Renewable Energy

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Volume 38, issue 1, 2012

Syngas production in downdraft biomass gasifiers and its application using internal combustion engines pp. 1-9

Juan Daniel Martínez, Khamid Mahkamov, Rubenildo V. Andrade and Electo E. Silva Lora

RETRACTED: Biodiesel production using magnetically stabilized fluidized bed reactor pp. 10-15

Pingmei Guo, Fenghong Huang, Qingde Huang and Chang Zheng

Unrestricted wind farm layout optimization (UWFLO): Investigating key factors influencing the maximum power generation pp. 16-30

Souma Chowdhury, Jie Zhang, Achille Messac and Luciano Castillo

Very high fluxes for concentrating photovoltaics: Considerations from simple experiments and modeling pp. 31-39

Alexis Vossier, Daniel Chemisana, Gilles Flamant and Alain Dollet

Outdoor airflow analysis and potential for passive cooling in the modern urban context of Dubai pp. 40-49

Khaled A. Al-Sallal and Laila Al-Rais

Study on the wave climate variation to the renewable wave energy assessment pp. 50-61

Tsai Ching-Piao, Hwang Ching-Her, Hwa Chien and Cheng Hao-Yuan

Comparison of the experimental evaluation of a solar intermittent refrigeration system for ice production operating with the mixtures NH3/LiNO3 and NH3/LiNO3/H2O pp. 62-68

G. Moreno-Quintanar, W. Rivera and R. Best

Impact of spectral irradiance distribution on the outdoor performance of photovoltaic system under Thai climatic conditions pp. 69-74

Chattariya Sirisamphanwong and Nipon Ketjoy

Application of artificial neural networks for the spatial estimation of wind speed in a coastal region with complex topography pp. 75-82

Kostas Philippopoulos and Despina Deligiorgi

Iterative approach for optimising coefficient of power, coefficient of lift and drag of wind turbine rotor pp. 83-93

S. Rajakumar and D. Ravindran

Wavelet transform method for islanding detection of wind turbines pp. 94-106

H. Kazemi Karegar and B. Sobhani

Far-field modelling of the hydro-environmental impact of tidal stream turbines pp. 107-116

Reza Ahmadian, Roger Falconer and Bettina Bockelmann-Evans

The potential of the local administration as driving force for the implementation of the National PV systems Strategy in Romania pp. 117-125

Flavius Iacobescu and Viorel Badescu

A technical, economic, and greenhouse gas emission analysis of a homestead-scale grid-connected and stand-alone photovoltaic and diesel systems, against electricity network extension pp. 126-135

Mark P. McHenry

Transesterificarion of soybean oil using ethanol and mesoporous silica catalyst pp. 136-140

Solange A. Quintella, Rosana M.A. Saboya, Davi C. Salmin, Denise S. Novaes, Antonio S. Araújo, Monica C.G. Albuquerque and Célio L. Cavalcante

Performance and emission characteristics of double cylinder CI engine operated with cardanol bio fuel blends pp. 150-154

D.N. Mallikappa, Rana Pratap Reddy and Ch.S.N. Murthy

Life cycle assessment of biodiesel production from free fatty acid-rich wastes pp. 155-162

Javier Dufour and Diego Iribarren

VIS harvesting unsymmetrical squaraine dye for dye-sensitized solar cells pp. 163-168

Cun Fu, Ling Lei, Kang Sun, Pingfang Xia, Hongyan Yuan, Dan Xiao and Zhonghui Li

Which factors affect the willingness of tourists to pay for renewable energy? pp. 169-172

Ioannis Kostakis and Eleni Sardianou

Method for component-based economical optimisation for use in design of new low-energy buildings pp. 173-180

Steffen Petersen and Svend Svendsen

Effectiveness parameters for the prediction of the global performance of desiccant wheels – An assessment based on experimental data pp. 181-187

C.R. Ruivo, J.J. Costa, A.R. Figueiredo and A. Kodama

Seasonal cooling load reduction of building by thermosyphon heat pipe radiator in different climate areas pp. 188-194

Nammont Chotivisarut, Atipoang Nuntaphan and Tanongkiat Kiatsiriroat

Small-scale (≤6 kWe) stand-alone and grid-connected photovoltaic, wind, hydroelectric, biodiesel, and wood gasification system’s simulated technical, economic, and mitigation analyses for rural regions in Western Australia pp. 195-205

Mark P. McHenry

Wind-induced dynamic response of Heliostat pp. 206-213

Bo Gong, Zhengnong Li, Zhifeng Wang and Yingge Wang

Enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells by benzoic acid modified TiO2 nanorod electrode pp. 214-218

Jincheng Liu, Yinjie Wang and Darren Sun

Effect of annealing on photovoltaic characteristics of nanostructured p-Cu2S/n-CdS thin film pp. 219-223

Vidya S. Taur, Rajesh A. Joshi, Anil V. Ghule and Ramphal Sharma

Smoothing wind power fluctuations by fuzzy logic pitch angle controller pp. 224-233

M.A. Chowdhury, N. Hosseinzadeh and W.X. Shen

Bond graph modelling of a wave energy conversion system with hydraulic power take-off pp. 234-244

