Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Volume 59, issue C, 2016

A review of high-efficiency motors: Specification, policy, and technology pp. 1-12

Shyi-Min Lu

Demand response in China: Regulations, pilot projects and recommendations – A review pp. 13-27

Jun Dong, Guiyuan Xue and Rong Li

Exploring the nexus between water saving and energy conservation: Insights from industry sector during the 12th Five-Year Plan period in China pp. 28-38

Alun Gu, Fei Teng and Zhiqiang Lv

Wind energy applications for Taiwan buildings: What are the challenges and strategies for small wind energy systems exploitation? pp. 39-55

Shih-Yuan Liu and Yu-Feng Ho

The role of the discount rates in energy systems optimisation models pp. 56-72

Diego García-Gusano, Kari Espegren, Arne Lind and Martin Kirkengen

Solid desiccant dehumidification and regeneration methods—A review pp. 73-83

Kishor S. Rambhad, Pramod V. Walke and D.J. Tidke

Manufacturing metrology for c-Si photovoltaic module reliability and durability, Part I: Feedstock, crystallization and wafering pp. 84-106

Hubert Seigneur, Nahid Mohajeri, R. Paul Brooker, Kristopher O. Davis, Eric J. Schneller, Neelkanth G. Dhere, Marianne P. Rodgers, John Wohlgemuth, Narendra S. Shiradkar, Giuseppe Scardera, Andrew C. Rudack and Winston V. Schoenfeld

Solution to sustainable rural electrification in Myanmar pp. 107-118

Ramchandra Pode, Gayatri Pode and Boucar Diouf

Evaluation of research on CO2 trans-critical work recovery expander using multi attribute decision making methods pp. 119-129

Simarpreet Singh and Ms Dasgupta

Holographic solar energy systems: The role of optical elements pp. 130-140

M. Victoria Collados, Daniel Chemisana and Jesús Atencia

Soluble Algal Products (SAPs) in large scale cultivation of microalgae for biomass/bioenergy production: A review pp. 141-148

Lin-Lan Zhuang, Yin-Hu Wu, Victor Manuel Deantes Espinosa, Tian-Yuan Zhang, Guo-Hua Dao and Hong-Ying Hu

A review on solar reforming systems pp. 149-159

Syed A.M. Said, Mohammed Waseeuddin and David S.A. Simakov

Influence of lipid extraction methods as pre-treatment of microalgal biomass for biogas production pp. 160-165

Viviane T. de C. Neves, Emerson Andrade Sales and Louisa W. Perelo

A review of residential demand response of smart grid pp. 166-178

Haider Tarish Haider, Ong Hang See and Wilfried Elmenreich

Improvement of anaerobic degradation by white-rot fungi pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass: A review pp. 179-198

E. Rouches, I. Herpoël-Gimbert, J.P. Steyer and H. Carrere

System dynamics, uncertainty and hydrocarbon resources modelling: A systematic review pp. 199-205

Saroj Koul, Oluwabunmi A. Falebita, John-Felix K. Akinbami and Joshua B. Akarakiri

A scientific approach with bibliometric analysis related to brick and tile drying: A review pp. 206-224

Alptug Yataganbaba and İrfan Kurtbaş

Manufacturing metrology for c-Si module reliability and durability Part II: Cell manufacturing pp. 225-252

Kristopher O. Davis, Marianne P. Rodgers, Giuseppe Scardera, R. Paul Brooker, Hubert Seigneur, Nahid Mohajeri, Neelkanth G. Dhere, John Wohlgemuth, Eric Schneller, Narendra Shiradkar, Andrew C. Rudack and Winston V. Schoenfeld

Prospects of Pakistan–China Energy and Economic Corridor pp. 253-263

Faheemullah Shaikh, Qiang Ji and Ying Fan

Bioenergy from anaerobic digestion in Pakistan: Potential, development and prospects pp. 264-275

