Renewable Energy

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Volume 67, issue C, 2014

Optimal design of a storage system coupled with intermittent renewables pp. 2-9

Laurent Bridier, Mathieu David and Philippe Lauret

Addressing the current remote area electrification problems with solar and microhydro systems in Central Africa pp. 10-19

Joseph Kenfack, Olivier Videme Bossou, Joseph Voufo and Samuel Djom

Evaluation of energy efficiency and renewable energy generation opportunities for small scale dairy farms: A case study in Prince Edward Island, Canada pp. 20-29

Carrie Houston, Samuel Gyamfi and Jonathan Whale

Sustainable lighting of museum buildings pp. 30-34

Tillmann De Graaf, Mennatalla Dessouky and Helmut F.O. Müller

Online multi-step prediction for wind speeds and solar irradiation: Evaluation of prediction errors pp. 35-39

Yoshito Hirata, Taiji Yamada, Jun Takahashi, Kazuyuki Aihara and Hideyuki Suzuki

Design of a photovoltaic–wind charging station for small electric Tuk–tuk in D.R.Congo pp. 40-45

Herman Jacobus Vermaak and Kanzumba Kusakana

How to design a sustainable heavy industrial estate pp. 46-52

David Galloway and Peter Newman

Environmental life cycle assessment of seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant powered by renewable energy pp. 53-58

Maedeh P. Shahabi, Adam McHugh, Martin Anda and Goen Ho

Increasing energy efficiency in low-income households through targeting awareness and behavioral change pp. 59-63

Iana Vassileva and Javier Campillo

Decarbonising new city precincts: A case study in Perth, Western Australia pp. 64-72

Colin Beattie

Governance for regenerative and decarbonised eco-city regions pp. 73-79

Jessica Bunning

Do the numbers stack up? Lessons from a zero carbon housing estate pp. 80-89

Stephen Berry, David Whaley, Kathryn Davidson and Wasim Saman

Flexitarianism: Decarbonising through flexible vegetarianism pp. 90-96

Talia Raphaely and Dora Marinova

Hybrid diesel generator/renewable energy system performance modeling pp. 97-102

Kanzumba Kusakana and Herman Jacobus Vermaak

Evaluation of ground energy storage assisted electric vehicle DC fast charger for demand charge reduction and providing demand response pp. 103-108

Donald McPhail

Development and initial trial of a tool to enable improved energy & human performance in existing commercial buildings pp. 109-118

Samantha Hall

Smart metering for residential energy efficiency: The use of community based social marketing for behavioural change and smart grid introduction pp. 119-127

Martin Anda and Justin Temmen

Picking winners and policy uncertainty: Stakeholder perceptions of Australia's Renewable Energy Target pp. 128-135

Genevieve Simpson and Julian Clifton

Economic feasibility of algal biodiesel under alternative public policies pp. 136-142

Vincent Amanor-Boadu, Peter H. Pfromm and Richard Nelson

Sustainable asset integrity management: Strategic imperatives for economic renewable energy generation pp. 143-152

Chinedu I. Ossai, Brian Boswell and Ian J. Davies

Design concept and mathematical model of a bi-fluid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar collector pp. 153-164

Mohd Nazari Abu Bakar, Mahmod Othman, Mahadzir Hj Din, Norain A. Manaf and Hasila Jarimi

Thermal charging of boreholes pp. 165-172

Tshewang Lhendup, Lu Aye and Robert James Fuller

Life-cycle assessment for BRRIMS solar power pp. 173-177

N.G. Barton

Concentrating solar power hybrid plants – Enabling cost effective synergies pp. 178-185

Juergen H. Peterseim, Stuart White, Amir Tadros and Udo Hellwig

Numerical modelling of a solar thermal cooling system under arid weather conditions pp. 186-191

Lik Fang Sim

Mathematical modelling of counter flow v-grove solar air collector pp. 192-201

M.A. Karim, E. Perez and Z.M. Amin

Flat-plate collector construction and system configuration to optimize the thermosiphonic effect pp. 202-206

Soteris A. Kalogirou

Parametric analysis and assessment of the photovoltaics' landscape integration: Technical and legal aspects pp. 207-214