Adi Kurniawan, Eilif Pedersen and Torgeir Moan

Political aspects of innovation: Examining renewable energy in Australia pp. 245-252

Pranoto Effendi and Jerry Courvisanos

Evaluation of the stability of hydrogen production and microbial diversity by anaerobic sludge with chloroform treatment pp. 253-257

Yan-Yan Ning, Da-Wei Jin, Guo-Ping Sheng, Hideki Harada and Xian-Yang Shi

Feasibility study of a wind–pv–diesel hybrid power system for a village pp. 258-268

Shafiqur Rehman, Md. Mahbub Alam, J.P. Meyer and Luai M. Al-Hadhrami

Volume 37, issue 1, 2012

Current methods and advances in forecasting of wind power generation pp. 1-8

Aoife M. Foley, Paul G. Leahy, Antonino Marvuglia and Eamon J. McKeogh

Taxation of automobile fuels in Brazil: Does ethanol need tax incentives to be competitive and if so, to what extent can they be justified by the balance of GHG emissions? pp. 9-18

Marcelo Cavalcanti, Alexandre Szklo, Giovani Machado and Maurício Arouca

Bioethanol production from agricultural wastes: An overview pp. 19-27

Nibedita Sarkar, Sumanta Kumar Ghosh, Satarupa Bannerjee and Kaustav Aikat

An experimental investigation simulating flow effects in first generation marine current energy converter arrays pp. 28-36

L.E. Myers and A.S. Bahaj

Life cycle assessment of two different 2 MW class wind turbines pp. 37-44

Begoña Guezuraga, Rudolf Zauner and Werner Pölz

CO2 savings affect the break-even distance of feedstock supply and digestate placement in biogas production pp. 45-52

Simone Capponi, Simone Fazio and Lorenzo Barbanti

Assessment of the biomass power generation industry in China pp. 53-60

Zhen-yu Zhao and Hong Yan

How motion trajectory affects energy extraction performance of a biomimic energy generator with an oscillating foil? pp. 61-75

Qing Xiao, Wei Liao, Shuchi Yang and Yan Peng

An integrated solar-cryogen hybrid power system pp. 76-81

Yongliang Li, Xiang Wang, Yi Jin and Yulong Ding

Photovoltaic applications for off-grid electrification using novel multi-level inverter technology with energy storage pp. 82-88

Kapila Bandara, Tracy Sweet and Janaka Ekanayake

A field study on building inertia and its effects on indoor thermal environment pp. 89-96

José A. Orosa and Armando C. Oliveira

Theoretical and experimental investigations of a downdraft biomass gasifier-spark ignition engine power system pp. 97-108

Felipe Centeno, Khamid Mahkamov, Electo E. Silva Lora and Rubenildo V. Andrade

Short duration microwave assisted pretreatment enhances the enzymatic saccharification and fermentable sugar yield from sugarcane bagasse pp. 109-116

Parameswaran Binod, Karri Satyanagalakshmi, Raveendran Sindhu, Kanakambaran Usha Janu, Rajeev K. Sukumaran and Ashok Pandey

Experimental investigation on the heat and mass transfer between air and liquid desiccant in a cross-flow dehumidifier pp. 117-123

W.Z. Gao, J.H. Liu, Y.P. Cheng and X.L. Zhang

A 2020 GB transmission network study using dispersed wind farm power output pp. 124-132

Annelies Gerber, Meysam Qadrdan, Modassar Chaudry, Janaka Ekanayake and Nick Jenkins

Comparative life cycle energy, emission, and economic analysis of 100 kW nameplate wind power generation pp. 133-141

Md Ruhul Kabir, Braden Rooke, G.D. Malinga Dassanayake and Brian A. Fleck

A study on incorporation of thermoelectric modules with evacuated-tube heat-pipe solar collectors pp. 142-149

Wei He, Yuehong Su, Y.Q. Wang, S.B. Riffat and Jie Ji

Nested ensemble NWP approach for wind energy assessment pp. 150-160

Sultan Al-Yahyai, Yassine Charabi, Abdullah Al-Badi and Adel Gastli

Combining dynamic and thermodynamic models for dynamic simulation of a beta-type Stirling engine with rhombic-drive mechanism pp. 161-173

Chin-Hsiang Cheng and Ying-Ju Yu

Thermophilic fermentative hydrogen production from xylose by Thermotoga neapolitana DSM 4359 pp. 174-179

Tien Anh Ngo, Tra Huong Nguyen and Ha Thi Viet Bui

A multiobjective approach for reactive power planning in networks with wind power generation pp. 180-191

Monica Alonso, Hortensia Amaris and Carlos Alvarez-Ortega

High efficient conversion of cellulose to polyols with Ru/CNTs as catalyst pp. 192-196

Hongjuan Wang, Lili Zhu, Song Peng, Feng Peng, Hao Yu and Jian Yang

Improvement in ethanol production using respiratory deficient phenotype of a wild type yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae ITV-01 pp. 197-201

