Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

1997 - 2025

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Volume 218, issue C, 2025

Dynamic life cycle assessment of building stocks: a systematic review

Mugahid Elnour, Damien Trigaux and Karen Allacker

Bioclimatic architecture in thermal energy efficiency of sustainable urban residential buildings in developing countries: A synthesis review in Iran

Sayed Mohammad Mousavi Rizi, Farham Aminsharei, Mohsen Lamea and Mostafa Ghazimoradi

Selecting proper technologies for capturing CO2 from bioenergy conversion

Hailong Li, Beibei Dong, Worrada Nookuea, Qie Sun, Eva Thorin and Zhixin Yu

A review of Geological Thermal Energy Storage for seasonal, grid-scale dispatching

Erik Witter, Patrick Dobson, Dayo Akindipe, Joshua McTigue, Trevor Atkinson, Ram Kumar, Eric Sonnenthal and Guangdong Zhu

Advanced ex-situ carbon stabilization technology using municipal solid waste incineration fly ash: A review

Rongchang Zhang, Hao Zhao, Guojun Lv, Xiaojun Ma and Xuguang Jiang

Corrigendum to ‘Enhancing ecosystem services and biodiversity in agrivoltaics through habitat-enhancing strategies’ [Renew Sustain Energy Reviews, Volume 212, April 2025, start page–end page]

A. Ludzuweit, J. Paterson, K. Wydra, C. Pump, K. Müller and Y. Miller

Key parameters influencing steam-reforming performance for hydrogen production

Fatemeh Boshagh, Ha-Jun Yoon and Chul-Jin Lee

A systematic review and typology of power outage literature: Critical infrastructure, climate change and social impacts

Thomas Ptak, Julie Brooks and Ryan Stock

Advancement of biocarbon materials in sustainable thermal and electrochemical energy storage with future outlooks

Md. Shahriar Mohtasim and Barun K. Das

Resource-energy-environment nexus in converting food waste to biobutanol: Potential for resource recovery, energy security, and greenhouse gas mitigation

Guandong Su, Chen Zhang and Yizheng Li

Polyaniline hydrogel in flexible energy systems: Synthesis techniques, hybrid architecture, sustainability and techno-economic analysis

Md Shohan Parvez, Md Mustafizur Rahman, Izan Izwan Misnon and Mahendran Samykano

System capacities and implementation challenges in Germany's electric vehicle policy mix: an actor-centered review of the policy mix

Lea Gathen, Paul Upham and Jens Newig

Advancements in coupling strategies for urban microclimate and building energy models

Ye Lu and Sidra Bibi

Unlocking smart wearable applications: the “potential code” of cellulose-based radiative cooling materials

Haoyue Du, Yan Zhang, Yuanyuan Li, Qingli Xu and Ping Wang

Implementing urban rainwater harvesting systems: Multiple potential performances, barriers, challenges, solutions, and future perspectives

Shahbaz Ali, Yan-Fang Sang, Francesco Pilla, Vijay P. Singh and Adil Dilawar

Environmental control for Chinese solar greenhouses: A review

Ming He, Dapeng Sun, Peiwei Wen, Yuanqing Sun, Tianlai Li, Yiming Li and Xingan Liu

A review on flame synthesis for nanomaterial: mechanism, effect, and electrochemical application

Zhiqiang Xin, Shiliang Wu, Xian Pan, Xin Zhou and Rui Xiao

Sustainable evaporative cooling driven by saline water sources: opportunities, challenges and solutions

Chuanjun Yang, Zhongsheng Li, Shiting Li, Xin Cui and Qian Chen

Recent advances of energetic valorization technologies for waste tires: A systematic review of thermochemical and integrated processes, challenges, and future directions

Jingyuan Liu, Jianzhao Zhou and Jingzheng Ren

Cellulose-based thermal management composites: An emerging material for multi-industry sustainability

Yannan Chen, Jiali Ran, Xuejie Yue, Dongya Yang, Tao Zhang and Fengxian Qiu

A review on machine learning techniques in thermodynamic cycle system design and control for energy harvesting

Xiaoya Li, Xiaoting Chen and Wenshuai Que

Deep learning framework designed for high-performance lithium-ion batteries state monitoring

Paul Takyi-Aninakwa, Shunli Wang, Guangchen Liu, Carlos Fernandez, Wenbin Kang and Yingze Song

Renewable energy driven electrolysis of water for hydrogen production, storage, and transportation

