Renewable Energy

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Volume 162, issue C, 2020

Efficient and environmentally-friendly dehydration of fructose and treatments of bagasse under the supercritical CO2 system pp. 1-12

Qinghua Ji, Haonan Jiang, Xiaojie Yu, Abu El-Gasim A. Yagoub, Cunshan Zhou and Li Chen

Economic assessment of grid-connected residential solar photovoltaic systems introduced under Romania’s new regulation pp. 13-29

Ciprian Cristea, Maria Cristea, Iulian Birou and Radu-Adrian Tîrnovan

Sediment-laden flow and erosion modeling in a Pelton turbine injector pp. 30-42

Bao Guo, Yexiang Xiao, Anant Kumar Rai, Jin Zhang and Quanwei Liang

Influence of solar tracking error on the performance of a small-scale linear Fresnel reflector pp. 43-54

A. Barbón, C. Bayón-Cueli, L. Bayón and P. Fortuny Ayuso

Design and analysis of a concentrating PV/T system with nanofluid based spectral beam splitter and heat pipe cooling pp. 55-70

Xinyue Han, Xiaobo Zhao and Xiaobin Chen

Development of a torrefied wood pellet binder from the cross-linking between specified risk materials-derived peptides and epoxidized poly (vinyl alcohol) pp. 71-80

Tao Shui, Vinay Khatri, Michael Chae, Shahabaddine Sokhansanj, Phillip Choi and David C. Bressler

Influence of energy mix on the life cycle of an eco-neighborhood, a case study of 150 countries pp. 81-97

Modeste Kameni Nematchoua, Somayeh Asadi and Sigrid Reiter

Transesterification of soybean oil at room temperature using biowaste as catalyst; an experimental investigation on the effect of co-solvent on biodiesel yield pp. 98-111

Ikbal Bahar Laskar, Tuhin Deshmukhya, Piyali Bhanja, Bappi Paul, Rajat Gupta and Sushovan Chatterjee

A comparison between passive and active PCM systems applied to buildings pp. 112-123

Gohar Gholamibozanjani and Mohammed Farid

Candida rugosa lipase for the biodiesel production from renewable sources pp. 124-133

Mariagrazia Iuliano, Maria Sarno, Salvatore De Pasquale and Eleonora Ponticorvo

Degradation effect of Ce/Al2O3 catalyst on pyrolysis volatility of pine pp. 134-143

Yunji Pang, Yuting Wu, Yisheng Chen, Fuliang Luo and Junjun Chen

Influence of rotating speed on tip leakage vortex in a mixed flow pump as turbine at pump mode pp. 144-150

Yadong Han and Lei Tan

Computational and experimental study of pine and sunflower husk pellet combustion and co-combustion with oats in domestic boiler pp. 151-159

Agnieszka Bala-Litwiniak and Monika Zajemska

Geometry modification of solar collector to improve performance of solar chimneys pp. 160-170

Ramin Mehdipour, Zahra Baniamerian, Sajad Golzardi and S.M. Sohel Murshed

Optimal control of natural ventilation as passive cooling strategy for improving the energy performance of building envelope with PCM integration pp. 171-181

Cristina Piselli, Mohit Prabhakar, Alvaro de Gracia, Mohammad Saffari, Anna Laura Pisello and Luisa F. Cabeza

Photoelectrochemical performance of thermally sulfurized CdxZn1-xS photoanode: Enhancement with reduced graphene oxide support pp. 182-195

RanaMuhammad Zunain Ayaz, Duygu Akyüz, Özlem Uğuz, İrem Tanşık, Cevat Sarıoğlu, Fatma Karaca, Ali Rıza Özkaya and Atıf Koca

Use of finite mixture models with skew-t-normal Birnbaum-Saunders components in the analysis of wind speed: Case studies in Ontario, Canada pp. 196-211

Shahrbanoo Mahbudi, Ahad Jamalizadeh and Rahman Farnoosh

Analysis of water management in PEM fuel cell stack at dead-end mode using direct visualization pp. 212-221

M. Rahimi- Esbo, A.A. Ranjbar and S.M. Rahgoshay

Numerical simulation on structural dynamics of 5 MW wind turbine pp. 222-233

Zhanpu Xue, Wei Wang, Liqing Fang and Jingbo Zhou

Study and analysis of air flow characteristics in Trombe wall pp. 234-241

Li Du, Lin Ping and Chen Yongming

Process integration and optimization for economical production of commodity chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass pp. 242-248