B. Ortiz-Muñiz, O. Carvajal-Zarrabal, B. Aguilar and M.G. Aguilar-Uscanga

Use of STATCOM in wind farms with fixed-speed generators for grid code compliance pp. 202-212

Dionisio Ramirez, Sergio Martinez, Francisco Blazquez and Carmelo Carrero

Distribution feeder reconfiguration considering fuel cell/wind/photovoltaic power plants pp. 213-225

Taher Niknam, Abdollah Kavousi Fard and Alireza Seifi

Energy performance of glazings in European climates pp. 226-232

Heinrich Manz and Urs-Peter Menti

Gain scheduled control based on high fidelity local wind turbine models pp. 233-240

F.D. Bianchi, R.S. Sánchez-Peña and M. Guadayol

Multi-step forecasting for wind speed using a modified EMD-based artificial neural network model pp. 241-249

Zhenhai Guo, Weigang Zhao, Haiyan Lu and Jianzhou Wang

Solar energy conversion and storage: Rhodamine B - Fructose photogalvanic cell pp. 250-258

Pooran Koli, Urvashi Sharma and K.M. Gangotri

Fermentation medium and oxygen transfer conditions that maximize the xylose conversion to ethanol by Pichia stipitis pp. 259-265

João Paulo A. Silva, Solange I. Mussatto, Inês C. Roberto and José A. Teixeira

Energy analysis of a solar-assisted ejector cycle air conditioning system with low temperature thermal energy storage pp. 266-276

Bogdan M. Diaconu

Impact of uncertainties on greenhouse gas mitigation potential of biogas production from agricultural resources pp. 277-284

Andreas Meyer-Aurich, Alexander Schattauer, Hans Jürgen Hellebrand, Hilde Klauss, Matthias Plöchl and Werner Berg

Dynamic overset CFD simulations of wind turbine aerodynamics pp. 285-298

Yuwei Li, Kwang-Jun Paik, Tao Xing and Pablo M. Carrica

A decision support system for the optimal exploitation of wind energy on regional scale pp. 299-309

Ahmed Ouammi, Valeria Ghigliotti, Michela Robba, Abdelaziz Mimet and Roberto Sacile

A system dynamics approach for investigating impacts of incentive mechanisms on wind power investment pp. 310-317

E. Alishahi, M. Parsa Moghaddam and M.K. Sheikh-El-Eslami

Wind power impacts and electricity storage – A time scale perspective pp. 318-324

K. Hedegaard and P. Meibom

Fan selection and stack design for open-cathode polymer electrolyte fuel cell stacks pp. 325-332

A.P. Sasmito, E. Birgersson, K.W. Lum and A.S. Mujumdar

Water injection effects on the performance and emission characteristics of a CI engine operating with biodiesel pp. 333-344

B. Tesfa, Rashmi Mishra, F. Gu and A.D. Ball

Vertical axis wind turbine performance enhancement using plasma actuators pp. 345-354

David Greenblatt, Magen Schulman and Amos Ben-Harav

Design and simulation of a PV and a PV–Wind standalone energy system to power a household application pp. 355-363

Gregoris Panayiotou, Soteris Kalogirou and Savvas Tassou

Zeotropic mixtures as working fluids in Organic Rankine Cycles for low-enthalpy geothermal resources pp. 364-370

Florian Heberle, Markus Preißinger and Dieter Brüggemann

Corrosion behaviors of metals in biodiesel from rapeseed oil and methanol pp. 371-378

Enzhu Hu, Yufu Xu, Xianguo Hu, Lijun Pan and Shaotong Jiang

Sustainable management model for rural electrification: Case study based on biomass solid waste considering the Brazilian regulation policy pp. 379-386

Giorgiana Pinheiro, Gonçalo Rendeiro, João Pinho and Emanuel Macedo

Impact of tidal energy converter (TEC) arrays on the dynamics of headland sand banks pp. 387-397

Simon P. Neill, James R. Jordan and Scott J. Couch

Gasification of biomass char with air-steam in a cyclone furnace pp. 398-402

Pi-wen He, Si-yi Luo, Gong Cheng, Bo Xiao, Lei Cai and Jin-bo Wang

Trends in the growth of installed capacity of Small Hydro Power (SHP) in Brazil, based on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) pp. 403-411

Geraldo Lúcio Tiago Filhoa, Regina Mambeli Barrosa and Fernando das Graças Braga da Silvaa

Storage degradation of palm-derived biodiesels: Its effects on chemical properties and engine performance pp. 412-418

C. Pattamaprom, W. Pakdee and S. Ngamjaroen

Power control of brushless doubly-fed reluctance drive and generator systems pp. 419-425

Hamza Chaal and Milutin Jovanovic

Development of a methodology for quantifying insolation variables in windows and building openings pp. 426-433

J. Ramírez-Faz and R. López-Luque

Fuzzy model based multivariable predictive control of a variable speed wind turbine: LMI approach pp. 434-439

S. Bououden, M. Chadli, S. Filali and A. El Hajjaji

On the proper analytical expression for the sky-view factor and the diffuse irradiation of a slope for an isotropic sky pp. 440-444

Jože Rakovec and Klemen Zakšek