I.A. Kapetanakis, D. Kolokotsa and E.A. Maria

Detectable faults on recently installed solar modules in Western Australia pp. 215-221

Sinisa Djordjevic, David Parlevliet and Philip Jennings

A review of the potential benefits and risks of photovoltaic hybrid mini-grid systems pp. 222-229

James Hazelton, Anna Bruce and Iain MacGill

Estimation of wind energy production in various sites in Australia for different wind turbine classes: A comparative technical and economic assessment pp. 230-236

Yiannis A. Katsigiannis and George S. Stavrakakis

Wind energy potential assessment for the offshore areas of Taiwan west coast and Penghu Archipelago pp. 237-241

Hsin-Fa Fang

Performance and safety of rooftop wind turbines: Use of CFD to gain insight into inflow conditions pp. 242-251

Amir Bashirzadeh Tabrizi, Jonathan Whale, Thomas Lyons and Tania Urmee

Design of an exhaust air energy recovery wind turbine generator for energy conservation in commercial buildings pp. 252-256

W.T. Chong, S.Y. Yip, A. Fazlizan, S.C. Poh, W.P. Hew, E.P. Tan and T.S. Lim

Volume 66, issue C, 2014

An estimation of the enhanced geothermal systems potential for the Iberian Peninsula pp. 1-14

César R. Chamorro, José L. García-Cuesta, María E. Mondéjar and María M. Linares

Robust power oscillation damper design for DFIG-based wind turbine based on specified structure mixed H2/H∞ control pp. 15-24

Tossaporn Surinkaew and Issarachai Ngamroo

Impact study of short-circuit calculation methods on the design of a wind farm's grounding system pp. 25-32

Nikolaos K. Gouvalas, Ioannis F. Gonos and Ioannis A. Stathopulos

How fast can businesses in the new energy sector grow? An analysis of critical factors pp. 33-40

Peter D. Lund

Life-cycle cost analysis of floating offshore wind farms pp. 41-48

Castro-Santos Laura and Diaz-Casas Vicente

Design, fabrication and operation of continuous microwave biomass carbonization system pp. 49-55

Poomyos Payakkawan, Suwilai Areejit and Pitikhate Sooraksa

Modeling the hourly solar diffuse fraction in Taiwan pp. 56-61

Chia-Wei Kuo, Wen-Chey Chang and Keh-Chin Chang

Carbon neutral mine site villages: Myth or reality? pp. 62-68

David Goodfield, Martin Anda and Goen Ho

Novel selective emitter process using non-acidic etch-back for inline-diffused silicon wafer solar cells pp. 69-77

Prabir Kanti Basu, Jessen Cunnusamy, Debajyoti Sarangi and Mathew Benjamin Boreland

An ARMAX model for forecasting the power output of a grid connected photovoltaic system pp. 78-89

Yanting Li, Yan Su and Lianjie Shu

Carbon footprint of selected biomass to biogas production chains and GHG reduction potential in transportation use pp. 90-98

V. Uusitalo, J. Havukainen, K. Manninen, J. Höhn, E. Lehtonen, S. Rasi, R. Soukka and M. Horttanainen

Fault detection method for grid-connected photovoltaic plants pp. 99-110

W. Chine, A. Mellit, A. Massi Pavan and S.A. Kalogirou

Modeling the luminous efficacy of direct and diffuse solar radiation using information on cloud, aerosol and water vapor in the tropics pp. 111-117

S. Janjai, J. Prathumsit, S. Buntoung, R. Wattan, S. Pattarapanitchai and I. Masiri

Simple models to compute solar global irradiance from the CMSAF product Cloud Fractional Coverage pp. 118-131

Viorel Badescu and Alexandru Dumitrescu

Prediction of solar radiation with genetic approach combing multi-model framework pp. 132-139

Ji Wu, Chee Keong Chan, Yu Zhang, Bin Yu Xiong and Qing Hai Zhang

The role of sources of finance on the development of wind technology pp. 140-149

Teodora Diana Corsatea, Sergio Giaccaria and Roberto Lacal Arántegui

Flexible TCO-free counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells using graphene nanosheets from a Ti–Ti(III) acid solution pp. 150-158

