Renewable Energy

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Volume 8, issue 1, 1996

Global prospects for renewable energy pp. 1-5

Michael Jefferson

The emerging global-warming market-driver in the energy sector: A status report pp. 6-9

Jeremy Leggett

Recent advances in amorphous silicon technologies and its application to solar cells pp. 10-16

Yoshihiro Hamakawa

Biomass energy: Progress in the European Union pp. 17-21

James Coombs

World oil supply and demand a longer term view pp. 22-28

Fadhil Chalabi

The status and prospects for wind energy pp. 29-33

Ian Mays

Present status and potential role of geothermal energy in the world pp. 34-39

Ingvar B. Fridleifsson

New sunshine project and new trend of PV R&D program in Japan pp. 40-43

M. Tatsuta

Small economical PV power generation systems to provide lighting, communication and water supply to rural areas pp. 44-50

Hubert A. Aulich

On skins and other preoccupations of architectural design pp. 51-55

Alexandros N. Tombazis

Energy and comfort: A new type for TRNSYS pp. 56-60

G. Solaini, G. Rossi, G. Dall'O' and P. Drago

Advanced glazing technology for Australia - research and application pp. 61-65

John A. Ballinger and Peter R. Lyons

Passive solar system in Japan pp. 66-71

Akio Okumura

The U. S. PV program: Now and the year 2000 pp. 72-76

James E. Rannels

Electricity from the sun: The largest photovoltaic plants in operation in Italy pp. 77-84

Alberto Iliceto and Luigi Sardi

Overview of worldwide wind generation pp. 85-90

Paul Gipe

Economic effects of space energy technologies (SET) on individuals and society pp. 91-96

Josef Gruber

Progress in smart windows research: Improved electrochromic w oxide films and transparent Ti Ce oxide counter electrodes pp. 97-106

C.G. Granqvist, A. Azens, L. Kullman and D. Rönnow

The development of a legislative framework for renewable energy and energy conservation pp. 107-116

Adrian J. Bradbrook

Integration of renewable energy into local and regional power supply pp. 117-122

Per Lundsager

Renewable energy in competitive electricity markets pp. 123-127

A.S. Miller and A.H. Serchuk

Summer confort solutions in Mediterranean areas pp. 128-132

Helena Coch and Rafael Serra

A knowledge based CAAD system for determining thermal comfort design strategies pp. 133-138

Abraham Yezioro and Edna Shaviv

Thermal comfort temperatures world-wide - the current position pp. 139-144

Ma Humphreys Revd

The Oxford Solar House pp. 145-153

Manuel Fuentes, Alan Dichler and Susan Roaf

The thermal behaviours of an earthship pp. 154-159

P.C. Grindley and M. Hutchinson

Fractal community tissue: Differentiating the energy harvest through self-similar urban form pp. 160-164

Robert J. Koester

Evaporative cooling: An assessment of california market potential and estimated impacts of key deployment barriers pp. 165-168

Patrick Lilly and Phil Misemer

Towards a fourth skin? Sustainability and double-envelope buildings pp. 169-172

P.R. Diprose and G. Robertson

The basis of future thermal standard of buildings in Algeria pp. 173-176

M.H.A.B. Larbi Youcef, M. Belhamel, F. Boukadoum, S. Larbi Youcef, L. Bertolo, D. Caccavelli and J.R. Millet

The reality of living in passive solar homes: A user-experience study pp. 177-181

Gs Yakubu

The effect of glazing shape upon the thermal performance of buildings pp. 182-185

J. Klainsek, C. Bedoya and J. Neila

Construction and testing of a wind tunnel for in-door investigation of environmental effects on buildings pp. 186-189

N.M. Guirguis, M.A. Hassan, M.R. Shaalan and G.B. Hanna

Thermal performance of traditional housing in the cool season in Zambia pp. 190-193

S. Sharples and A. Malama

Modeling daylight on inclined surfaces for applications to daylight conscious architecture pp. 194-197

Luis Robledo and Alfonso Soler

Dependence on solar elevation of the performance of a light shelf as a potential daylighting device pp. 198-201

Alfonso Soler and Pilar Oteiza

Adoption of optical fibres or of optical light films in architecture pp. 202-205

Djamila Rouag-Saffidine

Optimising daylighting in high-rise commercial developments in SE Asia and the use of computer programmes as a design tool pp. 206-209

Josie Close

Luminous efficacy of daylighting in intertropical region: An analysis for toplighting systems pp. 210-213

