Renewable Energy

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Volume 35, issue 12, 2010

Electrochemical evolution of hydrogen on composite La–Ni–Al/Ni–S alloy film in water electrolysis pp. 2627-2631

Qing Han, Yan Jin, Nianwen Pu, Kuiren Liu, Jianshe Chen and Xujun Wei

The costs of small-scale hydro power production: Impact on the development of existing potential pp. 2632-2638

G.A. Aggidis, E. Luchinskaya, Robert Rothschild and D.C. Howard

Wave energy plants: Control strategies for avoiding the stalling behaviour in the Wells turbine pp. 2639-2648

Modesto Amundarain, Mikel Alberdi, Aitor J. Garrido, Izaskun Garrido and Javier Maseda

Effect of heat pre-treatment temperature on isolation of hydrogen producing functional consortium from soil pp. 2649-2655

Anita Ravindran, Sunil Adav and Shang-Shyng Yang

Energy analysis of heat surplus storage systems in plastic tunnels pp. 2656-2665

S. Kurpaska and H. Latala

Determination of organic silicon compounds in biogas from wastewater treatments plants, landfills, and co-digestion plants pp. 2666-2673

Saija Rasi, Jenni Lehtinen and Jukka Rintala

An economic evaluation of photovoltaic grid connected systems (PVGCS) in Flanders for companies: A generic model pp. 2674-2682

Amaryllis Audenaert, Liesje De Boeck, Sven De Cleyn, Sebastien Lizin and Jean-François Adam

Hybrid photovoltaic devices from regioregular polythiophene and ZnO nanoparticles composites pp. 2683-2688

Narayan Ch. Das and Paul E. Sokol

Framework for analysis of solar energy systems in the built environment from an exergy perspective pp. 2689-2697

H. Torío and D. Schmidt

Biowaste energy potential in Kenya pp. 2698-2704

Charles Nzila, Jo Dewulf, Henri Spanjers, Henry Kiriamiti and Herman van Langenhove

Wind energy assessment and wind farm simulation in Triunfo – Pernambuco, Brazil pp. 2705-2713

Laerte de Araujo Lima and Celso Rosendo Bezerra Filho

Modeling and optimization of a solar driven membrane distillation desalination system pp. 2714-2722

Hsuan Chang, Gow-Bin Wang, Yih-Hang Chen, Chien-Chang Li and Cheng-Liang Chang

An assessment on the planning and construction of an island renewable energy system – A case study of Kinmen Island pp. 2723-2731

Hua-Yueh Liu and Sung-De Wu

Wind speed forecasting in three different regions of Mexico, using a hybrid ARIMA–ANN model pp. 2732-2738

Erasmo Cadenas and Wilfrido Rivera

Performance, reliability and failure analysis of wind farm in a developing Country pp. 2739-2751

G.M. Joselin Herbert, S. Iniyan and Ranko Goic

Prediction models for density and viscosity of biodiesel and their effects on fuel supply system in CI engines pp. 2752-2760

B. Tesfa, Rashmi Mishra, F. Gu and N. Powles

Capacity factor prediction and planning in the wind power generation industry pp. 2761-2766

Cigdem Z. Gurgur and Michael Jones

Optimizing the shape of a surge-and-pitch wave energy collector using a genetic algorithm pp. 2767-2775

A.P. McCabe, G.A. Aggidis and M.B. Widden

Optimization of paste formulation for TiO2 nanoparticles with wide range of size distribution for its application in dye sensitized solar cells pp. 2776-2780

Suresh Kumar Dhungel and Jesse G. Park

Power output variations of co-located offshore wind turbines and wave energy converters in California pp. 2781-2791

Eric D. Stoutenburg, Nicholas Jenkins and Mark Z. Jacobson

New methodology of solar radiation evaluation using free access databases in specific locations pp. 2792-2798

Iñigo Pagola, Martín Gastón, Carlos Fernández-Peruchena, Sara Moreno and Lourdes Ramírez

Wind turbine angular frequency analysis by means of computer vision techniques pp. 2799-2803

Carlos López, Jorge Blanes, Raquel González and Lidia Sánchez

An experimental study of the exergetic performance of an underground air tunnel system for greenhouse cooling pp. 2804-2811

Leyla Ozgener and Onder Ozgener

Increases in the average power output of wave energy converters using quiescent period predictive control pp. 2812-2820

M.R. Belmont

Quantifying spatio-temporal dynamics of solar radiation exergy over Turkey pp. 2821-2828

D. Alta, C. Ertekin and F. Evrendilek

FAR from the grid: A rural electrification field study pp. 2829-2834

P. Díaz, C.A. Arias, R. Peña and D. Sandoval

A comparative evaluation of household preferences for solar photovoltaic standalone and mini-grid system: An empirical study in a costal village of Indian Sundarban pp. 2835-2838

Amit K. Bhandari and Chinmoy Jana

A study on novel combined processes for preparation of high performance Pt–Co/C electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction in PEM fuel cell pp. 2839-2843

Wiruyn Trongchuankij, Kunakorn Poochinda, Kejvalee Pruksathorn and Mali Hunsom

Analytical methods for wind persistence: Their application in assessing the best site for a wind farm in the State of Veracruz, Mexico pp. 2844-2852

Yoreley Cancino-Solórzano, Antonio J. Gutiérrez-Trashorras and Jorge Xiberta-Bernat

Solar resources estimation combining digital terrain models and satellite images techniques pp. 2853-2861

J.L. Bosch, F.J. Batlles, L.F. Zarzalejo and G. López

Wind turbine fault diagnosis based on Morlet wavelet transformation and Wigner-Ville distribution pp. 2862-2866

Baoping Tang, Wenyi Liu and Tao Song

Solar variability of four sites across the state of Colorado pp. 2867-2873

Matthew Lave and Jan Kleissl

A statistical investigation of wind characteristics and wind energy potential based on the Weibull and Rayleigh models in Rwanda pp. 2874-2880

Bonfils Safari and Jimmy Gasore

Application of neural networks and genetic algorithms for sizing of photovoltaic systems pp. 2881-2893

Adel Mellit, Soteris A. Kalogirou and Mahmoud Drif

Modelling a solar-assisted air-conditioning system installed in CIESOL building using an artificial neural network pp. 2894-2901

S. Rosiek and F.J. Batlles

Optimization and analysis of a bioethanol agro-industrial system from sweet sorghum pp. 2902-2909

Ying Guo, Shan-ying Hu, You-run Li, Ding-jiang Chen, Bing Zhu and Karl M. Smith

Feasibility of biohydrogen production from tofu wastewater with glutamine auxotrophic mutant of Rhodobacter sphaeroides pp. 2910-2913

G.H. Zheng, L. Wang and Z.H. Kang

Effect of preparation parameters on the properties of TiO2 nanoparticles for dye sensitized solar cells pp. 2914-2920

A.B. Kashyout, M. Soliman and M. Fathy

A GIS-based decision support tool for renewable energy management and planning in semi-arid rural environments of northeast of Brazil pp. 2921-2932

C. Tiba, A.L.B. Candeias, N. Fraidenraich, E.M. de S. Barbosa, P.B. de Carvalho Neto and J.B. de Melo Filho

Volume 35, issue 11, 2010

Resource rights and the evolution of renewable energy technologies pp. 2399-2405

Saskia Vermeylen

Generation of daily solar irradiation by means of artificial neural net works pp. 2406-2414

Adalberto N. Siqueira, Chigueru Tiba and Naum Fraidenraich

Integration of wave power in Haida Gwaii pp. 2415-2421

Susan Boronowski, Peter Wild, Andrew Rowe and Gerrit van Kooten

Alcohol reduction-mediated preparation of a nano-scale Pt/C electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction in PEM fuel cells pp. 2422-2430

Kritsana Leelaruji and Mali Hunsom

A particle swarm optimization for wind energy control problem pp. 2431-2438

C. Kongnam and S. Nuchprayoon

Solar hybrid air-conditioning system for high temperature cooling in subtropical city pp. 2439-2451