Bomin Choe, Shinje Lee and Wangyun Won

Failure signature classification in solar photovoltaic plants using RGB images and convolutional neural networks pp. 249-256

Alejandro Rico Espinosa, Michael Bressan and Luis Felipe Giraldo

Recycling and utilisation of faba bean harvesting and threshing waste for bioenergy pp. 257-266

Algirdas Jasinskas, Aleksandra Minajeva, Egidijus Šarauskis, Kęstutis Romaneckas, Rasa Kimbirauskienė and Nerijus Pedišius

Effect of nanoparticle shape of Al2O3/Pure Water nanofluid on evacuated U-Tube solar collector efficiency pp. 267-284

Hüseyin Kaya, Mohanad Alkasem and Kamil Arslan

Analysis of long-term performance and reliability of PV modules under tropical climatic conditions in sub-Saharan pp. 285-295

Divine Atsu, Istvan Seres, Mohammadreza Aghaei and Istvan Farkas

4-E (environmental, economic, energetic and exergetic) analysis of slow pyrolysis of lignocellulosic waste pp. 296-307

Erick Torres, Leandro A. Rodriguez-Ortiz, Daniela Zalazar, Marcelo Echegaray, Rosa Rodriguez, Huili Zhang and Germán Mazza

Assessment of bioenergy potential and associated costs in Japan for the 21st century pp. 308-321

Wenchao Wu, Tomoko Hasegawa, Shinichiro Fujimori, Kiyoshi Takahashi and Ken Oshiro

Which policy can promote renewable energy to achieve grid parity? Feed-in tariff vs. renewable portfolio standards pp. 322-333

Zhao Xin-gang, Li Pei-ling and Zhou Ying

Sensitivity analysis and low frequency oscillations for bifurcation scenarios in a hydraulic generating system pp. 334-344

Jingjing Zhang, Apel Mahmud, Willy Govaerts, Diyi Chen, Beibei Xu and Hualin Xiong

Ultrafine cobalt nanoparticles supported on carbon nanospheres for hydrolysis of sodium borohydride pp. 345-354

Hongming Zhang, Guochang Xu, Lu Zhang, Wenfeng Wang, Wenkang Miao, Kangli Chen, Lina Cheng, Yuan Li and Shumin Han

Hydrothermal irreversibility analysis based on multi-criteria assessment in a modified spiral piping system utilized in solar ponds pp. 355-370

Nidal H. Abu-Hamdeh, Hakan F. Oztop, Khalid A. Alnefaie and Makatar Wae-hayee

Environmental, exergetic and economic tradeoffs of catalytic- and fast pyrolysis-to-renewable diesel pp. 371-380

S. Spatari, V. Larnaudie, I. Mannoh, M.C. Wheeler, N.A. Macken, C.A. Mullen and A.A. Boateng

Optimum azimuth and inclination angle of BIPV panel owing to different factors influencing the shadow of adjacent building pp. 381-396

Somil Yadav, S.K. Panda and Caroline Hachem-Vermette

Adhesive curing cycle time optimization in wind turbine blade manufacturing pp. 397-410

Philipp Lux, Alessandro G. Cassano, Stephen B. Johnson, Marianna Maiaru and Scott E. Stapleton

Thermal performance of a coupled solar parabolic trough collector latent heat storage unit for solar water heating in large buildings pp. 411-426

Bilal Lamrani, Frédéric Kuznik and Abdeslam Draoui

Benefits from energy policy synchronisation of Brazil’s North-Northeast interconnection pp. 427-437

Milton M. Herrera, Isaac Dyner and Federico Cosenz

Parametric study of biocathodes in microbial electrosynthesis for CO2 reduction to CH4 with a direct electron transfer pathway pp. 438-446

Shuai Xiao, Qian Fu, Kerui Xiong, Zhuo Li, Jun Li, Liang Zhang, Qiang Liao and Xun Zhu

Advanced experimental investigation of double hydrated salts and their composite for improved cycling stability and metal compatibility for long-term heat storage technologies pp. 447-457

Hanane Ait Ousaleh, Said Sair, Abdelali Zaki, Abboud Younes, Abdessamad Faik and Abdeslam El Bouari

Gaussian processes with logistic mean function for modeling wind turbine power curves pp. 458-465

Gustavo C.M. Virgolino, César L.C. Mattos, José Augusto F. Magalhães and Guilherme A. Barreto

Effect of side walls shape on charging and discharging performance of thermal energy storages based on granular phase change materials pp. 466-477