Abdur Raheem, Mohammad Yusri Hassan and Rabia Shakoor

Application of factorial analysis to a Brazilian metropolitan region considering the Millennium Development Goals pp. 276-291

Herivelto Tiago Marcondes dos Santos, Rubens Alves Dias and José Antônio Perrella Balestieri

Quantifying environmental performance of biomass energy pp. 292-308

G.M. Joselin Herbert and A. Unni Krishnan

Topologies for large scale photovoltaic power plants pp. 309-319

Ana Cabrera-Tobar, Eduard Bullich-Massagué, Mònica Aragüés-Peñalba and Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt

Recent developments in geometrical configurations of thermal energy storage for concentrating solar power plant pp. 320-327

Qianjun Mao

Electricity supply security and the future role of renewable energy sources in Brazil pp. 328-341

Rodrigo Corrêa da Silva, Ismael de Marchi Neto and Stephan Silva Seifert

A survey on residential Demand Side Management architecture, approaches, optimization models and methods pp. 342-351

B. Priya Esther and K. Sathish Kumar

Life cycle assessment (LCA) – from analysing methodology development to introducing an LCA framework for marine photovoltaic (PV) systems pp. 352-378

J. Ling-Chin, O. Heidrich and A.P. Roskilly

Effects of district heating networks on optimal energy flow of multi-carrier systems pp. 379-387

Amin Shabanpour-Haghighi and Ali Reza Seifi

Techno-economic feasibility study on Integrated Renewable Energy System for an isolated community of India pp. 388-405

Anurag Chauhan and R.P. Saini

Blends of pyrolysis oil, petroleum, and other bio-based fuels: A review pp. 406-419

Anke Krutof and Kelly Hawboldt

The status quo review and suggested policies for shale gas development in China pp. 420-428

Yanbin Li, Yun Li, Bingqian Wang, Zhuoer Chen and Dan Nie

Assessing the proficiency of adaptive neuro-fuzzy system to estimate wind power density: Case study of Aligoodarz, Iran pp. 429-435

Shahaboddin Shamshirband, Afram Keivani, Kasra Mohammadi, Malrey Lee, Siti Hafizah Abd Hamid and Dalibor Petkovic

Wind energy generation technological paradigm diffusion pp. 436-449

Jiuping Xu, Li Li and Bobo Zheng

Contribution of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles in power system uncertainty management pp. 450-458

Jamshid Aghaei, Ali Esmaeel Nezhad, Abdorreza Rabiee and Ehsan Rahimi

Impact assessment of international anti-dumping events on synchronization and comovement of the Chinese photovoltaic stocks pp. 459-469

Xuan Huang, Haizhong An, Wei Fang, Xiangyun Gao, Lijun Wang and Xiaoqi Sun

Reviewing the viability of renewable energy in community electrification: The case of remote Western Australian communities pp. 470-481

Liam Byrnes, Colin Brown, Liam Wagner and John Foster

A model for valuing new technologies under a pull incentives environment pp. 482-493

Glaucia Fernandes, Fernanda Perobelli and Luiz Eduardo T. Brandão

Modeling the benefits of electric cooking in Bhutan: A long term perspective pp. 494-503

Dorji Yangka and Mark Diesendorf

A review of renewable energy utilization in islands pp. 504-513

Yonghong Kuang, Yongjun Zhang, Bin Zhou, Canbing Li, Yijia Cao, Lijuan Li and Long Zeng

Tidal range technologies and state of the art in review pp. 514-529

Shaun Waters and George Aggidis

A review on the inclusion of wind generation in power system studies pp. 530-543

Neeraj Gupta

Brazilian recycling potential: Energy consumption and Green House Gases reduction pp. 544-549

A.V. Colling, L.B. Oliveira, M.M. Reis, N.T. da Cruz and J.D. Hunt

Application of TCE-PCM based heat sinks for cooling of electronic components: A review pp. 550-582

