Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

1997 - 2025

Current editor(s): L. Kazmerski

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Volume 223, issue C, 2025

Bio-based insulation materials in sustainable constructions: A review of environmental, thermal and acoustic insulation, durability, and mechanical performances

Fengyang Ye, Hanlin Wei, Yan Xiao, Umberto Berardi, Giuseppe Quaranta and Cristoforo Demartino

A critical review of electromagnetic coil assembly design and optimization for wireless power transfer in electric vehicles: Technical insights

Ankur Yadav and Tushar Kanti Bera

Lithium-ion batteries and the future of sustainable energy: A comprehensive review

Kitalu Ricin Ngoy, Valantine Takwa Lukong, Kelvin O. Yoro, John Beya Makambo, Nonso Christopher Chukwuati, Chinedu Ibegbulam, Orevaoghene Eterigho-Ikelegbe, Kingsley Ukoba and Tien-Chien Jen

Harnessing wave energy through breakwater integration: A review of technologies, deployment strategies and an open-access database

T. Calheiros-Cabral, P. Rosa-Santos, F. Taveira-Pinto and J. L. Lara

Africa's renewable energy sustainability: A spatiotemporal analysis using integrated projection pursuit and fuzzy clustering

Qiang Wang, Liping Qi and Rongrong Li

Coordinated electric vehicles dispatch for multi-service provisions: A comprehensive review of modelling and coordination approaches

Chutian Su, Yi Wang and Goran Strbac

Review on progress of phenols−ammonia recovery process in coal chemical wastewater

Bingxiao Feng, Shicun Zhang, Xingming Jin, Haiting Huang, Yuanhui Du, Chao Pan, Hongbing Song and Hengjun Gai

Optimization of energy grid efficiency with machine learning: A comprehensive review of challenges and opportunities

Samson Kolawole Fasogbon, Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga, Ayodele Temitope Oyeniran, Samuel Adavize Shaibu, Samuel Afolabi, Tochukwu Anthony Ndokwu, Seyi Rufus Oluwadare, John Temitope Onafowokan, Opeyemi Samuel Eso and Victor Blessed Bassey

Opportunities for renewable energy sources in mountain areas and the Alps case

Nesrine Faraj, Valentina Maruzzo, Iacopo Benesperi, Antoine Bousquet, Anna Lushnikova, Marcello Baricco, Francesca Brunetti, Christophe Ménézo, Christine Lartigau-Dagron and Nadia Barbero

A comprehensive review of current trends and future perspective of quantum dots regarding their optical and photoswitchable properties

Haji Muhammad, Muhammad Masab, Naeem Ullah, Kousar Yasmeen, Abdul Majeed Khan, Mustafa Tuzen and Tawfik A. Saleh

Corrigendum to “A technical review on the energy yield estimation of offshore floating photovoltaic systems” [Renew Sustain Energy Rev, 216 (2025), 115596]

Sathya Shanka Vasuki, Jack Levell, Rudi Santbergen and Olindo Isabella

Liquid flow window: Technology review and future trends

Wenjie Liu, Xinwen Liu, Lin Lin, Chunying Li, Chongchao Pan, Tin-tai Chow, Jie Zhou and Jingyu Cao

What does urban-rural equality bring to gender equality? A story of electrification

Lei Fang, Fia Yi Fu, Jinsong Zhao, Bruce A. McCarl and Chin-Hsien Yu

Meteorological drivers of co-occurring renewable energy droughts in Europe

B. van Duinen, L. van der Most, M.L.J. Baatsen and K. van der Wiel

Efficient two-phase liquid cooling and optimization technology on the chip side based on high-power data centers: Summary and prospects

Xinge Chen, Chudong Hu, Jun Liang, Jiangpeng Li, Lin Lu, Yan Wu and Jianbin Zang

Research progress and challenges in the preparation and application of ice-making technology

Mohammad Hamid, Song Mengjie, Tarik Hadibi, Muhammad Mohasan, Dmitriy A. Uglanov and Zhen Zekang

Sustainable solar/biomass/energy storage hybridization for enhanced renewable energy integration in multi-generation systems: A comprehensive review

Simin Anvari, Alejandro Medina, Rosa P. Merchán and Antonio Calvo Hernández

A review of modification strategies and applications for hydrated salts: Insights from energy storage materials encapsulation technology

Fuqiang Wang, Jingyu Zhang, Siran Jia, Xudong Chen and Ziming Cheng

Carbon capture through alkaline solvents coupled with conversion into bioplastics via microalgae: Towards a sustainable bioconversion pathway

Qumber Abbas, Muhammad Arif, Habib Ullah, Tahir Fazal, Muhammad Ubaid Ali, Samina Irshad, Aniqa Ashraf, Krzysztof Pikon and Balal Yousaf

