Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Volume 41, issue C, 2015

Natural light controls and guides in buildings. Energy saving for electrical lighting, reduction of cooling load pp. 1-13

E.J. Gago, T. Muneer, M. Knez and Hans Koster

Orderly grid connection of renewable energy generation in China: Management mode, existing problems and solutions pp. 14-28

Ming Zeng, Jinhui Duan, Liang Wang, Yingjie Zhang and Song Xue

A review on light-emitting diode based automotive headlamps pp. 29-41

Xingming Long, Jugang He, Jing Zhou, Liang Fang, Xia Zhou, Fan Ren and Tao Xu

Recent advances of feed-in tariff in Malaysia pp. 42-52

S.L. Wong, Norzita Ngadi, Tuan Amran Tuan Abdullah and I.M. Inuwa

Review of experimental investigation on directly irradiated particles solar reactors pp. 53-67

Elisa Alonso and Manuel Romero

Solar water heating: From theory, application, marketing and research pp. 68-84

Zhangyuan Wang, Wansheng Yang, Feng Qiu, Xiangmei Zhang and Xudong Zhao

Heating and cooling energy trends and drivers in buildings pp. 85-98

Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Luisa F. Cabeza, Susana Serrano, Camila Barreneche and Ksenia Petrichenko

Photovoltaic waste assessment in Italy pp. 99-112

Annarita Paiano

Catalytic conversion of biodiesel derived raw glycerol to value added products pp. 113-127

Samira Bagheri, Nurhidayatullaili Muhd Julkapli and Wageeh A. Yehye

Demand side management using artificial neural networks in a smart grid environment pp. 128-133

M.N.Q. Macedo, J.J.M. Galo, L.A.L. de Almeida and A.C. de C. Lima

Assessment of theoretical near-shore wave power potential along the Lithuanian coast of the Baltic Sea pp. 134-142

Egidijus Kasiulis, Petras Punys and Jens Peter Kofoed

Solar cooling systems for climate change mitigation: A review pp. 143-161

S. Anand, A. Gupta and S.K. Tyagi

A web-based participatory GIS (PGIS) for offshore wind farm suitability within Lake Erie, Ohio pp. 162-177

Addisu D. Mekonnen and Pece V. Gorsevski

The turning point of solar photovoltaic industry in China: Will it come? pp. 178-188

Xin-gang Zhao, Guan Wan and Yahui Yang

Load monitoring for active control of wind turbines pp. 189-201

Aubryn Cooperman and Marcias Martinez

Models for predicting the surface tension of biodiesel and methyl esters pp. 202-216

Luis Felipe Ramírez-Verduzco

Almond production in Iran: An analysis of energy use efficiency (2008–2011) pp. 217-224

Mehdi Torki-Harchegani, Rahim Ebrahimi and Mahmood Mahmoodi-Eshkaftaki

Review of electrical energy storage system for vehicular applications pp. 225-236

Guizhou Ren, Guoqing Ma and Ning Cong

Energy consumption, carbon dioxide emissions and economic growth: The case of Saudi Arabia pp. 237-247

Atef Saad Alshehry and Mounir Belloumi

A review of wireless communications for smart grid pp. 248-260

Anzar Mahmood, Nadeem Javaid and Sohail Razzaq

A review on the water and energy sectors in Algeria: Current forecasts, scenario and sustainability issues pp. 261-276

Ait Mimoune Hamiche, Amine Boudghene Stambouli and Samir Flazi

Potential use of landfill biogas in urban bus fleet in the Brazilian states: A review pp. 277-283

W.C. Nadaletti, P.A. Cremonez, S.N.M. de Souza, R.A. Bariccatti, P. Belli Filho and D. Secco

Global prospects, progress, policies, and environmental impact of solar photovoltaic power generation pp. 284-297

M. Hosenuzzaman, N.A. Rahim, J. Selvaraj, M. Hasanuzzaman, A.B.M.A. Malek and A. Nahar

Simulation for assessing the liberalization of biofuels pp. 298-307

Carlos J. Franco, Sebastian Zapata and Isaac Dyner

A comparative assessment of Brazilian electric motors performance with minimum efficiency standards pp. 308-318