Jingze Yang, Tsz Yeuk Lam, Zixue Luo, Qiang Cheng, Guibin Wang and Hong Yao

Status and perspectives of the hydrate technology for carbon sequestration in permafrost region: A review

Wei Song, Huiru Sun, Weixin Pang, Bingbing Chen, Yongchen Song and Mingjun Yang

Advancing renewable energy scenarios with graph theory and ensemble meta-optimized approach

Amin Arjmand Bafti and Mohsen Rezaei

Layered double hydroxides-based nanomaterials for biodiesel production

Yongjian Zeng, Yuchen Wang, Lu Lin, Di Hu, Zhiwei Jiang, Rafael Luque and Kai Yan

Integration of artificial intelligence and sustainable energy management in the pulp and paper industry: A path to decarbonization

Raine Viitala, Mikael Miettinen, Ronald Marquez, Aleksanteri Hämäläinen, Aku Karhinen, Nelson Barrios, Ronalds Gonzalez, Lokendra Pal, Hasan Jameel and Kenneth Holmberg

Unpacking the role of green supply chain and renewable energy innovation in advancing environmental sustainability: A Quantile-Based approach

Sami Ullah and Boqiang Lin

Decarbonisation strategies for critical mineral supply chain: State-of-Art in mining and refining industries

Muhammad Saladin Islami, Tania Urmee, Christopher Lund, Parisa A. Bahri and Md Anisuzzaman

Optimization and dynamic control of green energy-saving process for azeotropes separation by mixed solvent extractive distillation

Zhen Wang, Leilei Xin, Yangyang Wang, Qiming Wu, Wenwu Xu, Zhaoyou Zhu, Yinglong Wang and Peizhe Cui

Accommodating more electric vehicles in old residential communities by enabling distributed vehicle-to-grid dispatching and coordinated system operation

Hang Yu, Jiayang Tu, Ziyun Shao and Linni Jian

Rethinking spray combustion: The role of ducted fuel injection in enhancing mixing and reducing emissions

Tao Chen, Yiqiang Pei, Yanzhao An, Peijin Liu and Minshuo Shi

Systematic review on uncertainty quantification in machine learning-based building energy modeling

X. Xu, Y. Hu, S. Atamturktur, L. Chen and J. Wang

Advanced encapsulation strategies for high-temperature molten salt: Synthesis methods and performance enhancement

Tong Xiao, Jinliang Xu, Jian Xie, Xinyu Dong, Chao Liu, Yan Wang, Xiongjiang Yu and Liang Zhang

A new transportation energy review: methanol catalytic synthesis from CO2 green hydrogenation

Peng Zhang, Qi Chen, Hao Chen, Limin Geng, Han Wu, Zhanming Chen, Jianming Cao, Donghui Qi and Yanlei Ma

An integrated identification framework for analyzing air pollutants mitigation potential from crop residue burning

Chenshuo Ma, Chao Yuan and Yifei Zhang

Social acceptance of green hydrogen in European Union and the United Kingdom: A systematic review

Lydia Maketo and Peta Ashworth

Layout optimization of wave energy converter arrays in realistic wave climates

Meng Han, Hongda Shi, Feifei Cao, Zhiwen Wei, Kai Zhu, Cui Wang and Mingqi Yu

A comprehensive review of emission characteristics and mitigation strategies for non-road small spark-ignition engines

Peiyong Ni, Zhen Dong, Xiangli Wang, Xiang Li, Xuewen Zhang and Jie Zhang

Mechanisms, technical optimization, and perspectives in the recycling and reprocessing of waste wind turbine blades: A review

Leilei Cheng, Ruizhe Chen, Jialiang Yang, Xueru Chen, Xinyu Yan, Jing Gu, Zejian Liu, Haoran Yuan and Yong Chen

Near-field thermal radiation for enhanced heat transfer: Classification, challenges, and prospects

Chunyang Wang, Xubo Feng, Xiao Yang, Yanan Shen, Haibo Zhao, Yang Bai, Haisheng Chen, Ting Zhang and Xinghua Zheng

A critical analysis of paradigm shifts from domestic solar cooking to institutional solar cooking technologies

Amit Kumar, Ashish Karn, Craig McGregor and Varun Pratap Singh

Advancements and insights into single-atom catalysts for environmental and energy applications

Xiaoyu Qiu, Ruiyi Ren, Bingquan Wang, Rui Wang and Ivan Kozhevnikov

A comprehensive review of machine learning and Internet of Things integrations for emission monitoring and resilient sustainable energy management of ships in port areas