K.F. Fong, C.K. Lee, T.T. Chow, Zeteng Lin and L.S. Chan

Practical models to estimate horizontal irradiance in clear sky conditions: Preliminary results pp. 2452-2460

Germán A. Salazar, Alejandro L. Hernández and Luis R. Saravia

Wind-hydrogen energy stand-alone system with carbon storage: Modeling and simulation pp. 2461-2467

Gabriele Zini and Paolo Tartarini

Determination of the optimal tilt angle and orientation for solar photovoltaic arrays pp. 2468-2475

E.D. Mehleri, P.L. Zervas, H. Sarimveis, J.A. Palyvos and N.C. Markatos

Static compensator for maintaining voltage stability of wind farm integration to a distribution network pp. 2476-2482

N. Aouzellag Lahaçani, D. Aouzellag and B. Mendil

Seasonal optimal mix of wind and solar power in a future, highly renewable Europe pp. 2483-2489

Dominik Heide, Lueder von Bremen, Martin Greiner, Clemens Hoffmann, Markus Speckmann and Stefan Bofinger

Wave energy and nearshore hot spots: The case of the SE Bay of Biscay pp. 2490-2500

G. Iglesias and R. Carballo

The impact of geometrical parameters on the thermal performance of a solar receiver of dish-type concentrated solar energy system pp. 2501-2513

Mo Wang and Kamran Siddiqui

The state of solar energy resource assessment in Chile pp. 2514-2524

Alberto Ortega, Rodrigo Escobar, Sergio Colle and Samuel Luna de Abreu

A study of operation strategy of cooling module with dynamic fuel cell system model for transportation application pp. 2525-2532

Sangseok Yu and Dohoy Jung

Model and simulation of a solar kiln with energy storage pp. 2533-2542

D. Luna, J.-P. Nadeau and Y. Jannot

High hydraulic performance in horizontal waterwheels pp. 2543-2551

T. Pujol and L. Montoro

Greenhouse gas emissions and energy balance of palm oil biofuel pp. 2552-2561

Simone Pereira de Souza, Sergio Pacca, Márcio Turra de Ávila and José Luiz B. Borges

Optimal planning of renewable energy-integrated electricity generation schemes with CO2 reduction target pp. 2562-2570

Z.A. Muis, H. Hashim, Z.A. Manan, F.M. Taha and P.L. Douglas

Combined solar organic Rankine cycle with reverse osmosis desalination process: Energy, exergy, and cost evaluations pp. 2571-2580

A.S. Nafey and M.A. Sharaf

Biodiesel production from waste coconut oil by esterification with ethanol: The effect of water removal by adsorption pp. 2581-2584

João Felipe G. Oliveira, Izabelly Larissa Lucena, Rosana M. Alves Saboya, Marcelo L. Rodrigues, Antonio Eurico B. Torres, Fabiano A. Narciso Fernandes, Célio L. Cavalcante and Expedito José S. Parente

Influence of phosphorus content of coconut oil on deposit and performance of plant oil pressure stoves pp. 2585-2589

M. Kratzeisen and J. Müller

Numerical model for predicting thermodynamic cycle and thermal efficiency of a beta-type Stirling engine with rhombic-drive mechanism pp. 2590-2601

Chin-Hsiang Cheng and Ying-Ju Yu

Simulation of aggregate wind farm short-term production variations pp. 2602-2609

R. Goić, J. Krstulović and D. Jakus

Experimental investigation of a new solar desalination prototype using the humidification dehumidification principle pp. 2610-2617

K. Zhani and H. Ben Bacha

Optimization of Savonius turbines using an obstacle shielding the returning blade pp. 2618-2626

M.H. Mohamed, G. Janiga, E. Pap and D. Thévenin

Volume 35, issue 10, 2010

Correlations of direct solar luminous efficacy for all sky, clear sky and intermediate sky conditions and comparisons with experimental data of five localities pp. 2143-2156

M. Cucumo, A. De Rosa, V. Ferraro, D. Kaliakatsos and V. Marinelli

Exergy analysis of an integrated solar combined cycle system pp. 2157-2164

A. Baghernejad and M. Yaghoubi

Power converter topologies for wind energy conversion systems: Integrated modeling, control strategy and performance simulation pp. 2165-2174

R. Melício, V.M.F. Mendes and J.P.S. Catalão

Absorption heat transformers and an industrial application pp. 2175-2181

Ilhami Horuz and Bener Kurt

Optimization of significant insolation distribution parameters – A new approach towards BIPV system design pp. 2182-2191

D. Paul, S.N. Mandal, D. Mukherjee and S.R. Bhadra Chaudhuri

Dimensionless numbers used to characterize stratification in water tanks for discharging at low flow rates pp. 2192-2199

A. Castell, M. Medrano, C. Solé and L.F. Cabeza

Effects of solid retention time on anaerobic digestion of dewatered-sewage sludge in mesophilic and thermophilic conditions pp. 2200-2206

Ivo Achu Nges and Jing Liu

Effects of blending alcohols with poultry fat methyl esters on cold flow properties pp. 2207-2210

Hem Joshi, Bryan R. Moser, Joe Toler, William F. Smith and Terry Walker

The effects of Al2O3–TiO2 coating in a diesel engine on performance and emission of corn oil methyl ester pp. 2211-2216

Hanbey Hazar and Ugur Ozturk

Wind energy dispatch considering environmental and economic factors pp. 2217-2227

Cheng-Chien Kuo

Multicriteria GIS modeling of wind and solar farms in Colorado pp. 2228-2234

Jason R. Janke

Performance improvement of a slip energy recovery drive system by a voltage-controlled technique pp. 2235-2242

Satean Tunyasrirut, Vijit Kinnares and Jongkol Ngamwiwit

Experimental investigation on the relationship between sluice caisson shape of tidal power plant and the water discharge capability pp. 2243-2256

Dal Soo Lee, Sang-Ho Oh, Jin-Hak Yi, Woo-Sun Park, Hyu-Sang Cho, Duk-Gu Kim, Hyun-Min Eom and Suk-Jin Ahn

Strategy for a sustainable development in the UAE through hydrogen energy pp. 2257-2269

Ayoub Kazim

A numerical investigation into upstream boundary-layer interruption and its potential benefits for river and ocean kinetic hydropower pp. 2270-2278

David L.F. Gaden and Eric L. Bibeau

Experimental and theoretical studies of recyclic flat-plate solar water heaters equipped with rectangle conduits pp. 2279-2287

Chii-Dong Ho, Tsung-Ching Chen and Cheng-Jung Tsai

Thermoeconomic analysis applied to an alternative wastewater treatment pp. 2288-2296

Wendell de Queiroz Lamas, Jose Luz Silveira, Giorgio Eugenio Oscare Giacaglia and Luiz Octavio Mattos dos Reis

Crystalline Si solar cells based on solar grade silicon materials pp. 2297-2300

Z.C. Liang, D.M. Chen, X.Q. Liang, Z.J. Yang, H. Shen and J. Shi

Photovoltaic properties of polymer based organic solar cells adapted for non-transparent substrates pp. 2301-2306

(Celik) Bedeloglu, Ayse, Ali Demir, Yalcin Bozkurt and Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci

Optimum hybrid photovoltaic-based solution for remote telecommunication stations pp. 2307-2315

J.K. Kaldellis

Passive cooling of buildings by using integrated earth to air heat exchanger and solar chimney pp. 2316-2324

M. Maerefat and A.P. Haghighi

Three-dimensional effects and arm effects on modeling a vertical axis tidal current turbine pp. 2325-2334

Ye Li and Sander M. Calisal

Treatment of kitchen waste using a mobile thermophilic anaerobic digestion system pp. 2335-2339

Wen-Chien Kuo and Wen-Lung Lai

A new method for improved hub height mean wind speed estimates using short-term hub height data pp. 2340-2347