Ildo L. Sauer, Hédio Tatizawa, Francisco A.M. Salotti and Sonia S. Mercedes

Repowering: An actual possibility for wind energy in Spain in a new scenario without feed-in-tariffs pp. 319-337

Antonio Colmenar-Santos, Severo Campíñez-Romero, Clara Pérez-Molina and Francisco Mur-Pérez

A life cycle co-benefits assessment of wind power in China pp. 338-346

Bing Xue, Zhixiao Ma, Yong Geng, Peter Heck, Wanxia Ren, Mario Tobias, Achim Maas, Ping Jiang, Jose A. Puppim de Oliveira and Tsuyoshi Fujita

Sustainability-based economic and ecological evaluation of a rural biogas-linked agro-ecosystem pp. 347-355

Jing Dai, Bin Chen, Tasawar Hayat, Ahmed Alsaedi and Bashir Ahmad

The latest advancements on thermochemical heat storage systems pp. 356-367

Devrim Aydin, Sean P. Casey and Saffa Riffat

Possibilities and challenges of China׳s forestry biomass resource utilization pp. 368-378

Zhongfu Tan, Kangting Chen and Pingkuo Liu

Multi-choice goal programming model for the optimal location of renewable energy facilities pp. 379-389

Ching-Ter Chang

Renewable energy gathers steam in South Africa pp. 390-401

David Richard Walwyn and Alan Colin Brent

A critical review on cellulose: From fundamental to an approach on sensor technology pp. 402-412

Sarute Ummartyotin and Hathaikarn Manuspiya

Thermo-hydraulic performance analysis of solar air heaters having artificial roughness–A review pp. 413-435

Sanjay K. Sharma and Vilas R. Kalamkar

A review of maximum power point tracking techniques for use in partially shaded conditions pp. 436-453

Yi-Hua Liu, Jing-Hsiao Chen and Jia-Wei Huang

Designing large arrays of tidal turbines: A synthesis and review pp. 454-472

Ross Vennell, Simon W. Funke, Scott Draper, Craig Stevens and Tim Divett

Design and performance analysis of a hybrid solar tricycle for a sustainable local commute pp. 473-482

Ananda Mani Paudel and Philipp Kreutzmann

The adoption of PV in the Netherlands: A statistical analysis of adoption factors pp. 483-494

Véronique Vasseur and Rene Kemp

A critical review of detection and classification of power quality events pp. 495-505

Om Prakash Mahela, Abdul Gafoor Shaik and Neeraj Gupta

LED bulbs technical specification and testing procedure for solar home systems pp. 506-520

Alfonso Gago Calderón, Luis Narvarte Fernández, Luis Miguel Carrasco Moreno and Javier Serón Barba

Multiinput DC–DC converters in renewable energy applications – An overview pp. 521-539

Zubair Rehman, Ibrahim Al-Bahadly and Subhas Mukhopadhyay

Is there a case for community-based equity participation in Scottish on-shore wind energy production? Gaps in evidence and research needs pp. 540-549

Bill Slee

Sustainable bio-ethanol production from agro-residues: A review pp. 550-567

Anubhuti Gupta and Jay Prakash Verma

Assessment of dry residual biomass potential for use as alternative energy source in the party of General Pueyrredón, Argentina pp. 568-583

Justo José Roberts, Agnelo Marotta Cassula, Pedro Osvaldo Prado, Rubens Alves Dias and José Antonio Perrella Balestieri

Total-factor carbon emission performance of the Chinese transportation industry: A bootstrapped non-radial Malmquist index analysis pp. 584-593

Ning Zhang, Peng Zhou and Chih-Chun Kung

CO2 emissions, energy consumption, economic and population growth in Malaysia pp. 594-601

Rawshan Ara Begum, Kazi Sohag, Sharifah Mastura Syed Abdullah and Mokhtar Jaafar

Studying the relationship between economic growth, CO2 emissions, and the environmental Kuznets curve in Venezuela (1980–2025) pp. 602-614

