Renewable Energy

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Volume 50, issue C, 2013

Wind turbine fault diagnosis method based on diagonal spectrum and clustering binary tree SVM pp. 1-6

Liu Wenyi, Wang Zhenfeng, Han Jiguang and Wang Guangfeng

Comparison of different numerical approaches to the study of the H-Darrieus turbines start-up pp. 7-19

A. Rossetti and G. Pavesi

Numerical investigation of high-concentration photovoltaic module heat dissipation pp. 20-26

Y.N. Wang, T.T. Lin, J.C. Leong, Y.T. Hsu, C.P. Yeh, P.H. Lee and C.H. Tsai

Emissions characteristics of spark ignition engine operating on lower–higher molecular mass alcohol blended gasoline fuels pp. 27-32

I. Gravalos, D. Moshou, Th. Gialamas, P. Xyradakis, D. Kateris and Z. Tsiropoulos

Potential of renewable energy in electrical energy production and sustainable energy development of Turkey: Performance and policies pp. 33-46

Hüseyin Benli

Dynamic response and power performance of a combined Spar-type floating wind turbine and coaxial floating wave energy converter pp. 47-57

Made Jaya Muliawan, Madjid Karimirad and Torgeir Moan

Experimentally derived efficiency and exergy analysis of a new solar air heater having different surface shapes pp. 58-67

Hüseyin Benli

Cost and benefit of renewable energy in the European Union pp. 68-73

Yoram Krozer

Maximum power tracking in solar cell arrays using time-based reconfiguration pp. 74-81

Vaibhav Vaidya and Denise Wilson

Optimization of cell to module conversion loss by reducing the resistive losses pp. 82-85

Sreenivasa Murty Dasari, Piyush Srivastav, Ravi Shaw, S. Saravanan and Prakash Suratkar

Progression of lipid profile and cell structure in a research-scale production pathway for algal biocrude pp. 86-93

C.M. Beal, R.E. Hebner, D. Romanovicz, C.C. Mayer and R. Connelly

Testing of flue gas emissions of a biomass pellet boiler and abatement of particle emissions pp. 94-102

Guoquan Qiu

A GIS-based assessment of maximum potential hydropower production in La Plata basin under global changes pp. 103-114

Daly Grace Palomino Cuya, Luigia Brandimarte, Ioana Popescu, Julio Alterach and Maximo Peviani

The energy-enterprise-gender nexus: Lessons from the Multifunctional Platform (MFP) in Mali pp. 115-125

Benjamin K. Sovacool, Shannon Clarke, Katie Johnson, Meredith Crafton, Jay Eidsness and David Zoppo

Renewable energy-powered membrane technology: Supercapacitors for buffering resource fluctuations in a wind-powered membrane system for brackish water desalination pp. 126-135

Gavin L. Park, Andrea I. Schäfer and Bryce S. Richards

Influence of temperature on organic structure of biomass pyrolysis products pp. 136-141

Ruirui Xiao and Wei Yang

Environmental life cycle assessment of rapeseed straight vegetable oil as self-supply agricultural biofuel pp. 142-149

Baquero Grau, Esteban Bernat, Puig Rita, Riba Jordi-Roger and Rius Antoni

Analytical study of the interaction between waves and cylindrical wave energy converters oscillating in two modes pp. 150-160

Heidi Heikkinen, Markku J. Lampinen and Jari Böling

Ray tracing and simulation for the beam-down solar concentrator pp. 161-167

Xiudong Wei, Zhenwu Lu, Weixing Yu and Wenbin Xu

On the use of niching genetic algorithms for variable selection in solar radiation estimation pp. 168-176

A. Will, J. Bustos, M. Bocco, J. Gotay and C. Lamelas

A survey of shaft voltage reduction strategies for induction generators in wind energy applications pp. 177-187

M. Ebrahim Adabi and Abolfazl Vahedi

Comparison of physicochemical features of biooils and biochars produced from various woody biomasses by fast pyrolysis pp. 188-195

