Renewable Energy

1991 - 2025

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Volume 11, issue 4, 1997

Existence and possible causes of some large-scale changes in temperature patterns pp. 401-408

Ernest C. Njau

Computer simulation of amorphous MIS solar cells pp. 409-420

A.H.M. Shousha and M.A. El-Kosheiry

Performance of amorphous silicon solar cell module and solar lantern pp. 421-426

O.P. Singh, S.K. Singh and A. Gaur

Series resistance variation of polysilicon solar cells modified by electrochemical coating of heteropolytungstates pp. 427-438

A.K. Ahavi and N.A. Yao

Effective short-cut modelling of wind park efficiency pp. 439-457

C.T. Kiranoudis and Z.B. Maroulis

Structural, optical and photoelectrochemical studies of the cadmium sulphide films grown by chemical bath deposition pp. 459-467

Mahesh Nikumbh, Vaishali Gore and R.B. Gore

Measurements and predictions of solar radiation incident on horizontal surfaces at Santa Fe, Argentina (31° 39′S, 60° 43′W) pp. 469-478

Enrique D. Albizzati, Germán H. Rossetti and Orlando M. Alfano

Wind energy potential in Palestine pp. 479-483

Rateb Shabbaneh and Afif Hasan

Estimation of sunrise and sunset hours for locations on flat and complex terrain: review and advancement pp. 485-494

H.D. Kambezidis

Volume 11, issue 3, 1997

Low cost double-sided buried-contact silicon solar cells pp. 285-292

A.U. Ebong, D.S. Kim and S.H. Lee

Quantum efficiency of Cu2O electrode in photoelectrochemical cells with and without bias pp. 293-298

K.A. Khan, Y.K. Leung and J.F. Kos

A comparative study of critical factors influencing the renewable energy systems use in the Indian context pp. 299-317

S. Iniyan and T.R. Jagadeesan

A numerical model and experimental investigation for a solar still in climatic conditions in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) pp. 319-330

Siaka Toure and Pierre Meukam

Mechanically grooved, double sided, buried contact silicon solar cells pp. 331-340

A.U. Ebong, C. Honsberg, S.R. Wenham and M.A. Green

A new analytical-empirical model for the instantaneous diffuse radiation and experimental investigation of its validity pp. 341-350

N. Nijegorodov, J.A. Adedoyin and K.R.S. Devan

Optimal design for a thermosyphon solar water heater pp. 351-361

Adnan Shariah and Bassam Shalabi

Conventional hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) air heating collectors: steady-state simulation pp. 363-385

H.P. Garg and R.S. Adhikari

Volume 11, issue 2, 1997

Modelling daylight on inclined surfaces for applications to daylight conscious architecture pp. 149-152

Luis Robledo and Alfonso Soler

Assessing the economic aspects of solar hot water production in Greece pp. 153-167

D. Haralambopoulos, G.F. Paparsenos and H. Kovras

Ethyl alcohol distillation in a basin solar still pp. 169-175

P. Namprakai, J. Hirunlabh and T. Kiatsiriroat

Identification and assessment of environmental benefits from solar hot water production pp. 177-189

D. Haralambopoulos and I. Spilanis

FeS2 thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis pp. 191-195

A.K. Raturi, L. Ndjeli and K. Rabah

Increasing the evaporation rate for fresh water production—Application to energy saving in renew able energy sources pp. 197-209

C. Armenta-Deu

Analysis of weather data measured in Valencia during the years 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992 pp. 211-222

J. Cañada, J.M. Pinazo and J.V. Boscá

General calculation methods for solar trajectories pp. 223-234

M. Cucumo, D. Kaliakatsos and V. Marinelli

A survey on the assessment of wind energy potential in Egypt pp. 235-247

A.B. Mayhoub and A. Azzam

The photovoltaic market in Tunisia pp. 249-256

A.S. Bouazzi, S. Hydri and O. Sakji

Estimation of monthly average daily and hourly solar radiation impinging on a sloped surface using the isotropic sky model for Dhahran, Saudi Arabia pp. 257-262

