Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Volume 51, issue C, 2015

A review on the selection of anode materials for solid-oxide fuel cells pp. 1-8

Shabana P.S. Shaikh, Andanastuti Muchtar and Mahendra R. Somalu

Feed-in tariff mechanisms for large-scale wind power in China pp. 9-17

Yongxiu He, Yuexia Pang, Jixiang Zhang, Tian Xia and Ting Zhang

A selected literature review of efficiency improvements in hydraulic turbines pp. 18-28

Xin Liu, Yongyao Luo, Bryan W. Karney and Weizheng Wang

Energy and environmental assessment of industrial hemp for building applications: A review pp. 29-42

Carlo Ingrao, Agata Lo Giudice, Jacopo Bacenetti, Caterina Tricase, Giovanni Dotelli, Marco Fiala, Valentina Siracusa and Charles Mbohwa

Performance enhancement of wind turbine systems with vibration control: A review pp. 43-54

Mahmudur Rahman, Zhi Chao Ong, Wen Tong Chong, Sabariah Julai and Shin Yee Khoo

Light-emitting diodes׳ light qualities and their corresponding scientific applications pp. 55-61

Naichia Yeh, Ting Jou Ding and Pulin Yeh

Flat plate solar photovoltaic–thermal (PV/T) systems: A reference guide pp. 62-88

Jee Joe Michael, Iniyan S and Ranko Goic

On the causal nexus of road transport CO2 emissions and macroeconomic variables in Tunisia: Evidence from combined cointegration tests pp. 89-100

Muhammad Shahbaz, Naceur Khraief and Mohamed Ben Jemaa

Small hydro power in India: Current status and future perspectives pp. 101-115

Mukesh Kumar Mishra, Nilay Khare and Alka Bani Agrawal

Towards the hybridization of gas-fired power plants: A case study of Algeria pp. 116-124

J. Antonanzas, M. Alia-Martinez, F.J. Martinez-de-Pison and F. Antonanzas-Torres

Rural microgrids and its potential application in Colombia pp. 125-137

E.E. Gaona, C.L. Trujillo and J.A. Guacaneme

Descriptive analysis of viability of fuel saving in commercial aircraft through the application of photovoltaic cells pp. 138-152

Gabriel Ramírez-Díaz, Vicente Nadal-Mora and Joaquín Piechocki

Solar stills system design: A review pp. 153-181

P. Vishwanath Kumar, Anil Kumar, Om Prakash and Ajay Kumar Kaviti

Hierarchical methodology to optimize the design of stand-alone electrification systems for rural communities considering technical and social criteria pp. 182-196

B. Domenech, L. Ferrer-Martí and R. Pastor

Study on China’s wind power development path—Based on the target for 2030 pp. 197-208

Ze-Yu Lu, Wen-Hua Li, Bai-Chen Xie and Li-Feng Shang

Fermentative hydrogen production using algal biomass as feedstock pp. 209-230

Ao Xia, Jun Cheng, Wenlu Song, Huibo Su, Lingkan Ding, Richen Lin, Hongxiang Lu, Jianzhong Liu, Junhu Zhou and Kefa Cen

A comprehensive review of photovoltaic systems pp. 231-248

R. Rajesh and M. Carolin Mabel

Review on production, characterisation and utilisation of solid fuels in diesel engines pp. 249-262

Arun Kumar Wamankar and S. Murugan

Recycling of WEEEs: An economic assessment of present and future e-waste streams pp. 263-272

Federica Cucchiella, D’Adamo, Idiano, S.C. Lenny Koh and Paolo Rosa

Recent developments on the catalytic technologies for the transformation of biomass into biofuels: A patent survey pp. 273-287

Laura Faba, Eva Díaz and Salvador Ordóñez

Construction of a responsible investment composite index for renewable energy industry pp. 288-303

Cheuk Wing Lee and Jin Zhong

Scope and sustainability of hybrid solar–biomass power plant with cooling, desalination in polygeneration process in India pp. 304-316

U. Sahoo, R. Kumar, P.C. Pant and R. Chaudhury

Is the long-run relationship between economic growth, electricity consumption, carbon dioxide emissions and financial development in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries robust? pp. 317-326