Santosh Kumar Sahoo, Mihir Kumar Das and Prasenjit Rath

Review and multi-criteria assessment of solar energy projects in Chile pp. 583-596

M. Grágeda, M. Escudero, W. Alavia, S. Ushak and V. Fthenakis

Present status and overview of Chemical Looping Combustion technology pp. 597-619

Anirban Nandy, Chanchal Loha, Sai Gu, Pinaki Sarkar, Malay K. Karmakar and Pradip K. Chatterjee

Highly efficient antireflective and self-cleaning coatings that incorporate carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into solar cells: A review pp. 620-635

Hengameh Hanaei, M. Khalaji Assadi and R. Saidur

Territorial analysis of energy consumption of a small remote island: Proposal for classification and highlighting consumption profiles pp. 636-648

Fiona Bénard-Sora and Jean Philippe Praene

Chemometric interpretation of different biomass gasification processes based on the syngas quality: Assessment of crude glycerol co-gasification with lignocellulosic biomass pp. 649-661

Nataša Đurišić-Mladenović, Biljana D. Škrbić and Anastasia Zabaniotou

Photogalvanics: A sustainable and promising device for solar energy conversion and storage pp. 662-691

Amulyacharya Malviya and Prem Prakash Solanki

Review of the development of pulsating heat pipe for heat dissipation pp. 692-709

Xiaohong Han, Xuehui Wang, Haoce Zheng, Xiangguo Xu and Guangming Chen

A review of the development of Smart Grid technologies pp. 710-725

Maria Lorena Tuballa and Michael Lochinvar Abundo

Advances in nanostructured thin film materials for solar cell applications pp. 726-737

N. Ali, A. Hussain, R. Ahmed, M.K. Wang, C. Zhao, B. Ul Haq and Y.Q. Fu

Evaluation of financial incentives for combined heat and power (CHP) systems in U.S. regions pp. 738-762

Jian Zhang, Heejin Cho and Alta Knizley

Advances in the valorization of waste and by-product materials as thermal energy storage (TES) materials pp. 763-783

Andrea Gutierrez, Laia Miró, Antoni Gil, Javier Rodríguez-Aseguinolaza, Camila Barreneche, Nicolas Calvet, Xavier Py, A. Inés Fernández, Mario Grágeda, Svetlana Ushak and Luisa F. Cabeza

A review of recent developments and technological advancements of variable-air-volume (VAV) air-conditioning systems pp. 784-817

Godwine Swere Okochi and Ye Yao

Jatropha curcas phytotomy and applications: Development as a potential biofuel plant through biotechnological advancements pp. 818-838

Praveen Kumar, Vimal Chandra Srivastava and Mithilesh Kumar Jha

Solar still with condenser – A detailed review pp. 839-857

A.E. Kabeel, Z.M. Omara, F.A. Essa and A.S. Abdullah

Spain׳s fulfillment of its Kyoto commitments and its fundamental greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction drivers pp. 858-867

Itziar Martínez de Alegría, Aitor Basañez, Pablo Díaz de Basurto and Ana Fernandez-Sainz

An analysis on the effectiveness of a smart grid test-bed project: The Korean case pp. 868-875

Sung Tai Kim, Byung In Lim, Wan Kyu Park, Myoung Kyu Kim and Sung-Yong Son

A booming green business for Taiwan׳s climate perspective pp. 876-886

Wen-Cheng Hu, Jui-Chu Lin, Chien-Te Fan, Chen-An Lien and Shih-Ming Chung

Alumina-supported potassium compounds as heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production: A review pp. 887-894

João Paulo da Costa Evangelista, Amanda Duarte Gondim, Luiz Di Souza and Antonio Souza Araujo

Thermal comfort in educational buildings: A review article pp. 895-906

Zahra Sadat Zomorodian, Mohammad Tahsildoost and Mohammadreza Hafezi

Planning for integration of wind power capacity in power generation using stochastic optimization pp. 907-919

