Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Volume 39, issue C, 2014

The use of phase change materials in domestic heat pump and air-conditioning systems for short term storage: A review pp. 1-13

Pere Moreno, Cristian Solé, Albert Castell and Luisa F. Cabeza

On the causal dynamics between economic growth, renewable energy consumption, CO2 emissions and trade openness: Fresh evidence from BRICS countries pp. 14-23

Maamar Sebri and Ousama Ben-Salha

A review on potential enzymatic reaction for biofuel production from algae pp. 24-34

M.Y. Noraini, Hwai Chyuan Ong, Mohamed Jan Badrul and W.T. Chong

Municipal solid waste (MSW) as a source of renewable energy in Bangladesh: Revisited pp. 35-41

H.M. Zakir Hossain, Quazi Hasna Hossain, Md. Minhaj Uddin Monir and Md. Tofayal Ahmed

The analysis of suppositions included in the Polish Energetic Policy using the LCA technique—Poland case study pp. 42-50

Janusz Adamczyk and Maciej Dzikuć

Integrated collector storage solar water heater with compound parabolic concentrator – development and progress pp. 51-64

K. Devanarayanan and K. Kalidasa Murugavel

Potential production of bioenergy from biomass in an Indian perspective pp. 65-78

N.B. Singh, Ashwani Kumar and Sarita Rai

Optimal distributed generation planning at a local level – A review of Serbian renewable energy development pp. 79-86

Ilija Batas Bjelic and Rade M. Ciric

Harnessing ‘water tower’ into ‘power tower’: A small hydropower development study from an Indian prefecture in western Himalayas pp. 87-101

Deepak Kumar and S.S. Katoch

Review and future trends of solar adsorption refrigeration systems pp. 102-123

M.S. Fernandes, G.J.V.N. Brites, J.J. Costa, A.R. Gaspar and V.A.F. Costa

The evolution of the dye sensitized solar cells from Grätzel prototype to up-scaled solar applications: A life cycle assessment approach pp. 124-138

Maria Laura Parisi, Simone Maranghi and Riccardo Basosi

Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) for energy saving in buildings: A review pp. 139-165

Gabriel Pérez, Julià Coma, Ingrid Martorell and Luisa F. Cabeza

The effect of electricity consumption from renewable sources on countries׳ economic growth levels: Evidence from advanced, emerging and developing economies pp. 166-173

George Halkos and Nickolaos G. Tzeremes

Different aspects of dry anaerobic digestion for bio-energy: An overview pp. 174-195

Richa Kothari, A.K. Pandey, S. Kumar, V.V. Tyagi and S.K. Tyagi

Modelling decisions on energy-efficient renovations: A review pp. 196-208

Jonas Friege and Emile Chappin

A fuzzy cognitive maps decision support system for renewables local planning pp. 209-222

George Kyriakarakos, Konstantinos Patlitzianas, Markos Damasiotis and Dimitrios Papastefanakis

A review of integrated solar combined cycle system (ISCCS) with a parabolic trough technology pp. 223-250

Omar Behar, Abdallah Khellaf, Kamal Mohammedi and Sabrina Ait-Kaci

Multi-criteria analysis of electricity generation mix scenarios in Tunisia pp. 251-261

Bernhard Brand and Rafik Missaoui

A comprehensive review on applications of ohmic heating (OH) pp. 262-269

Mohamed Sakr and Shuli Liu

The potential of solar powered transportation and the case for solar powered railway in Pakistan pp. 270-276

Syed Husain Imran Jaffery, Mushtaq Khan, Liaqat Ali, Hassan Abbas Khan, Riaz Ahmad Mufti, Ashfaq Khan, Nawar Khan and Syed M. Jaffery

User satisfaction adaptive behaviors for assessing energy efficient building indoor cooling and lighting environment pp. 277-295

Ali Keyvanfar, Arezou Shafaghat, Muhd Zaimi Abd Majid, Hasanuddin Bin Lamit, Mohd Warid Hussin, Kherun Nita Binti Ali and Alshahri Dhafer Saad

Valuing the visual impact of wind farms: An application in South Evia, Greece pp. 296-311