Mohammad Salahuddin, Jeff Gow and Ilhan Ozturk

Building integrated solar thermal collectors – A review pp. 327-346

Mahmut Sami Buker and Saffa B. Riffat

Risk assessment of wind turbines: Transition from pure mechanistic paradigm to modern complexity paradigm pp. 347-355

Maryam Ashrafi, Hamid Davoudpour and Vahid Khodakarami

Sustainable energy development in Nigeria: Current status and policy options pp. 356-381

Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi and Kyung-Jin Boo

Power generation from waste of IC engines pp. 382-395

Ataur Rahman, Fadhilah Razzak, Rafia Afroz, Mohiuddin Akm and Mna Hawlader

Computational scheduling methods for integrating plug-in electric vehicles with power systems: A review pp. 396-416

Zhile Yang, Kang Li and Aoife Foley

Consensus-based low carbon domestic design framework for sustainable homes pp. 417-432

Naief A. Aldossary, Yacine Rezgui and Alan Kwan

Offshore floating wind parks in the deep waters of Mediterranean Sea pp. 433-448

E.I. Zountouridou, G.C. Kiokes, S. Chakalis, P.S. Georgilakis and N.D. Hatziargyriou

Comparative LCA of two approaches with different emphasis on energy or material recovery for a municipal solid waste management system in Gipuzkoa pp. 449-459

G. Bueno, I. Latasa and P.J. Lozano

A critical review of voltage and reactive power management of wind farms pp. 460-471

A.K. Pathak, M.p Sharma and Mahesh Bundele

Quantifying the extended energy efficiency gap-evidence from Swedish electricity-intensive industries pp. 472-483

Svetlana Paramonova, Patrik Thollander and Mikael Ottosson

The role of distribution network operators in promoting cost-effective distributed generation: Lessons from the United States of America for Europe pp. 484-496

Karim Anaya and Michael Pollitt

Over 2000 years in review: Revival of the Archimedes Screw from Pump to Turbine pp. 497-505

Shaun Waters and George A. Aggidis

Biorenewable chemicals: Feedstocks, technologies and the conflict with food production pp. 506-520

Soubhik K. Bardhan, Shelaka Gupta, M.E. Gorman and M. Ali Haider

Selection of appropriate biogas upgrading technology-a review of biogas cleaning, upgrading and utilisation pp. 521-532

Qie Sun, Hailong Li, Jinying Yan, Longcheng Liu, Zhixin Yu and Xinhai Yu

Bioengineering strategies on catalysis for the effective production of renewable and sustainable energy pp. 533-547

B.s Harish, M. Janaki Ramaiah and Kiran Babu Uppuluri

Levulinic acid production from renewable waste resources: Bottlenecks, potential remedies, advancements and applications pp. 548-565

Amruta Morone, Mayura Apte and R.A. Pandey

A review on optical and photoluminescence studies of RE3+ (RE=Sm, Dy, Eu, Tb and Nd) ions doped LCZSFB glasses pp. 566-584

C. Madhukar Reddy, B. Deva Prasad Raju, N. John Sushma, N.S. Dhoble and S.J. Dhoble

Effects of biodiesel from different feedstocks on engine performance and emissions: A review pp. 585-602

Wan Nor Maawa Wan Ghazali, Rizalman Mamat, H.H. Masjuki and Gholamhassan Najafi

Comparative analysis of carbon dioxide emission factors for energy industries in European Union countries pp. 603-612

Inga Konstantinaviciute and Viktorija Bobinaite

Censored spatial wind power prediction with random effects pp. 613-622

Carsten Croonenbroeck and Daniel Ambach

Hydrogen: A sustainable fuel for future of the transport sector pp. 623-633

Sonal Singh, Shikha Jain, Venkateswaran Ps, Avanish K. Tiwari, Mansa R. Nouni, Jitendra K. Pandey and Sanket Goel

Analysis of the environmental impact of a biomass plant for the production of bioenergy pp. 634-647

Panepinto Deborah, Viggiano Francesca and Genon Giuseppe

A review on electric vehicles interacting with renewable energy in smart grid pp. 648-661