Kai-Hsiang Hung, Chin-Hao Chan and Hong-Wen Wang

Factors in determining wind farm location: Integrating GQM, fuzzy DEMATEL, and ANP pp. 159-169

Tsu-Ming Yeh and Yu-Lang Huang

Planning globally, protesting locally: Patterns in community perceptions towards the installation of wind farms pp. 170-177

A. Kontogianni, Ch. Tourkolias, M. Skourtos and D. Damigos

Prediction models for estimating pruned biomass obtained from Platanus hispanica Münchh. used for material surveys in urban forests pp. 178-184

M. Sajdak, B. Velázquez-Martí, I. López-Cortés, A. Fernández-Sarría and J. Estornell

Small wind power generation using automotive alternator pp. 185-195

Samuel Ofordile Ani, Henk Polinder and Jan Abraham Ferreira

Comparing least cost scenarios for 100% renewable electricity with low emission fossil fuel scenarios in the Australian National Electricity Market pp. 196-204

Ben Elliston, Iain MacGill and Mark Diesendorf

Experimental study of abrasion characteristics for critical sliding components for use in hydrokinetic devices pp. 205-214

A. Bromaghin, Majid Ali, T. Ravens, T. Petersen and J. Hoffman

The energy saving index and the performance evaluation of thermochromic windows in passive buildings pp. 215-221

Hong Ye, Linshuang Long, Haitao Zhang and Yanfeng Gao

Biodiesel production from swine manure via housefly larvae (Musca domestica L.) pp. 222-227

Sen Yang, Qing Li, Yang Gao, Longyu Zheng and Ziduo Liu

Combined-cycle hydropower systems – The potential of applying hydrokinetic turbines in the tailwaters of existing conventional hydropower stations pp. 228-231

Yue Liu and Daniel J. Packey

Evaluation of methods for estimating energy performance of biogas production pp. 232-240

J. Havukainen, V. Uusitalo, A. Niskanen, V. Kapustina and M. Horttanainen

Evaluating the productivity and financial feasibility of a vertical-axis micro-hydro energy generation project using operation simulations pp. 241-250

Sy-Ruen Huang, Pao-Long Chang, Ya-Wen Hwang and Yen-Huai Ma

Development of olive stone quality system based on biofuel energetic parameters study pp. 251-256

J. Mata-Sánchez, J.A. Pérez-Jiménez, M.J. Díaz-Villanueva, A. Serrano, N. Núñez-Sánchez and F.J. López-Giménez

Experimental and numerical studies of blade roughness and fouling on marine current turbine performance pp. 257-267

Jessica M. Walker, Karen A. Flack, Ethan E. Lust, Michael P. Schultz and Luksa Luznik

Energy–exergy analysis and optimization of the solar-boosted Kalina cycle system 11 (KCS-11) pp. 268-279

Faming Sun, Weisheng Zhou, Yasuyuki Ikegami, Kenichi Nakagami and Xuanming Su

PV powered smart charging station for PHEVs pp. 280-287

P. Goli and W. Shireen

2-D Modeling of thermo-kinetics coupled with heat and mass transfer in the reduction zone of a fixed bed downdraft biomass gasifier pp. 288-298

Mohamed Ali Masmoudi, Melik Sahraoui, Najla Grioui and Kamel Halouani

Investigation of the wind energy characteristics and power generation in Lithuania pp. 299-304

Vladislovas Katinas, Donatas Sankauskas, Antanas Markevičius and Eugenijus Perednis

Climate change mitigation with integration of renewable energy resources in the electricity grid of New South Wales, Australia pp. 305-313

M.A. Abdullah, A.P. Agalgaonkar and K.M. Muttaqi

GHG emissions and energy performance of offshore wind power pp. 314-324

Hanne Lerche Raadal, Bjørn Ivar Vold, Anders Myhr and Tor Anders Nygaard

Energy management strategy for a battery-diesel stand-alone system with distributed PV generation based on grid frequency modulation pp. 325-336

Andoni Urtasun, Pablo Sanchis, David Barricarte and Luis Marroyo

Modeling and maximum power point tracking (MPPT) method for PV array under partial shade conditions pp. 337-345

Jun Qi, Youbing Zhang and Yi Chen

Synthesis and evaluation of biochar-derived catalysts for removal of toluene (model tar) from biomass-generated producer gas pp. 346-353