Matthew A. Lackner, Anthony L. Rogers, James F. Manwell and Jon G. McGowan

Using collaborative virtual environments to plan wind energy installations pp. 2348-2355

Ian D. Bishop and Christian Stock

Compatibility of elastomers in palm biodiesel pp. 2356-2361

A.S.M.A. Haseeb, H.H. Masjuki, C.T. Siang and M.A. Fazal

Short-term prediction of wind power with a clustering approach pp. 2362-2369

Andrew Kusiak and Wenyan Li

Effect of microencapsulated phase change material in sandwich panels pp. 2370-2374

Cecilia Castellón, Marc Medrano, Joan Roca, Luisa F. Cabeza, Maria E. Navarro, Ana I. Fernández, Ana Lázaro and Belen Zalba

Advanced Backstepping controller for induction generator using multi-scalar machine model for wind power purposes pp. 2375-2380

A.L. Nemmour, F. Mehazzem, A. Khezzar, M. Hacil, L. Louze and R. Abdessemed

Maximum power tracking for photovoltaic power system: Development and experimental comparison of two algorithms pp. 2381-2387

Issam Houssamo, Fabrice Locment and Manuela Sechilariu

Optimal design of a hybrid solar–wind-battery system using the minimization of the annualized cost system and the minimization of the loss of power supply probability (LPSP) pp. 2388-2390

B. Ould Bilal, V. Sambou, P.A. Ndiaye, C.M.F. Kébé and M. Ndongo

Economic evaluation of small-scale photovoltaic hybrid systems for mini-grid applications in far north Cameroon pp. 2391-2398

Nfah Eustace Mbaka, Ngundam John Mucho and Kenne Godpromesse

Volume 35, issue 9, 2010

Wind power development and policies in China pp. 1879-1886

Cuiping Liao, Eberhard Jochem, Yi Zhang and Nida R. Farid

Wind turbines type and number choice using combinatorial optimization pp. 1887-1894

Ivan Mustakerov and Daniela Borissova

Processing of NaBH4 from NaBO2 with MgH2 by ball milling and usage as hydrogen carrier pp. 1895-1899

Çetin Çakanyıldırım and Metin Gürü

Study on the spray characteristics of methyl esters from waste cooking oil at elevated temperature pp. 1900-1907

Yung-Sung Lin and Hai-Ping Lin

Torsional torque suppression of decentralized generators using H∞ observer pp. 1908-1913

Eitaro Omine, Tomonori Goya, Uehara Akie, Tomonobu Senjyu, Atsushi Yona, Naomitsu Urasaki and Toshihisa Funabashi

A review of methods for the thermal utilization of sewage sludge: The Polish perspective pp. 1914-1919

Sebastian Werle and Ryszard K. Wilk

Design and experimental validation of the inlet guide vane system of a mini hydraulic bulb-turbine pp. 1920-1928

L.M.C. Ferro, L.M.C. Gato and A.F.O. Falcão

Study on the decision-making of district cooling and heating systems by means of value engineering pp. 1929-1939

Haiwen Shu, Lin Duanmu, Chaohui Zhang and Yingxin Zhu

Second law-based thermodynamic analysis of ammonia/sodium thiocyanate absorption system pp. 1940-1946

Linghui Zhu and Junjie Gu

Design and analysis of a split reaction water turbine pp. 1947-1955

Abhijit Date and Aliakbar Akbarzadeh

Thermodynamic assessment of algal biodiesel utilization pp. 1956-1966

Esra Sorguven and Mustafa Özilgen

Grid-connected intermittent renewables are the last to be stored pp. 1967-1969

Donald T. Swift-Hook

A new method for the design of the heliostat field layout for solar tower power plant pp. 1970-1975

Xiudong Wei, Zhenwu Lu, Zhifeng Wang, Weixing Yu, Hongxing Zhang and Zhihao Yao

Continuous catalyst-free methanolysis and ethanolysis of soybean oil under supercritical alcohol/water mixtures pp. 1976-1981

Ignacio Vieitez, Camila da Silva, Isabella Alckmin, Gustavo R. Borges, Fernanda C. Corazza, J. Vladimir Oliveira, Maria A. Grompone and Iván Jachmanián

Determination of the spatial extent of the focal point of a parabolic dish reflector using a red laser diode pp. 1982-1990

J.S.P. Mlatho, M. McPherson, A. Mawire and R.J.J. Van den Heetkamp

Using Copulas for analysis of large datasets in renewable distributed generation: PV and wind power integration in Iran pp. 1991-2000

H. Valizadeh Haghi, M. Tavakoli Bina, M.A. Golkar and S.M. Moghaddas-Tafreshi

Municipal water supply dams as a source of small hydropower in Turkey pp. 2001-2007

Serhat Kucukali

Fuzzy modeling techniques and artificial neural networks to estimate annual energy output of a wind turbine pp. 2008-2014

M. Jafarian and A.M. Ranjbar

Integrated solar pump design incorporating a brushless DC motor for use in a solar heating system pp. 2015-2026

Lukas G. Swan and Peter L. Allen

A compact, high efficiency contra-rotating generator suitable for wind turbines in the urban environment pp. 2027-2033

J.D. Booker, P.H. Mellor, R. Wrobel and D. Drury

Theoretical study of a transcritical ejector refrigeration cycle with refrigerant R143a pp. 2034-2039

Jianlin Yu and Zhenxing Du

Natural cooling of stand-alone houses using solar chimney and evaporative cooling cavity pp. 2040-2052

M. Maerefat and A.P. Haghighi

Testing of solar cookers and evaluation of instrumentation error pp. 2053-2064

Ishan Purohit

Preparation, characterisation, engine performance and emission characteristics of coconut oil based hybrid fuels pp. 2065-2070

Pranil J. Singh, Jagjit Khurma and Anirudh Singh

Application of multi-model control with fuzzy switching to a micro hydro-electrical power plant pp. 2071-2079

Issam Salhi, Saïd Doubabi, Najib Essounbouli and Abdelaziz Hamzaoui

Numerical study on mixed buoyancy-wind driving induced flow in a solar chimney for building ventilation pp. 2080-2088

B. Zamora and A.S. Kaiser

Biological ensilage additives as pretreatment for maize to increase the biogas production pp. 2089-2093

H. Vervaeren, K. Hostyn, G. Ghekiere and Bert Willems

Renewable electricity consumption in the EU-27: Are cross-country differences diminishing? pp. 2094-2101

Adolfo Maza, Maria Hierro and Jose Villaverde

Energy and exergy efficiency comparison of horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines pp. 2102-2113

K. Pope, I. Dincer and G.F. Naterer

Evaluating potential renewable energy resources in Poultney, Vermont: A GIS-based approach to supporting rural community energy planning pp. 2114-2122

John Van Hoesen and Steven Letendre

Evaluation of estimation method of ground properties for the ground source heat pump system pp. 2123-2130

Suckho Hwang, Ryozo Ooka and Yujin Nam

Estimating global solar radiation using artificial neural network and air temperature data in a semi-arid environment pp. 2131-2135

Ali Rahimikhoob

Mathematical algorithms to locate factories to transform biomass in bioenergy focused on logistic network construction pp. 2136-2142

B. Velazquez-Marti and E. Fernandez-Gonzalez

Volume 35, issue 8, 2010

Renewable decentralized in developing countries: Appraisal from microgrids project in Senegal pp. 1615-1623

Djiby-Racine Thiam

Characterization of Canadian biomass for alternative renewable biofuel pp. 1624-1631

Satyanarayan Naik, Vaibhav V. Goud, Prasant K. Rout, Kathlene Jacobson and Ajay K. Dalai

Performance model to assist solar thermal power plant siting in northern Chile based on backup fuel consumption pp. 1632-1643