Kwang Ho Kim, Tae-Seung Kim, Soo-Min Lee, Donha Choi, Hwanmyeong Yeo, In-Gyu Choi and Joon Weon Choi

Capacitive probe for ice detection and accretion rate measurement: Proof of concept pp. 196-205

Kwadwo Poku Owusu, David C.S. Kuhn and Eric L. Bibeau

Conversion of traditional biomass into modern bioenergy systems: A review in context to improve the energy situation in Nepal pp. 206-213

Anup Gurung and Sang Eun Oh

Experimental and theoretical analysis of a dynamic test method for molten salt cavity receiver pp. 214-221

Qiangqiang Zhang, Xin Li, Zhifeng Wang, Chun Chang and Hong Liu

Optimization of selected salts concentration for improved biohydrogen production from biodiesel-based glycerol using Enterobacter aerogenes pp. 222-226

Rujira Jitrwung, Jonathan Verrett and Viviane Yargeau

The thermodynamic effect of thermal energy storage on compressed air energy storage system pp. 227-235

Yuan Zhang, Ke Yang, Xuemei Li and Jianzhong Xu

Predicting the energy output of wind farms based on weather data: Important variables and their correlation pp. 236-243

Ekaterina Vladislavleva, Tobias Friedrich, Frank Neumann and Markus Wagner

Analysis about sampling, uncertainties and selection of a reliable probabilistic model of wind speed data used on resource assessment pp. 244-252

O. Rodriguez-Hernandez, O.A. Jaramillo, J.A. Andaverde and J.A. del Río

Study of economic viability of photovoltaic electric power for Quetta – Pakistan pp. 253-258

Anjum Khalid and Haroon Junaidi

Dynamic wind estimation based control for small wind turbines pp. 259-267

David G. Meyer, Sriram Srinivasan and Greg Semrau

Revision of reserve requirements following wind power integration in island power systems pp. 268-279

Kristof De Vos, Andreas G. Petoussis, Johan Driesen and Ronnie Belmans

Evaluation of a semi-empirical model for predicting the wind energy resource relevant to small-scale wind turbines pp. 280-288

S.M. Weekes and A.S. Tomlin

A novel radial self-rectifying air turbine for use in wave energy converters pp. 289-298

A.F.O. Falcão, L.M.C. Gato and E.P.A.S. Nunes

Study of a novel solar adsorption cooling system and a solar absorption cooling system with new CPC collectors pp. 299-306

Z.S. Lu, R.Z. Wang, Z.Z. Xia, X.R. Lu, C.B. Yang, Y.C. Ma and G.B. Ma

Fluctuating wind pressure characteristics of heliostats pp. 307-316

Bo Gong, Zhifeng Wang, Zhengnong Li, Chuncheng Zang and Zhiyong Wu

Non-sequential Monte Carlo simulation tool in order to minimize gaseous pollutants emissions in presence of fluctuating wind power pp. 317-324

François Vallée, Christophe Versèle, Jacques Lobry and Francis Moiny

“Blind test” calculations of the performance and wake development for a model wind turbine pp. 325-333

Per-Åge Krogstad and Pål Egil Eriksen

Assessment of solar assisted air conditioning in Central Queensland's subtropical climate, Australia pp. 334-341

Ali M. Baniyounes, M.G. Rasul and M.M.K. Khan

The experimental study on biogas power generation enhanced by using waste heat to preheat inlet gases pp. 342-347

Tsung-Han Lee, Sheng-Rung Huang and Chiun-Hsun Chen

The best time to invest in photovoltaic panels in Flanders pp. 348-358

Jeroen Beliën, Liesje De Boeck, Jan Colpaert and Gert Cooman

Two-stage anaerobic dry digestion of blue mussel and reed pp. 359-364

V.N. Nkemka and M. Murto

Road testing of a three-wheeler driven by a 5 kW PEM fuel cell in the absence and presence of batteries pp. 365-372