Liansheng Liu, Fanxin Kong, Xue Liu, Yu Peng and Qinglong Wang

Renewable energy based off-grid rural electrification in Uttarakhand state of India: Technology options, modelling method, barriers and recommendations pp. 662-681

Anurag Chauhan and R.P. Saini

Assessing the lignocellulosic biomass resources potential in developing countries: A critical review pp. 682-698

Kifayat Ullah, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Sunil Dhingra, Giacobbe Braccio, Mushtaq Ahmad and Sofia Sofia

Bioprospecting thermophilic/thermotolerant microbes for production of lignocellulosic ethanol: A future perspective pp. 699-717

Richa Arora, Shuvashish Behera and Sachin Kumar

Economics of pooling small local electricity prosumers—LCOE & self-consumption pp. 718-729

Peter Kästel and Bryce Gilroy-Scott

The wood pellet business in Russia with the role of North-West Russian regions: Present trends and future challenges pp. 730-740

Svetlana Proskurina, Jussi Heinimö, Mirja Mikkilä and Esa Vakkilainen

Factors influencing the adoption and sustainable use of clean fuels and cookstoves in China -a Chinese literature review pp. 741-750

Guofeng Shen, Weiwei Lin, Yuanchen Chen, Dingli Yue, Zuoli Liu and Chunli Yang

The inequalities of public utility products in China: From the perspective of the Atkinson index pp. 751-760

Chuanwang Sun, Yifan Zhang, Shuijun Peng and Wencheng Zhang

An overview on fast pyrolysis of the main constituents in lignocellulosic biomass to valued-added chemicals: Structures, pathways and interactions pp. 761-774

Dekui Shen, Wei Jin, Jun Hu, Rui Xiao and Kaihong Luo

An assessment of renewable energy readiness in Africa: Case study of Nigeria and Cameroon pp. 775-784

Mas’ud, Abdullahi Abubakar, Asan Vernyuy Wirba, Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki, Mas’ud, Ibrahim Abubakar, Abu Bakar Munir and Norhidayah Md Yunus

Technical overview of compressed natural gas (CNG) as a transportation fuel pp. 785-797

Muhammad Imran Khan, Tabassum Yasmin and Abdul Shakoor

Rural hydropower renovation project implementation in China: A review of renovation planning, renovation schemes and guarantee mechanisms pp. 798-808

Zhenyu Wang, Shibiao Fang, Xiaojian Chen, Zhilin Sun and Fuqiang Li

Techno-economic of solar drying systems with water based solar collectors in Malaysia: A review pp. 809-820

Ahmad Fudholi, Kamaruzzaman Sopian, Mohamed Gabbasa, B. Bakhtyar, M. Yahya, Mohd Hafidz Ruslan and Sohif Mat

Effective analysis and comparison of Impedance Source Inverter topologies with different control strategies for Power Conditioning System pp. 821-829

J Suganthi and M Rajaram

On reliability and flexibility of sustainable energy application route for vehicles in China pp. 830-846

Zuo-Yu Sun and Guo-Xiu Li

Mapping and discussing Industrial Waste Heat (IWH) potentials for different countries pp. 847-855

Laia Miró, Sarah Brückner and Luisa F. Cabeza

Future prospect and sustainability of wood fuel resources in Tanzania pp. 856-862

Mwema Felix

A review and technical assessment integrating wind energy into an island power system pp. 863-874

Clint Ally, Sanjay Bahadoorsingh, Arvind Singh and Chandrabhan Sharma

Recent trends in the mass cultivation of algae in raceway ponds pp. 875-885

Kanhaiya Kumar, Sanjiv K. Mishra, Anupama Shrivastav, Min S. Park and Ji-Won Yang

Comparative life cycle assessment of different municipal solid waste management scenarios in Iran pp. 886-898

Mohammad Ali Rajaeifar, Meisam Tabatabaei, Hossein Ghanavati, Benyamin Khoshnevisan and Shahin Rafiee

Emergy analysis for the upper Mekong river intercepted by the Manwan hydropower construction pp. 899-909

Delin Fang, Shaoqing Chen and Bin Chen

Bolivia and Paraguay: A beacon for sustainable electric mobility? pp. 910-925

Ildo L. Sauer, Javier F. Escobar, Mauro F.P. da Silva, Carlos G. Meza, Carlos Centurion and José Goldemberg