Pushpak N. Bhandari, Ajay Kumar, Danielle D. Bellmer and Raymond L. Huhnke

Optimal distributed energy resources planning in a competitive electricity market: Multiobjective optimization and probabilistic design pp. 354-363

Vahid Vahidinasab

Energy return on investment of hydroelectric power generation calculated using a standardised methodology pp. 364-370

R.S. Atlason and R. Unnthorsson

Control of a grid-connected direct-drive wind energy conversion system pp. 371-380

Jianhu Yan, Heyun Lin, Yi Feng and Z.Q. Zhu

Cassava as an energy crop: A case study of the potential for an expansion of cassava cultivation for bioethanol production in Southern Mali pp. 381-390

Søren Bech Pilgaard Kristensen, Torben Birch-Thomsen, Kjeld Rasmussen, Laura Vang Rasmussen and Oumar Traoré

Performance enhancement and load reduction of a 5 MW wind turbine blade pp. 391-401

Richard W. Vesel and Jack J. McNamara

Sizing and maintenance visits optimization of a hybrid photovoltaic-hydrogen stand-alone facility using evolutionary algorithms pp. 402-413

S. Jiménez-Fernández, S. Salcedo-Sanz, D. Gallo-Marazuela, G. Gómez-Prada, J. Maellas and A. Portilla-Figueras

Assessing ecological risks of offshore wind power on Kattegat cod pp. 414-424

Linus Hammar, Andreas Wikström and Sverker Molander

Hydraulic impacts of hydrokinetic devices pp. 425-432

Maria Kartezhnikova and Thomas M. Ravens

Enhanced photovoltaic performance of inverted organic solar cells with In-doped ZnO as an electron extraction layer pp. 433-442

M. Thambidurai, Jun Young Kim, Chan-mo Kang, N. Muthukumarasamy, Hyung-Jun Song, Jiyun Song, Youngjun Ko, Dhayalan Velauthapillai and Changhee Lee

Retrofitting of solar glasses by protective anti-soiling and -graffiti coatings pp. 443-453

M. Barletta, M. Puopolo, V. Tagliaferri and S. Vesco

Evaluating agricultural management practices to improve the environmental footprint of corn-derived ethanol pp. 454-460

Xiaobo Xue, YuLei Pang and Amy E. Landis

Electrical energy production from the integrated aerobic-anaerobic treatment of organic waste by ORC pp. 461-467

Francesco Di Maria, Caterina Micale and Alessio Sordi

Fault diagnosis of wind turbine planetary gearbox under nonstationary conditions via adaptive optimal kernel time–frequency analysis pp. 468-477

Zhipeng Feng and Ming Liang

GIS-based photovoltaic solar farms site selection using ELECTRE-TRI: Evaluating the case for Torre Pacheco, Murcia, Southeast of Spain pp. 478-494

Juan M. Sánchez-Lozano, Carlos Henggeler Antunes, M. Socorro García-Cascales and Luis Dias

Non-linear aeroelasticity: An approach to compute the response of three-blade large-scale horizontal-axis wind turbines pp. 495-514

C.G. Gebhardt and B.A. Roccia

A design methodology and analysis of combining multiple buildings onto a single district hybrid ground source heat pump system pp. 515-522

Masih Alavy, Seth B. Dworkin and Wey H. Leong

An integrated adoption model of solar energy technologies in South Korea pp. 523-531

Heetae Kim, Eunil Park, Sang Jib Kwon, Jay Y. Ohm and Hyun Joon Chang

Coordinated control of automated devices and photovoltaic generators for voltage rise mitigation in power distribution circuits pp. 532-540

Jaesung Jung, Ahmet Onen, Reza Arghandeh and Robert P. Broadwater

The feasibility and potential of geothermal heat in the deep Alberta foreland basin-Canada for CO2 savings pp. 541-549

Jacek Majorowicz and Michal Moore

Incorporation of fish by-product into the semi-continuous anaerobic co-digestion of pre-treated lignocellulose and cow manure, with recovery of digestate's nutrients pp. 550-558