Yashar Aliari and Ali Haghani

A review on well integrity issues for CO2 geological storage and enhanced gas recovery pp. 920-926

Mingxing Bai, Zhichao Zhang and Xiaofei Fu

Renewable and sustainable energy reviews solar photovoltaic energy progress in India: A review pp. 927-939

Sarat Kumar Sahoo

Analysis and possible geothermal energy utilization in a municipality of Panonian Basin of Serbia pp. 940-951

Branka Nakomcic-Smaragdakis, Tijana Dvornic, Zoran Cepic and Natasa Dragutinovic

Analysis of energy input and output for honey production in Iran (2012–2013) pp. 952-957

Omid Omidi-Arjenaki, Rahim Ebrahimi and Davoud Ghanbarian

Review of the security of supply in Turkish energy markets: Lessons from the winter shortages pp. 958-971

Seyit Ali Dastan and Orhun Selcuk

Decentralized control of the hybrid electrical system consumption: A multi-agent approach pp. 972-978

Abdoul K. Mbodji, Mamadou L. Ndiaye and Papa A. Ndiaye

Factor demand, technical change and inter-fuel substitution in Africa pp. 979-991

Presley K. Wesseh and Boqiang Lin

Manufacturing metrology for c-Si module reliability and durability Part III: Module manufacturing pp. 992-1016

Eric J. Schneller, R. Paul Brooker, Narendra S. Shiradkar, Marianne P. Rodgers, Neelkanth G. Dhere, Kristopher O. Davis, Hubert P. Seigneur, Nahid Mohajeri, John Wohlgemuth, Giuseppe Scardera, Andrew C. Rudack and Winston V. Schoenfeld

Development of the location suitability index for wave energy production by ANN and MCDM techniques pp. 1017-1028

Soumya Ghosh, Tilottama Chakraborty, Satyabrata Saha, Mrinmoy Majumder and Manish Pal

Off-grid renewable energy in remote Arctic areas: An analysis of the Russian Far East pp. 1029-1037

Anatole Boute

Solar photovoltaic water pumping system - A comprehensive review pp. 1038-1067

Vimal Chand Sontake and Vilas R. Kalamkar

Measuring resilience in energy systems: Insights from a range of disciplines pp. 1068-1079

Lynette Molyneaux, Colin Brown, Liam Wagner and John Foster

Analysis of ripple current, power losses and high efficiency of DC–DC converters for fuel cell power generating systems pp. 1080-1088

M. Venkatesh Naik and Paulson Samuel

A review on paddy residue based power generation: Energy, environment and economic perspective pp. 1089-1100

S.M. Shafie

An econometric study of the impact of economic growth and energy use on carbon emissions: Panel data evidence from fifty eight countries pp. 1101-1110

Saidi Kais and Hammami Sami

Adaptive neuro-fuzzy approach for ducted tidal turbine performance estimation pp. 1111-1116

Obrad Anicic and Srdjan Jovic

Operation, sizing, and economic evaluation of storage for solar and wind power plants pp. 1117-1129

Asmae Berrada and Khalid Loudiyi

Distributed generation: A review of factors that can contribute most to achieve a scenario of DG units embedded in the new distribution networks pp. 1130-1148

Antonio Colmenar-Santos, Cipriano Reino-Rio, David Borge-Diez and Eduardo Collado-Fernández

Optimal sizing for a hybrid power system with wind/energy storage based in stochastic environment pp. 1149-1158

Ahmad Mohamed Abd el Motaleb, Sarah Kazim Bekdache and Lázaro Alvarado Barrios

Exploring adolescents’ knowledge, perceptions and attitudes towards Renewable Energy Sources: A colour choice approach pp. 1159-1169

Kiriaki M. Keramitsoglou

Mitigating methods of power fluctuation of photovoltaic (PV) sources – A review pp. 1170-1184

S. Shivashankar, Saad Mekhilef, Hazlie Mokhlis and M. Karimi

Adoption of green electricity by small- and medium-sized enterprises in Germany pp. 1185-1194

