Renewable Energy

1991 - 2025

Current editor(s): Soteris A. Kalogirou and Paul Christodoulides

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Volume 1, issue 5, 1991

Correlation of a new utilizability function to experimental data for Southwestern Europe pp. 571-582

C. Armenta-Deu and M.C. De Andrés

Simulation method of solar-driven absorption refrigerators for very low temperatures pp. 583-593

K.A. Antonopoulos and E.D. Rogdakis

Design analysis of corrugated and flat plate solar air heaters pp. 595-607

C. Choudhury and H.P. Garg

Mathematical model of the thermal performance of box-type solar cookers pp. 609-615

Edwin R. Pejack

The performance of a low cost clay solar cooker pp. 617-621

M.A. Al-Saad and B.A. Jubran

An experimental test of the empirical formulae commonly used to represent wind speed profiles near the ground pp. 623-628

John D. Pneumatikos

Exploitation of solar energy in Cyprus pp. 629-637

J.M. Michaelides, D.R. Wilson and P.P. Votsis

Costs of material damage due to air pollution in the United States pp. 639-648

Ersoy Taşdemiroǧlu

A fuzzy-based risk analysis of wind locations pp. 649-654

A.V. Machias and G.D. Skikos

Experiments on a magnesium chloride saturated solar pond pp. 655-660

D. Subhakar and S. Srinivasa Murthy

The effect of chemical coatings on the performance of solar collector plates pp. 661-665

B. Garba, A.S. Sambo and M.M. Mosugu

The inclination effect on the performance of water-filled heat pipes pp. 667-674

Ali Cetin Gurses, C. Cannistraro and Levent Tezcan

Wind characteristic and energy potentialities of some selected sites in the Yemen Arab Republic and the Republic of Egypt pp. 675-681

H.M. Abu El-Eizz, M.K. Al-Motawakel and Z.A. Abu El-Eizz

Analysis of optimum matching of a DC series motor driven centrifugal pump to a photovoltaic generator pp. 683-693

P.K. Koner, J.C. Joshi, A.K. Mukerjee and K.L. Chopra

Air cooling by earth tube heat exchanger: Experimental approach pp. 699-707

A. Trombe, M. Pettit and B. Bourret

Mathematical model of the solar still performance using forced convection with condensation process outside the still pp. 709-712

H.M. Ali

Design considerations for appropriate wind energy systems in developing countries pp. 713-722

C.V. Nayar, F.P. Thomas, S.J. Phillips and W.L. James

System dynamics modelling and simulation of biogas production systems pp. 723-728

B.K. Bala

Performance evaluation of solar assisted dryers for low temperature drying applications—I. Plants description pp. 729-735

Adolfo Arata and Vinod Kumar Sharma

An assessment of a statistical method to estimate solar irradiance at the earth's surface from geostationary satellite data pp. 737-743

Gerhard Czeplak, Maurizio Noia and Corrado F. Ratto

Sewage plant powered by combination of photovoltaic, wind and biogas on the island of Fehmarn, Germany pp. 745-748

Erhard Krausen and Dieter Mertig

Simplified thermal analysis of naturally ventilated dwellings pp. 749-756

F. Butera, G. Cannistraro, G. Rizzo and M.A. Yaghoubi

Experiments on vapour jet refrigeration system suitable for solar energy applications pp. 757-768

S.Srinivasa Murthy, R. Balasubramanian and M.V.Krishna Murthy

Prediction of global radiation by means of the differential Ångstrom model pp. 769-773

D. Yeboah-Amankwah and K. Agyeman

Estimation of total solar radiation from cloudiness in Turkey pp. 775-778

E. Taşdemiroǧlu and R. Sever

Monthly maps of daily diffuse solar irradiance for Italy pp. 779-789

A. Lavagnini and Z. Jibril

Thermophysical properties of heat-of-fusion storage materials for cooling applications pp. 791-797

S. Aboul-Enein and S.A. Olofa

Harmattan performance of a solar still in the Guinea Savannah pp. 799-801

S.U. Egarievwe, A.O.E. Animalu and C.E. Okeke

A correlation model to compute the incidence angle modifier and to estimate its effect on collectible solar radiation pp. 803-809

C. Armenta-Deu and Boris Lukac

Prediction of global solar radiation at two locations in Zimbabwe: a comparative analysis of three Ångstrom-type equations pp. 811-814

Sydney M. Chagwedera and E.J. Sendezera

Wind energy potential at Palkalainagar pp. 815-821

T.V. Chinnasamy and T.M. Haridasan

Photovoltaic electricity in Ghana—current use and potential for the future pp. 823-826

Komla Godfrey Adanu

Spherical reflector-absorber system with uniform concentration and normal incoming ray to absorber pp. 827-829

D. Dimitrovski, M. Mijatović and D. Tošić

Feasibility of wind energy applications in Bahrain pp. 831-836

N.S. Al Bahrana and N. Al Mahdi

Modeling the heat exchanges in a solar air heater with a cover partially transparent to infrared radiations pp. 837-843