S. Mirasgedis, C. Tourkolias, E. Tzovla and D. Diakoulaki

Policies for eliminating low-efficiency production capacities and improving energy efficiency of energy-intensive industries in China pp. 312-326

Li Li, Jianjun Wang, Zhongfu Tan, Xinquan Ge, Jian Zhang and Xiaozhe Yun

Dealing with the surplus of glycerol production from biodiesel industry through catalytic upgrading to polyglycerols and other value-added products pp. 327-341

Zahra Gholami, Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah and Keat-Teong Lee

The energy and water nexus in Chinese electricity production: A hybrid life cycle analysis pp. 342-355

Kuishuang Feng, Klaus Hubacek, Yim Ling Siu and Xin Li

Wind power supply chain in China pp. 356-369

Jiahai Yuan, Shenghui Sun, Jiakun Shen, Yan Xu and Changhong Zhao

Cost and CO2 reductions of solar photovoltaic power generation in China: Perspectives for 2020 pp. 370-380

Yu Wang, Sheng Zhou and Hong Huo

A field study on thermal comfort in naturally-ventilated buildings located in the equatorial climatic region of Cameroon pp. 381-393

Modeste Kameni Nematchoua, René Tchinda, Paola Ricciardi and Noël Djongyang

An integrated on-farm production system: Agricultural briquettes for residential heating in Nova Scotia, Canada pp. 394-402

Kenneth W. Corscadden, Jaclyn Biggs and Allan Thomson

Efficiency effect of changing investment structure on China׳s power industry pp. 403-411

Boqiang Lin and Lisha Yang

Potential sites for tidal power generation: A thorough search at coast of New Jersey, USA pp. 412-425

H.S. Tang, K. Qu, G.Q. Chen, S. Kraatz, N. Aboobaker and C.B. Jiang

An overview of current status of carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies pp. 426-443

Dennis Y.C. Leung, Giorgio Caramanna and M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer

Assessment of biomass energy resources and related technologies practice in Bangladesh pp. 444-460

P.K. Halder, N. Paul and M.R.A. Beg

Greenhouse gas emissions from renewable energy sources: A review of lifecycle considerations pp. 461-475

Nana Yaw Amponsah, Mads Troldborg, Bethany Kington, Inge Aalders and Rupert Lloyd Hough

Review on solar powered rotary desiccant wheel cooling system pp. 476-497

T.S. Ge, Y.J. Dai and R.Z. Wang

A study on the development of hydropower potential in Turkey pp. 498-508

Cengiz Koç

Estimation of wind resources in the coast of Ceará, Brazil, using the linear regression theory pp. 509-529

Marcos Antonio Tavares Lira, Emerson Mariano Da Silva, José Maria Brabo Alves and Gielson Vitor Oliveira Veras

Wind power potential assessment of 12 locations in western Himalayan region of India pp. 530-545

S.S. Chandel, P. Ramasamy and K.S.r Murthy

Impacts of unconventional gas development on China׳s natural gas production and import pp. 546-554

Ting Wang and Boqiang Lin

A review on microwave assisted pyrolysis of coal and biomass for fuel production pp. 555-574

Faisal Mushtaq, Ramli Mat and Farid Nasir Ani

Coal–biomass co-combustion: An overview pp. 575-586

S.G. Sahu, N. Chakraborty and P. Sarkar

Optimisation of energy management in commercial buildings with weather forecasting inputs: A review pp. 587-603

Dimitris Lazos, Alistair B. Sproul and Merlinde Kay

CCS technology development in China: Status, problems and countermeasures—Based on SWOT analysis pp. 604-616

Zeng Ming, Ouyang Shaojie, Zhang Yingjie and Shi Hui

Techno-productive potential of photosynthetic microbial fuel cells through different configurations pp. 617-627

Ahmed ElMekawy, Hanaa M. Hegab, Karolien Vanbroekhoven and Deepak Pant

Policy target, feed-in tariff, and technological progress of PV in Taiwan pp. 628-639

Jin-Xu Lin, Pei-Ling Wen, Chun-Chiang Feng, Shih-Mo Lin and Fu-Kuang Ko

Optimization classification, algorithms and tools for renewable energy: A review pp. 640-654