Nickolay A. Lutsenko and Sergey S. Fetsov

Process optimization for conversion of Waste Banana peels to biobutanol by A yeast Co-Culture fermentation system pp. 478-488

Rashmi Ranjan Mishra, Barsha Samantaray, Bikash Chandra Behera, Biswa Ranjan Pradhan and Sonali Mohapatra

Performance estimation of a mini-passive solar still via machine learning pp. 489-503

Hisham A. Maddah, M. Bassyouni, M.H. Abdel-Aziz, M. Sh Zoromba and A.F. Al-Hossainy

Robust water splitting on staggered gap heterojunctions based on WO3∖WS2–MoS2 nanostructures pp. 504-512

Majdoddin Mojaddami and Abdolreza Simchi

Catalytic methanation over nanoparticle heterostructure of Ru/Fe/Ce/γ-Al2O3 catalyst: Performance and characterisation pp. 513-524

Malik Muhammad Asif Iqbal, Susilawati Toemen, Wan Azelee Wan Abu bakar, Fazira Ilyana Abdul Razak, Salmiah Jamal Mat Rosid and Nur Izyan Wan Azelee

Combustion characteristics of bamboo lignin from kraft pulping: Influence of washing process pp. 525-534

Yang Jianfei, Feng Zixing, Ni Liangmeng, Gao Qi and Liu Zhijia

Facile synthesis of difunctional NiV LDH@ZIF-67 p-n junction: Serve as prominent photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution and supercapacitor electrode as well pp. 535-549

Guorong Wang, Yanbing Li, Lin Xu, Zhiliang Jin and Yanbin Wang

Study on the method of reducing the pressure fluctuation of hydraulic turbine by optimizing the draft tube pressure distribution pp. 550-560

Wen-Tao Su, Maxime Binama, Yang Li and Yue Zhao

Investigation of flow pattern and hydraulic performance of a centrifugal pump impeller through the PIV method pp. 561-574

Xiaojun Li, Hui Chen, Bo Chen, Xianwu Luo, Baofeng Yang and Zuchao Zhu

Blades icing identification model of wind turbines based on SCADA data pp. 575-586

Xinghui Dong, Di Gao, Jia Li, Zhang Jincao and Kai Zheng

Coating of Ca(OH)2 / γ-Al2O3 pellets with mesoporous Al2O3 and its application in thermochemical heat storage for CSP plants pp. 587-595

C.M. Valverde-Pizarro, L. Briones, E. Sanz, J.M. Escola, R. Sanz, J. González-Aguilar and M. Romero

Hydroelectricity water footprint in Parana Hydrograph Region, Brazil pp. 596-612

Eduardo de Oliveira Bueno, Geovane J. Alves and Carlos R. Mello

Boosting the electrochemical performance of nitrogen-oxygen co-doped carbon nanofibers based supercapacitors through esterification of lignin precursor pp. 613-623

Zhong Dai, Peng-Gang Ren, Wenwei He, Xin Hou, Fang Ren, Qian Zhang and Yan-Ling Jin

The effects of outline of the symmetrical flapping hydrofoil on energy harvesting performance pp. 624-638

Weizhong Li, Wen-Quan Wang and Yan Yan

Performance assessment of a biomass fuelled advanced hybrid power generation system pp. 639-661

Dibyendu Roy, Samiran Samanta and Sudip Ghosh

A comprehensive study on thermal storage characteristics of nano-CeO2 embedded phase change material and its influence on the performance of evacuated tube solar water heater pp. 662-676

P. Manoj Kumar and K. Mylsamy

Series resistance temperature sensitivity in degraded mono–crystalline silicon modules pp. 677-684

M. Piliougine, G. Spagnuolo and M. Sidrach-de-Cardona

Performance evaluation of air and liquid-based solar heating systems in various climates in East Asia pp. 685-700

Youngjin Choi

Biohydrogen production in an integrated biosystem using crude glycerol from waste cooking oils pp. 701-711

Caroline Varella Rodrigues, Francisco Abraham Rios Alcaraz, Maurílio Gustavo Nespeca, Aline Varella Rodrigues, Fabrício Motteran, Maria Angela Tallarico Adorno, Maria Bernadete A. Varesche and Sandra Imaculada Maintinguer

Ranking of renewable energy sources for regions in Turkey by fuzzy entropy based fuzzy COPRAS and fuzzy MULTIMOORA pp. 712-726

Ömer Alkan and Özlem Karadağ Albayrak

Optimisation of a novel, sloped module, multibody wave energy converter, using an efficient modelling technique pp. 727-742