Energy and exergy performance assessments for latent heat thermal energy storage systems pp. 926-954

Gang Li

Enhancements in domestic refrigeration, approaching a sustainable refrigerator – A review pp. 955-968

J.M. Belman-Flores, J.M. Barroso-Maldonado, A.P. Rodríguez-Muñoz and G. Camacho-Vázquez

Renewable energy policy framework and bioenergy contribution in the European Union – An overview from National Renewable Energy Action Plans and Progress Reports pp. 969-985

Nicolae Scarlat, Jean-François Dallemand, Fabio Monforti-Ferrario, Manjola Banja and Vincenzo Motola

Production and catalytic transformation of levulinic acid: A platform for speciality chemicals and fuels pp. 986-997

Kai Yan, Cody Jarvis, Jing Gu and Yong Yan

Natural gas consumption and economic growth nexus: Panel data analysis for GCC countries pp. 998-1003

Ilhan Ozturk and Usama Al-mulali

Electric vehicle battery technologies: From present state to future systems pp. 1004-1012

Sergio Manzetti and Florin Mariasiu

Analysis and evaluation of small hydropower plants: A bibliographical survey pp. 1013-1022

Hira Singh Sachdev, Ashok Kumar Akella and Niranjan Kumar

A novel approach to capture the maximum power from variable speed wind turbines using PI controller, RBF neural network and GSA evolutionary algorithm pp. 1023-1037

Ehsanolah Assareh and Mojtaba Biglari

Progress and latest developments of evacuated tube solar collectors pp. 1038-1054

M.A. Sabiha, R. Saidur, Saad Mekhilef and Omid Mahian

Thermodynamic analysis and performance optimization of irreversible Carnot refrigerator by using multi-objective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs) pp. 1055-1070

Mohammad H. Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi and Seyed Abbas Sadatsakkak

The status quo analysis and policy suggestions on promoting China׳s hydropower development pp. 1071-1079

Yun Li, Yanbin Li, Pengfei Ji and Jing Yang

Evaluating the Atkinson index of household energy consumption in China pp. 1080-1087

Gang Du, Chuanwang Sun and Zhongnan Fang

Optimisation of electric distribution systems: A review pp. 1088-1100

A. Rezaee Jordehi

Review on CFD based models for co-firing coal and biomass pp. 1101-1114

F. Tabet and I. Gökalp

Exergy for environment, ecology and sustainable development pp. 1115-1131

Selçuk Bilgen and İkbal Sarıkaya

Sustainable development of road transportation sector using hydrogen energy system pp. 1132-1155

B.L. Salvi and K.A. Subramanian

100% electric power potential of PV, wind power, and biomass energy in Awaji island Japan pp. 1156-1165

Takushi Sakaguchi and Tomohiro Tabata

Feasibility of using less viscous and lower cetane (LVLC) fuels in a diesel engine: A review pp. 1166-1190

R. Vallinayagam, S. Vedharaj, W.M. Yang, W.L. Roberts and R.W. Dibble

Review of solar drying systems with air based solar collectors in Malaysia pp. 1191-1204

Ahmad Fudholi, Kamaruzzaman Sopian, B. Bakhtyar, Mohamed Gabbasa, Mohd Yusof Othman and Mohd Hafidz Ruslan

Municipal solid waste management and energy production: Consideration of external cost through multi-objective optimization and its effect on waste-to-energy solutions pp. 1205-1222

George Mavrotas, Nikos Gakis, Sotiria Skoulaxinou, Vassilis Katsouros and Elena Georgopoulou

An overview on adsorption cooling systems powered by waste heat from internal combustion engine pp. 1223-1234

Mohamed Hamdy, Ahmed A. Askalany, K. Harby and Nader Kora

Wind turbine manufacturing in China: A review pp. 1235-1244

Jiahai Yuan, Chunning Na, Yan Xu and Changhong Zhao

Evaluation of wind energy potential and estimation of cost using wind energy turbines for electricity generation in north of Algeria pp. 1245-1255