M. Iqbal, M. Azam, M. Naeem, A.S. Khwaja and A. Anpalagan

Future for offshore wind energy in the United Kingdom: The way forward pp. 655-666

E.G. Ochieng, Y. Melaine, S.J. Potts, T. Zuofa, C.O. Egbu, A.D.F. Price and X. Ruan

Review of public–private partnerships in agro-energy districts in Southern Europe: The cases of Greece and Italy pp. 667-678

Basil Manos, Pietro Bartocci, Maria Partalidou, Francesco Fantozzi and Stratos Arampatzis

Status and prospects of rural biogas development in China pp. 679-685

Yu Chen, Wei Hu, Yongzhong Feng and Sandra Sweeney

Benefits and challenges of electrical demand response: A critical review pp. 686-699

O׳Connell, Niamh, Pierre Pinson, Henrik Madsen and O׳Malley, Mark

State-of-the-art in liquid-to-air membrane energy exchangers (LAMEEs): A comprehensive review pp. 700-728

Mohamed R.H. Abdel-Salam, Gaoming Ge, Melanie Fauchoux, Robert W. Besant and Carey J. Simonson

Biochar from oil palm biomass: A review of its potential and challenges pp. 729-739

Sieng-Huat Kong, Soh-Kheang Loh, Robert Thomas Bachmann, Sahibin Abdul Rahim and Jumat Salimon

Econometric study on Malaysia׳s palm oil position in the world market to 2035 pp. 740-747

Peck Yean Gan and Zhi Dong Li

Renewable energy resources: Current status, future prospects and their enabling technology pp. 748-764

Omar Ellabban, Haitham Abu-Rub and Frede Blaabjerg

Photocatalytic CO2 transformation into fuel: A review on advances in photocatalyst and photoreactor pp. 765-805

Sreejon Das and W.M.A. Wan Daud

Modeling of biomass gasification: A review pp. 806-815

Dipal Baruah and D.C. Baruah

Review on the energy and renewable energy status in Iraq: The outlooks pp. 816-827

Fayadh M. Abed, Y. Al-Douri and Ghazy. M.Y. Al-Shahery

Development of the wind power in Brazil: Political, social and technical issues pp. 828-834

Alberto Aquino Juárez, Alex Maurício Araújo, Janardan Singh Rohatgi and Oyama Douglas Queiroz de Oliveira Filho

A review of studies on forced, natural and mixed heat transfer to fluid and nanofluid flow in an annular passage pp. 835-856

Hussein Togun, Tuqa Abdulrazzaq, S.N. Kazi, A. Badarudin, A.A.H. Kadhum and E. Sadeghinezhad

International support for feed-in tariffs in developing countries—A review and analysis of proposed mechanisms pp. 857-873

Joern Huenteler

Harmonization of new wind turbine rotor blades development process: A review pp. 874-882

B. Rašuo, M. Dinulović, A. Veg, A. Grbović and A. Bengin

An economic analysis of a stand-alone and grid-connected cattle farm pp. 883-890

R. Velo, L. Osorio, M.D. Fernández and M.R. Rodríguez

Energy sustainability, stakeholder conflicts, and the future of hydrogen in Denmark pp. 891-897

Kristian Peter Andreasen and Benjamin K. Sovacool

Wind-resource atlas of Venezuela based on on-site anemometry observation pp. 898-911

Francisco González-Longatt, Javier Serrano González, Manuel Burgos Payán and Jesús Manuel Riquelme Santos

Façade photovoltaic systems on multifamily buildings: An urban scale evaluation analysis using geographical information systems pp. 912-933

Marinos Karteris, Ifigeneia Theodoridou, Georgios Mallinis and Agis M. Papadopoulos

Measuring countries׳ environmental sustainability performance – A review and case study of Iceland pp. 934-948

Snjolfur Olafsson, David Cook, Brynhildur Davidsdottir and Lara Johannsdottir

Optimal economic planning of power transmission lines: A review pp. 949-974

T.S. Kishore and S.K. Singal

Biodiesel value chain and access to energy in Ethiopia: Policies and business prospects pp. 975-985