Ricardo C. Cabús and Fernando O.R. Pereira

The traditional Yemeni window and natural lighting pp. 214-218

Abdullah Zeid Ayssa

Energy and environmental life-cycle analysis of advanced windows pp. 219-222

Pw Griffiths, Pc Eames, Sng Lo and B Norton

Use of diffuser in passive daylight solar lighting pp. 223-226

R. Mc D. Saunders, J. Simon and S. Jahoor

Solar duct for lighting and ventilation Santa Amalia building Barcelona -Spain pp. 227-230

O. De-Urrutia

Air quality control in commercial buildings pp. 231-235

Martin W. Liddament

Renewables in ventilation and indoor air quality pp. 236-240

Max Sherman and Hal Levin

Air movement in naturally-ventilated buildings pp. 241-247

H.B. Awbi

Investigation of fluid flow and heat transfer in a vertical channel heated from one side by PV elements, part I - Numerical Study pp. 248-253

B. Moshfegh and M. Sandberg

Investigation of fluid flow and heat transfer in a vertical channel heated from one side by PV elements, part II - Experimental study pp. 254-258

M. Sandberg and B. Moshfegh

Night cooling and ventilation design for office-type buildings pp. 259-263

A.B. Birtles, M. Kolokotroni and Mdaes Perera

Air flow and thermal comfort simulation studies of wind ventilated classrooms in Malaysia pp. 264-266

Rahman Samirah Abdul and K.S. Kannan

Solar heat storage wall for building ventilation pp. 268-271

U. Stritih and P. Novak

Indigenous architecture of two Indian deserts and modern climatic responsive solutions pp. 272-277

Arvind Krishan, Kunal Jain and Pashim Tewari

Solar benefits for mass housing in South Africa pp. 278-282

Brian G.A. Schaller

Seasonal impact of climate on the pattern of urban family life pp. 283-288

Subhi Al-Azzawi

Daily impact of climate on the pattern of urban family life pp. 289-294

Subhi Al-Azzawi

Sustainable communities with particular reference to local plans pp. 295-300

Ian Giuliani

The status of low energy architecture in South Africa pp. 301-304

Dieter Holm

The bioclimatic features of vernacular architecture in China pp. 305-308

Li Jingxia

Passive cooling as design methodology: some examples from the past to the present pp. 309-314

Cettina Gallo

Initiatives in the field of university education for bioclimatic architecture pp. 315-318

Cettina Gallo

Use of a hybrid energy analysis method for evaluating the embodied energy of building materials pp. 319-322

J.A. Alcorn and G. Baird

Shading and shadowing: Concepts for an interactive strategy between solar control and aesthetics in the design of the facade. Reference to arid zones pp. 323-326

A. Belakehal and K. Tabet Aoul

Ecobrick(R): A new ceramic material for solar buildings pp. 327-330

J.A. Cusidó, M. Devant, M. Celebrovsky, J. Riba and F. Arteaga

Solar access/shading and building form: Geometrical study of the traditional housing cluster in Sana'a pp. 331-334

Khaled A. Al-Sallal

Expertmental study of a Roof Solar Collector towards the natural ventilation of new habitations pp. 335-338

J. Khedari, J. Hirunlabh and T. Bunnag

R & D activities of crystalline silicon solar cells in Japan pp. 339-343

T. Saitoh

Benefits of suncorp, a new photovoltaic module assembly company in South Africa pp. 344-347

L.H. Nape Maepa, Alan Norman, Hemmanth Singh, Andrew W.R. Leitch, Ghazi Darkazalli, Steven T. Slavsky, E.Ernest van Dyk and Robert D. McConnell

Triple heterojunction ALGaAs-GaAs solar cells with front V-groove surface pp. 348-353

A. Al-Bustani and M.Y. Feteha

Present status and future prospects of super high efficiency III–V compound solar cells pp. 354-358

Masafumi Yamaguchi

Characterisation of solar cells and modules under actual operating conditions pp. 359-366

W. Durisch, J. Urban and G. Smestad

EVA encapsulants for pv modules: Reliability issues and current R&D status at NREL pp. 367-370

F.j Pern, S.h Glick and A.w Czanderna

Photovoltaic test facility at the institute of electrotechnics and energy - São Paulo University pp. 371-374

R. Zilles and A.M. Andrade

Thin-film solar cells: An overview pp. 375-379

S.K. Deb

Analyses of field test data for amorphous silicon PV array pp. 381-385

Y. Ichikawa, M. Tanda and H. Sakai

CdS/CdTe solar cell using sputtering technique pp. 386-389

Moataz M. Soliman, Mahmoud M. Shabana and Fuad Abulfotuh

Recent progress of amorphous silicon solar cell applications and systems pp. 390-395