F.A. Al-Sulaiman and B. Ismail

A simulation model for evaluating Tianhuangping pumped storage hydro-plant pp. 263-266

Wei He

Volume 11, issue 1, 1997

An investigation of wind electricity production to cover the energy needs of a solar evaporation salt plant pp. 1-13

D.A. Haralambopoulos, Th. Lekkas and G. Haloulakos

Transient thermal characteristics of a solar tank with transparent film, multilayer surface insulation pp. 15-24

K. Kamiuto and X. Wang

Identification of roof areas suited for solar energy conversion systems pp. 25-36

H. Wittmann, P. Bajons, M. Doneus and H. Friesinger

Velocity characteristics of wind patterns in Tanzania pp. 37-46

Ernest C. Njau

The relationship between global solar radiation and sunshine duration in Vietnam pp. 47-60

Bao T. Nguyen and Trevor L. Pryor

A new analytical model for temperature predictions pp. 61-68

Ernest C. Njau

Bin weather data of Thessaloniki, Greece pp. 69-76

K.T. Papakostas and B.A. Sotiropoulos

Vector model for calculation of solar radiation intensity and sums incident on tilted surfaces. Identification for the three sky condition in Warsaw pp. 77-96

S. Owczarek

Analysis of residuals in daily solar radiation time series pp. 97-105

M.Yusof Sulaiman, W.M. Hlaing oo, Mahdi Abd. Wahab and Z.Abidin Sulaiman

Optimum slope of a north-south aligned absorber plate from the north to the south poles pp. 107-118

N. Nijegorodov and P.K. Jain

Greenhouse solar heating in the Argentinian northwest pp. 119-128

L. Saravia, R. Echazú, C. Cadena, M. Condorí, C. Cabanillas, A. Iriarte and S. Bistoni

New technique for short term storage sizing pp. 129-141

K.K. Matrawy and I. Farkas

Parameter optimisation of a greenhouse solar heating and climatisation system pp. 143-148

R. Tadili, A.S. Dahman and J. Kaddouri

Volume 10, issue 4, 1997

Comparison between measurements and models for daily solar irradiation on tilted surfaces in Athens, Greece pp. 505-518

H.D. Kambezidis, B.E. Psiloglou and B.M. Synodinou

Performance of advanced corrugated-duct solar air collector compared with five conventional designs pp. 519-537

M.N. Metwally, H.Z. Abou-Ziyan and A.M. El-Leathy

Modeling and simulation of solar absorption system performance in Beirut pp. 539-558

N.K. Ghaddar, M. Shihab and F. Bdeir

The relationship between thermal comfort and user satisfaction in hot dry climates pp. 559-568

R. Hanna

Effects of a solar heating and climatisation system on agricultural greenhouse microclimate pp. 569-576

R. Tadili and A.S. Dahman

The rehabilitation investigation of a historical urban area pp. 577-584

A. Ferrante, G. Mihalakakou and C. Odolini

Wind energy potential assessment in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India pp. 585-611

T.V. Ramachandra, D.K. Subramanian and N.V. Joshi

Wind induced heat losses from outer cover of solar collectors pp. 613-616

Subodh Kumar, V.B. Sharma, T.C. Kandpal and S.C. Mullick

Estimated monthly average global radiation for Turkey and its comparison with observations pp. 625-633

Bülent Aksoy

Ultra low cost solar cookers: design details and field trials in Tanzania pp. 635-640

Geoff Beaumont, Time Eiloart and Paul Robinson

Volume 10, issue 2, 1997

Private sector initiative: The Solar Electric Light Fund pp. 119-123

Neville Williams

Algorithm for extraction of solar cell parameters from I–V curve using double exponential model pp. 125-128

C.L. Garrido-Alzar

Novel Bandgap grading technique for enhancing the limiting efficiency of solar cells pp. 129-134

S.E.-D. Habib and Nadia H. Rafat

Non-grid electrification of 45 schools in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: An assessment pp. 135-138