A. Cotten and D.I.M. Forehand

Neural network prediction of parameters of biomass ashes, reused within the circular economy frame pp. 743-753

Piotr Sakiewicz, Krzysztof Piotrowski and Sylwester Kalisz

Expert opinion on influential factors driving renewable energy adoption in the water industry pp. 754-765

A. Strazzabosco, S.A. Conrad, P.A. Lant and S.J. Kenway

Computing the power profiles for an Airborne Wind Energy system based on large-scale wind data pp. 766-778

E.C. Malz, V. Verendel and S. Gros

Opportunity mapping for urban scale renewable energy generation pp. 779-787

Clarke J. A, McGhee R and Svehla K

A preliminary numerical study of the wake effects on the fatigue load for wind farm based on elastic actuator line model pp. 788-801

Hang Meng, Li Li and Jinhua Zhang

A novel concentrated photovoltaic-driven membrane distillation hybrid system for the simultaneous production of electricity and potable water pp. 802-817

Nabil A.S. Elminshawy, Mamdouh A. Gadalla, M. Bassyouni, Kamal El-Nahhas, Ahmed Elminshawy and Y. Elhenawy

Promoting renewable energy through willingness to pay for transition to a low carbon society in Japan pp. 818-830

Lu Gao, Yuki Hiruta and Shuichi Ashina

A comparison of PV resource modeling for sizing microgrid components pp. 831-843

Sarah Newman, Kaymie Shiozawa, Jim Follum, Emily Barrett, Travis Douville, Trevor Hardy and Amy Solana

Particle-scale evaluation of the biomass steam-gasification process in a conical spouted bed gasifier pp. 844-860

Shiliang Yang, Feihu Fan, Jianhang Hu and Hua Wang

Unsteady multi-phase cavitation analysis on the effect of anti-cavity fin installed on a Kaplan turbine runner pp. 861-876

Mohamed Murshid Shamsuddeen, Jungwan Park, Young-Seok Choi and Jin-Hyuk Kim

PV inverter with decoupled active and reactive power control to mitigate grid faults pp. 877-892

Muhammad Talha, S.R.S. Raihan and N Abd Rahim

Unified engineering models for the performance and cost of Ground-Gen and Fly-Gen crosswind Airborne Wind Energy Systems pp. 893-907

Filippo Trevisi, Mac Gaunaa and Michael McWilliam

Hydrogen production via steam reforming of glycerol over Rh/γ-Al2O3 catalysts modified with CeO2, MgO or La2O3 pp. 908-925

N.D. Charisiou, C. Italiano, L. Pino, V. Sebastian, A. Vita and M.A. Goula

A novel environmental contour method for predicting long-term extreme wave conditions pp. 926-933

Yingguang Wang

Potential of renewable energy, agriculture, and financial sector for the economic growth: Evidence from politically free, partly free and not free countries pp. 934-947

Qamar Ali, Ali Raza, Saadia Narjis, Sahrish Saeed and Muhammad Tariq Iqbal Khan

Renewable power-to-gas by direct catalytic methanation of biogas pp. 948-959

F. Gutiérrez-Martín, L.M. Rodríguez-Antón and M. Legrand

Stability of speed regulating system of hydropower station with surge tank considering nonlinear turbine characteristics pp. 960-972

Xinyu Xu and Wencheng Guo

Investigation on mutual traveling influences between the draft tube and upstream components of a Francis turbine unit pp. 973-992

Alexis Muhirwa, Biao Li, Wen-Tao Su, Quan-Zhong Liu, Maxime Binama, Jian Wu and Wei-Hua Cai

Validation of a turbulence numerical 3D model for an open channel with strong tidal currents pp. 993-1004

Patxi Garcia Novo and Yusaku Kyozuka

An analytical method to evaluate the impact of vertical part of an earth-air heat exchanger on the whole system pp. 1005-1016

Landry Jean Pierre Gomat, Smaël Magloire Elombo Motoula and M’Passi-Mabiala, Bernard

Conversion and characterization of Bio-Coke from abundant biomass waste in Malaysia pp. 1017-1025

Nur Syahirah Kamal Baharin, Vidya Cundasari Koesoemadinata, Shunsuke Nakamura, Wira Jazair Yahya, Muhamad Ali Muhammad Yuzir, Fazrena Nadia Md Akhir, Koji Iwamoto, Othman, Nor’azizi, Tamio Ida and Hirofumi Hara