Hisaki Tarui, Shinya Tsuda and Shoichi Nakano

Electrodeposition of CuInSe2 thin films for photovoltaic application pp. 396-399

A.M. Fernandez, P.J. Sebastian, A.M. Hermann, R.N. Bhattacharya, R.N. Noufi and M.A. Contreras

Amorphous silicon solar cells pp. 400-404

Roberto Galloni

Recent technical advances in thin-film CdS/CdTe solar cells pp. 405-409

K Omura, A Hanahusa, T Arita, H Higuchi, T Aramoto, T Nishio, S Sibutani, S Kumazawa, M Murozono, Y Yabuuchi and H Takakura

Present status of thin film solar cells in Japan pp. 410-414

M. Konagai

Photovoltaic manufacturing in developing countries pp. 415-419

G. Darkazalli and M. Nowlan

Cost and sensitivity analysis for photovoltaic station in Kuwait pp. 420-423

Ahmad Hasan and A.A.M. Sayigh

Economic analysis of photovoltaic and gasoline pumping systems pp. 424-427

M.C. Fedrizzi, I.L. Sauer and R. Zilles

User training a vital link in successful remote area power supply (RAPS) implementation pp. 428-431

J.J. Adams and H.A. van der Linde

Sensitivity analysis of stand alone PV systems pp. 432-436

A.M. Al-Ashwal

Performance and cost evaluation of a stand-alone photovoltaic system in Malta pp. 437-440

Charles Iskander and Edward Scerri

Performance and development of PV - plant for water pumping and desalination for remote area in Saudi Arabia pp. 441-446

S.A. Alajlan and M.S. Smiai

Implementation of village electrification projects in developing countries: The role of case pp. 447-451

Gordon A Thompson and Dilawar Singh

Pilkington solar international for PV applications in building pp. 452-457

Joachim Benemann and Oussama Chehab

A photovoltaic system doubling as a roofing material for houses pp. 458-461

Osamu Ishikawa

PVTEC photovoltaic activity and its integrations to buildings pp. 462-466

Seiji Wakamatu and Yoshiteru Nitta

PV in buildings - the influence of pv on the design and planning process of a building pp. 467-470

I. Hagemann

The integration of photovoltaics within high rise buildings in the dense urban environments of SE Asia, consideration of legislation to promote it and to maintain solar energy access pp. 471-474

Josie Close

Photovoltaic-integrated building facades pp. 475-479

J.A. Clarke, J.W. Hand, C.M. Johnstone, N. Kelly and P.A. Strachan

An overview of system technology in Japan pp. 480-484

Kosuke Kurokawa

Local organizational issues on PV-pilot project pp. 485-488

I. Blasco and D. Pontoriero

Progress commercializing solar-electric power systems pp. 489-494

Pascal DeLaquil

Thermophotovoltaics: A new paradigm for power generation? pp. 495-499

Anthony Catalano

Feasibility of utilizing solar energy to power reverse osmosis domestic unit to desalinate water in the state of Bahrain pp. 500-504

Haitham Al-Qahtani

Hybrid PV-TC solar systems pp. 505-508

Y. Tripanagnostopoulos, P. Yianoulis and D. Patrikios

Desalination using renewable energy in Australia pp. 509-513

D.G. Harrison, G.E. Ho and K. Mathew

Hybrid renewable energy system development in Thailand pp. 514-517

P. Kruangpradit and W. Tayati

Renewable generation: The British experience pp. 518-522

Christopher G Thomas

Examples of advanced glazing applications in cold climate pp. 523-529

Markku Virtanen and Ismo Heimonen

Angular selective window coatings: Effective medium theory and experimental data on sputter-deposited films pp. 530-539

C.G. Granqvist, D. Le Bellac and G.A. Niklasson

The thermal performance of advanced glazing materials pp. 540-545

Mg Hutchins and Wj Platzer

Optimization of the growth rate of electrochromic WO3 coatings, in-situ grown by chemical vapor deposition at atmospheric pressure pp. 546-550

D Gogova, G Stoyanov and K.a Gesheva

New types of photoelectrochemical modified oxidized nickel electrode pp. 551-554

N.D. Totir and M.I. Ionita

Studies on the emittance of stainless steel surface pp. 555-558

Jun Qian, Shi Yueyan and Yin Zhiqiang

Optical properties of multilayer stack models for solar selective absorbing surfaces pp. 559-561

Huang Yanbin, Yin Zhiqiang and Shi Yueyan