A.W.R. Leitch, B.J. Scott and J.J. Adams

Impacts of global electrification based upon photovoltaic technologies pp. 139-143

Lloyd O. Herwig

Test facility in Port Said-Egypt for photovoltaic solar generators pp. 145-148

Fouad Kamel and Kamel El-Serafy

Photovoltaic development and diffusion in Nigeria: Its potential for human development index pp. 149-152

M.A.C. Chendo

A diagnostic study of photovoltaic systems at rural health centres in Guyana pp. 153-156

Lp Langevine

The Zimbabwe UNDP-G.E.F solar project for rural household and community use in Zimbabwe pp. 157-162

Godfrey Marawanyika

A photovoltaic project in rural Africa: A case study pp. 163-168

Peter de Groot

Life-cycle analysis for design of the Sydney Olympic Stadium pp. 169-172

Andrew Myer and Chet Chaffee

Performance of the “shower” cooling tower in different climates pp. 173-178

B. Givoni

Experimental performance of the shower cooling tower in Japan pp. 179-183

Satoshi Yajima and Baruch Givoni

New facade technologies: AIW — Active intelligent window pp. 185-190

Marco Sala

Application of passive downdraught evaporative cooling (PDEC) to non-domestic buildings pp. 191-196

N Bowman, K Lomas, M Cook, H Eppel, B Ford, M Hewitt, M Cucinella, E Francis, E Rodriguez, R Gonzalez, S Alvarez, A Galata, P Lanarde and R Belarbi

A method for spectral analysis of concentrated solar radiation pp. 197-201

A. Neumann and J. Kaluza

An investigation on the optimisation of electrochemically pigmented aluminium oxide selective collector coatings pp. 203-206

F. Kadirgan, M. Söhmen, İ.E. Türe, Ş. Süzer, J. Wetherilt and A. Yazar

Introducing advanced testing methods for domestic hot water storage tanks in Jordan pp. 207-211

Jürgen Blumenberg, M. Bentenrieder, H. Kerschensteiner and Ammaral Taher

Improvement of a district heating network through thermoeconomic approach pp. 213-216

L. Adamo, G. Cammarata, A. Fichera and L. Marletta

Parameters for a solar cooker program pp. 217-219

Richard C. Wareham

Development of solar energy education IASEE-Argentina, Arquisur and Alfa-Built pp. 221-224

Silvia de Schiller and John Martin Evans

Design of a solar plant for processing honey pp. 225-229

John Martin Evans and Silvia de Schiller

Characterization of a thermochemical reactor for thermal solar energy pp. 231-234

H. Romero-Paredes, A. Torres and J.J. Ambriz

Experimental analysis and performance of an asymmetric inverted absorber compound parabolic concentrating solar collector at various absorber gap configurations pp. 235-238

A.Farouk Kothdiwala, P.C. Eames and B. Norton

Decomposition of limestone in a solar reactor pp. 239-246

A. Imhof

The whole life costing of wind energy pp. 247-251

Dt Swift-Hook

Wind program technological developments in the United States pp. 253-258

D.F. Ancona, P.R. Goldman and R.W. Thresher

Phenomenological models for post-stall airfoil characteristics of horizontal-axis wind turbines pp. 259-263

Y.-X. Tao, R. Scott and P. Tu

Applied wind energy research at the National Wind Technology Center pp. 265-272

Michael C. Robinson and Peter Tu

Research and development on the utilization of alcohol fuels at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory pp. 273-278

Brent Bailey and Chris Colucci

Feasibility studies for biomass-to-ethanol production facilities in Florida and Hawaii pp. 279-284

Jonathan R. Mielenz

Acid hydrolysis of bagasse for ethanol production pp. 285-290

John C. Cuzens and James R. Miller

Anaerobic digestion of palm oil mill effluent and its utilization as fertilizer for environmental protection pp. 291-294