Sebastian Rahbauer, Luisa Menapace, Klaus Menrad and Thomas Decker

Energy efficiency assessment of fixed asset investment projects – A case study of a Shenzhen combined-cycle power plant pp. 1195-1208

Li Yingjian, Yousif A. Abakr, Qiu Qi, You Xinkui and Zhou Jiping

Integration of 750MW renewable solar power to national grid of Pakistan – An economic and technical perspective pp. 1209-1219

Tasneem Zafar, Kirn Zafar, Junaid Zafar and Andrew A. P Gibson

Nexus of fuel consumption, car features and car prices: Evidence from major institutions in Ibadan pp. 1220-1228

Damilola Arawomo and Augustine Osigwe

How to improve the market efficiency of carbon trading: A perspective of China pp. 1229-1245

Xin-gang Zhao, Gui-wu Jiang, Dan Nie and Hao Chen

By-products recycling for syngas cleanup in biomass pyrolysis – An overview pp. 1246-1268

Yafei Shen, Junfeng Wang, Xinlei Ge and Mindong Chen

Electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide into renewable fuel chemicals – The role of nanomaterials and the commercialization pp. 1269-1297

Ibram Ganesh

Effects of operation temperature and reactant gas humidity levels on performance of PEM fuel cells pp. 1298-1306

Dilek Nur Ozen, Bora Timurkutluk and Kemal Altinisik

Power loss due to soiling on solar panel: A review pp. 1307-1316

Mohammad Reza Maghami, Hashim Hizam, Chandima Gomes, Mohd Amran Radzi, Mohammad Ismael Rezadad and Shahrooz Hajighorbani

Greenhouse gas emissions from energy sector in the United Arab Emirates – An overview pp. 1317-1325

A.N. Khondaker, Md. Arif Hasan, Syed Masiur Rahman, Karim Malik, Md Shafiullah and Musah A Muhyedeen

The contributions of cloud technologies to smart grid pp. 1326-1331

Baling Fang, Xiang Yin, Yi Tan, Canbing Li, Yunpeng Gao, Yijia Cao and Jianliang Li

Clean, not green: The effective representation of renewable energy pp. 1332-1337

Kiriaki M. Keramitsoglou, Robert C. Mellon, Maria I. Tsagkaraki and Konstantinos Tsagarakis

Effect of nanofluid additives on performances and emissions of emulsified diesel and biodiesel fueled stationary CI engine: A comprehensive review pp. 1338-1348

Vivek W. Khond and V.M. Kriplani

Measuring the readability of Indonesian biomass websites: The ease of understanding biomass energy information on websites in the Indonesian language pp. 1349-1357

Muhammad Kunta Biddinika, Retno Puji Lestari, Bayu Indrawan, Kunio Yoshikawa, Koji Tokimatsu and Fumitake Takahashi

Practice of diesel fuel blends using alternative fuels: A review pp. 1358-1368

Bhupendra Singh Chauhan, Ram Kripal Singh, H.M. Cho and H.C. Lim

Review of nuclear power development in China: Environment analysis, historical stages, development status, problems and countermeasures pp. 1369-1383

Ming Zeng, Shicheng Wang, Jinhui Duan, Jinghui Sun, Pengyuan Zhong and Yingjie Zhang

Towards limiting the sensitivity of energy-efficient lighting to voltage fluctuations pp. 1384-1395

I. Azcarate, J.J. Gutierrez, A. Lazkano, P. Saiz, K. Redondo and L.A. Leturiondo

Alternative framework for renewable energy planning in the Philippines pp. 1396-1404

Fernando Roxas and Andrea Santiago

Review of VSC HVDC connection for offshore wind power integration pp. 1405-1414

Asimenia Korompili, Qiuwei Wu and Haoran Zhao

Concentrator Augmented Wind Turbines: A review pp. 1415-1418

Chipo Shonhiwa and Golden Makaka

Cost-benefit analysis of an infrastructure project and a cost-reflective tariff: A case study for investment in wastewater treatment plant in Serbia pp. 1419-1425