Andrés Robalino-López, Ángel Mena-Nieto, José-Enrique García-Ramos and Antonio Golpe

Conversion of the greenhouse gas CO2 to the fuel gas CO via the Boudouard reaction: A review pp. 615-632

Pooya Lahijani, Zainal Alimuddin Zainal, Maedeh Mohammadi and Abdul Rahman Mohamed

Recent progress in the development of biofuel 2,5-dimethylfuran pp. 633-646

Yong Qian, Lifeng Zhu, Yue Wang and Xingcai Lu

Heterogeneous preferences toward landscape externalities of wind turbines – combining choices and attitudes in a hybrid model pp. 647-657

Petr Mariel, Jürgen Meyerhoff and Stephane Hess

Advancements in hybrid photovoltaic systems for enhanced solar cells performance pp. 658-684

Adham Makki, Siddig Omer and Hisham Sabir

Offshore wind energy: A comparative analysis of UK, USA and India pp. 685-694

Sandhya Kota, Stephen B. Bayne and Sandeep Nimmagadda

A state-of-the-art review on innovative glazing technologies pp. 695-714

Erdem Cuce and Saffa B. Riffat

Review of convection heat transfer and fluid flow in porous media with nanofluid pp. 715-734

Raed Abed Mahdi, H.A. Mohammed, K.M. Munisamy and N.H. Saeid

Effect of dust pollutant type on photovoltaic performance pp. 735-744

Zeki Ahmed Darwish, Hussein A. Kazem, K. Sopian, M.A. Al-Goul and Hussain Alawadhi

Demineralization of low grade coal – A review pp. 745-761

Pratima Meshram, B.K. Purohit, M.K. Sinha, S.K. Sahu and B.D. Pandey

Barriers to renewable/sustainable energy technologies adoption: Indian perspective pp. 762-776

Sunil Luthra, Sanjay Kumar, Dixit Garg and Abid Haleem

Biodiesel properties and automotive system compatibility issues pp. 777-798

Kamalesh A. Sorate and Purnanand V. Bhale

Ocean renewable energy in Southeast Asia: A review pp. 799-817

Mary Ann Joy Robles Quirapas, Htet Lin, Michael Lochinvar Sim Abundo, Sahara Brahim and Diane Santos

Does financial development contribute to SAARC׳S energy demand? From energy crisis to energy reforms pp. 818-829

Arif Alam, Ihtisham Abdul Malik, Alias Bin Abdullah, Asmadi Hassan, Faridullah,, Usama Awan, Ghulam Ali, Khalid Zaman and Imran Naseem

A review of the solar city concept and methods to assess rooftop solar electric potential, with an illustrative application to the city of Seoul pp. 830-844

John Byrne, Job Taminiau, Lado Kurdgelashvili and Kyung Nam Kim

Energy performances of intensive and extensive short rotation cropping systems for woody biomass production in the EU pp. 845-854

S. Njakou Djomo, A. Ac, T. Zenone, T. De Groote, S. Bergante, G. Facciotto, H. Sixto, P. Ciria Ciria, J. Weger and R. Ceulemans

Jatropha curcas L.: A crucified plant waiting for resurgence pp. 855-862

Sheikh Adil Edrisi, Rama Kant Dubey, Vishal Tripathi, Mansi Bakshi, Pankaj Srivastava, Sarah Jamil, H.B. Singh, Nandita Singh and P.C. Abhilash

Green wall systems: A review of their characteristics pp. 863-871

Maria Manso and João Castro-Gomes

Solid state storage of hydrogen and its isotopes: An engineering overview pp. 872-883

Rupsha Bhattacharyya and Sadhana Mohan

A global survey of gas hydrate development and reserves: Specifically in the marine field pp. 884-900

Shyi-Min Lu

Payback period for residential solar water heaters in Taiwan pp. 901-906

W.M. Lin, K.C. Chang and K.M. Chung

Present status and overview of potential of renewable energy in Cote d’Ivoire pp. 907-914

