Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Volume 47, issue C, 2015

Green real estate development in China: State of art and prospect agenda—A review pp. 1-13

Xiaoling Zhang

A study to incorporate renewable energy technologies into the power portfolio of Karachi, Pakistan pp. 14-22

S.M. Hassan Ali, M. Jibran S. Zuberi, M. Arsalan Tariq, Derek Baker and Abdullah Mohiuddin

Biocathode in microbial electrolysis cell; present status and future prospects pp. 23-33

Tahereh Jafary, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Mostafa Ghasemi, Byung Hong Kim, Jamaliah Md Jahim, Manal Ismail and Swee Su Lim

Lessons learned in France and Quebec regarding financial and legal mechanisms to develop renewable energy: A hybrid model as an acceptable solution for onshore wind? pp. 34-45

Evariste Feurtey, Adrian Ilinca, Anas Sakout and Carol Saucier

Renewable energy potential and national policy directions for sustainable development in Morocco pp. 46-57

T. Kousksou, A. Allouhi, M. Belattar, A. Jamil, T. El Rhafiki, A. Arid and Y. Zeraouli

Sustainable assessment in energy planning and management in Indian perspective pp. 58-73

Sunil Luthra, Sachin Kumar Mangla and Ravinder K. Kharb

Reducing energy demand: A review of issues, challenges and approaches pp. 74-82

Steve Sorrell

Ground coupled heat exchangers: A review and applications pp. 83-92

Suresh Kumar Soni, Mukesh Pandey and Vishvendra Nath Bartaria

The formation of a series of carbonates from carbon dioxide: Capturing and utilisation pp. 93-106

Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak, Zatil Amali Che Ramli, Mohamed Wahab Mohamed Hisham and Mohd Ambar Yarmo

Exploring the determinants of emerging bioenergy market participation pp. 107-116

Christopher S. Galik

New biorefineries and sustainable agriculture: Increased food, biofuels, and ecosystem security pp. 117-132

Hong-Ge Chen and Y.-H. Percival Zhang

Energy payback time (EPBT) and energy return on energy invested (EROI) of solar photovoltaic systems: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 133-141

Khagendra P. Bhandari, Jennifer M. Collier, Randy J. Ellingson and Defne S. Apul

The contribution of ISO 14067 to the evolution of global greenhouse gas standards—A review pp. 142-150

Peng Wu, Bo Xia and Xiangyu Wang

Integrated biorefineries: CO2 utilization for maximum biomass conversion pp. 151-161

Mahdi Sharifzadeh, Lei Wang and Nilay Shah

Effects of using renewable fuels on vehicle emissions pp. 162-172

Larry G. Anderson

The environmental Kuznets curve, economic growth, renewable and non-renewable energy, and trade in Tunisia pp. 173-185

Mehdi Ben Jebli and Slim Ben Youssef

Hybridization of concentrated solar power plants with biogas production systems as an alternative to premiums: The case of Spain pp. 186-197

Antonio Colmenar-Santos, José-Luis Bonilla-Gómez, David Borge-Diez and Manuel Castro-Gil

Access to modern energy services: An economic and policy framework pp. 198-212

B. Sudhakara Reddy

Pakistan’s progress in solar PV based energy generation pp. 213-217

Hadeed Ahmed Sher, Ali F Murtaza, Khaled E Addoweesh and Marcello Chiaberge

European Union commitment towards RES market penetration: From the first legislative acts to the publication of the recent guidelines on State aid 2014/2020 pp. 218-232

Marcella Giacomarra and Filippa Bono

Stakeholders’ willingness to pay for enhanced construction waste management: A Hong Kong study pp. 233-240

Weisheng Lu, Yi Peng, Chris Webster and Jian Zuo

Blue Star: The proposed energy efficient tall building in Chicago and vertical city strategies pp. 241-259

Xiaoxiao Wang and Xiangfeng Liu

Importance of islands in renewable energy production and storage: The situation of the French islands pp. 260-269

Gilles Notton

A review of demand side management business models in the electricity market pp. 270-283

Mahdi Behrangrad

Status, challenges and countermeasures of demand-side management development in China pp. 284-294

Zeng Ming, Shi Li and He Yanying

Algae based biorefinery—How to make sense? pp. 295-307

Jayati Trivedi, Mounika Aila, D.P. Bangwal, Savita Kaul and M.O. Garg

Energy poverty in China: An index based comprehensive evaluation pp. 308-323

Ke Wang, Ya-Xuan Wang, Kang Li and Yi-Ming Wei

Optimization of a PV–wind hybrid system under limited water resources pp. 324-331