Pornpote Piumsomboon, Kejvalee Pruksathorn, Mali Hunsom, Nisit Tantavichet, Krittika Charutawai, Waraporn Kittikiatsophon, Banyong Nakrumpai, Angkee Sripakagorn and Phisit Damrongkijkarn

Bio-oil production by pyrolysis of biomass using hot blast furnace slag pp. 373-377

Siyi Luo, Chuijie Yi and Yangmin Zhou

Control of a wind energy conversion system equipped by a DFIG for active power generation and power quality improvement pp. 378-386

M. Boutoubat, L. Mokrani and M. Machmoum

Short-term forecasting model for electric power production of small-hydro power plants pp. 387-394

Claudio Monteiro, Ignacio J. Ramirez-Rosado and L. Alfredo Fernandez-Jimenez

The extractable power from a split tidal channel: An equivalent circuit analysis pp. 395-401

Patrick F. Cummins

Factors affecting hydrogen production from rice straw wastes in a mesophillic up-flow anaerobic staged reactor pp. 402-407

A. Tawfik, A. Salem, M. El-Qelish, A.A. Fahmi and M.E. Moustafa

Production of renewable hydrogen by aqueous-phase reforming of glycerol over Ni–Cu catalysts derived from hydrotalcite precursors pp. 408-414

Pablo V. Tuza, Robinson L. Manfro, Nielson F.P. Ribeiro and Mariana M.V.M. Souza

Advanced brake state model and aerodynamic post-stall model for horizontal axis wind turbines pp. 415-420

R. Lanzafame and M. Messina

The feed-in tariff in the UK: A case study focus on domestic photovoltaic systems pp. 421-426

R. Cherrington, V. Goodship, A. Longfield and K. Kirwan

Optimization of biodiesel production process from Jatropha oil using supported heteropolyacid catalyst and assisted by ultrasonic energy pp. 427-432

Ali Sabri Badday, Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah and Keat-Teong Lee

Carbon reduction in a high-density city: A case study of Langham Place Hotel Mongkok Hong Kong pp. 433-440

Ming Cheung and Jor Fan

Internal quantum efficiency improvement of polysilicon solar cells with porous silicon emitter pp. 441-448

Abdessalem Trabelsi

Contribution to improving the modeling of wind and evaluation of the wind potential of the site of Lome: Problems of taking into account the frequency of calm winds pp. 449-455

Akim Adekunle Salami, Ayite Senah Akoda Ajavon, Mawugno Koffi Kodjo and Koffi-Sa Bedja

Overview of potential and utilization of renewable energy sources in Turkey pp. 456-463

E. Toklu

Business potential of sustainable energy in Korea: Hybrid method of various feasibility studies from path dependence and path evolution perspective pp. 464-475

Hyun Joon Chang, In Sue Kim, Dong Wook Kim and Taeyong Yang

Influence of different pre-treatment routes on the anaerobic digestion of a filamentous algae pp. 476-480

E.A. Ehimen, J.-B. Holm-Nielsen, M. Poulsen and J.E. Boelsmand

The investment risk analysis of wind power project in China pp. 481-487

Cun-bin Li, Gong-shu Lu and Si Wu

Comparative study on ethanol production from pretreated sugarcane bagasse using immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae on various matrices pp. 488-493

Anita Singh, Punita Sharma, Alok Kumar Saran, Namita Singh and Narsi R. Bishnoi

Microstructure evolution of yttria-doped ceria in reducing atmosphere pp. 494-497

Zhi-Peng Li, Toshiyuki Mori, Graeme John Auchterlonie, Jin Zou and John Drennan

Crystal structures and thermodynamic properties of phase change materials (1-CnH2n+1NH3)2CdCl4(s) (n = 15 and 16) pp. 498-505

D.F. Lu, Y.Y. Di and D.H. He

Wave energy potential in the north-west of Sardinia (Italy) pp. 506-521

D. Vicinanza, P. Contestabile and V. Ferrante

Optimization of building window system in Asian regions by analyzing solar heat gain and daylighting elements pp. 522-531

