Renewable Energy

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Volume 52, issue C, 2013

Experimental investigation on the effect of channel width on flexible rubber blade water wheel performance pp. 1-7

Shakun Paudel, Nick Linton, Ulrich C.E. Zanke and Nicole Saenger

Wind energy assessment: Masdar City case study pp. 8-15

Isam Janajreh, Liu Su and Fathi Alan

Biobutanol production from fiber-enhanced DDGS pretreated with electrolyzed water pp. 16-22

Xiaojuan Wang, Yi Wang, Bin Wang, Hans Blaschek, Hao Feng and Zhiyi Li

Influence of a velocity profile & support structure on tidal stream turbine performance pp. 23-30

A. Mason-Jones, D.M. O'Doherty, C.E. Morris and T. O'Doherty

Wind turbine CFD modeling using a correlation-based transitional model pp. 31-39

R. Lanzafame, S. Mauro and M. Messina

The contact resistance between gas diffusion layers and bipolar plates as they are assembled in proton exchange membrane fuel cells pp. 40-45

M.S. Ismail, D.B. Ingham, L. Ma and M. Pourkashanian

Integrating renewable energy using a smart distribution system: Potential of self-regulating demand response pp. 46-56

Trevor Williams, Dan Wang, Curran Crawford and Ned Djilali

Weather window analysis of Irish west coast wave data with relevance to operations & maintenance of marine renewables pp. 57-66

M. O'Connor, T. Lewis and G. Dalton

Multi-objective optimization of integrated solar absorption cooling and heating systems for medium-sized office buildings pp. 67-78

Yin Hang, Lili Du, Ming Qu and Srinivas Peeta

Optimal design of hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) using hydrogen storage technology for data center applications pp. 79-87

Zachariah Iverson, Ajit Achuthan, Pier Marzocca and Daryush Aidun

A decision support system for optimal storing and supply of wood in a Finnish CHP plant pp. 88-94

Teijo Palander and Juuso Voutilainen

Analytical expression of the physical parameters of an illuminated solar cell using explicit J–V model pp. 95-98

Abhik Kumar Das

A methodology for equitable performance assessment and presentation of wave energy converters based on sea trials pp. 99-110

J.P. Kofoed, A. Pecher, L. Margheritini, M. Antonishen, C. Bittencourt, B. Holmes, C. Retzler, K. Berthelsen, I. Le Crom, F. Neumann, C. Johnstone, T. McCombes and L.E. Myers

Impact of alcohol–gasoline fuel blends on the exhaust emission of an SI engine pp. 111-117

Mustafa Canakci, Ahmet Necati Ozsezen, Ertan Alptekin and Muharrem Eyidogan

Short-term solar power prediction using a support vector machine pp. 118-127

Jianwu Zeng and Wei Qiao

High-rate biogas production from waste textiles using a two-stage process pp. 128-135

Azam Jeihanipour, Solmaz Aslanzadeh, Karthik Rajendran, Gopinath Balasubramanian and Mohammad J. Taherzadeh

Experimental investigation of helical Savonius rotor with a twist of 180° pp. 136-142

A. Damak, Z. Driss and M.S. Abid

Distribution system operation supported by contextual energy resource management based on intelligent SCADA pp. 143-153

Zita Vale, Hugo Morais, Pedro Faria and Carlos Ramos

Correlative coherence modelling of South Australian wind farms pp. 154-159

K. Ward, M. Korolkiewicz and J. Boland

Hydrodynamic response of a stepped-spar floating wind turbine: Numerical modelling and tank testing pp. 160-174

Latha Sethuraman and Vengatesan Venugopal

Modeling the role of forests in a regional carbon mitigation plan pp. 175-182

Giulia Fiorese and Giorgio Guariso

Photovoltaic energy generation in Brazil – Cost analysis using coal-fired power plants as comparison pp. 183-189

Corrado Lacchini and João Carlos V. Dos Santos

Estimates of the Linke turbidity factor over Zimbabwe using ground-measured clear-sky global solar radiation and sunshine records based on a modified ESRA clear-sky model approach pp. 190-196

T. Hove and E. Manyumbu

Comparing recent views of public attitude on wind energy, photovoltaic and small hydro applications pp. 197-208