Donatien Njomo

Estimation of the mean wind energy available in Benin (Ex Dahomey) pp. 845-853

Cossi Norbert Awanou, Joseph Marcellin Degbey and Epiphane Ahlonsou

The potential of wind electricity generation in Bangladesh pp. 855-857

M. Sarkar and M. Hussain

Generalized curves for several values of monthly average clearness index in Iraq pp. 859-862

S. Al-Juboory, M. Al-Riahi, N. Al-Hamdani, A. Al-Baali and H. Al-Saffar

Volume 1, issue 3, 1991

Wind power generation data processing system with the aid of a micro computer pp. 321-329

T. Toumiya, I. Morita and T. Suzuki

Theoretical and experimental study of a two channel air heater with perforated first absorber pp. 331-334

S.Sh. Soulayman

Study of heat exchange radiatively in 7–14 μm band pp. 335-344

Cossi Norbert Awanou

Air flow patterns around domed roof buildings pp. 345-350

M.A. Yaghoubi

Modelling free convection in a trombe wall pp. 351-360

B.A. Jubran, M.A. Hamdan and W. Manfalouti

Parametric studies on the corrugated solar air heaters with and without cover pp. 361-371

Ratna Verma, Ram Chandra and H.P. Garg

A correlation for the optimum collector flow rate in one tank forced circulation solar water heaters pp. 373-379

K.A. Antonopoulos and E.D. Rogdakis

Investigation of capacitor-excited induction generators and permanent magnet alternators for small scale wind power generation pp. 381-388

C.V. Nayar, J. Perahia, F. Thomas, S.J. Phillips, T. Pryor and W.L. James

Energy-conscious design of low-cost housing—passive solar design of a new-built block of flats in London pp. 389-402

Subhi Al-Azzawi

Linear Fresnel lenses, their design and use pp. 403-408

B. Nábělek, M. Malý and Vl. Jirka

Smart and simple components for cost effective and robust heat exchangers pp. 409-412

S.B. Arvidsson and H.G. Eriksson

Solar hydrogen pp. 413-417

Joachim Gretz

Research into practice: A case study in the application of technical studies in architectural design pp. 419-428

Dean Hawkes and Koen Steemers

Estimation of wind power availability in Tamil Nadu pp. 429-434

C.R. Ranganathan, M. Ramanathan and K.R. Swaminathan

Wind and solar energy potential in Makkah (Saudi Arabia)—Comparison with Red Sea coastal sites pp. 435-440

A. Khogali, O.F. Albar and B. Yousif

Glazing and its influence on building energy behavior pp. 441-448

Juan C. Klainsek

Parabolic type solar still pp. 449-454

M.M. El-Kassaby

Application of geostationary satellite data for determining solar radiations over Pakistan pp. 455-461

A.Q. Malik, A. Mufti, H.W. Hiser, N.T. Veziroglu and L. Kazi

Mini solar pond pp. 463-467

C.O. Akoshile

Fluorescent solar concentrators. Experimental results pp. 469-471

V.L. Fara, A. Popa, I.A. Dorobantu and R. Grigorescu

Simple hourly global solar radiation prediction models pp. 473-478

M.S. Audi and M.A. Alsaad

A review of sunshine-based models used to estimate monthly average global solar radiation pp. 479-497

B.G. Akinoǧlu

Frequency distribution of global insolation over Pakistan pp. 499-505

I.A. Raja and J.W. Twidell

Solarisation of a seed drier in Mauritius pp. 507-511

Y.K.L. Yu Wai Man, Y. Maurissen and M. Fournier

Theoretical and experimental analysis of a simply designed solar retrofitting heating and cooling system pp. 513-518

A.N. Ayoob and R.A. Attalage

The solar cell output power dependence on the angle of incident radiation pp. 519-521

P. Mialhe, S. Mouhamed and A. Haydar

Wind energy in Balochistan (Pakistan) pp. 523-526

S.M. Nasir, S.M. Raza and S.B.H. Abidi

Thermal performance of an n-pass solar air heater pp. 527-532

N. Al Mahdi and N.S. Al Baharna

A model of a Trombe wall pp. 533-541

Nasri Khadir Tarazi

The influence of construction parameters on the performance of a low cost flat-plate collector pp. 543-549

Taiye Akomolafe

On the optimum tilt of solar absorber plates pp. 551-554

S.Sh. Soulayman

Pyrheliometric determination of atmospheric turbidity in the harmattan season over Ile-Ife, Nigeria pp. 555-566

Z.D. Adeyefa and J.A. Adedokun

Volume 1, issue 2, 1991

Development of a multi-purpose solar tunnel dryer for use in humid tropics pp. 167-176

Eddy J. Amir, K. Grandegger, A. Esper, M. Sumarsono, C. Djaya and W. Mühlbauer

The function of a ground sensor for photovoltaic system reliability pp. 177-182

Meirios Moechtar, M.Syafry Syarief and Yuedra Effendi

A microprocessor-based control system for a sun tracker pp. 183-198

Fawzi Al-Naima and N.A. Yaghobian

Performance of a photovoltaic solar refrigerator in tropical climate conditions pp. 199-205