J.W. Lee, H.J. Jung, J.Y. Park, J.B. Lee and Y. Yoon

Estimates of global Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) resources using an ocean general circulation model pp. 532-540

Krishnakumar Rajagopalan and Gérard C. Nihous

Application of bend-twist coupled blades for horizontal axis tidal turbines pp. 541-550

R.F. Nicholls-Lee, S.R. Turnock and S.W. Boyd

Bionic optimization for micro-siting of wind farm on complex terrain pp. 551-557

M.X. Song, K. Chen, Z.Y. He and X. Zhang

Electrification of offshore petroleum installations with offshore wind integration pp. 558-564

Jorun I. Marvik, Eirik V. Øyslebø and Magnus Korpås

Efficient polymer bulk heterojunction solar cells with cesium acetate as the cathode interfacial layer pp. 565-569

Yuehua Jia, Liying Yang, Wenjing Qin, Shougen Yin, Fengling Zhang and Jun Wei

Vision 2023: Feasibility analysis of Turkey's renewable energy projection pp. 570-575

Mehmet Melikoglu

Neural network approach to estimate 10-min solar global irradiation values on tilted planes pp. 576-584

Gilles Notton, Christophe Paoli, Liliana Ivanova, Siyana Vasileva and Marie Laure Nivet

Esterification of lauric acid with butanol over mesoporous materials pp. 585-589

Suellen D.T. Barros, Aline V. Coelho, Elizabeth R. Lachter, Rosane A.S. San Gil, Karim Dahmouche, Maria Isabel Pais da Silva and Andrea L.F. Souza

A hybrid strategy of short term wind power prediction pp. 590-595

Huaiwu Peng, Fangrui Liu and Xiaofeng Yang

Performance analysis of hybrid solar-geothermal CO2 heat pump system for residential heating pp. 596-604

Wonseok Kim, Jongmin Choi and Honghyun Cho

Modeling tidal stream energy extraction and its effects on transport processes in a tidal channel and bay system using a three-dimensional coastal ocean model pp. 605-613

Zhaoqing Yang, Taiping Wang and Andrea E. Copping

Comparative analysis of biofuels policy development in Sub-Saharan Africa: The place of private and public sectors pp. 614-620

Charles Jumbe and Maxwell Mkondiwa

Biohydrogen production using corn stalk employing Bacillus licheniformis MSU AGM 2 strain pp. 621-627

K. Bala-Amutha and A.G. Murugesan

Miracle or mirage? The promise and peril of desert energy part 1 pp. 628-636

Christopher Cooper and Benjamin K. Sovacool

Very short-term wind speed forecasting with Bayesian structural break model pp. 637-647

Yu Jiang, Zhe Song and Andrew Kusiak

Biohydrogen production by a mixed photoheterotrophic culture obtained from a Winogradsky column prepared from the sediment of a southern Brazilian lagoon pp. 648-654

Raquel Aparecida Loss, Maria Luiza Fontes, Valéria Reginatto and Regina Vasconcellos Antônio

Modeling biomass gasification in circulating fluidized beds pp. 655-661

Qi Miao, Jesse Zhu, Shahzad Barghi, Chuangzhi Wu, Xiuli Yin and Zhaoqiu Zhou

Modeling and validation of a cross flow turbine using free vortex model and a modified dynamic stall model pp. 662-669

Raul Urbina, Michael L. Peterson, Richard W. Kimball, Geoffrey S. deBree and Matthew P. Cameron

Thermal energy storage cement mortar containing n-octadecane/expanded graphite composite phase change material pp. 670-675

Zhengguo Zhang, Guoquan Shi, Shuping Wang, Xiaoming Fang and Xiaohong Liu

Modeling offshore wind installation costs on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf pp. 676-691