J.K. Kaldellis, M. Kapsali, El. Kaldelli and Ev. Katsanou

Simulating variable pitch crossflow water turbines: A coupled unsteady ONERA-EDLIN model and streamtube model pp. 209-217

B. Paillard, F. Hauville and J.A. Astolfi

The spatial and temporal characteristics of the wave energy resources around Taiwan pp. 218-221

Forng-Chen Chiu, Wen-Yi Huang and Wen-Chuan Tiao

Evaluation of wind energy potential as a power generation source for electricity production in Binalood, Iran pp. 222-229

Ali Mostafaeipour, Ahmad Sedaghat, Morteza Ghalishooyan, Yagob Dinpashoh, Mojtaba Mirhosseini, Mohammad Sefid and Maryam Pour-Rezaei

Numerical evaluation of the effects of groundwater flow on borehole heat exchanger arrays pp. 230-240

Jung Chan Choi, Joonsang Park and Seung Rae Lee

Design and zonal building energy modeling of a roof integrated solar chimney pp. 241-250

Justin C. DeBlois, Melissa M. Bilec and Laura A. Schaefer

An approach for the integration of renewable distributed generation in hybrid DC/AC microgrids pp. 251-259

Abdulkerim Karabiber, Cemal Keles, Asim Kaygusuz and B. Baykant Alagoz

Joint environmental and economic power dispatch considering wind power integration: Empirical analysis from Liaoning Province of China pp. 260-265

Xiaoli Zhao, Longli Wu and Sufang Zhang

Performance comparison of wedge-shaped and planar luminescent solar concentrators pp. 266-272

Michael D. Hughes, Christopher Maher, Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc, David Polanco and Deborah Kaminski

Optimizing the arrangement and the selection of turbines for wind farms subject to varying wind conditions pp. 273-282

Souma Chowdhury, Jie Zhang, Achille Messac and Luciano Castillo

Experimental investigations of performance, emission and combustion characteristics of Karanja oil blends fuelled DICI engine pp. 283-291

Avinash Kumar Agarwal and Atul Dhar

Volume 51, issue C, 2013

Effects of carbonization conditions on properties of bamboo pellets pp. 1-6

Zhijia Liu, Zehui Jiang, Zhiyong Cai, Benhua Fei, YanYu, and Xing'e Liu

Energy use pattern and sensitivity analysis of energy inputs and input costs for pear production in Iran pp. 7-12

Seyed Mohammad Hossein Tabatabaie, Shahin Rafiee, Alireza Keyhani and Mohammad Davoud Heidari

Computation of irradiance in a solar still by using a refined algorithm pp. 13-21

A. Madhlopa and J.A. Clarke

Crosslinked sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)/silica hybrid membranes for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells pp. 22-28

Jeong Hwan Chun, Sang Gon Kim, Ji Young Lee, Dong Hun Hyeon, Byung-Hee Chun, Sung Hyun Kim and Ki Tae Park

Tailor and functionalize TiO2 compact layer by acid treatment for high performance dye-sensitized solar cell and its enhancement mechanism pp. 29-35

Guan Hong Guai, Qun Liang Song, Zhi Song Lu, Chee Mang Ng and Chang Ming Li

Optimal green energy management for island resorts in Malaysia pp. 36-45

M.H. Ashourian, S.M. Cherati, A.A. Mohd Zin, N. Niknam, A.S. Mokhtar and M. Anwari

Suitability of Jatropha seed shells as fuel for small-scale combustion units pp. 46-52

M. Kratzeisen and J. Müller

Optimal operation scheduling of wind power integrated with compressed air energy storage (CAES) pp. 53-59

M. Abbaspour, M. Satkin, B. Mohammadi-Ivatloo, F. Hoseinzadeh Lotfi and Y. Noorollahi

On-farm energetics of mango production in Nigeria pp. 60-63

S.O. Jekayinfa, A.O. Adebayo, S.O. Afolayan and E. Daramola

A fast and effective local search algorithm for optimizing the placement of wind turbines pp. 64-70

Markus Wagner, Jareth Day and Frank Neumann

Wind energy and environmental assessments – A hard look at two forerunners' approaches: Germany and the United States pp. 71-78

Gesa Geißler, Johann Köppel and Pamela Gunther

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy as a diagnostic tool for the evaluation of flow field geometry in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells pp. 79-84