Teresita Larraín, Rodrigo Escobar and Julio Vergara

Application of the time-dependent mild-slope equations for the simulation of wake effects in the lee of a farm of Wave Dragon wave energy converters pp. 1644-1661

Charlotte Beels, Peter Troch, Kenneth De Visch, Jens Peter Kofoed and Griet De Backer

Nonlinear control of the doubly-fed induction generator in wind power systems pp. 1662-1670

Orlando Soares, Henrique Gonçalves, António Martins and Adriano Carvalho

Optimization of wind farm turbines layout using an evolutive algorithm pp. 1671-1681

Javier Serrano González, Angel G. Gonzalez Rodriguez, José Castro Mora, Jesús Riquelme Santos and Manuel Burgos Payan

High free fatty acid coconut oil as a potential feedstock for biodiesel production in Thailand pp. 1682-1687

Piyanuch Nakpong and Sasiwimol Wootthikanokkhan

A phase change processor method for solving a one-dimensional phase change problem with convection boundary pp. 1688-1695

E. Halawa, W. Saman and F. Bruno

A practical algorithm for optimal operation management of distribution network including fuel cell power plants pp. 1696-1714

Taher Niknam, Hamed Zeinoddini Meymand and Majid Nayeripour

Energy efficiency and renewable energy under extreme conditions: Case studies from Antarctica pp. 1715-1723

Tina Tin, Benjamin K. Sovacool, David Blake, Peter Magill, Saad El Naggar, Sven Lidstrom, Kenji Ishizawa and Johan Berte

Photovoltaic performance and long-term stability of quasi-solid-state fluoranthene dyes-sensitized solar cells pp. 1724-1728

Wenjun Wu, Jing Li, Fuling Guo, Lei Zhang, Yitao Long and Jianli Hua

On the physics of power, energy and economics of renewable electric energy sources – Part I pp. 1729-1734

Mats Leijon, Annika Skoglund, Rafael Waters, Alf Rehn and Marcus Lindahl

On the physics of power, energy and economics of renewable electric energy sources - Part II pp. 1735-1740

Annika Skoglund, Mats Leijon, Alf Rehn, Marcus Lindahl and Rafael Waters

Optimal design and placement of serpentine heat exchangers for indirect heat withdrawal, inside flat plate integrated collector storage solar water heaters (ICSSWH) pp. 1741-1750

K.P. Gertzos, Y.G. Caouris and Th. Panidis

Chemical treatment of crystalline silicon solar cells as a method of recovering pure silicon from photovoltaic modules pp. 1751-1759

Ewa Klugmann-Radziemska and Piotr Ostrowski

Calculation of bright roof-tops for solar PV applications in Dhaka Megacity, Bangladesh pp. 1760-1764

Md. Humayun Kabir, Wilfried Endlicher and Jonas Jägermeyr

Meeting residential space heating demand with wind-generated electricity pp. 1765-1772

Larry Hughes

Exergy analysis of multi-effect water–LiBr absorption systems: From half to triple effect pp. 1773-1782

Berhane H. Gebreslassie, Marc Medrano and Dieter Boer

National-scale wave energy resource assessment for Australia pp. 1783-1791

Michael G. Hughes and Andrew D. Heap

Uncertainty in wave energy resource assessment. Part 1: Historic data pp. 1792-1808

Edward B.L. Mackay, AbuBakr S. Bahaj and Peter G. Challenor

Uncertainty in wave energy resource assessment. Part 2: Variability and predictability pp. 1809-1819

Edward B.L. Mackay, AbuBakr S. Bahaj and Peter G. Challenor

Comparing diffuse radiation models with one predictor for partitioning incident PAR radiation into its diffuse component in the eastern Mediterranean basin pp. 1820-1827

C.P. Jacovides, J. Boland, D.N. Asimakopoulos and N.A. Kaltsounides

Optimal model of congestion management in deregulated environment of power sector with promotion of renewable energy sources pp. 1828-1836

Yog Raj Sood and Randhir Singh

Optical performance of fixed east–west aligned CPCs used in China pp. 1837-1841

Runsheng Tang, Maogang Wu, Yamei Yu and Ming Li

Commercialization of sustainable energy technologies pp. 1842-1851

P. Balachandra, Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan and B. Sudhakara Reddy

Renewable energies heat act and government grants in Germany pp. 1852-1856

M. Nast

A hybrid statistical method to predict wind speed and wind power pp. 1857-1861

Hui Liu, Hong-Qi Tian, Chao Chen and Yan-fei Li

Submerged photovoltaic solar panel: SP2 pp. 1862-1865

M. Rosa-Clot, P. Rosa-Clot, G.M. Tina and P.F. Scandura

Assessment and energy implications of street air temperature cooling by shade tress in Athens (Greece) under extremely hot weather conditions pp. 1866-1869

Ioannis X. Tsiros

Optimal site matching of wind turbine generator: Case study of the Gulf of Suez region in Egypt pp. 1870-1878

M. EL-Shimy

Volume 35, issue 7, 2010

Solar tower power plant in Germany and future perspectives of the development of the technology in Greece and Cyprus pp. 1352-1356

Spiros Alexopoulos and Bernhard Hoffschmidt

A new neural network model for evaluating the performance of various hourly slope irradiation models: Implementation for the region of Athens pp. 1357-1362

E.D. Mehleri, P.L. Zervas, H. Sarimveis, J.A. Palyvos and N.C. Markatos

Comparison of the dynamic and input–output methods in a solar domestic hot water system pp. 1363-1367

E. Kaloudis, Y.G. Caouris, E. Mathioulakis and V. Belessiotis

Theoretical and experimental investigation of the performance of a desiccant air-conditioning system pp. 1368-1375

G. Panaras, E. Mathioulakis, V. Belessiotis and N. Kyriakis

Impact of the ambient temperature rise on the energy consumption for heating and cooling in residential buildings of Greece pp. 1376-1379

K. Papakostas, T. Mavromatis and N. Kyriakis

Numerical simulation of thermal behavior of a ventilated arc greenhouse during a solar day pp. 1380-1386

D.K. Fidaros, C.A. Baxevanou, T. Bartzanas and C. Kittas

Modeling the photovoltaic potential of a site pp. 1387-1390

F. Mavromatakis, G. Makrides, G. Georghiou, A. Pothrakis, Y. Franghiadakis, E. Drakakis and E. Koudoumas

Finite-volume modelling of heat and mass transfer during convective drying of porous bodies – Non-conjugate and conjugate formulations involving the aerodynamic effects pp. 1391-1402

Chr. Lamnatou, E. Papanicolaou, V. Belessiotis and N. Kyriakis

The influence of a vertical ground heat exchanger length on the electricity consumption of the heat pumps pp. 1403-1407

A. Michopoulos and N. Kyriakis

Optimization of the exploitation system of a low enthalpy geothermal aquifer with zones of different transmissivities and temperatures pp. 1408-1413

K. Tselepidou and K.L. Katsifarakis

Status and problems of wind turbine structural health monitoring techniques in China pp. 1414-1418

Wenyi Liu, Baoping Tang and Yonghua Jiang

Temperature dependence of pin solar cell parameters with intrinsic layers made of pm-Si:H and low crystalline volume fraction μc-Si:H pp. 1419-1423

H. Hamadeh

Two-sided wind catcher performance evaluation using experimental, numerical and analytical modeling pp. 1424-1435

H. Montazeri, F. Montazeri, R. Azizian and S. Mostafavi

Hybrid biomass-wind power plant for reliable energy generation pp. 1436-1443

A. Pérez-Navarro, D. Alfonso, C. Álvarez, F. Ibáñez, C. Sánchez and I. Segura

Energy pay-back period analysis of stand-alone photovoltaic systems pp. 1444-1454

J.K. Kaldellis, D. Zafirakis and E. Kondili

Hydrodynamic impact of a tidal barrage in the Severn Estuary, UK pp. 1455-1468

Junqiang Xia, Roger A. Falconer and Binliang Lin

Energy production and sustainable energy policies in Turkey pp. 1469-1476

Ibrahim Yüksel

Heat transfer performance and exergetic optimization for solar receiver pipe pp. 1477-1483