Mark J. Kaiser and Brian F. Snyder

Concentration effect of multiwalled carbon nanotube and poly(3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polymerized with poly(4-styrenesulfonate) conjugated film on the catalytic activity for counter electrode in dye sensitized solar cells pp. 692-700

Dong-Jin Yun, Hyemin Ra and Shi-Woo Rhee

Analysis of US renewable fuels policies using a modified MARKAL model pp. 701-709

Kemal Sarica and Wallace Tyner

Evaluation of different models to estimate the global solar radiation on inclined surfaces pp. 710-721

Colienne Demain, Michel Journée and Cédric Bertrand

Numerical studies on power generation from co-produced geothermal resources in oil fields and change in reservoir temperature pp. 722-731

Bin Gong, Hongbin Liang, Shouliang Xin and Kewen Li

An investigation into the current utilisation and prospective of renewable energy resources and technologies in Libya pp. 732-740

Ahmed M.A. Mohamed, Amin Al-Habaibeh and Hafez Abdo

High-concentration operation of a passive air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell integrated with a porous methanol barrier pp. 741-746

Wei Yuan, Yong Tang and Xiaojun Yang

Urban heat islands: Potential effect of organic and structured urban configurations on temperature variations in Dubai, UAE pp. 747-762

Dana Taleb and Bassam Abu-Hijleh

Water dynamics inside a cathode channel of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell pp. 763-779

Mamdud Hossain, Sheikh Zahidul Islam, Amy Colley-Davies and Ebenezer Adom

The impact of wind farms with doubly fed induction generators on power system electromechanical oscillations pp. 780-785

M. Jafarian and A.M. Ranjbar

An assessment model for collecting and transporting cellulosic biomass pp. 786-794

Kang-Qi Fan, Peng-Fei Zhang and Z.J. Pei

Waste capiz (Amusium cristatum) shell as a new heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production pp. 795-799

Wijaya Suryaputra, Indra Winata, Nani Indraswati and Suryadi Ismadji

Influence of architectural design on indoor environment in apartment buildings in Havana pp. 800-811

Dania González Couret, Pedro D. Rodríguez Díaz and Drey F. Abreu de la Rosa

Blade design and performance testing of a small wind turbine rotor for low wind speed applications pp. 812-819

Ronit K. Singh and M. Rafiuddin Ahmed

Miracle or mirage? The promise and peril of desert energy part 2 pp. 820-825

Christopher Cooper and Benjamin K. Sovacool

Grid vs. storage in a 100% renewable Europe pp. 826-832

Florian Steinke, Philipp Wolfrum and Clemens Hoffmann

Seashore mallow (Kosteletzkya pentacarpos) as a salt-tolerant feedstock for production of biodiesel and ethanol pp. 833-839

Bryan R. Moser, Bruce S. Dien, Denise M. Seliskar and John L. Gallagher

An Italian pilot project for zero energy buildings: Towards a quality-driven approach pp. 840-846

Giuliano Dall'O', Elisa Bruni and Luca Sarto

Design, development and deployment of a hybrid renewable energy powered mobile medical clinic with automated modular control system pp. 847-857

Andrew Higier, Adrian Arbide, Amer Awaad, Justo Eiroa, Jerry Miller, Norman Munroe, Alfredo Ravinet and Brian Redding

A statistical investigation of biodiesel physical and chemical properties, and their correlation with the degree of unsaturation pp. 858-878

Evangelos G. Giakoumis

Novel offshore application of photovoltaics in comparison to conventional marine renewable energy technologies pp. 879-888

Kim Trapani, Dean L. Millar and Helen C.M. Smith

Techno-economic performance of the Pelamis P1 and Wavestar at different ratings and various locations in Europe pp. 889-900

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

Environmental analysis of practical design options for enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) through life-cycle assessment pp. 901-914

Martino Lacirignola and Isabelle Blanc

The optimized operational conditions for biodiesel production from soybean oil and application of artificial neural networks for estimation of the biodiesel yield pp. 915-920