B. Belabes, A. Youcefi, O. Guerri, M. Djamai and A. Kaabeche

The CO2 emissions–development nexus revisited pp. 1256-1275

Fumitaka Furuoka

Control of unusual mal-operation of three-phase power transformer differential protection due to ultra saturation phenomenon based on Clarke׳s Transform and Discrete Wavelet Transform pp. 1276-1287

Bahram Noshad, Behzad Ghanavati, Mostafa Ahmadzadeh and Saeid Mohammadzadeh

Grid-integrated permanent magnet synchronous generator based wind energy conversion systems: A technology review pp. 1288-1305

S.M. Tripathi, A.N. Tiwari and Deependra Singh

Review on natural dye sensitized solar cells: Operation, materials and methods pp. 1306-1325

S. Shalini, R. Balasundara prabhu, S. Prasanna, Tapas K. Mallick and S. Senthilarasu

Applications of software in solar drying systems: A review pp. 1326-1337

Prashant Singh Chauhan, Anil Kumar and Perapong Tekasakul

Social entrepreneurship through forest bioresidue briquetting: An approach to mitigate forest fires in Pine areas of Western Himalaya, India pp. 1338-1344

Kapil Joshi, Vinay Sharma and Sukrit Mittal

Advances in ethanol autothermal reforming pp. 1345-1353

Renika Baruah, Marm Dixit, Pratik Basarkar, Dhrupad Parikh and Atul Bhargav

The evaluation of solar farm locations applying Geographic Information System and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making methods: Case study in southern Morocco pp. 1354-1362

Meryem Tahri, Mustapha Hakdaoui and Mohamed Maanan

Organization and functioning of liberalized electricity markets: An overview of the Dutch market pp. 1363-1374

Fehmi Tanrisever, Kursad Derinkuyu and Geert Jongen

Smart Grid and its future perspectives in Australia pp. 1375-1389

Ahmed M.A. Haidar, Kashem Muttaqi and Danny Sutanto

Geothermal barriers, policies and economics in Chile – Lessons for the Andes pp. 1390-1401

Pablo Sanchez-Alfaro, Gerd Sielfeld, Bart Van Campen, Patrick Dobson, Víctor Fuentes, Andy Reed, Rodrigo Palma-Behnke and Diego Morata

An empirical analysis of household energy choice in Ghana pp. 1402-1411

Justice Mensah and George Adu

Operation and control strategies of integrated distributed energy resources: A review pp. 1412-1420

Hasimah A. Rahman, Md. Shah Majid, A. Rezaee Jordehi, Gan Chin Kim, Mohammad Yusri Hassan and Saeed O. Fadhl

Method for deployment of smart grids through the creation of a priority index pp. 1421-1427

Joaquim J.M. Galo, Maria N.Q. Macedo, Luiz Alberto Luz de Almeida and Antonio Cezar de Castro Lima

A review of solar thermo-mechanical refrigeration and cooling methods pp. 1428-1445

Mehdi Zeyghami, D. Yogi Goswami and Elias Stefanakos

Technologies and developments of third generation biofuel production pp. 1446-1460

A. Alaswad, M. Dassisti, T. Prescott and A.G. Olabi

Airborne Wind Energy Systems: A review of the technologies pp. 1461-1476

Antonello Cherubini, Andrea Papini, Rocco Vertechy and Marco Fontana

A vision on the opportunities, policies and coping strategies for the energy security and green energy development in Malaysia pp. 1477-1498

K.Y. Foo

Performance and potential of solar updraft tower used as an effective measure to alleviate Chinese urban haze problem pp. 1499-1508

Xinping Zhou, Yangyang Xu, Shuo Yuan, Cai Wu and Hao Zhang

Renewability and sustainability of biogas system: Cosmic exergy based assessment for a case in China pp. 1509-1524

X.F. Wu, G.Q. Chen, X.D. Wu, Q. Yang, A. Alsaedi, T. Hayat and B. Ahmad

Wireless powering by magnetic resonant coupling: Recent trends in wireless power transfer system and its applications pp. 1525-1552

Surajit Das Barman, Ahmed Wasif Reza, Narendra Kumar, Md. Ershadul Karim and Abu Bakar Munir