Mahmoud Elsisi, Mohammed Amer, Chun-Lien Su, Tawfiq Aljohani, Mahmoud N. Ali and Mohamed Sharawy

Volume 217, issue C, 2025

Institutional barriers to vehicle-to-grid implementation in Europe

Mark W. Van Eijk, Jan Anne Annema, Mylène Van der Koogh and Zofia Lukszo

Air conditioning compressor lubricant enhancement using carbon-based nanomaterials for hot climates

Hessah Althalab, Naser Ali, Shikha A. Ebrahim and Ammar M. Bahman

Prussian blue analogues in sodium-ion batteries: comparison with lithium technologies, recent advances, and prospects

Anna Komenda and Jędrzej Piątek

Towards Universal Thermal Climate Index Prediction via machine learning approaches

Omid Veisi, Alireza Attarhay Tehrani, Beheshteh Gharaei, Delong K. Du and Amir Shakibamanesh

How rock hydraulic fatigue methods from mining and petroleum industry assist in unlocking deep heat for a clean energy future

Arno Zang, Hannes Hofmann, Yinlin Ji, Li Zhuang, Guanyi Lu and Andrew Bunger

From day-ahead to mid and long-term horizons with econometric electricity price forecasting models

Paul Ghelasi and Florian Ziel

Integrating life cycle assessment in multi-objective optimization of green hydrogen systems: a review of literature and methodological challenges

Diego Larrahondo Chavez, Catherine Azzaro-Pantel, Florent Montignac and Alain Ruby

High Andean bioclimatic dwellings in Peru: climatic conditions, vulnerability of the population and review of academic studies and massification programmes

Jessica R. Molina, Juan O. Molina, Mc Joshua Piñas, Manfred Horn and Mónica Gómez

Oscillation stability induced by wind power integration: Incidents, mechanism, countermeasures and future challenges

Jianqiang Luo, Biyao Liu, Xiaochuan Guo, Ling Yang, Chang Liu, Yong Xu and Siqi Bu

A comprehensive look into the sustainability of wind power

Satyajit Das Karmakar and Himadri Chattopadhyay

A review on network-aware control of distributed energy resources under the dynamic operating envelopes framework

Gayan Lankeshwara, Rahul Sharma, Ruifeng Yan, Wayes Tushar and Tapan K. Saha

Review on properties, physics, and fabrication of two-dimensional material-based metal-matrix composites (2DMMCs) for heat transfer systems

Hyunjong Lee, Amir Ardeshiri Lordejani, Leonore van Goor, Andrea Jurov, Apostolos Koutsioukis, Siyuan Ruan, Neelakandan M. Santhosh, Fatemeh Zarei, Camila Barreneche, Uroš Cvelbar, Sergi Dosta, Bernard J. Geurts, Mario Guagliano, Davoud Jafari, Valeria Nicolosi, Shuo Yin, Janez Zavašnik, Sara Bagherifard, Rocco Lupoi and Wessel W. Wits

Evolution analysis and trend forecasting for low-carbon technologies in coal power based on a three-layer text mining framework

Fan Chen, Delu Wang, Chunxiao Li, Jinqi Mao, Yadong Wang and Lan Yu

Opportunities and sustainability challenges of hydrogen as a fuel in the transportation sector: A review

Mahmoud Elgendi, Jeongmoo Huh, Manigandan Sekar, Montaser Mahmoud, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem and Abdul Ghani Olabi

Impacts of photovoltaics and integrated green roofs on urban climate: Experimental insights for urban land surface modelling

Liutao Chen, Zinan Lin, Qi Zhou, Shihong Zhang, Mengying Li and Zhe Wang

Advances in the utilization of mannan-rich agricultural wastes and gums for the circular bioeconomy

Uttam Kumar Jana, Dharini Pandey and Naveen Kango

Data visualization-based paradigm trajectory exploration towards development and shifts for China’s wind power policy

Tingting Liu

Development of an analytical model of automobile energy consumption during use-phase for parametrized life cycle assessment

Gabriel Magnaval and Anne-Marie Boulay

Harnessing the power of nano-adsorbents for sustainable ammonia economy

Bing-zhi Yuan and Li-wei Wang

Carbon-billed future for virtual power plants: A comprehensive review

Guotao Wang, Zhenjia Lin, Yuntian Chen, Rui Qiu, Haoran Zhang and Jinyue Yan

Strategies in improving the initial coulombic efficiency of transition metal chalcogenides anode materials for sodium-ion batteries: A review