Wind direction fluctuation analysis for wind turbines pp. 1026-1035

Peng Guo, Si Chen, Jingchun Chu and David Infield

A numerical study on mechanisms of energy dissipation in a pump as turbine (PAT) using entropy generation theory pp. 1036-1053

Mohammad Mahdi Ghorani, Mohammad Hadi Sotoude Haghighi, Ali Maleki and Alireza Riasi

Future studies in Iran development plans for wind power, a system dynamics modeling approach pp. 1054-1064

Alireza Bamooeifard

Numerical simulation of biomass gasification process and distribution mode in two-stage entrained flow gasifier pp. 1065-1075

Lijun Wang, Xiaocheng Du, Lingfeng Xu and Jiajun Sun

Identification of pulsating flow effects with CNT nanoparticles on the performance enhancements of thermoelectric generator (TEG) module in renewable energy applications pp. 1076-1086

Fatih Selimefendigil and Hakan F. Öztop

Experimental and numerical investigation of the leading edge sweep angle effect on the performance of a delta blades hydrokinetic turbine pp. 1087-1103

Mabrouk Mosbahi, Ahmed Ayadi, Youssef Chouaibi, Zied Driss and Tullio Tucciarelli

Feasibility analysis of a heat pump powered by wind turbines and PV- Applications for detached houses in Germany pp. 1104-1112

Jenny Rieck, Lina Taube and Frank Behrendt

Life cycle assessment of torrefied microalgal biomass using torrefaction severity index with the consideration of up-scaling production pp. 1113-1124

Aristotle T. Ubando, Diana Rose T. Rivera, Wei-Hsin Chen and Alvin B. Culaba

Integrated ethanol fermentation and acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation using sweet sorghum bagasse pp. 1125-1131

Changsheng Su, Li Qi, Di Cai, Bo Chen, Huidong Chen, Changwei Zhang, Zhihao Si, Ze Wang, Guozhen Li and Peiyong Qin

Production of methyl oleate by direct addition of fermented solid Penicillium sumatrense and Aspergillus fumigatus pp. 1132-1139

Anne Caroline Defranceschi Oliveira, Gustavo Frensch, Francisco de Assis Marques, José Viriato Coelho Vargas, Maria Luiza Fernandes Rodrigues and André Bellin Mariano

Assessing local costs and impacts of distributed solar PV using high resolution data from across Great Britain pp. 1140-1150

Sheridan Few, Predrag Djapic, Goran Strbac, Jenny Nelson and Chiara Candelise

Influence of viscosity on energy performance and flow field of a multiphase pump pp. 1151-1160

Ming Liu, Lei Tan and Shuliang Cao

Stochastic model to aid decision making on investments in renewable energy generation: Portfolio diffusion and investor risk aversion pp. 1161-1176

Renan Alves de Freitas, Ederson Paulo Vogel, André Luis Korzenowski and Luiz Alberto Oliveira Rocha

Experimental analysis of biomass to biodiesel conversion using a novel renewable combined cycle system pp. 1177-1194

Ali Reza Zahedi and Seyed Abolfazl Mirnezami

A hierarchical, physical and data-driven approach to wind farm modelling pp. 1195-1207

Mostafa Naemi and Michael J. Brear

Deterministic and probabilistic wind speed forecasting with de-noising-reconstruction strategy and quantile regression based algorithm pp. 1208-1226

Jianming Hu, Jiani Heng, Jiemei Wen and Weigang Zhao

Complementing hydroelectric power with floating solar PV for daytime peak electricity demand pp. 1227-1242

Huzaifa Rauf, Muhammad Shuzub Gull and Naveed Arshad

Effects of mixture of CO2 /CH4 as pyrolysis atmosphere on pine wood pyrolysis products pp. 1243-1254

Bang Xu, Morris D. Argyle, Xiufeng Shi, Alexander K. Goroncy, Asif Hasan Rony, Gang Tan and Maohong Fan

Sri Lankan wave energy resource assessment and characterisation based on IEC standards pp. 1255-1272

R.L.K. Lokuliyana, M. Folley, S.D.G.S.P. Gunawardane and P.N. Wickramanayake

A novel solar cooling cycle – A ground coupled PV/T desiccant cooling (GPVTDC) system with low heat source temperatures pp. 1273-1284

Jinyi Guo, Jose I. Bilbao and Alistair B. Sproul

Preparation of single O-methoxyphenol from lignin and related liquor products as reinforcement for epoxy resin pp. 1285-1291

Xue Yang, Xiangzhou Hu, Zhijie Yang, Qi Wang, Ahsan Zaman, Fei Huang and Man Jiang