Lu Jianfeng, Ding Jing and Yang Jianping

Design and development of a data acquisition system for photovoltaic modules characterization pp. 1484-1492

Hocine Belmili, Salah Med Ait Cheikh, Mourad Haddadi and Cherif Larbes

Optimization of conditions for hydrogen production from brewery wastewater by anaerobic sludge using desirability function approach pp. 1493-1498

Xian-Yang Shi, Da-Wei Jin, Qing-Ye Sun and Wen-Wei Li

CFD modeling of a polymer solar collector pp. 1499-1508

G. Martinopoulos, D. Missirlis, G. Tsilingiridis, K. Yakinthos and N. Kyriakis

The strategic environmental impact assessment of electric wind energy plants: Case study ‘Bavanište’ (Serbia) pp. 1509-1519

Boško Josimović and Mila Pucar

A model predictive control approach to the problem of wind power smoothing with controlled battery storage pp. 1520-1526

M. Khalid and A.V. Savkin

Substrate temperature effect on transparent heat reflecting nanocrystalline ITO films prepared by electron beam evaporation pp. 1527-1530

Hamid Reza Fallah, Mohsen Ghasemi varnamkhasti and Mohammad Javad Vahid

The nanometer magnetic solid base catalyst for production of biodiesel pp. 1531-1536

Chang Liu, Pengmei Lv, Zhenhong Yuan, Fang Yan and Wen Luo

A computational capacity resistance model (CaRM) for vertical ground-coupled heat exchangers pp. 1537-1550

Michele De Carli, Massimo Tonon, Angelo Zarrella and Roberto Zecchin

Assessing the solar potential of low-density urban environments in Andean cities with desert climates: The case of the city of Mendoza, in Argentina. 2nd. Part pp. 1551-1558

M. Arboit, A. Mesa, A. Diblasi, J.C. Fernández Llano and C. de Rosa

New approach on optimization in placement of wind turbines within wind farm by genetic algorithms pp. 1559-1564

Alireza Emami and Pirooz Noghreh

GHG balances of bioenergy systems – Overview of key steps in the production chain and methodological concerns pp. 1565-1573

Francesco Cherubini

Wave energy resource in the Estaca de Bares area (Spain) pp. 1574-1584

G. Iglesias and R. Carballo

Public understanding of and support for wind power in the United States pp. 1585-1591

Holly Klick and Eric R.A.N. Smith

Synthesis and hydrogen adsorption properties of a new phthalocyanine-based metal–organic framework pp. 1592-1595

Chi-Hang Lee, Robert Filler, JeongYong Lee, Jing Li and Braja K. Mandal

Global solar radiation: Multiple on-site assessments in Abu Dhabi, UAE pp. 1596-1601

Lana El Chaar and Lisa A. Lamont

Ethanol production from olive prunings by autohydrolysis and fermentation with Candida tropicalis pp. 1602-1608

Juan Francisco García Martín, Manuel Cuevas, Vicente Bravo and Sebastián Sánchez

Remote community electrification in Sarawak, Malaysia pp. 1609-1613

Martin Anyi, Brian Kirke and Sam Ali

Volume 35, issue 6, 2010

Application of Petri nets for the energy management of a photovoltaic based power station including storage units pp. 1117-1124

D. Lu, H. Fakham, T. Zhou and B. François

Economic viability of solar home systems: Case study of Bangladesh pp. 1125-1129

Md. Alam Hossain Mondal

Immobilization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to modified bagasse for ethanol production pp. 1130-1134

Jianliang Yu, Guojun Yue, Jing Zhong, Xu Zhang and Tianwei Tan

Comparative analysis of support mechanisms for renewable energy technologies using probability distributions pp. 1135-1144

Irina Falconett and Ken Nagasaka

Improving the low-temperature properties of biodiesel: Methods and consequences pp. 1145-1151

Paul C. Smith, Yung Ngothai, Q. Dzuy Nguyen and Brian K. O'Neill

A numerical investigation into the effect of diffusers on the performance of hydro kinetic turbines using a validated momentum source turbine model pp. 1152-1158

David L.F. Gaden and Eric L. Bibeau

A state space model for the dynamic operation representation of small-scale wind-photovoltaic hybrid systems pp. 1159-1168

Jorge Martínez and Aurelio Medina

Experiment and simulation of temperature characteristics of intermittently-controlled ground heat exchanges pp. 1169-1174

Qing Gao, Ming Li and Ming Yu

The influence of electrode buffer layers on the performance of polymer photovoltaic devices pp. 1175-1178

Zhihui Feng, Yanbing Hou and Desheng Lei

Performance and exhaust emission of turpentine oil powered direct injection diesel engine pp. 1179-1184

B. Prem Anand, C.G. Saravanan and C. Ananda Srinivasan

Variations in fuel characteristics of corn (Zea mays) stovers: General spatial patterns and relationships to soil properties pp. 1185-1191

Shaojun Xiong, Yufen Zhang, Yue Zhuo, Torbjörn Lestander and Paul Geladi

Application of Bayesian model averaging in modeling long-term wind speed distributions pp. 1192-1202

Gong Li and Jing Shi

Integration of a wave energy converter into the electricity supply of a remote Alaskan island pp. 1203-1213

Scott J. Beatty, Peter Wild and Bradley J. Buckham

Wavelet spectral analysis of the temperature and wind speed data at Adrar, Algeria pp. 1214-1219

F. Chellali, A. Khellaf and A. Belouchrani

Liquefaction of empty palm fruit bunch (EPFB) in alkaline hot compressed water pp. 1220-1227

Javaid Akhtar, Soo Kim Kuang and NorAishah Saidina Amin

Exergy analysis and investigation for various feed water heaters of direct steam generation solar–thermal power plant pp. 1228-1235

M.K. Gupta and S.C. Kaushik

Wind forecasts for wind power generation using the Eta model pp. 1236-1243

Lazar Lazić, Goran Pejanović and Momčilo Živković

California offshore wind energy potential pp. 1244-1254

Michael J. Dvorak, Cristina L. Archer and Mark Z. Jacobson

Effects of flow direction and thermal short-circuiting on the performance of small coaxial ground heat exchangers pp. 1255-1265

E. Zanchini, S. Lazzari and A. Priarone

A qualitative examination of performance and energy yield of photovoltaic modules in southern Norway pp. 1266-1274

Ole-Morten Midtgard, Tor Oskar Sætre, Georgi Yordanov, Anne Gerd Imenes and Chee Lim Nge

Comparison of energy and exergy analysis of fossil plant, ground and air source heat pump building heating system pp. 1275-1282

S.P. Lohani and D. Schmidt

Critical success factors for BOT electric power projects in China: Thermal power versus wind power pp. 1283-1291

Zhen-Yu Zhao, Jian Zuo, George Zillante and Xin-Wei Wang

Determining seasonal optimum tilt angles, solar radiations on variously oriented, single and double axis tracking surfaces at Dhaka pp. 1292-1297

H.R. Ghosh, N.C. Bhowmik and M. Hussain

6 years of wind data for Marsabit, Kenya average over 14m/s at 100m hub height; An analysis of the wind energy potential pp. 1298-1302

J.N. Kamau, R. Kinyua and J.K. Gathua

Electricity generation of hybrid PV/wind systems in Iraq pp. 1303-1307

Salwan S. Dihrab and K. Sopian

Operating capability as a PQ/PV node of a direct-drive wind turbine based on a permanent magnet synchronous generator pp. 1308-1318

L.M. Fernandez, C.A. Garcia and F. Jurado

Characterization of biochar and bio-oil samples obtained from carbonization of various biomass materials pp. 1319-1324

Didem Özçimen and Ayşegül Ersoy-Meriçboyu

Comparative study of various models in estimating hourly diffuse solar irradiance pp. 1325-1332