Laraib Habib, Guoquan Suo, Chuanjin Lin, Jiarong Li, Shazam Javed, Kashif Naseem and Zhanar K. Kalkozova

Adjustable flow ejectors: research status and development trends

Chao Li, Jianqin Fu, Wenshuai Que and Wenjun Guo

A global synthesis reveals the role of strategic hydropower planning in mitigating adverse impacts of reservoir flooding

Enhang Liang, Hongjie Tang, Yiming Liu, Shufeng Liu, Jiang Wu, Wenbin Pan, Yunyi Shang and Shihua Yin

A review of OMA parameter identification for hydro-turbine unit: Challenges in condition monitoring

Juan Duan, Zeyu Peng, Luyang Chen and Yun Zeng

Hydrogen as a sustainable transportation fuel

T.J. Wallington, M. Woody, G.M. Lewis, G.A. Keoleian, E.J. Adler, J.R.R.A. Martins and M.D. Collette

A critical review on conversion technology for liquid biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass

Lihan Ge, Mahmoud M. Ali, Ahmed I. Osman, Ahmed M. Elgarahy, M. Samer, Yongdong Xu and Zhidan Liu

A comprehensive review on application of scrap tire rubber for sustainable thermal insulation material in civil engineering

Yu-Ling Yang, Tao Zhang, Yang Chen, Cai-Jin Wang and Guo-Jun Cai

Impact of high penetration of renewables on power system frequency response: A review and verification

Sunghoon Lim, Taewan Kim, Kwang Y. Lee, Donghee Choi and Jung-Wook Park

Decoding China's hydrogen development: A content analysis of policy objectives and instruments

Xihuan Zeng, Qinxu Huang, Yongzhang Liu and Quande Qin

A review on mechanical properties and durability of recycled coarse aggregate concrete exposed to elevated temperatures

Yiman Jiang, Vivian W.Y. Tam, Cheng Jiang and Khoa N. Le

Solar-assisted desalination based on photothermal conversion effect: A review

Z. Rahimi-Ahar, M. Mastani Joybari, A. Ghareghashi, S. Moradi and A. Babapoor

Comprehensive review of Positive Energy Districts: Multidimensional analysis of energy, economic, social, and environmental aspects

Kun Yang, Ruiwen Zou, Wei Zhang, Xiding Zeng, Zhangyu Li and Jiahong Guo

Ruminant methane mitigation: microbiological mechanisms and integrated strategies for sustainable livestock production in the context of climate change

Mingming Wang, Tian Yang, Ru Wang, Xingqiang Fang, Jikang Zheng, Junyin Zhao, Shengnan Zhao, Zhipeng Sun and Yongju Zhao

Structural performance of direct foundations of onshore wind turbine towers considering SSI: A literature review

Iálysson da Silva Medeiros and Douglas Mateus de Lima

Sustainable biochar: Market development and commercialization to achieve ESG goals

Sachini Supunsala Senadheera, Piumi Amasha Withana, Siming You, Daniel C.W. Tsang, Sung Yeon Hwang and Yong Sik Ok

Charcoal and firewood use in urban areas of developing countries: Drivers, consequences, and the need for clean cooking solutions

B.S. Balume, L. Bijnens, S. Abrams, B.B. Banza and W. Deferme

Review on numerical algorithms for solving general dynamic equations of the acoustic agglomeration

Xin Wang, Shuang Liu, Tian Li and Dekang Li

Low-voltage ride-through capability improvement in autonomous AC microgrids: A review of existing control approaches

Zahra Dehghani Arani, Seyed Abbas Taher and Josep M. Guerrero

Assessment of the waste-to-energy potential for industrial steam supply and carbon emission reduction in Hainan, China

Xu Luo, Xue Gong and Jianjun Xia

A comprehensive review on definitions, development, and policies of net-zero carbon buildings (nZCBs)

Dan Wang and Yao Lin

A review of thermal management of batteries with a focus on immersion cooling

Zhicheng Xin, Weiyu Tang, Wen Yao and Zan Wu

Generalized energy pool-driven regional integrated energy system dispatch considering multi-time scale synergy carbon-storage game

Zhi-Feng Liu, Xing-Fu Luo, Xiao-Xin Hou, Jia-Li Yu and Ji-Xiang Li

Comparing energy conservation behavior from the perspective of the karma effect

Bright Obuobi, ChenGuang Liu, Faustina Awuah, Gibbson Adu-Gyamfi and Emmanuel Nketiah

