Analysis of off-grid electricity system at Isle of Eigg (Scotland): Lessons for developing countries pp. 578-588

Zbigniew Chmiel and Subhes C. Bhattacharyya

Local models-based regression trees for very short-term wind speed prediction pp. 589-598

A. Troncoso, S. Salcedo-Sanz, C. Casanova-Mateo, J.C. Riquelme and L. Prieto

Design, modeling and implementation of a novel pitch angle control system for wind turbine pp. 599-608

Xiu-xing Yin, Yong-gang Lin, Wei Li, Ya-jing Gu, Xiao-jun Wang and Peng-fei Lei

Offshore wind power potential of the Gulf of Thailand pp. 609-626

Jompob Waewsak, Mathieu Landry and Yves Gagnon

To grow or not to grow? Factors influencing the adoption of and continuation with Jatropha in North East India pp. 627-638

Kishor Goswami and Hari K. Choudhury

Moisture displacement and simultaneous migration of surface-functionalized algae from water to an extraction solvent using ionic polyelectrolytes pp. 639-643

Nalin U. Samarasinghe and Sandun D. Fernando

Focus on the development of offshore wind power in China: Has the golden period come? pp. 644-657

Xin-gang Zhao and Ling-zhi Ren

Design of a thermoelectric generator with fast transient response pp. 658-663

Miguel Fisac, Francesc X. Villasevil and Antonio M. López

Lightweight current collector based on printed-circuit-board technology and its structural effects on the passive air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell pp. 664-670

Wei Yuan, Xiaoqing Zhang, Shiwei Zhang, Jinyi Hu, Zongtao Li and Yong Tang

Modelling of turbulent wind flow using the embedded Markov chain method pp. 671-678

S.P. Evans and P.D. Clausen

The effect of biomass bulk arrangements on the decomposition pathways in the torrefaction process pp. 679-684

N. Soponpongpipat and U. Sae-Ueng

Wave energy for Australia's National Electricity Market pp. 685-693

Sam Behrens, Jennifer A. Hayward, Stuart C. Woodman, Mark A. Hemer and Melanie Ayre

Hydrokinetic energy harvesting by an innovative vertical axis current turbine pp. 694-706

Antonio Carlos Fernandes and Ali Bakhshandeh Rostami

Constraints on extractable power from energetic tidal straits pp. 707-722

P. Evans, A. Mason-Jones, C. Wilson, C. Wooldridge, T. O'Doherty and D. O'Doherty

Damage equivalent wind–wave correlations on basis of damage contour lines for the fatigue design of offshore wind turbines pp. 723-736

Patrik Passon

Wind power forecasting based on principle component phase space reconstruction pp. 737-744

Li Han, Carlos E. Romero and Zheng Yao

Sustainability of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) as industrial feedstock, energy and food crop in Nigeria pp. 745-752

C.N. Anyanwu, C.N. Ibeto, S.L. Ezeoha and N.J. Ogbuagu

Optimization of the parabolic mirror position in a solar cooker using the response surface method (RSM) pp. 753-759

Hosein Zamani, Mohammad Moghiman and Ali Kianifar

Long-term wind resource assessment for small and medium-scale turbines using operational forecast data and measure–correlate–predict pp. 760-769

S.M. Weekes, A.S. Tomlin, S.B. Vosper, A.K. Skea, M.L. Gallani and J.J. Standen

The contribution to energy production of the aerobic bioconversion of organic waste by an organic Rankine cycle in an integrated anaerobic–aerobic facility pp. 770-778

Francesco Di Maria and Caterina Micale

Rapid pyrolysis behavior of oleaginous microalga, Chlorella sp. KR-1 with different triglyceride contents pp. 779-784

Jeong-Geol Na, Young-Kwon Park, Doo Il Kim, You-Kwan Oh, Sang Goo Jeon, Jin Woo Kook, Ji Hoon Shin and See Hoon Lee

Thermal performance of a double pane window using glazing available on the Mexican market pp. 785-794

J.O. Aguilar, J. Xaman, G. Álvarez, I. Hernández-Pérez and C. López-Mata

Continuous flow solar thermal pasteurization of drinking water: Methods, devices, microbiology, and analysis pp. 795-803

J.P. Abraham, B.D. Plourde and W.J. Minkowycz

On the comparison of energy sources: Feasibility of radio frequency and ambient light harvesting pp. 804-807

Alexander O. Korotkevich, Zhanna S. Galochkina, Olga Lavrova and Evangelos A. Coutsias

A strategic assessment of micro-hydropower in the UK and Irish water industry: Identifying technical and economic constraints pp. 808-815

J. Gallagher, I.M. Harris, A.J. Packwood, A. McNabola and A.P. Williams

Simulation of power extraction from tidal currents by flapping foil hydrokinetic turbines in tandem formation pp. 816-824

H.R. Karbasian, J.A. Esfahani and E. Barati

Using GIS analytics and social preference data to evaluate utility-scale solar power site suitability pp. 825-836

Justin Brewer, Daniel P. Ames, David Solan, Randy Lee and Juliet Carlisle

Multi-objective numerical optimization of the front blade pitch angle distribution in a counter-rotating type horizontal-axis tidal turbine pp. 837-844

Bin Huang and T. Kanemoto

Yield and performance analysis of the first grid-connected solar farm at Moshoeshoe I International Airport, Lesotho pp. 845-852

Moeketsi Mpholo, Teboho Nchaba and Molebatsi Monese

Assessment of Kuroshio current power test site of Green Island, Taiwan pp. 853-863

Tai-Wen Hsu, Jian-Ming Liau, Shin-Jye Liang, Shiaw-Yih Tzang and Dong-Jiing Doong

Hydrodynamic coefficients and pressure loads on heave plates for semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbines: A comparative analysis using large scale models pp. 864-881

Carlos Lopez-Pavon and Antonio Souto-Iglesias

Identification of support structure damping of a full scale offshore wind turbine in normal operation pp. 882-895

Christina Koukoura, Anand Natarajan and Allan Vesth

Simulation of solar drying of grapes using an integrated heat and mass transfer model pp. 896-902

Inês N. Ramos, Teresa R.S. Brandão and Cristina L.M. Silva

Observer backstepping control of DFIG-Generators for wind turbines variable-speed: FPGA-based implementation pp. 903-917

Badre Bossoufi, Mohammed Karim, Ahmed Lagrioui, Mohammed Taoussi and Aziz Derouich

More accurate sizing of renewable energy sources under high levels of electric vehicle integration pp. 918-925

Raji Atia and Noboru Yamada

Numerical investigation of the influence of blade helicity on the performance characteristics of vertical axis tidal turbines pp. 926-935

Philip Marsh, Dev Ranmuthugala, Irene Penesis and Giles Thomas

To improve failure resistance in joint design of composite wind turbine blade materials pp. 936-951

O. Al-Khudairi and H. Ghasemnejad