Blaise K. Koua, Paul Magloire E. Koffi, Prosper Gbaha and Siaka Touré

Modelling solar potential in the urban environment: State-of-the-art review pp. 915-931

S. Freitas, C. Catita, P. Redweik and M.C. Brito

Evaluating health-care waste treatment technologies using a hybrid multi-criteria decision making model pp. 932-942

Hu-Chen Liu, Jian-Xin You, Chao Lu and Yi-Zeng Chen

The diverse applications of water hyacinth with main focus on sustainable energy and production for new era: An overview pp. 943-954

Shahabaldin Rezania, Mohanadoss Ponraj, Mohd Fadhil Md Din, Ahmad Rahman Songip, Fadzlin Md Sairan and Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan

Energy recovery systems for retrofitting in internal combustion engine vehicles: A review of techniques pp. 955-964

Alejandro Gabriel-Buenaventura and Brian Azzopardi

Pressure fluctuations in the vaneless space of High-head pump-turbines—A review pp. 965-974

Zhigang Zuo, Shuhong Liu, Yuekun Sun and Yulin Wu

A review of thermal energy storage technologies and control approaches for solar cooling pp. 975-995

Sergio Pintaldi, Cristian Perfumo, Subbu Sethuvenkatraman, Stephen White and Gary Rosengarten

Historical development of concentrating solar power technologies to generate clean electricity efficiently – A review pp. 996-1027

Dhyia Aidroos Baharoon, Hasimah Abdul Rahman, Wan Zaidi Wan Omar and Saeed Obaid Fadhl

Thermal transmittance of carbon nanotube networks: Guidelines for novel thermal storage systems and polymeric material of thermal interest pp. 1028-1036

Matteo Fasano, Masoud Bozorg Bigdeli, Mohammad Rasool Vaziri Sereshk, Eliodoro Chiavazzo and Pietro Asinari

Potential residential PV development in Chile: The effect of Net Metering and Net Billing schemes for grid-connected PV systems pp. 1037-1051

David Watts, Marcelo F. Valdés, Danilo Jara and Andrea Watson

The energy metabolism of China and India between 1971 and 2010: Studying the bifurcation pp. 1052-1066

Raúl Velasco-Fernández, Jesus Ramos-Martin and Mario Giampietro

Comprehensive review of renewable energy curtailment and avoidance: A specific example in China pp. 1067-1079

Canbing Li, Haiqing Shi, Yijia Cao, Jianhui Wang, Yonghong Kuang, Yi Tan and Jing Wei

A review of solar energy driven desalination technologies pp. 1080-1118

H. Sharon and K.S. Reddy

Future economic of concentrating solar power (CSP) for electricity generation in Egypt pp. 1119-1127

Enas R. Shouman and N.M. Khattab

Biomass cookstoves: A review of technical aspects pp. 1128-1166

Kailasnath B. Sutar, Sangeeta Kohli, M.R. Ravi and Anjan Ray

Mercury emissions by Beijing׳s fossil energy consumption: Based on environmentally extended input–output analysis pp. 1167-1175

J.S. Li, G.Q. Chen, T. Hayat and A. Alsaedi

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) after the first commitment period: Assessment of the world׳s portfolio and the role of Latin America pp. 1176-1189

David Watts, Constanza Albornoz and Andrea Watson

A review of Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) issues of solar energy system pp. 1190-1204

M.M. Aman, K.H. Solangi, M.S. Hossain, A. Badarudin, G.B. Jasmon, H. Mokhlis, A.H.A. Bakar and S.n Kazi

Novel nano-structured for the improvement of photo-catalyzed hydrogen production via water splitting with in-situ nano-carbon formation pp. 1205-1216

Ahmed M.A. El Naggar, Heba M. Gobara and Ibrahim M. Nassar

Role prioritization of hydrogen production technologies for promoting hydrogen economy in the current state of China pp. 1217-1229

Jingzheng Ren, Suzhao Gao, Shiyu Tan, Lichun Dong, Antonio Scipioni and Anna Mazzi

Hydrogen economy in China: Strengths–weaknesses–opportunities–threats analysis and strategies prioritization pp. 1230-1243