J.L. Torres, M. De Blas, A. García and A. de Francisco

Contribution for optimal sizing of grid-connected PV-systems using PSO pp. 1333-1341

Aris Kornelakis and Yannis Marinakis

Integrated renewable energy systems for off grid rural electrification of remote area pp. 1342-1349

A.B. Kanase-Patil, R.P. Saini and M.P. Sharma

Volume 35, issue 5, 2010

Practical aspects of a condition monitoring system for a wind turbine with emphasis on its design, system architecture, testing and installation pp. 879-894

Z. Hameed, S.H. Ahn and Y.M. Cho

Mathematical modeling of combustion in a grate-fired boiler burning straw and effect of operating conditions under air- and oxygen-enriched atmospheres pp. 895-903

Zhaosheng Yu, Xiaoqian Ma and Yanfen Liao

The vulnerability of wind power to climate change in Brazil pp. 904-912

André Frossard Pereira de Lucena, Alexandre Salem Szklo, Roberto Schaeffer and Ricardo Marques Dutra

Performance of high-temperature heat exchangers in biomass fuel powered externally fired gas turbine systems pp. 913-920

K.A. Al-attab and Z.A. Zainal

Biohydrogen using leachate from an industrial waste landfill as inoculum pp. 921-924

Hisanori Watanabe and Hidekichi Yoshino

Analysis and forecasting of wind velocity in chetumal, quintana roo, using the single exponential smoothing method pp. 925-930

E. Cadenas, O.A. Jaramillo and W. Rivera

Data validation platform for the sophisticated monitoring and communication of the energy technology sector pp. 931-935

Alexandros Flamos, Haris Doukas and J. Psarras

Design and control of a direct drive wind turbine equipped with multilevel converters pp. 936-945

Mohamed Abbes, Jamel Belhadj and Afef Ben Abdelghani Bennani

Molecular composition of soluble fraction from depolymerized cornstalk powder in supercritical methanol and ethanol pp. 946-951

Shi-Rong Tang, Zhi-Min Zong, Lei Zhou, Wei Zhao, Xiao-Bo Li, Yao-Li Peng, Rui-Lun Xie, Xiao-Fei Chen, Wen-Tao Gu and Xian-Yong Wei

Effective active power control of a high penetration wind diesel system with a Ni–Cd battery energy storage pp. 952-965

R. Sebastián and R. Peña Alzola

Phases of icing on wind turbine blades characterized by ice accumulation pp. 966-972

Andrea G. Kraj and Eric L. Bibeau

Characterisation of PV CIS module by artificial neural networks. A comparative study with other methods pp. 973-980

F. Almonacid, C. Rus, L. Hontoria and F.J. Muñoz

Thermal model and thermodynamic performance of molten salt cavity receiver pp. 981-988

Xin Li, Weiqiang Kong, Zhifeng Wang, Chun Chang and Fengwu Bai

Parametric theoretical study of a two-stage solar organic Rankine cycle for RO desalination pp. 989-996

G. Kosmadakis, D. Manolakos and G. Papadakis

A design methodology for cross flow water turbines pp. 997-1009

J. Zanette, D. Imbault and A. Tourabi

Photosynthesis in a test tube- dye sensitized solar cells as a teaching tool pp. 1010-1013

Atul Raturi and Yoheni Fepuleai

Environmental profile of ethanol from poplar biomass as transport fuel in Southern Europe pp. 1014-1023

Sara González-García, Carles M. Gasol, Xavier Gabarrell, Joan Rieradevall, Ma Teresa Moreira and Gumersindo Feijoo

Analytical assessments on the potential of harnessing tidal currents for electricity generation in Malaysia pp. 1024-1032

Yun Seng Lim and Siong Lee Koh

Direct power control of DFIG based on discrete space vector modulation pp. 1033-1042

Mohammad Verij Kazemi, Ahmad Sadeghi Yazdankhah and Hossein Madadi Kojabadi

Effects of stator vanes on power coefficients of a zephyr vertical axis wind turbine pp. 1043-1051

K. Pope, V. Rodrigues, R. Doyle, A. Tsopelas, R. Gravelsins, G.F. Naterer and E. Tsang

Energy conversion efficiency of the pumping kite wind generator pp. 1052-1060

I. Argatov and R. Silvennoinen

Multi-injection rate thermal response test in groundwater filled borehole heat exchanger pp. 1061-1070

A.-M. Gustafsson and L. Westerlund

Energy inputs – yield relationship and cost analysis of kiwifruit production in Iran pp. 1071-1075

Ali Mohammadi, Shahin Rafiee, Seyed Saeid Mohtasebi and Hamed Rafiee

Solar lanterns or solar home lighting systems – Community preferences in East Timor pp. 1076-1082

M. Bond, Lu Aye and R.J. Fuller

Development of a catalytic combustor for a stationary fuel cell power generation system pp. 1083-1090

Sangseok Yu, Dongjin Hong, Youngduk Lee, Sangmin Lee and Kookyoung Ahn

A novel formulation of carbon emissions costs for optimal design configuration of system transmission planning pp. 1091-1097

A. Sadegheih

The effects of nominal power of array and system head on the operation of photovoltaic water pumping set with array surface covered by a film of water pp. 1098-1102

Azadeh Kordzadeh

Simple estimation of PV modules loss resistances for low error modelling pp. 1103-1108

C. Carrero, J. Rodríguez, D. Ramírez and C. Platero

Pump as turbine – A pico-hydro alternative in Lao People's Democratic Republic pp. 1109-1115

Mariano Arriaga

Volume 35, issue 4, 2010

Measurement method and results of ice adhesion force on the curved surface of a wind turbine blade pp. 741-746

Andrea G. Kraj and Eric L. Bibeau

Techno-economical optimization of the production of hydrogen from PV-Wind systems connected to the electrical grid pp. 747-758

José L. Bernal-Agustín and Rodolfo Dufo-López

A novel integration approach for combining the micro thermal sensor and stainless steel foil as gas diffusion layer in micro fuel cell pp. 759-762

Chi-Yuan Lee and Chen-Hen Lin

The importance of axial effects for borehole design of geothermal heat-pump systems pp. 763-770

D. Marcotte, P. Pasquier, F. Sheriff and M. Bernier

Numerical and experimental study of the phase change process for underwater glider propelled by ocean thermal energy pp. 771-779

Qiaoling Kong, Jie Ma and Dongying Xia

A new methodology to optimise solar energy extraction under cloudy conditions pp. 780-787

S. Armstrong and W.G. Hurley

Isothermal storage of solar energy in building construction pp. 788-796

Dariusz Heim

An experimental and numerical study of the gap effect on wind load on heliostat pp. 797-806

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

Identification of the key variables in membrane electrode preparation for PEM fuel cells by a factorial design pp. 807-813

Sasikarn Endoo, Kejvalee Pruksathorn and Pornpote Piumsomboon

Comparison of performance and emissions of diesel fuel, rapeseed and soybean oil methyl esters injected at different pressures pp. 814-820

İsmet Çelikten, Atilla Koca and Mehmet Ali Arslan

The use of a curtain design to increase the performance level of a Savonius wind rotors pp. 821-829

Burçin Deda Altan and Mehmet Atılgan

A study of zenith radiance in Pamplona under different sky conditions pp. 830-838

J.L. Torres, A. García, M. de Blas, A. Gracia and R. Illanes

Supported CoCl2 catalyst for NaBH4 dehydrogenation pp. 839-844

Çetin Çakanyıldırım and Metin Gürü

Research and development of maximum power transfer tracking system for solar cell unit by matching impedance pp. 845-851

Tun-Ping Teng, Hwa-Ming Nieh, Jiann-Jyh Chen and Yu-Cheng Lu

Site location analysis for small hydropower using geo-spatial information system pp. 852-861