Recent developments in control and integration of solid oxide fuel cells: From stack to system

Xinyu Lu, Wenjie Gang and Zhengkai Tu

Hydrogen as a sustainable combustion fuel: Performance, challenges, and pathways for transition to low-carbon propulsion systems

Muhammad Usman Saeed Akhtar, Faisal Asfand, Arian Shabruhi Mishamandani, Rakesh Mishra and M. Imran Khan

Does global geopolitical risk jeopardize the clean energy transition? New evidence from a global panel

Ibrahim Shittu, Abdul Saqib, Chor Foon Tang and You Chen

Modelling the complexity of interconnected energy systems at different urban scales: a critical review

Giuseppe Russo, Laura Pompei, Giovanni Francesco Giuzio, Gabriele Umberto Magni, Daniele Groppi, Gianfranco Cipolla, Francesca Vecchi, Roberto Stasi, Simona Semeraro, Davide Astiaso Garcia, Umberto Berardi and Annamaria Buonomano

Integration of data-driven T-spherical fuzzy mathematical models for evaluation of electric vehicles: Response to electric vehicle market demands

Anirban Tarafdar, Azharuddin Shaikh, Dipayan Bhowmik, Pinki Majumder, Dragan Pamucar, Vladimir Simic and Uttam Kumar Bera

An Industrial Overview of Variable-Frequency Drives for Hydrogen Compressors in Hydrogen Transportation

Shiqi Zhang, Yiyina Teng, Hanbing Kong, Ning Wang, Yankun Liu, Xiaoqiang Guo and Changchun Hua

Application of machine learning to thermal management of solid-state hydrogen storage: A comprehensive review

Shuo Shen, Zhuanghua Xu, Fei Dong, Sheng Xu and Bifeng Yin

Upscaling in ex-ante sustainability assessments of emerging chemical technologies: a scoping review

Pranita Dasi Rao, Miet Van Dael, Sebastien Lizin and Steven Van Passel

Magnetically coupled resonant wireless power transfer for internet of things perception layer: A review

Cancan Rong, Haoyang Wang, Huimin Gao, Weizhe Cai, Wei Han, Xian Zhang, Huamin Jie, Lay-Ekuakille Aime, Yefei Xu and Zhenyu Zhao

Promoting innovation: Policy impacts on global hydrogen value chain

Xiaoyu Chen, Lin Zheng, Guotian Cai, Xiaoling Qi and Jiaxin He

A review on proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer: advances in heat and mass transport

Haoran Zhou, Wenshang Chen, Kai Meng, Qihao Deng, Ning Zhang and Ben Chen

Production potential estimation of bio-natural gas from high-concentration organic wastewater in China

Chenxuan Wang, Siqi Wang, Zhiwei Li, Raymond R. Tan, Bohong Wang, Fang Wang, Peidong Zhang and Xiaoping Jia

Membraneless-architectured redox flow batteries

Feilin Yu, Puiki Leung, Lei Wei, Akeel Shah, Frank C. Walsh, Tianshou Zhao and Qiang Liao

A GIS-portal platform from the data perspective to energy hub digitalization solutions- A review and a case study

Meysam Majidi Nezhad, Sogol Moradian, Mohammed Guezgouz, Xiaodan Shi, Anders Avelin and Fredrik Wallin

Safe reinforcement learning for power system control: A review

Peipei Yu, Hongcai Zhang, Yonghua Song, Zhenyi Wang, Huiyu Dong and Liang Ji

Advanced sensing and holistic perception technologies for new-type power systems: A comprehensive review

Tingting He, Haonan Xie, Hui Hwang Goh, Xue Liang, Weng Kean Yew, Dongdong Zhang, Wei Dai, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Yun Seng Lim, Hin Yong Wong and Mohammad Tariqul Islam

A comprehensive review of economic and policy considerations for floating Photovoltaic Systems: Insight on national policies and sustainable development goals

Ahmet Duran Şahin, Tolga Kara, Ali Osman Mut, Mehmet Seren Korkmaz, Mustafa Kemal Kaymak and Bülent Güloğlu

Bibliographic synthesis of biodiversity-relevant criteria for solar energy siting

M.O. Levin, D. Condon, N.Z. Krasner, E. Forester, C.C. Holmes, B.L. Bateman, A. Delach, J.R. Ennen, E.L. Kalies, R. Kays, J.E. Lovich, A.B. Smith, G.C. Wu and R.R. Hernandez

Quantifying the trade-offs in global energy transitions: How economic growth undermines carbon targets and sustainable surplus energy

Zs. Szalóczy, A. Gelencsér, Á. Rostási and J. Abonyi

Combining materials development with structural design: Insights into porous transport layer for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis

Junna Yang, Xiuyue Wang, Zheyuan Ding, Zhenye Kang, Bin Wang, Ziting Du, Min Wang and Feng-Yuan Zhang

High-power optical photovoltaic transmission: towards a new paradigm

Pablo Sanmartín, Eduardo F. Fernández, Antonio García-Loureiro and Florencia Almonacid

Perspectives on the effects of biochar amendment on GHG emission-related microbial activities of constructed wetlands

Kai Zhao, Guohe Huang, Peng Zhang, Jian Shen, Yao Yao, Jianan Yin, Bin Luo, Shaojie Ren, Zixin Zhang and Yuwei Wu

Piston engine energy utilization for variable-altitude applications: A review of two-stage turbocharging technologies

Yu Zhou, Xueyu Li, Tai Geng, Longtao Shao, Zheng Xu, Zhiming Zhong, Kun Zhu, Yue Song and Shuiting Ding

A diffusion model approach to forecast multi-sector demand growth for green hydrogen generated from offshore wind power

Quang Vu Dinh, Van Nguyen Dinh and Paul G. Leahy

Circular bunkering for maritime vessels using sodium borohydride

M.C. van Benten, J.T. Padding and D.L. Schott

Nanoparticle-enhanced phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A critical review

Jiaxuan Li, Songping Mo, Zicong Zhou, Yanping Du, Lisi Jia and Ying Chen

Catalytic applications of bimetallic molybdenum nitrides in biomass conversion: Recent advances, challenges and opportunities

Huiru Yang, Linyuan Zhou, Changwei Hu and Hermenegildo Garcia

Research status and prospects of regional distribution grid resilience enhancement methods taking into account electrified transportation

Haozhou Mei, Qiong Wu, Hongbo Ren, Qifen Li and Weijun Gao

Understanding post-injection seismicity: Causes and mechanisms of trailing earthquakes in Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Auregan Boyet, Silvia De Simone, Frédéric Cappa and Víctor Vilarrasa

Multi-functional thermal barrier suppresses battery thermal runaway propagation and degradation

Siqi Chen, Xuezhe Wei, Hang Wu, Kaixin Chen, Guangxu Zhang, Xueyuan Wang, Jiangong Zhu, Xuning Feng, Haifeng Dai and Minggao Ouyang

Recent advances in the application of infrared thermographic imaging and embedded artificial intelligence for fault diagnosis and predictive maintenance of photovoltaic plants: Challenges and future directions

Adel Mellit and Soteris Kalogirou

3D printing of recycled materials for sustainable construction: A comprehensive economic and life cycle assessment

Muhammad Huzaifa Raza, Ekaterina Kravchenko, Svetlana Besklubova, Georgy Lazorenko, Maxim Markelov, Anton Kasprzhitskii and Ray Y. Zhong

Hard carbon from wood and its constituents: Toward sustainable sodium and potassium-ion battery anodes

Varsha Joseph, Reverant Crispin and Ziyauddin Khan

A systematic review of building energy performance forecasting approaches

Yizhou Yang, Qiuhua Duan and Forooza Samadi

Phragmites australis in Dongting Lake: How to find a sustainable way out?

Jiangfang Yu, Xiaodong Li, Yaoyu Zhou, Binbin Shao, Ya Pang, Jing Tang and Lin Tang

To be Artificial Intelligence for sustainability or not to be sustainable Artificial Intelligence

Santi Agatino Rizzo

Strategies and challenges for reducing green hydrogen cost: Operation mode and revenue streams

H. Sayed-Ahmed, Á.I. Toldy, M. Lappalainen, O. Himanen, C. Bajamundi and A. Santasalo-Aarnio

Bio-inspired designing and fabricating hydrophobic functional surface for advanced fuel cell applications: A review

Wuyi Ming, Yingjie Xu, Haozhe Chang, Guojun Zhang, Yu Wang and Zhen Zhang

Technologies for high-entropy energy harvesting and utilization along transport infrastructures

Ziye Zhang, Hao Chen, Fengyu Sun, Yanlei Ma, Zhenhua Ji and Wenbo Zhang

Decarbonization pathways for the pulp and paper industry: A comprehensive review

Farhan Haider Joyo, Benedetto Nastasi and Davide Astiaso Garcia

A review of the use of artificial intelligence in renewable energy for food processing and preservation process optimisation, challenges, and future prospects

Jelili Babatunde Hussein, Tilahun Seyoum Workneh, Alaika Kassim, Khuthadzo Ntsowe, Sileshi F. Melesse, Hany S. El-Mesery and Hu Zicheng

Policy-anchored sustainability: Decarbonizing the food cold chain

Qian Zhou, Yafang Li, Zhou Peng and Jinhua Hu