O.M.M. El Tom, S.A. Omer, A.Z. Taha and A.A.M. Sayigh

The efficiency of a silicon solar cell for different light sources pp. 207-210

M.A. Jamal and J.A. Muaddi

Transmittance, reflectance and absorptance of multi-plate planar window pp. 211-217

S.Sh. Soulayman, Z. Nassif and A. Harfoush

Optical selectivity of manganese oxide film pp. 219-222

H.S. Al-Jumaili, A.A.J. Al-Douri and I.N. Al-Naimi

Measurement of low speed thermosiphonic flow pp. 223-230

Safa I. Kanbour and Suhad A. Kadhum

A simple, accurate and reliable method for measuring the sun's elevation and orientation pp. 231-235

Nabeel A. Al-Rawi

A method of measuring windmill torque loss coefficients pp. 237-241

T. Toumiya, T. Matsuo and T. Suzuki

Renewable energy as an economic energy source for remote areas pp. 243-248

J.H.R. Enslin

Performance of a greenhouse cum solar still for the climatic condition of Port Moresby pp. 249-255

S.A. Lawrence and G.N. Tiwari

A feasibility research on electrical power generation by solar cells in Turkey pp. 257-262

M. Colak and F. Erdis

Wind energy estimation at Quetta pp. 263-267

S.M. Nasir, S.M. Raza and Yasmin Zahra Jafri

Prediction of ground-level solar radiation in Egypt pp. 269-276

M.S. Abdel-Salam, A.F. El-Dib and M.A. Eissa

Estimation of solar radiation over Jordan—predicted tables pp. 277-291

Ziad Jibril

Extensive applicability of a new model for estimating diffuse solar radiation from clearness index and minimum air mass pp. 293-297

S. Coppolino

The convective heat transfer coefficients from absorber plate to water in integrated and plastic bag solar water heaters pp. 299-302

Ge Xin-Shi and V. Wittwer

Dimensions of the axial flow turbine design for wind power pp. 303-307

Maher L. Helmy

Large scale solar cooling design using salt gradient solar ponds pp. 309-314

P.T. Tsilingiris

Volume 1, issue 1, 1991

Editorial pp. i-i

A.A.M. Sayigh

Wind energy potential in Morocco pp. 1-8

H. Nfaoui, J. Bahraui, A.S. Darwish and A.A.M. Sayigh

Seasonal performance of an active space heating system pp. 9-12

E. Taşdemiroǧlu

The potential of radiant panels as terminal heaters in solar space heating applications pp. 13-19

P.T. Tsilingiris

Performance of an array of compound parabolic concentrations with plain tubular receivers pp. 21-26

R.A. Tatara, G. Thodos and Y.N. Lee

Portable solar medical steriliser pp. 27-30

D.R. Mills, I. Onley and Robert Taylor

Solar spectrum at depth in water pp. 31-35

J.A. Muaddi and M.A. Jamal

Heliostat minimum radial spacing for no blocking and no shadowing condition pp. 37-47

Omar M. Al-Rabghi and Moustafa M. Elsayed

Salt gradient solar ponds— upper convecting zone pp. 49-54

L.B. Mullett

Analysis of three-pressure vapour absorption refrigeration systems pp. 55-58

P.S. Asha Iyer, S. Srinivasa Murthy and M.V. Krishna Murthy

New solar cooker of parabolic square dish: Design and simulation pp. 59-65

M.M. El-Kassaby

Effect of annealing and oxide layer thickness on doping profile shape of “through-oxide” implanted P+ ions in textured silicon pp. 67-75

M.S. El-Dessouki and R. Galloni

Acoustic sounder detection of anabatic/katabatic winds in abisko, N. Sweden pp. 77-89

J.A. Adedokun and B. Holmgren

Optimization of a sensible heat storage unit packed with spheres of a local material pp. 91-95

A.S.A. Ammar and A.A. Ghoneim

The catalysis of hydrogen photogeneration from sugars and starch in aqueous medium by copper(II) chloride pp. 97-99

K. Tennakone, U.S. Ketipearachchi, S. Punchihewa, R. Tantrigoda and W.A.C. Perera

A perspective on global warming pp. 101-108

Brian Hoskins

Monthly average daily global solar radiation in P.D.R. Yemen pp. 109-113

S.M. Bin Gadhi, R.S. Megdad and S.A.A. Albakri

Monthly average daily global beam and diffuse solar radiation and its correlation with hours of bright sunshine for Karachi, Pakistan pp. 115-118

Firoz Ahmad, S.M. Aqil Burney and S.A. Husain

A novel approach to estimate the clear day global radiation pp. 119-123

A. Baig, P. Akhter and A. Mufti

An assessment on the availability of solar radiation intensity pp. 125-129

K.K. Gopinathan

Note concerning the maximal efficiency and the optimal operating temperature of solar converters with or without concentration pp. 131-135

V. Bădescu

Wind energy potential in NW Peloponnese—Greece pp. 137-139

John D. Pneumatikos

Simulation of a solar power engine in Rabat pp. 141-144

A. Bernatchou, M. Bouidida and J. Bougard

Energy and financial considerations related to wall design for a conditioned cell in Tunisian conditions pp. 145-159

Nadia Ghrab-Morcos