G.R. Moradi, S. Dehghani, F. Khosravian and A. Arjmandzadeh

Effects of catalyst loading gradient in catalyst layers on performance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells pp. 921-931

Ramin Roshandel and Farzad Ahmadi

Synthesis and microstructural properties of ZnO nanoparticles prepared by precipitation method pp. 932-937

Davood Raoufi

Wave energy resource assessment in the Mediterranean, the Italian perspective pp. 938-949

Luca Liberti, Adriana Carillo and Gianmaria Sannino

How to implement a wind power project in China?—Management procedure and model study pp. 950-958

Zhen-Yu Zhao and Rui-Dong Chang

Impulse (Turgo and Pelton) turbine performance characteristics and their impact on pico-hydro installations pp. 959-964

Bryan R. Cobb and Kendra V. Sharp

Oil removal from waste coffee grounds using two-phase solvent extraction enhanced with ultrasonication pp. 965-970

Mudafer Abdullah and A. Bulent Koc

Wind energy really is the last to be stored and solar energy cannot be stored economically pp. 971-976

Donald Swift-Hook

Parametrically excited nonlinear piezoelectric compact wind turbine pp. 977-987

M. Amin Karami, Justin R. Farmer and Daniel J. Inman

High temperature calorimetry and use of magnesium chloride for thermal energy storage pp. 988-993

Weihuan Zhao, Ying Zheng, Joseph C. Sabol, Kemal Tuzla, Sudhakar Neti, Alparslan Oztekin and John C. Chen

Numerical simulation of a new type of cross flow tidal turbine using OpenFOAM – Part I: Calibration of energy extraction pp. 994-1004

Mulualem G. Gebreslassie, Gavin R. Tabor and Michael R. Belmont

Numerical simulation of a new type of cross flow tidal turbine using OpenFOAM – Part II: Investigation of turbine-to-turbine interaction pp. 1005-1013

Mulualem G. Gebreslassie, Gavin R. Tabor and Michael R. Belmont

Long-term wind resource and uncertainty estimation using wind records from Scotland as example pp. 1014-1026

Wolf-Gerrit Früh

Small wind turbines – A unique segment of the wind power market pp. 1027-1036

Zdenko Simic, Juraj George Havelka and Maja Bozicevic Vrhovcak

Renewable energy status of electricity generation and future prospect hydropower in Turkey pp. 1037-1043

Ibrahim Yuksel

Effect of blade flutter and electrical loading on small wind turbine noise pp. 1044-1052

Brian Vick and Sylvia Broneske

Possibilities for development of the Electric Power Industry of Serbia through private source financing of small hydropower plants pp. 1053-1059

Sladjana Benkovic, Nikola Makojevic and Sandra Jednak

Varied lignin disruption mechanisms for different biomass substrates in lower termite pp. 1060-1064

Jing Ke, Dhrubojyoti D. Laskar and Shulin Chen

Gas evolution and syngas heating value from advanced thermal treatment of waste using microwave-induced plasma pp. 1065-1072

Christopher J. Lupa, Steve R. Wylie, Andrew Shaw, Ahmed Al-Shamma'a, Andrew J. Sweetman and Ben M.J. Herbert

Modeling assessment of tidal current energy at Kinmen Island, Taiwan pp. 1073-1082

Wei-Bo Chen, Wen-Cheng Liu and Ming-Hsi Hsu

Experimental study of integrated collector storage solar water heaters pp. 1083-1094

M. Souliotis, D. Chemisana, Y.G. Caouris and Y. Tripanagnostopoulos

Drag reduction of large wind turbine blades through riblets: Evaluation of riblet geometry and application strategies pp. 1095-1105

Leonardo P. Chamorro, R.E.A. Arndt and F. Sotiropoulos

Effect of roof shape, wind direction, building height and urban configuration on the energy yield and positioning of roof mounted wind turbines pp. 1106-1118

Islam Abohela, Neveen Hamza and Steven Dudek

Operational expenditure costs for wave energy projects and impacts on financial returns pp. 1119-1131

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