M. Maidhily, N. Rajalakshmi and K.S. Dhathathreyan

An economic and functional tool for assessing the financial feasibility of farm-based anaerobic digesters pp. 85-92

Robert C. Anderson, Don Hilborn and Alfons Weersink

Wind control centres: State of the art pp. 93-100

Jose-Maria Gallardo-Calles, Antonio Colmenar-Santos, Javier Ontañon-Ruiz and Manuel Castro-Gil

Numerical evaluation of aerodynamic and inertial contributions to Darrieus wind turbine blade deformation pp. 101-112

Marco Raciti Castelli, Andrea Dal Monte, Marino Quaresimin and Ernesto Benini

Review of structural health and cure monitoring techniques for large wind turbine blades pp. 113-123

P.J. Schubel, R.J. Crossley, E.K.G. Boateng and J.R. Hutchinson

Evaluating tilted plane models for solar radiation using comprehensive testing procedures, at a southern hemisphere location pp. 124-131

Mathieu David, Philippe Lauret and John Boland

Economics and greenhouse gas balance of biogas use systems in the Finnish transportation sector pp. 132-140

V. Uusitalo, R. Soukka, M. Horttanainen, A. Niskanen and J. Havukainen

Flow control for VATT by fixed and oscillating flap pp. 141-152

Qing Xiao, Wendi Liu and Atilla Incecik

A study into the accuracy of using meteorological wind data to estimate turbine generation output pp. 153-158

M.L. Kubik, P.J. Coker, J.F. Barlow and C. Hunt

Multi-layer control architecture for the reduction of deterministic and non-deterministic loads on wind turbines pp. 159-169

C.L. Bottasso, A. Croce, C.E.D. Riboldi and Y. Nam

Production of bio-ethanol from three varieties of dates pp. 170-174

Boulbaba Louhichi, Jalel Belgaib, Hedi Benamor and Nejib Hajji

Determination of the combined vibrational and acoustic emission signature of a wind turbine gearbox and generator shaft in service as a pre-requisite for effective condition monitoring pp. 175-181

Slim Soua, Paul Van Lieshout, Asanka Perera, Tat-Hean Gan and Bryan Bridge

Estimation of daily average values of the Ångström turbidity coefficient β using a Corrected Yang Hybrid Model pp. 182-188

Germán Salazar, Pilar Utrillas, Anna Esteve, José Martínez-Lozano and Mariana Aristizabal

An active islanding detection technique for current controlled inverter pp. 189-196

B. Indu Rani, M. Srikanth, G. Saravana Ilango and C. Nagamani

Experimental validation of the input–output modeling approach for large solar thermal systems − Accuracy of the test procedure pp. 197-205

V. Belessiotis, E. Mathioulakis and E. Papanicolaou

The contribution of hydropower in meeting electric energy needs: The case of Turkey pp. 206-219

Adem Akpınar

Combustion and emission characteristics of a domestic boiler fired with pellets of pine, industrial wood wastes and peach stones pp. 220-226

M. Rabaçal, U. Fernandes and M. Costa

Biodiesel production by esterification of free fatty acid over sulfated zirconia pp. 227-233

Anjali Patel, Varsha Brahmkhatri and Namita Singh

Experimental studies on a closed cycle demonstration OTEC plant working on small temperature difference pp. 234-240

Mohammed Faizal and M. Rafiuddin Ahmed

Heat transfer enhancement of neopentyl glycol using compressed expanded natural graphite for thermal energy storage pp. 241-246

Xianglei Wang, Quangui Guo, Yajuan Zhong, Xinghai Wei and Lang Liu

Tidal effect compensation system for point absorbing wave energy converters pp. 247-254

Valeria Castellucci, Rafael Waters, Markus Eriksson and Mats Leijon

Estimation of tidal power potential pp. 255-262

Roy A. Walters, Michael R. Tarbotton and Clayton E. Hiles

A new control strategy for a stand-alone self-excited induction generator driven by a variable speed wind turbine pp. 263-273

S.A. Deraz and F.E. Abdel Kader

Constrained optimization of the shape of a wave energy collector by genetic algorithm pp. 274-284

A.P. McCabe

Generation of ambient temperature hourly time series for some Spanish locations by artificial neural networks pp. 285-291