Jingzheng Ren, Suzhao Gao, Shiyu Tan and Lichun Dong

Multistage stochastic inexact chance-constraint programming for an integrated biomass-municipal solid waste power supply management under uncertainty pp. 1244-1254

C.B. Wu, G.H. Huang, W. Li, Y.L. Xie and Y. Xu

The decomposition of energy-related carbon emission and its decoupling with economic growth in China pp. 1255-1266

Yue-Jun Zhang and Yabin Da

Electrical demand side contribution to frequency control in power systems: a review on technical aspects pp. 1267-1276

Kaveh Dehghanpour and Saeed Afsharnia

Sustainable options for electric vehicle technologies pp. 1277-1287

Andreas Poullikkas

Economic analysis of the contribution of photovoltaics to the decarbonization of the power sector pp. 1288-1297

J. Hernández-Moro and J.M. Martínez-Duart

Review of micro- and mini-channel heat sinks and heat exchangers for single phase fluids pp. 1298-1311

Tisha Dixit and Indranil Ghosh

Solar thermal energy for sustainable development in Tunisia: The case of the PROSOL project pp. 1312-1323

Emna Omri, Nouri Chtourou and Damien Bazin

A journey into the process and engineering aspects of carbon capture technologies pp. 1324-1350

B. Sreenivasulu, D.V. Gayatri, I. Sreedhar and K.V. Raghavan

Using a sustainability index to assess energy technologies for rural electrification pp. 1351-1365

Brijesh Mainali and Semida Silveira

BBO-based small autonomous hybrid power system optimization incorporating wind speed and solar radiation forecasting pp. 1366-1375

R.A. Gupta, Rajesh Kumar and Ajay Kumar Bansal

Biorefinery as a promising approach to promote microalgae industry: An innovative framework pp. 1376-1384

Liandong Zhu

Household energy use: Applying behavioural economics to understand consumer decision-making and behaviour pp. 1385-1394

Elisha R. Frederiks, Karen Stenner and Elizabeth V. Hobman

Analysis of critical climate related factors for the application of zero-energy homes in Saudi Arabia pp. 1395-1403

Farajallah Alrashed and Muhammad Asif

Design, construction, and evaluation of a mixed mode solar kiln with black-painted pebble bed for timber seasoning in a tropical setting pp. 1404-1412

S.N. Ugwu, B.O. Ugwuishiwu, O.V. Ekechukwu, H. Njoku and A.O. Ani

Has the turning point of China׳s wind power industry really come? pp. 1413-1422

Xin-gang Zhao, Yu-ang Wei and Ling-zhi Ren

A review of key power system stability challenges for large-scale PV integration pp. 1423-1436

Rakibuzzaman Shah, N. Mithulananthan, R.C. Bansal and V.K. Ramachandaramurthy

Probabilistic optimal power flow in correlated hybrid wind-PV power systems: A review and a new approach pp. 1437-1446

Morteza Aien, Masoud Rashidinejad and Mahmud Fotuhi Firuz-Abad

Advances in synthesis of biodiesel via enzyme catalysis: Novel and sustainable approaches pp. 1447-1464

Abhishek Guldhe, Bhaskar Singh, Taurai Mutanda, Kugen Permaul and Faizal Bux

Rich enough to go renewable, but too early to leave fossil energy? pp. 1465-1477

Angeliki N. Menegaki and Konstantinos Tsagarakis

Overall review of renewable energy subsidy policies in China – Contradictions of intentions and effects pp. 1478-1488

Jianfei Shen and Chen Luo

Harvesting techniques applied to microalgae: A review pp. 1489-1500

Ana I. Barros, Ana L. Gonçalves, Manuel Simões and José C.M. Pires

Review of grid connection requirements for generation assets in weak power grids pp. 1501-1514

Agurtzane Etxegarai, Pablo Eguia, Esther Torres, Araitz Iturregi and Victor Valverde

Emerging applications of graphene and its derivatives in carbon capture and conversion: Current status and future prospects pp. 1515-1545

Amin Taheri Najafabadi