Evaluating power efficient algorithms for efficiency and carbon emissions in cloud data centers: A review pp. 1553-1563

Mueen Uddin, Yasaman Darabidarabkhani, Asadullah Shah and Jamshed Memon

Energy storage systems for mitigating the variability of isolated hybrid power system pp. 1564-1577

Tarkeshwar Mahto and V. Mukherjee

Protection of AC and DC distribution systems Embedding distributed energy resources: A comparative review and analysis pp. 1578-1593

Mehdi Monadi, M. Amin Zamani, Jose Ignacio Candela, Alvaro Luna and Pedro Rodriguez

Social problems of green buildings: From the humanistic needs to social acceptance pp. 1594-1609

Dong-Xue Zhao, Bao-Jie He, Christine Johnson and Ben Mou

Performance of monocrystalline and polycrystalline solar panels in a water pumping system in Brazil pp. 1610-1616

Carlos Eduardo Camargo Nogueira, Janaína Bedin, Rosana Krauss Niedzialkoski, Samuel Nelson Melegari de Souza and João Carlos Munhoz das Neves

Measurement methodology for greenhouse gas emissions from storage of forest chips–A review pp. 1617-1623

M. Jämsén, D. Agar, E. Alakoski, E. Tampio and M. Wihersaari

Development of hydro impulse turbines and new opportunities pp. 1624-1635

Audrius Židonis, David S. Benzon and George A. Aggidis

Energy scarcity and potential of renewable energy in Bangladesh pp. 1636-1649

P.K. Halder, N. Paul, M.U.H. Joardder and M. Sarker

A comprehensive overview on signal processing and artificial intelligence techniques applications in classification of power quality disturbances pp. 1650-1663

Suhail Khokhar, Abdullah Asuhaimi B. Mohd Zin, Ahmad Safawi B. Mokhtar and Mahmoud Pesaran

A design of experiments/response surface methodology approach to study the economic sustainability of a 1MWe photovoltaic plant pp. 1664-1679

Ilaria Bendato, Lucia Cassettari, Marco Mosca and Roberto Mosca

Sustainable energy strategy of Lithuanian Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant region for 2012–2035 as a chance for regional development pp. 1680-1696

Vygandas Gaigalis, Antanas Markevicius, Romualdas Skema and Juozas Savickas

A review of concentrator silicon solar cells pp. 1697-1708

Yupeng Xing, Peide Han, Shuai Wang, Peng Liang, Shishu Lou, Yuanbo Zhang, Shaoxu Hu, Huishi Zhu, Chunhua Zhao and Yanhong Mi

A comprehensive review of the theoretical approaches for the airfoil design of lift-type vertical axis wind turbine pp. 1709-1720

Jian Chen, Hongxing Yang, Mo Yang, Hongtao Xu and Zuohuan Hu

Energy saving power amplifier design methodologies for mobile wireless communications pp. 1721-1727

U. Eswaran, H. Ramiah, J. Kanesan and A.W. Reza

Emissions of greenhouse gases in terrestrial areas pre-existing to hydroelectric plant reservoirs in the Amazon: The case of Belo Monte hydroelectric plant pp. 1728-1736

Ana Carolina Rocha Lessa, Marco Aurélio dos Santos, John Edwin Lewis Maddock and Clauber dos Santos Bezerra

On the interplay between energy consumption, economic growth and CO2 emission nexus in the GCC countries: A comparative analysis through wavelet approaches pp. 1737-1751

Rania Jammazi and Chaker Aloui

Energetic, economic and environmental assessment of the pyrolysis and combustion of microalgae and their oils pp. 1752-1770

D. López-González, M. Puig-Gamero, F.G. Acién, F. García-Cuadra, J.L. Valverde and L. Sanchez-Silva

Interfacing renewable energy sources for maximum power transfer—Part II: Dynamics pp. 1771-1783

Sergei Kolesnik, Moshe Sitbon, Shlomo Gadelovits, Teuvo Suntio and Alon Kuperman

Adaptive neuro-fuzzy approach for solar radiation prediction in Nigeria pp. 1784-1791

Lanre Olatomiwa, Saad Mekhilef, Shahaboddin Shamshirband and Dalibor Petković