Amos Madhlopa, Debbie Sparks, Samantha Keen, Mascha Moorlach, Pieter Krog and Thuli Dlamini

Regression analysis for prediction of residential energy consumption pp. 332-343

Nelson Fumo and M.A. Rafe Biswas

A critical review on the self-excitation process and steady state analysis of an SEIG driven by wind turbine pp. 344-353

Rishikesh Choudhary and R.K. Saket

Trade and consumption of energy varieties: Empirical analysis of selected West Africa economies pp. 354-366

Adeolu O. Adewuyi and Oluwatosin Adeniyi

The static and dynamic environmental efficiency of renewable energy: A Malmquist index analysis of OECD countries pp. 367-376

Chungwon Woo, Yanghon Chung, Dongphil Chun, Hangyeol Seo and Sungjun Hong

Energy poverty: An overview pp. 377-385

Mikel González-Eguino

State of the art on gas–solid thermochemical energy storage systems and reactors for building applications pp. 386-398

Aran Solé, Ingrid Martorell and Luisa F. Cabeza

A review of low-voltage ride-through enhancement methods for permanent magnet synchronous generator based wind turbines pp. 399-415

M. Nasiri, J. Milimonfared and S.H. Fathi

Modelling and sensitivity analysis of isolated microgrids pp. 416-426

A.M. Abd-el-Motaleb and Dean Hamilton

Macroalgae for biofuels production: Progress and perspectives pp. 427-437

Huihui Chen, Dong Zhou, Gang Luo, Shicheng Zhang and Jianmin Chen

Assessment of large-scale wind energy potential in the emerging city of Duqm (Oman) pp. 438-447

Sultan Al-Yahyai and Yassine Charabi

Review of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) architectures for waste heat recovery pp. 448-461

Steven Lecompte, Henk Huisseune, Martijn van den Broek, Bruno Vanslambrouck and Michel De Paepe

Inductively coupled power transfer (ICPT) for electric vehicle charging – A review pp. 462-475

Kafeel Ahmed Kalwar, Muhammad Aamir and Saad Mekhilef

Wind power, regional development and benefit-sharing: The case of Northern Sweden pp. 476-485

Thomas Ejdemo and Patrik Söderholm

Social and ecological impacts of marine energy development pp. 486-495

Paul A.J. Bonar, Ian G. Bryden and Alistair G.L. Borthwick

Small reservoirs and their sustainable role in fires protection of forest resources pp. 496-503

Goran Češljar and Svetlana Stevović

A review of solar radiation on vertically mounted solar surfaces and proper azimuth angles in six Iranian major cities pp. 504-518

Kasra Mohammadi and Hossein Khorasanizadeh

Review of the applications of microreactors pp. 519-539

Xingjun Yao, Yan Zhang, Lingyun Du, Junhai Liu and Jianfeng Yao

Hydrogen selective membranes: A review of palladium-based dense metal membranes pp. 540-551

N.A. Al-Mufachi, N.V. Rees and R. Steinberger-Wilkens

End-of-Life of used photovoltaic modules: A financial analysis pp. 552-561

Federica Cucchiella, D׳Adamo, Idiano and Paolo Rosa

A survey on the contributions of power electronics to smart grid systems pp. 562-579

Ilhami Colak, Ersan Kabalci, Gianluca Fulli and Stavros Lazarou

Evacuated tube collectors: A notable driver behind the solar water heater industry in China pp. 580-588

Shoufeng Qiu, Matthias Ruth and Sanchari Ghosh

The potential of waste cooking oil-based biodiesel using heterogeneous catalyst derived from various calcined eggshells coupled with an emulsification technique: A review on the emission reduction and engine performance pp. 589-603

Yie Hua Tan, Mohammad Omar Abdullah and Cirilo Nolasco-Hipolito

Sustainability assessment of electrodialysis powered by photovoltaic solar energy for freshwater production pp. 604-615

C. Fernandez-Gonzalez, A. Dominguez-Ramos, R. Ibañez and A. Irabien

Artificial floating islands for environmental improvement pp. 616-622

Naichia Yeh, Pulin Yeh and Yuan-Hsiou Chang

Emulsification of animal fats and vegetable oils for their use as a diesel engine fuel: An overview pp. 623-633

Eliezer Ahmed Melo-Espinosa, Ramón Piloto-Rodríguez, Leonardo Goyos-Pérez, Roger Sierens and Sebastian Verhelst

Aquatic biomass (algae) as a future feed stock for bio-refineries: A review on cultivation, processing and products pp. 634-653