Martha Negash and Olivia Riera

Statistical analysis of patent data relating to the organic Rankine cycle pp. 986-994

Ben-Ran Fu, Sung-Wei Hsu, Chih-Hsi Liu and Yu-Ching Liu

Impact assessment of renewable generation on electricity demand characteristics pp. 995-1004

Kunjana Chaiamarit and Somboon Nuchprayoon

Potential of radial basis function based support vector regression for global solar radiation prediction pp. 1005-1011

Zeynab Ramedani, Mahmoud Omid, Alireza Keyhani, Shahaboddin Shamshirband and Benyamin Khoshnevisan

Key criteria for sustainable wind energy planning—lessons from an institutional perspective on the impact assessment literature pp. 1012-1023

Janne Thygesen and Abhishek Agarwal

A review of validation methodologies and statistical performance indicators for modeled solar radiation data: Towards a better bankability of solar projects pp. 1024-1034

Christian A. Gueymard

The potential of cassava biomass and applicable technologies for sustainable biogas production in South Africa: A review pp. 1035-1052

Vincent Okudoh, Cristina Trois, Tilahun Workneh and Stefan Schmidt

Activation of end of life tyres pyrolytic char for enhancing viability of pyrolysis – Critical review, analysis and recommendations for a hybrid dual system pp. 1053-1073

N. Antoniou, G. Stavropoulos and A. Zabaniotou

Current energy scenario and future prospect of renewable energy in Bangladesh pp. 1074-1088

Md. Tasbirul Islam, S.A. Shahir, T.M. Iftakhar Uddin and A.Z.a Saifullah

Development of biofuels in South Africa: Challenges and opportunities pp. 1089-1100

Anup Pradhan and Charles Mbohwa

The economic viability of battery storage for residential solar photovoltaic systems – A review and a simulation model pp. 1101-1118

Joern Hoppmann, Jonas Volland, Tobias S. Schmidt and Volker H. Hoffmann

Tracing the ultracapacitor commercialization pathway pp. 1119-1126

Laura I. Schultz and Nicholas P. Querques

Hydrothermal gasification of sewage sludge and model compounds for renewable hydrogen production: A review pp. 1127-1142

Chao He, Chia-Lung Chen, Apostolos Giannis, Yanhui Yang and Jing-Yuan Wang

Quantizing the deterministic nonlinearity in wind speed time series pp. 1143-1154

Daryanti Haidar and Fatemeh Marzbani

Distributional employment impacts of renewable and new energy–A case study of China pp. 1155-1163

Wenjia Cai, Yaqian Mu, Can Wang and Jining Chen

Socio-economic prospects of solar technology utilization in Abbottabad, Pakistan pp. 1164-1172

Musarrat Jabeen, Muhammad Umar, Muhammad Zahid, Masood Ur Rehaman, Rubeena Batool and Khalid Zaman

Assessing the sustainability of renewable energy technologies using multi-criteria analysis: Suitability of approach for national-scale assessments and associated uncertainties pp. 1173-1184

Mads Troldborg, Simon Heslop and Rupert L. Hough

Heat resources and organic Rankine cycle machines pp. 1185-1199

Bertrand F. Tchanche, M. Pétrissans and G. Papadakis

Feasibility of solar thermal collectors usage in dwelling apartments in Mashhad, the second megacity of Iran pp. 1200-1207

Mehdi Shaddel and Mohammad Shokouhian

Energy balance in the production of mountain coffee pp. 1208-1213

Adílio Flauzino de Lacerda Filho, Juan José Fonseca Palacin, Roberta Jimenez de Almeida Rigueira, Aristides Ribeiro and Evandro de Castro Melo

Offshore floating vertical axis wind turbines, dynamics modelling state of the art. part I: Aerodynamics pp. 1214-1225

Michael Borg, Andrew Shires and Maurizio Collu

Offshore floating vertical axis wind turbines, dynamics modelling state of the art. Part II: Mooring line and structural dynamics pp. 1226-1234

Michael Borg, Maurizio Collu and Athanasios Kolios