Malisa Djukic, Iljcho Jovanoski, Olja Munitlak Ivanovic, Milena Lazic and Dusko Bodroza

Towards sustainable, energy-efficient and healthy ventilation strategies in buildings: A review pp. 1426-1447

Behrang Chenari, João Dias Carrilho and Manuel Gameiro da Silva

The need for improved financial reporting of a developing country energy utility pp. 1448-1454

Alistair Brown

Institutional factors influencing strategic decision-making in energy policy; a case study of wind energy in France and Quebec (Canada) pp. 1455-1470

Évariste Feurtey, Adrian Ilinca, Anas Sakout and Carol Saucier

A comprehensive review of synchronization methods for grid-connected converters of renewable energy source pp. 1471-1481

N. Jaalam, N.A. Rahim, A.H.A. Bakar, ChiaKwang Tan and Ahmed M.A. Haidar

Modelling energy intensity, pollution per capita and productivity in Italy: A structural VAR approach pp. 1482-1492

Giorgio Calcagnini, Germana Giombini and Giuseppe Travaglini

Small-scale hydropower in the Netherlands: Problems and strategies of system builders pp. 1493-1503

Tanja N. Manders, Johanna I. Höffken and Erik B.A. van der Vleuten

Environmental life cycle analysis of a water pumping and desalination process powered by intermittent renewable energy sources pp. 1504-1513

Habib Cherif, Gérard Champenois and Jamel Belhadj

Char fuel production in developing countries – A review of urban biowaste carbonization pp. 1514-1530

Christian Riuji Lohri, Hassan Mtoro Rajabu, Daniel J. Sweeney and Christian Zurbrügg

A review of policy analysis purpose and capabilities of electricity system models pp. 1531-1544

Rembrandt Koppelaar, James Keirstead, Nilay Shah and Jeremy Woods

Review of economic growth and energy consumption: A panel cointegration analysis for EU countries pp. 1545-1549

Dalia Streimikiene and Rafał Kasperowicz

Potential and utilization of renewable energy in the Southeastern region in the Republic of Macedonia pp. 1550-1562

Vladimir Mijakovski, Tale Geramitcioski and Vangelce Mitrevski

Tsunami hazard assessment in Greece—Review of numerical modeling (numerical simulations) from twelve different studies pp. 1563-1569

Fotios Maris and Kyriaki Kitikidou

Management of a base station of a mobile network using a photovoltaic system pp. 1570-1590

Wassila Issaadi, Abdelkrim Khireddine and Salim Issaadi

Impact of wind-energy generation on climate: A rising spectre pp. 1591-1598

S.A. Abbasi, Tabassum-Abbasi, and Tasneem Abbasi

Environmental impacts of the national renewable energy targets – A case study from Finland pp. 1599-1610

L. Sokka, T. Sinkko, A. Holma, K. Manninen, K. Pasanen, M. Rantala and P. Leskinen

Green building incentives: A review pp. 1611-1621

Olanipekun Ayokunle Olubunmi, Paul Bo Xia and Martin Skitmore

How synchronous is wind energy production among European countries? pp. 1622-1638

F. Monforti, M. Gaetani and E. Vignati

Assessment viability for hybrid energy system (PV/wind/diesel) with storage in the northernmost city in Africa, Bizerte, Tunisia pp. 1639-1652

Taher Maatallah, Nahed Ghodhbane and Sassi Ben Nasrallah

Comparative study of HVAC and HVDC transmission systems pp. 1653-1675

A. Kalair, N. Abas and N. Khan

Biomethane production potential from restaurant food waste in megacities and project level-bottlenecks: A case study in Beijing pp. 1676-1685

Djavan De Clercq, Zongguo Wen, Fei Fan and Luis Caicedo