Selection, control and techno-economic feasibility of Pumps as Turbines in Water Distribution Networks pp. 1292-1306

Michele Stefanizzi, Tommaso Capurso, Gabriella Balacco, Mario Binetti, Sergio Mario Camporeale and Marco Torresi

Photovoltaic energy in South America: Current state and grid regulation for large-scale and distributed photovoltaic systems pp. 1307-1320

Gloria Milena Vargas Gil, Rafael Bittencourt Aguiar Cunha, Silvio Giuseppe Di Santo, Renato Machado Monaro, Fabiano Fragoso Costa and Alfeu J. Sguarezi Filho

Added-value of ensemble prediction system on the quality of solar irradiance probabilistic forecasts pp. 1321-1339

Josselin Le Gal La Salle, Jordi Badosa, Mathieu David, Pierre Pinson and Philippe Lauret

The effect of central metal in phthalocyanine for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution via artificial photosynthesis pp. 1340-1346

Eminegül Genc, A. Celil Yüzer, Gizem Yanalak, Ersan Harputlu, Emre Aslan, Kasim Ocakoglu, Mine Ince and Imren Hatay Patir

The economic synergies of modelling the renewable energy-water nexus towards sustainability pp. 1347-1366

Esmaeil Ahmadi, Benjamin McLellan and Tetsuo Tezuka

Biomass upgrading to high-value chemicals via gasification and electrolysis: A thermodynamic analysis pp. 1367-1379

Muflih A. Adnan, Mohammad M. Hossain and Md Golam Kibria

Investigation of thermal energy exchange potential of a gravitational water vortex pp. 1380-1398

Muhammad Tayyab, Taqi Ahmad Cheema, Muhammad Sohail Malik, Atif Muzaffar, Muhammad Bilal Sajid and Cheol Woo Park

Modeling and optimization of an ocean thermal energy conversion system for remote islands electrification pp. 1399-1414

D. Vera, A. Baccioli, F. Jurado and U. Desideri

Hybrid floating solar photovoltaics-hydropower systems: Benefits and global assessment of technical potential pp. 1415-1427

Nathan Lee, Ursula Grunwald, Evan Rosenlieb, Heather Mirletz, Alexandra Aznar, Robert Spencer and Sadie Cox

Flexible nanofiber based triboelectric nanogenerators with high power conversion pp. 1428-1437

Adem Yar, Abdulkerim Karabiber, Abdurrahman Ozen, Faruk Ozel and Sahin Coskun

A two-stage Failure Mode and Effect Analysis of offshore wind turbines pp. 1438-1461

He Li, Angelo P. Teixeira and C. Guedes Soares

Solar powered foldable apparatus for extracting water from atmospheric air pp. 1462-1489

Mohamed H. Fathy, Mohamed M. Awad, El-Shafei B. Zeidan and Ahmed M. Hamed

The empirical failures of attaining the societal benefits of renewable energy development projects in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 1490-1498

Eugene C.X. Ikejemba and Peter C. Schuur

Parameter analysis and performance optimization for the vertical pipe intake-outlet of a pumped hydro energy storage station pp. 1499-1518

Han Zhang, Xueping Gao, Bowen Sun, Zixue Qin and Hongtao Zhu

Hydrodynamic optimisation of an axisymmetric floating Oscillating Water Column type wave energy converter with an enlarged inner tube pp. 1519-1532

M. Gradowski, R.P.F. Gomes and M. Alves

Evaluation of a stand-alone photovoltaic/thermal integrated thermoelectric water heating system pp. 1533-1553

Yelin Zhang, Zhongbing Liu and Pengcheng Wang

Design of optimal velocity tracking controllers for one and two-body point absorber wave energy converters pp. 1563-1575

Adam Stock and Carlos Gonzalez

Sulfated attapulgite for catalyzing the conversion of furfuryl alcohol to ethyl levulinate: Impacts of sulfonation on structural transformation and evolution of acidic sites on the catalyst pp. 1576-1586

Hongli Tian, Yuewen Shao, Chuanfei Liang, Qing Xu, Lijun Zhang, Shu Zhang, Shuhua Liu and Xun Hu

Simulation on annual performance of solar adsorption heat pump system using composite natural mesoporous material in different metrological conditions pp. 1587-1604

Sung-Hoon Seol, Katsunori Nagano and Junya Togawa

Ecological impact scorecard of small hydropower plants in operation: An integrated approach pp. 1605-1617

Ahmet Alp, Adil Akyüz and Serhat Kucukali

Mathematical modeling of multi-region premixed combustion of moist bamboo particles pp. 1618-1628