Choong-Sung Yi, Jin-Hee Lee and Myung-Pil Shim

A low cost wireless data acquisition system for weather station monitoring pp. 862-872

M. Benghanem

Factors influencing the uptake of heat pump technology by the UK domestic sector pp. 873-878

H. Singh, A. Muetze and P.C. Eames

Volume 35, issue 3, 2010

Realistic generation cost of solar photovoltaic electricity pp. 563-569

Parm Pal Singh and Sukhmeet Singh

Nourishing green minds in the land of oil pp. 570-575

Lana El Chaar and Lisa A. Lamont

Development of benchmark wind speed for Gharo and Jhimpir, Pakistan pp. 576-582

Irfan Afzal Mirza, Nasim A. Khan and Naeem Memon

100t/a-Scale demonstration of direct dimethyl ether synthesis from corncob-derived syngas pp. 583-587

Yuping Li, Tiejun Wang, Xiuli Yin, Chuangzhi Wu, Longlong Ma, Haibin Li, Yongxing Lv and Li Sun

Performance and emission analysis of cottonseed oil methyl ester in a diesel engine pp. 588-592

Hüseyin Aydin and Hasan Bayindir

Characterization of the insulation and leakage currents of PV generators: Relevance for human safety pp. 593-601

J.C. Hernández, P.G. Vidal and A. Medina

Load profile impact on the gross energy requirement of stand-alone photovoltaic systems pp. 602-613

Y. Thiaux, J. Seigneurbieux, B. Multon and H. Ben Ahmed

Effects of water on the esterification of free fatty acids by acid catalysts pp. 614-618

Ji-Yeon Park, Zhong-Ming Wang, Deog-Keun Kim and Jin-Suk Lee

Biodiesel production through hydrodynamic cavitation and performance testing pp. 619-624

Amit Pal, Ashish Verma, S.S. Kachhwaha and S. Maji

Kinetic model for the esterification of oleic acid catalyzed by zinc acetate in subcritical methanol pp. 625-628

Chengcai Song, Yongqin Qi, Tiansheng Deng, Xianglin Hou and Zhangfeng Qin

Effect of ventilation on thermal comfort measured by DTS-Application to a typical home in Algerian conditions pp. 629-636

N. Ait Messaoudene, K. Imessad and M. Belhamel

Biodiesel production from waste chicken fat based sources and evaluation with Mg based additive in a diesel engine pp. 637-643

Metin Gürü, Atilla Koca, Özer Can, Can Çınar and Fatih Şahin

A model to design and optimize multi-energy systems in buildings at the design concept stage pp. 644-655

Enrico Fabrizio, Vincenzo Corrado and Marco Filippi

Model prediction of effects of operating parameters on proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance pp. 656-666

Wei Yuan, Yong Tang, Minqiang Pan, Zongtao Li and Biao Tang

Contribution of the solar energy in the sustainable tourism development of the Mediterranean islands pp. 667-673

Evanthie Michalena and Yiannis Tripanagnostopoulos

Mexican renewable electricity law pp. 674-678

B.J. Ruiz-Mendoza and C. Sheinbaum-Pardo

Heating performance investigation of a bidirectional partition fluid thermal diode pp. 679-684

Xiande Fang and Lulu Xia

Design of wind farm layout for maximum wind energy capture pp. 685-694

Andrew Kusiak and Zhe Song

Power optimization of wind turbines with data mining and evolutionary computation pp. 695-702

Andrew Kusiak, Haiyang Zheng and Zhe Song

Illuminance estimation and daylighting energy savings for Indian regions pp. 703-711

M.C. Singh and S.N. Garg

Five-level inverter with dual reference modulation technique for grid-connected PV system pp. 712-720

N.A. Rahim, J. Selvaraj and C. Krismadinata

Bi-positional solar collectors, performing in a row pp. 721-726

Teolan Tomson

Improved method and case study of thermal response test for borehole heat exchangers of ground source heat pump system pp. 727-733

Huajun Wang, Chengying Qi, Hongpu Du and Jihao Gu

Application of Sayigh “Universal Formula” for global solar radiation estimation in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria pp. 734-739

Theo Chidiezie Chineke and Ugochukwu Kingsley Okoro

Volume 35, issue 2, 2010

Technical and economic assessment of photovoltaic-driven desalination systems pp. 323-328

Ali Al-Karaghouli, David Renne and Lawrence L. Kazmerski

Power potential of a split tidal channel pp. 329-332

Joel F. Atwater and Gregory A. Lawrence

Low energy architecture and solar rights: Restructuring urban regulations, view from Jordan pp. 333-342

Hussain H. Alzoubi and Abdulsalam A. Alshboul

Impact of street design on urban microclimate for semi arid climate (Constantine) pp. 343-347

F. Bourbia and F. Boucheriba

Design, construction, and ocean testing of a taut-moored dual-body wave energy converter with a linear generator power take-off pp. 348-354

David Elwood, Solomon C. Yim, Joe Prudell, Chad Stillinger, Annette von Jouanne, Ted Brekken, Adam Brown and Robert Paasch

Performance and emission characteristics of a Kirloskar HA394 diesel engine operated on fish oil methyl esters pp. 355-359

Sharanappa Godiganur, Ch. Suryanarayana Murthy and Rana Prathap Reddy

Shaping and exploiting technological opportunities: The case of technology in Taiwan pp. 360-367

Tsung Juang Wang and Shih Yuan Liu

Comprehensive study of biodiesel fuel for HSDI engines in conventional and low temperature combustion conditions pp. 368-378

Bernardo Tormos, Ricardo Novella, Antonio García and Kevin Gargar

Assessment of cow dung as a supplementary fuel in a downdraft biomass gasifier pp. 379-386

Prokash C. Roy, Amitava Datta and Niladri Chakraborty

Hydraulic performance of an ancient Spanish watermill pp. 387-396

Toni Pujol, Jordi Solà, Lino Montoro and Marc Pelegrí

Steam gasification of selected energy crops in a fixed bed reactor pp. 397-404

Adam Smoliński, Krzysztof Stańczyk and Natalia Howaniec

The calculation and analysis of glass-to-metal sealing stress in solar absorber tube pp. 405-411

Dongqiang Lei, Zhifeng Wang and Jian Li

Wind tunnel and numerical study of a small vertical axis wind turbine pp. 412-422

Robert Howell, Ning Qin, Jonathan Edwards and Naveed Durrani

Time domain prediction of power absorption from ocean waves with latching control pp. 423-434

Fuat Kara

Numerical analysis of the characteristics of vertical axis tidal current turbines pp. 435-442

Ye Li and Sander M. Çalişal

Case study feasibility analysis of the Pelamis wave energy convertor in Ireland, Portugal and North America pp. 443-455

G.J. Dalton, R. Alcorn and T. Lewis

Dynamic control of wind turbines pp. 456-463

Andrew Kusiak, Wenyan Li and Zhe Song

Experimental studies on bubble pump operated diffusion absorption machine based on light hydrocarbons for solar cooling pp. 464-470

N. Ben Ezzine, R. Garma, M. Bourouis and A. Bellagi

The assessment of renewable energy planning on CO2 abatement in South Korea pp. 471-477

Sooyoung Jun, Seungmoon Lee, Jin-Won Park, Suk-Jae Jeong and Ho-Chul Shin

Modelling of diffuse solar fraction with multiple predictors pp. 478-483

Barbara Ridley, John Boland and Philippe Lauret

Evaluating economic uncertainty of municipal wind turbine projects pp. 484-489

Peter D. Friedman

Thirty years of domestic solar hot water systems use in Greece – energy and environmental benefits – future perspectives pp. 490-497

G. Tsilingiridis and G. Martinopoulos

Potential and cost of electricity generation from human and animal waste in Spain pp. 498-505

Antonio Gómez, Javier Zubizarreta, Marcos Rodrigues, César Dopazo and Norberto Fueyo

Feasibilty study of renewable energy powered seawater desalination technology using natural vacuum technique pp. 506-514