Esther O Ugoji

Bioethanol production: Status and prospects pp. 295-302

James D. McMillan

Predictions of climate change pp. 303-308

Geoff Jenkins

Institutional solutions for renewable energy pp. 309-314

Gary Williams and Cary Bloyd

The role of energy efficiency and renewable energies in the future world energy market pp. 315-318

John Sheffield

The present status and the future development of renewable energy in China pp. 319-322

Luguang Yan and Li Kong

The role of Polish Energy Conservation Agency in promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy in Poland pp. 323-326

Dorota Chwieduk

Air pollutants and its probable transmutation in the ionosphere pp. 327-329

M.S.A. Molla

On the analysis of tidal energy schemes with large diurnal variations with application to Singapore pp. 331-334

R.C. Mcgregor and W.E.R. Desouza

Sea trials of wave propulsion of a yacht using a flexible fin propeller pp. 335-338

R.C. McGregor and G.R. Thomson

Wave energy: Potential and programme in India pp. 339-345

V.S. Raju and M. Ravindran

An overview of renewable energy commercialization in India pp. 347-353

Padmashree Rakesh Bakshi

An overview of solar thermal devices based solar water heating systems & the necessity of using solar selective coating pp. 355-361

Devinder Kumar Kaushal

Prospects of two-contour geothermal power plant construction pp. 363-366

A.B. Alkhasov, R.M. Aliyev and Kh.G. Magomedbekov

Environmental advantages to the utilization of geothermal energy pp. 367-377

Paul Brophy

Performance of ORMAT geothermal binary and combined steam/binary cycle power plants with moderate and high temperature resources pp. 379-387

Daniel N. Schochet

Geothermal slim holes for small off-grid power projects pp. 389-402

Jim Combs, Sabodh K Garg and John W Pritchett

Direct heat utilization of geothermal resources pp. 403-408

John W. Lund

Power plants for rural electrification pp. 409-416

Michael D. Forsha and Kenneth E. Nichols

A vision of a sustainable energy future pp. 417-422

Anna Stanford

Renewable energy policy: How will clean energy services be provided in the future? pp. 423-431

Carl J. Weinberg

Current solar energy utilization in Ghana pp. 433-436

Joseph Essandoh-Yeddu

The requirement and utilization of renewable energy technologies in Chinese rural areas pp. 437-440

Keyun Deng

Strengthening human resources for new and renewable energy technologies of the 21st century pp. 441-450

Boris Berkovski and Charles M. Gottschalk

An experience with solar alternative pp. 451-456

Rajn. Srivastava

CD-ROM and internet: Critical tools for renewable energy professionals pp. 457-469

Michael Totten and Deborah Anderson

Hypercars: Speeding the transition to solar hydrogen pp. 471-479

Brett D. Williams

Geothermal heat pumps: An increasingly successful technology pp. 481-488

Gerald W. Huttrer

Volume 10, issue 1, 1997

Climatic switches pp. 1-9

Ernest C. Njau

Some effects of compressibility on small horizontal-axis wind turbines pp. 11-17

D.H. Wood

Study of natural condensation of atmospheric humidity pp. 19-34

Cossi Norbert Awanou and Roger-Paul Hazoume

Simulation studies of the position of the auxiliary heater in thermosyphon solar water heating systems pp. 35-42

I.M. Michaelides and D.R. Wilson

Proportion assessment of combined PV-wind generating systems pp. 43-51

A.M. Al-Ashwal and I.S. Moghram

A maximum efficiency-photovoltaic-induction motor pump system pp. 53-60

Mona N. Eskander and Aziza M. Zaki

Ventilation of spaces in a warm, humid climate—Case study of some housing types pp. 61-70

Kolawole Ajibola

Design and measured performance of a solar chimney for natural-circulation solar-energy dryers pp. 81-90

O.V. Ekechukwu and B. Norton

Performance of Sayigh's universal formula for the estimation of global solar radiation in Ghana pp. 91-106

K. Oduro-Afriyie

Solar water heating in Cyprus: current status of technology and problems pp. 107-112

Soteris Kalogirou