F. Almonacid, P. Pérez-Higueras, P. Rodrigo and L. Hontoria

A mathematical model for determining the optimal reflector position of a double exposure flat-plate solar collector pp. 292-301

N. Nikolić and N. Lukić

Impedance-based diagnosis of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell failures associated with a low frequency ripple current pp. 302-309

Jonghoon Kim, Inhae Lee, Yongsug Tak and B.H. Cho

Techno-economic comparison of energy usage between azeotropic distillation and hybrid system for water–ethanol separation pp. 310-316

D. Kunnakorn, T. Rirksomboon, K. Siemanond, P. Aungkavattana, N. Kuanchertchoo, P. Chuntanalerg, K. Hemra, S. Kulprathipanja, R.B. James and S. Wongkasemjit

2.5D large eddy simulation of vertical axis wind turbine in consideration of high angle of attack flow pp. 317-330

Chao Li, Songye Zhu, You-lin Xu and Yiqing Xiao

Optimal design and operation of distributed energy systems: Application to Greek residential sector pp. 331-342

E.D. Mehleri, H. Sarimveis, N.C. Markatos and L.G. Papageorgiou

Variability and phasing of tidal current energy around the United Kingdom pp. 343-357

A.S. Iyer, S.J. Couch, G.P. Harrison and A.R. Wallace

Fresh olive mill waste deprived of polyphenols as feedstock for hydrogen photo-production by means of Rhodopseudomonas palustris 42OL pp. 358-363

Cristina Pintucci, Alessio Giovannelli, Maria Laura Traversi, Alba Ena, Giulia Padovani and Pietro Carlozzi

Optimization of a hybrid diesel-wind generation plant with operational options pp. 364-372

Yu Hu and Pablo Solana

Numerical study of detailed flow field and performance of Savonius wind turbines pp. 373-381

Tong Zhou and Dietmar Rempfer

Evaluation of the effect of the dilute acid hydrolysis on sugars release from olive prunings pp. 382-387

Juan F. García Martín, Sebastián Sánchez and Manuel Cuevas

Performance investigation of a power augmented vertical axis wind turbine for urban high-rise application pp. 388-397

W.T. Chong, K.C. Pan, S.C. Poh, A. Fazlizan, C.S. Oon, A. Badarudin and N. Nik-Ghazali

Life Cycle Assessment of experimental cubicles including PCM manufactured from natural resources (esters): A theoretical study pp. 398-403

Karim Menoufi, Albert Castell, Mohammed M. Farid, Dieter Boer and Luisa F. Cabeza

Investigation of species transport in a gas diffusion layer of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell through two-phase modelling pp. 404-418

Mamdud Hossain, Sheikh Zahidul Islam and Patricia Pollard

Hybrid renewable power systems for mobile telephony base stations in developing countries pp. 419-425

Kanzumba Kusakana and Herman Jacobus Vermaak

Improvement of airfoil design using smooth curvature technique pp. 426-435

Jin Chen, Quan Wang, Xiaoping Pang, Songlin Li and Xiaofeng Guo

A Multivariate and Multimodal Wind Distribution model pp. 436-447

Jie Zhang, Souma Chowdhury, Achille Messac and Luciano Castillo

Methodology for tidal turbine representation in ocean circulation model pp. 448-464

Thomas Roc, Daniel C. Conley and Deborah Greaves

The thermal efficiency improvement of a steam Rankine cycle by innovative design of a hybrid cooling tower and a solar chimney concept pp. 465-473

Arash Zandian and Mehdi Ashjaee

A novel probabilistic approach to assess the blade throw hazard of wind turbines pp. 474-481

Giuseppe Carbone and Luciano Afferrante

Evaluation of optimal photovoltaic hybrid systems for remote villages in Far North Cameroon pp. 482-488

Eustace Mbaka Nfah

Validation of historical and future statistically downscaled pseudo-observed surface wind speeds in terms of annual climate indices and daily variability pp. 489-496

Carlos F. Gaitan and Alex J. Cannon

Modeling of the flow in a Darrieus water turbine: Wall grid refinement analysis and comparison with experiments pp. 497-512

T. Maître, E. Amet and C. Pellone

Study of the atmospheric turbidity over Northern Tunisia pp. 513-517

F. Ellouz, M. Masmoudi and K. Medhioub