Teoman Ayhan and Hussain Al Madani

Measurement of solar-energy (direct beam radiation) in Abu Dhabi, UAE pp. 515-519

M.D. Islam, A.A. Alili, I. Kubo and M. Ohadi

Steady-state modelling of hybrid energy system for off grid electrification of cluster of villages pp. 520-535

Ajai Gupta, R.P. Saini and M.P. Sharma

Examining wind quality and wind power prospects on Fiji Islands pp. 536-540

Ajal Kumar and Shivneel Prasad

Optimal sizing of a grid-connected PV system for various PV module technologies and inclinations, inverter efficiency characteristics and locations pp. 541-554

G. Notton, V. Lazarov and L. Stoyanov

Effects of paste components on the properties of screen-printed porous TiO2 film for dye-sensitized solar cells pp. 555-561

Ke Fan, Min Liu, Tianyou Peng, Liang Ma and Ke Dai

Volume 35, issue 1, 2010

Plant oils as fuels for compression ignition engines: A technical review and life-cycle analysis pp. 1-13

A.K. Hossain and P.A. Davies

Land use competition for production of food and liquid biofuels: An analysis of the arguments in the current debate pp. 14-22

Régis Rathmann, Alexandre Szklo and Roberto Schaeffer

Indirect energy input of agricultural machinery in bioenergy production pp. 23-28

Hannu J. Mikkola and Jukka Ahokas

Syngas from sugarcane pyrolysis: An experimental study for fuel cell applications pp. 29-35

Saleh Al Arni, Barbara Bosio and Elisabetta Arato

Performance of antisolar insulated roof system pp. 36-41

Irshad Ahmad

Integrated power characteristic study of DFIG and its frequency converter in wind power generation pp. 42-51

Shuhui Li, Timothy A. Haskew and Jeff Jackson

Determination of rational design parameters of a multi-stage solar water desalination still using transient mathematical modelling pp. 52-61

Mahmoud. I.M. Shatat and K. Mahkamov

The impact of wave energy farms in the shoreline wave climate: Portuguese pilot zone case study using Pelamis energy wave devices pp. 62-77

Artur Palha, Lourenço Mendes, Conceição Juana Fortes, Ana Brito-Melo and António Sarmento

Developing a fuzzy analytic hierarchical process model for building energy conservation assessment pp. 78-87

Guozhong Zheng, Youyin Jing, Hongxia Huang, Guohua Shi and Xutao Zhang

Determination of the energy savings and the optimum insulation thickness in the four different insulated exterior walls pp. 88-94

Aynur Ucar and Figen Balo

Parametric optimization of a solar-driven Braysson heat engine with variable heat capacity of the working fluid and radiation–convection heat losses pp. 95-100

Lanmei Wu, Guoxing Lin and Jincan Chen

The internal rate of return of photovoltaic grid-connected systems: A comprehensive sensitivity analysis pp. 101-111

D.L. Talavera, G. Nofuentes and J. Aguilera

Exergetic analysis of various types of geothermal power plants pp. 112-121

Mortaza Yari

CO2 savings of ground source heat pump systems – A regional analysis pp. 122-127

Philipp Blum, Gisela Campillo, Wolfram Münch and Thomas Kölbel

PV–wind hybrid system performance: A new approach and a case study pp. 128-137

Luis Arribas, Luis Cano, Ignacio Cruz, Montserrat Mata and Ermen Llobet

Torque and power characteristics of a helium charged Stirling engine with a lever controlled displacer driving mechanism pp. 138-143

H. Karabulut, C. Çınar, E. Oztürk and H.S. Yücesu

Nozzle flow and atomization characteristics of ethanol blended biodiesel fuel pp. 144-150

Su Han Park, Hyun Kyu Suh and Chang Sik Lee

Optimal scheduling of a renewable micro-grid in an isolated load area using mixed-integer linear programming pp. 151-156

Hugo Morais, Péter Kádár, Pedro Faria, Zita A. Vale and H.M. Khodr

The effect of biodiesel and bioethanol blended diesel fuel on nanoparticles and exhaust emissions from CRDI diesel engine pp. 157-163

Hwanam Kim and Byungchul Choi

On utilizing the orbital motion in water waves to drive a Savonius rotor pp. 164-169

Mohammed Faizal, M. Rafiuddin Ahmed and Young-Ho Lee

Calorific value estimation of biomass from their proximate analyses data pp. 170-173

M. Erol, H. Haykiri-Acma and S. Küçükbayrak

A multi-agent system for energy management of distributed power sources pp. 174-182

Jeremy Lagorse, Damien Paire and Abdellatif Miraoui

Technical cost modelling for a generic 45-m wind turbine blade producedby vacuum infusion (VI) pp. 183-189

P.J. Schubel

Wind turbine productivity considering electrical subassembly reliability pp. 190-197

H. Arabian-Hoseynabadi, H. Oraee and P.J. Tavner

Heat transfer enhancement in medium temperature thermal energy storage system using a multitube heat transfer array pp. 198-207

Francis Agyenim, Philip Eames and Mervyn Smyth

Fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) from castor oil: Production process assessment and synergistic effects in its properties pp. 208-217

Laureano Canoira, Juan García Galeán, Ramón Alcántara, Magín Lapuerta and Reyes García-Contreras

Meta-analysis of net energy return for wind power systems pp. 218-225

Ida Kubiszewski, Cutler J. Cleveland and Peter K. Endres

Novel high-performance nanocomposite proton exchange membranes based on poly (ether sulfone) pp. 226-231

Mohammad Mahdi Hasani-Sadrabadi, Erfan Dashtimoghadam, Seyed Reza Ghaffarian, Mohammad Hossein Hasani Sadrabadi, Mahdi Heidari and Homayoun Moaddel

Fundamentals, kinetics and endothermicity of the biomass pyrolysis reaction pp. 232-242

Manon Van de Velden, Jan Baeyens, Anke Brems, Bart Janssens and Raf Dewil

Contribution to the improvement of voltage profile in electrical network with wind generator using SVC device pp. 243-248

N.A. Lahaçani, D. Aouzellag and B. Mendil

New development of one-dimensional Si/SiO2 photonic crystals filter for thermophotovoltaic applications pp. 249-256

Lei Mao and Hong Ye

Renewable rural electrification: Sustainability assessment of mini-hybrid off-grid technological systems in the African context pp. 257-265

Alan Colin Brent and David E. Rogers

Simplifying the construction of dye-sensitized solar cells to increase their accessibility for community education pp. 266-268

Steve Appleyard

Biodiesel production from residual oils recovered from spent bleaching earth pp. 269-274

Yi-Pin Huang and James I. Chang

Single-stage sine-wave inverter for an autonomous operation of solar photovoltaic energy conversion system pp. 275-282

G. Saravana Ilango, P. Srinivasa Rao, A. Karthikeyan and C. Nagamani

Biodiesel from different oil using fixed-bed and plug-flow reactors pp. 283-287

Pengmei Lu, Zhenhong Yuan, Lianhua Li, Zhongming Wang and Wen Luo

Interaction between biomass and different rank coals during co-pyrolysis pp. 288-292

H. Haykiri-Acma and S. Yaman

Performance of nano-hydraulic turbine utilizing waterfalls pp. 293-300

Toshihiko Ikeda, Shouichiro Iio and Kenji Tatsuno

Horizontal axis wind turbine working at maximum power coefficient continuously pp. 301-306

R. Lanzafame and M. Messina

The unsteady pressure field and the aerodynamic performances of a Savonius rotor based on the discrete vortex method pp. 307-313

David Afungchui, Baddreddinne Kamoun, Ali Helali and Abdellatif Ben Djemaa

Effect of the Cu underlayer on the optoelectrical properties of ITO/Cu thin films pp. 314-317

J.H. Chae and Daeil Kim

Low pressure solar thermal converter pp. 318-321

Gerald Müller