B. Bharathiraja, M. Chakravarthy, R. Ranjith Kumar, D. Yogendran, D. Yuvaraj, J. Jayamuthunagai, R. Praveen Kumar and S. Palani

Nonlinear production path and an alternative reserves estimate for South Asian natural gas pp. 654-664

Md Abud Darda, Renato Guseo and Cinzia Mortarino

A comprehensive review of heat recovery systems for building applications pp. 665-682

Pinar Mert Cuce and Saffa Riffat

The effect of urbanization, affluence and trade openness on energy consumption: A time series analysis in Malaysia pp. 683-693

Muhammad Shahbaz, Nanthakumar Loganathan, Rashid Sbia and Talat Afza

Measuring the efficiency of the investment for renewable energy in Korea using data envelopment analysis pp. 694-702

Kyung-Taek Kim, Deok Joo Lee, Sung-Joon Park, Yanshuai Zhang and Azamat Sultanov

A review on the coupling of cooling, desalination and solar photovoltaic systems pp. 703-717

Paul Byrne, Laurence Fournaison, Anthony Delahaye, Yacine Ait Oumeziane, Laurent Serres, Patrick Loulergue, Anthony Szymczyk, Daniel Mugnier, Jean-Luc Malaval, Romain Bourdais, Hervé Gueguen, Ousmane Sow, Jamel Orfi and Thierry Mare

Different domestic designs of solar stills: A review pp. 718-731

Saurabh Yadav and K. Sudhakar

The causal relationship between energy consumption and economic growth in the ASEAN-5 countries pp. 732-745

Muhammad Azam, Abdul Khan, B. Bakhtyar and Chandra Emirullah

Carbon emissions from energy intensive industry in China: Evidence from the iron & steel industry pp. 746-754

Boqiang Lin and Xiaolei Wang

Carbon dioxide emission accounting for small hydropower plants—A case study in southwest China pp. 755-761

Jing Zhang, Chuan-Yan Luo, Zachary Curtis, Shi-huai Deng, Yang Wu and Yuan-wei Li

Phase change materials for photovoltaic thermal management pp. 762-782

M.C. Browne, B. Norton and S.J. McCormack

A review of combined models for market diffusion of alternative fuel vehicles and their refueling infrastructure pp. 783-793

Till Gnann and Patrick Plötz

Financial sustainability of wind electricity sectors in the Baltic States pp. 794-815

Viktorija Bobinaite

The role of policy in shielding, nurturing and enabling offshore wind in The Netherlands (1973–2013) pp. 816-829

Bram Verhees, Rob Raven, Florian Kern and Adrian Smith

Environmental impacts of reflective materials: Is high albedo a ‘silver bullet’ for mitigating urban heat island? pp. 830-843

Jiachuan Yang, Zhi-Hua Wang and Kamil E. Kaloush

Energetic and economic performance analyses of photovoltaic, parabolic trough collector and wind energy systems for Multan, Pakistan pp. 844-855

S.M. Sajed Sadati, Fassahat Ullah Qureshi and Derek Baker

Thermal models of solar still—A comprehensive review pp. 856-911

C. Elango, N. Gunasekaran and K. Sampathkumar

Focus on fuel cell systems in China pp. 912-923

Tan Zhongfu, Zhang Chen, Liu Pingkuo, Brent Reed and Zhao Jiayao

The use of grey-based methods in multi-criteria decision analysis for the evaluation of sustainable energy systems: A review pp. 924-932

María Elena Arce, Ángeles Saavedra, José L. Míguez and Enrique Granada

A critical evaluation on maximum power point tracking methods for partial shading in PV systems pp. 933-953

Jubaer Ahmed and Zainal Salam

Demand side management in China: The context of China’s power industry reform pp. 954-965

Kaile Zhou and Shanlin Yang

The architectural integration of active solar systems. Building applications in the Eastern Mediterranean region pp. 966-982

Flora Bougiatioti and Aimilios Michael

Control strategies of grid interfaced wind energy conversion system: An overview pp. 983-996

Bhavna Jain, Shailendra Jain and R.K. Nema

A comprehensive techno-economic review of microinverters for Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) pp. 997-1006

Hanumath Prasad Ikkurti and Suman Saha

The dynamics of electricity grid operation with increasing renewables and the path toward maximum renewable deployment pp. 1007-1015

Xuping Li, Mark Paster and James Stubbins

A review of indices for assessing visual comfort with a view to their use in optimization processes to support building integrated design pp. 1016-1033

Salvatore Carlucci, Francesco Causone, Francesco De Rosa and Lorenzo Pagliano