Amirreza Kaabinejadian, Peyman Maghsoudi, Mohammad Mehdi Homayounpour, Sadegh Sadeghi, Mehdi Bidabadi and Fei Xu

An overview of electricity powered vehicles: Lithium-ion battery energy storage density and energy conversion efficiency pp. 1629-1648

Jianping Wen, Dan Zhao and Chuanwei Zhang

Biomass energy consumption and economic growth nexus in OECD countries: A panel analysis pp. 1649-1654

Ahdi Noomen Ajmi and Roula Inglesi-Lotz

Energy and exergy analysis of SiO2/Ag-CuO plasmonic nanofluid on direct absorption parabolic solar collector pp. 1655-1664

Albin Joseph, Sreehari Sreekumar and Shijo Thomas

Hourly forecasting of solar irradiance based on CEEMDAN and multi-strategy CNN-LSTM neural networks pp. 1665-1683

Bixuan Gao, Xiaoqiao Huang, Junsheng Shi, Yonghang Tai and Jun Zhang

When is the sun going to shine for the Brazilian energy sector? A story of how modelling affects solar electricity pp. 1684-1702

Juliana Barbosa, Luís P. Dias, Sofia G. Simoes and Júlia Seixas

Contribution of photovoltaic distributed generation to the transition towards an emission-free supply to university campus: technical, economic feasibility and carbon emission reduction at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid pp. 1703-1714

Lorenzo Olivieri, Estefanía Caamaño-Martín, Louise-Nour Sassenou and Francesca Olivieri

Exploiting the waste heat in graphene-based thermionic energy converter by means of thermophotovoltaic cell pp. 1715-1722

Tianjun Liao, Jian Lin, Chuanyi Tao and Bihong Lin

Performance of a photovoltaic-thermal solar collector using two types of working fluids at different fluid channels geometry pp. 1723-1734

Mohamed Hissouf, Feddaoui, M’barek, Monssif Najim and Adil Charef

Investigation of microwave-assisted transesterification reactor of waste cooking oil pp. 1735-1746

Aso A. Hassan and Joseph D. Smith

Solar tree design framework for maximized power generation with minimized structural cost pp. 1747-1762

Sumon Dey and Bala Pesala

Efficiency and survivability analysis of a point-absorber wave energy converter using DualSPHysics pp. 1763-1776

Pablo Ropero-Giralda, Alejandro J.C. Crespo, Bonaventura Tagliafierro, Corrado Altomare, José M. Domínguez, Moncho Gómez-Gesteira and Giacomo Viccione

CSP performance and yield analysis including soiling measurements for Morocco and Portugal pp. 1777-1792

Ahmed Alami Merrouni, Ricardo Conceição, Ammar Mouaky, Hugo Gonçalves Silva and Abdellatif Ghennioui

Promoting effect of CaO-MgO mixed oxide on Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalyst for selective catalytic deoxygenation of palm oil pp. 1793-1810

Kyriakos N. Papageridis, Nikolaos D. Charisiou, Savvas Douvartzides, Victor Sebastian, Steven J. Hinder, Mark A. Baker, Sara AlKhoori, Kyriaki Polychronopoulou and Maria A. Goula

Renewable energy recovery from sewage sludge derived from chemically enhanced precipitation pp. 1811-1818

Athanasios Bezirgiannidis, Paraschos Chatzopoulos, Aikaterini Tsakali, Spyridon Ntougias and Paraschos Melidis

Improvement of biodiesel production using waste cooking oil and applying single and mixed immobilised lipases on polyhydroxyalkanoate pp. 1819-1827

Narisa Binhayeeding, Sappasith Klomklao, Poonsuk Prasertsan and Kanokphorn Sangkharak

Feasibility analysis of a tandem photovoltaic-thermoelectric hybrid system under solar concentration pp. 1828-1841

Ershuai Yin, Qiang Li and Yimin Xuan

Acidic deep eutectic solvents with long carbon chains as catalysts and reaction media for biodiesel production pp. 1842-1853

Ying Liu, Hanzhao Yan, Jia Liu, Wanglai Dong, Zhi Cao, Xingbang Hu and Zheng Zhou

Simulation and analysis of wind turbine ice accretion under yaw condition via an Improved Multi-Shot Icing Computational Model pp. 1854-1873

Qiang Wang, Xian Yi, Yu Liu, Jinghao Ren, Weihao Li, Qiao Wang and Qingren Lai

Thermal performance and effectiveness of a dual-porous domestic heat exchanger for building heating application pp. 1874-1889