Tailoring the structural design of covalent organic frameworks for enhanced photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction: a review

Qian Wang, Weijian Yuan, Yuheng Zhang, Xinyue Chi, Dianpeng Qi and Xuelin Zhang

A review: Solar-driven water evaporation based on biomass carbon materials

Jiani Wang, Yue Lian, Jingling Shao, Siwei Cheng, He Zhao, Cangjian Zhou, Guiyun Yu, Yong Dai and Huaihao Zhang

Comparative review of carbon emissions from hydrogen production technologies: The hydrogen color characteristic of biomass-based manufacturing

Geng Luo, Zi-Tong Zhao, Jie Ding, Shan-Shan Yang, Xin-Lei Yu, Mei-Yi Bao, Han-Jun Sun, Ji-Wei Pang, Lu-Yan Zhang and Nan-Qi Ren

The evolution of circular economy performance assessment: A systematic literature review

M. Ferrante, M. Vitti and C. Sassanelli

Greenhouse gas emissions and reduction potentials in the crop processing by-products utilization chains: A review on citrus and sugarcane by-products

Lin Yuan, Zhengqiu Ding, Xin Pan, Chong Shi, Fei Lao, Philipp Grundmann and Jihong Wu

Advances and perspectives of two-dimensional materials MXenes: Efficient catalysts for magnesium hydride

Heng Lu, Jianbo Li, Ruilin Zhang, Kunyan Nie, Qian Li, Yu'an Chen and Fusheng Pan

A systematic review of enhancing stabilization performance and mitigating thermoacoustic instability in renewable ammonia turbulent combustion

Tao Cai, Aikun Tang, Qian Zhang, Qiang Ni and Jianming Li

Strategies for achieving carbon neutrality within the chemical industry

Ladan Malehmirchegini and Andrew J. Chapman

A comprehensive review of design optimization methods for hybrid electric vehicles

Xiaodong Sun, Ziyin Dong, Yingfeng Cai, Zhijia Jin, Gang Lei and Xiang Tian

Effect of various motion modes on the performance of a floating pneumatic wave energy converter with a backward bent duct

Haochun Xu, Yongliang Zhang and Peng Guo

From hydrocarbon to low-carbon hydrogen: Energy and economic challenges facing the Middle East and North Africa region

C. Barnet, N. Maïzi and S. Selosse

Status, developments, and sustainability of biowaste feedstock: A review of current progress

Arridina Susan Silitonga, T.M.I. Riayatsyah, Md Abul Kalam, Alfan Sarifudin, I.M.R. Fattah, Oki Muraza, Nandy Setiadi Djaya Putra, Adri Rakha Sebayang, Abdi Hanra Sebayang and Hendra Hermawan

Distributed collaborative event-triggering mechanism based optimal power regulator design for multiarea integrated energy systems with communication constraints

Zhihong Huo and Chang Xu

Game-theoretic evolution in renewable energy systems: Advancing sustainable energy management and decision optimization in decentralized power markets

Lefeng Cheng, Feng Yu, Pengrong Huang, Guiyun Liu, Mengya Zhang and Runbao Sun

How does digital transformation drive green innovation in agricultural supply chains?

Yiyi Zhou, Wei Wang and Yunqiang Liu

Optimizing amine-based adsorbents for direct air capture: A comprehensive review of performance under diverse climatic conditions

Yubin Jin, Haiqing Lin, Yi Liu, Heseong An and Jong Suk Lee

Implementation of digitalization technologies for optimizing energy efficiency and thermal management in steam industrial processes

F.M. Martínez-García, A. Molina García, M. Alarcón, F.C. Gómez de León and J. Sánchez Robles

Analyzing the influence of energy poverty on newborn mortality through econometric and machine learning approaches

Kanchan Kumar Sen, Andrew J. Chapman and Bidyut Baran Saha

Lifetime extension of offshore support structures of wind turbines: A review

Esmaeil Zavvar, Paulo Rosa-Santos, Francisco Taveira-Pinto and Elyas Ghafoori

How does digital transformation affect high-quality development of China's power industry

Ruifang He, Xianchun Liao and Yujie Xu

Quantitative assessment of photovoltaic thermal collectors to enhance energy efficiency in the power system by SWEI MCDM method

Pankaj Prasad Dwivedi and Dilip Kumar Sharma

Evaluating inertia estimation methods in low-inertia power systems: A comprehensive review with analytic hierarchy process-based ranking

Mohamed Abouyehia, Agustí Egea-Àlvarez and Khaled H. Ahmed