Maria M. Estevez, Zehra Sapci, Roar Linjordet and John Morken

Hydrodynamics-based floating wind turbine support platform optimization: A basis function approach pp. 559-569

Matthew Hall, Brad Buckham and Curran Crawford

Hydrogen production from steam gasification of biomass: Influence of process parameters on hydrogen yield – A review pp. 570-579

Prakash Parthasarathy and K. Sheeba Narayanan

Hybridizing concentrated solar power (CSP) with biogas and biomethane as an alternative to natural gas: Analysis of environmental performance using LCA pp. 580-587

G. San Miguel and B. Corona

A simple access to “Black-Dye” analogs with good efficiencies in dye-sensitized solar cells pp. 588-595

Jérémy Dehaudt, Jérôme Husson, Laurent Guyard, Frédéric Oswald and David Martineau

Blended ionic liquid systems for macroalgae pretreatment pp. 596-604

Lenny B. Malihan, Grace M. Nisola, Neha Mittal, Jeong Gil Seo and Wook-Jin Chung

Influence of sludge properties on the direct gasification of dewatered sewage sludge in supercritical water pp. 605-611

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

Temperature and wind speed impact on the efficiency of PV installations. Experience obtained from outdoor measurements in Greece pp. 612-624

John K. Kaldellis, Marina Kapsali and Kosmas A. Kavadias

Optimization of bioethanol production from glycerol by Escherichia coli SS1 pp. 625-633

Nur Amelia Azreen Adnan, Sheril Norliana Suhaimi, Suraini Abd-Aziz, Mohd Ali Hassan and Lai-Yee Phang

IEC standard based virtual wind turbine mechanical load test system pp. 634-640

Jian Wang, Yuanlin Ye, Hualing Lu and Rongguo Li

Carbon emissions by rural energy in China pp. 641-649

L.X. Zhang, C.B. Wang and A.S. Bahaj

Multi-objective design optimisation of standalone hybrid wind-PV-diesel systems under uncertainties pp. 650-661

Alireza Maheri

Numerical and experimental assessment of a downdraft gasifier for electric power in Amazon using açaí seed (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) as a fuel pp. 662-669

Yuu Itai, Robson Santos, Mónica Branquinho, Isabel Malico, Grace F. Ghesti and Augusto M. Brasil

Spatial and temporal characteristics of wind and wind power off the coasts of Brittany pp. 670-679

Abderrahim Bentamy and Denis Croize-Fillon

Synthesis of fatty acid methyl esters via the methanolysis of palm oil over Ca3.5xZr0.5yAlxO3 mixed oxide catalyst pp. 680-685

H. Amani, Z. Ahmad and B.H. Hameed

Distributed generation and demand response dispatch for a virtual power player energy and reserve provision pp. 686-695

Pedro Faria, Tiago Soares, Zita Vale and Hugo Morais

A bibliographic analysis of recent solar energy literatures: The expansion and evolution of a research field pp. 696-706

Huibin Du, Na Li, Marilyn A. Brown, Yuenuan Peng and Yong Shuai

Techno-economic feasibility assessment of a biomass cogeneration plant based on an Organic Rankine Cycle pp. 707-713

María Uris, José Ignacio Linares and Eva Arenas

Levelised cost of energy for offshore floating wind turbines in a life cycle perspective pp. 714-728

Anders Myhr, Catho Bjerkseter, Anders Ågotnes and Tor A. Nygaard

Experimental study of the turbulence intensity effects on marine current turbines behaviour. Part I: One single turbine pp. 729-746

Paul Mycek, Benoît Gaurier, Grégory Germain, Grégory Pinon and Elie Rivoalen

Pyrolysis of biomass – fuzzy modeling pp. 747-758

Nuttapol Lerkkasemsan and Luke E.K. Achenie

Ocean thermal energy resources in Colombia pp. 759-769

Andrea Devis-Morales, Raúl A. Montoya-Sánchez, Andrés F. Osorio and Luis J. Otero-Díaz

Purchasing vs. leasing: A benefit-cost analysis of residential solar PV panel use in California pp. 770-774

Xiaohui Liu, Eric G. O'Rear, Wallace Tyner and Joseph F. Pekny

How does wind farm performance decline with age? pp. 775-786

Iain Staffell and Richard Green