Do Huu-Quan, Amir Memarian, Mohsen Izadi and Sabir Ali Shehzad

Rapid initial assessment of the number of turbines required for large-scale power generation by tidal currents pp. 1890-1905

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Different water removal methods for facilitating biodiesel production from low-cost waste cooking oil containing high water content in hybridized reactive distillation pp. 1906-1918

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Evaluation of phase change materials used in building components for conservation of energy in buildings in hot dry climatic regions pp. 1919-1930

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Fly ash as a new versatile acid-base catalyst for biodiesel production pp. 1931-1939

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Biolubricant base stock with improved low temperature performance: Ester complex production using housefly (Musca domestica L.) larval lipid pp. 1940-1951

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An efficient green energy production by Li-doped Fe3O4 hydroelectric cell pp. 1952-1957

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Experimental investigation of a direct absorption solar collector using ultra stable gold plasmonic nanofluid under real outdoor conditions pp. 1958-1969

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Effect of different iron sources on sustainable microalgae-based biodiesel production using Auxenochlorella protothecoides pp. 1970-1978

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A new distribution for modeling the wind speed data in Inner Mongolia of China pp. 1979-1991

Junmei Jia, Zaizai Yan, Xiuyun Peng and Xiaoyan An

Impact of decomposition and kriging models on the solar irradiance downscaling accuracy in regions with complex topography pp. 1992-2003

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Effect of the thermal storage dimensions on the performances of solar photovoltaic-thermal systems pp. 2004-2018

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Spectral modelling of typhoon winds considering nexus between longitudinal and lateral components pp. 2019-2030

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Enhanced solar light driven hydrogen generation and environment remediation through Nd incorporated ZnIn2S4 pp. 2031-2040

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Modelling of a wave-to-wire system for a wave farm and its response analysis against power quality and grid codes pp. 2041-2055

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Extraction of microalgal oil from Nannochloropsis oceanica by potassium hydroxide-assisted solvent extraction for heterogeneous transesterification pp. 2056-2065

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Feasibility study of on/off grid large-scale PV/WT/WEC hybrid energy system in coastal cities: A case-based research pp. 2075-2095

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Two-degree-of-freedom active power control of megawatt wind turbine considering fatigue load optimization pp. 2096-2112

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Enhancement of fatty acids hydrodeoxygenation selectivity to diesel-range alkanes over the supported Ni-MoOx catalyst and elucidation of the active phase pp. 2113-2125

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A new high-efficient cooling/power cogeneration system based on a double-flash geothermal power plant and a novel zeotropic bi-evaporator ejector refrigeration cycle pp. 2126-2152

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Influence of Fe@C composite catalyst on the hydrogen storage properties of Mg–Ce–Y based alloy pp. 2153-2165

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Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using a novel heterogeneous catalyst based on graphene oxide doped metal oxide nanoparticles pp. 2182-2189

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Free-standing bimetallic CoNiTe2 nanosheets as efficient catalysts with high stability at large current density for oxygen evolution reaction pp. 2190-2196

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Heterogeneity of lignocellulose must be considered for kinetic study: A case on formic acid fractionation of sugarcane bagasse with different pseudo-homogeneous kinetic models pp. 2246-2258

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Numerical and experimental investigation of solar air collector with internal swirling flow pp. 2259-2271

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Synergistic co-digestion of waste commercial yeast and chicken manure: Kinetic simulation, DOM variation and microbial community assessment pp. 2272-2284

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Polyaniline stabilized activated carbon from Eichhornia Crassipes: Potential charge storage material from bio-waste pp. 2285-2296

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Heat transfer model for energy-active windows – An evaluation of efficient reuse of waste heat in buildings pp. 2318-2329

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Effects of sea ice on wave energy flux distribution in the Bohai Sea pp. 2330-2343

Na Zhang, Shuai Li, Yongsheng Wu, Keh-Han Wang, Qinghe Zhang, Zai-Jin You and Jin Wang

An exploratory study on using Slippery-Liquid-Infused-Porous-Surface (SLIPS) for wind turbine icing mitigation pp. 2344-2360

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Modelling of anisotropic beam for rotating composite wind turbine blade by using finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method pp. 2361-2379

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The VMTES: Application to the structural health monitoring and diagnosis of rotating machines pp. 2380-2396

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Co-liquefaction of synthetic polyethylene and polyethylene bags with sugarcane bagasse under supercritical conditions: A comparative study pp. 2397-2407

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