Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Volume 30, issue C, 2014

Natural gas from shale formation – The evolution, evidences and challenges of shale gas revolution in United States pp. 1-28

Qiang Wang, Xi Chen, Awadhesh N. Jha and Howard Rogers

A comprehensive literature review of bio-fuel performance in internal combustion engine and relevant costs involvement pp. 29-44

E. Sadeghinezhad, S.N. Kazi, Foad Sadeghinejad, A. Badarudin, Mohammad Mehrali, Rad Sadri and Mohammad Reza Safaei

Large-scale wind energy potential of the Caribbean region using near-surface reanalysis data pp. 45-58

Xsitaaz T. Chadee and Ricardo M. Clarke

Efficiency achievement in water supply systems—A review pp. 59-84

B. Coelho and A. Andrade-Campos

Progress in silica gel–water adsorption refrigeration technology pp. 85-104

Dechang Wang, Jipeng Zhang, Xiaoliang Tian, Dawei Liu and K. Sumathy

Energy and exergy analysis of typical renewable energy systems pp. 105-123

S.R. Park, A.K. Pandey, V.V. Tyagi and S.K. Tyagi

Direct rebound effect on urban residential electricity use: An empirical study in China pp. 124-132

Zhaohua Wang, Milin Lu and Jian-Cai Wang

A review and recent developments in the optimal wind-turbine micro-siting problem pp. 133-144

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

Review of diffusion–absorption refrigeration technologies pp. 145-153

J.L. Rodríguez-Muñoz and J.M. Belman-Flores

Influence of different factors on the stability of biodiesel: A review pp. 154-163

M.R. Jakeria, M.A. Fazal and A.S.M.A. Haseeb

Overview on fuel cells pp. 164-169

Umberto Lucia

Reviewing electricity production cost assessments pp. 170-183

Simon Larsson, Dean Fantazzini, Simon Davidsson, Sven Kullander and Mikael Höök

Economic thermal insulation thickness for pipes and ducts: A review study pp. 184-194

Omer Kaynakli

Progress in combustion investigations of hydrogen enriched hydrocarbons pp. 195-216

Chenglong Tang, Yingjia Zhang and Zuohua Huang

Issues and solution approaches in PHEV integration to smart grid pp. 217-229

Ashish Ranjan Hota, Mahesh Juvvanapudi and Prabodh Bajpai

Optimal utilisation of heat demand in district heating system—A case study pp. 230-236

Alemayehu Gebremedhin

ESCO business models for biomass heating and CHP: Profitability of ESCO operations in Italy and key factors assessment pp. 237-253

Antonio Pantaleo, Chiara Candelise, Ausilio Bauen and Nilay Shah

Prospects of applying ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents for renewable energy storage by means of redox flow batteries pp. 254-270

Mohammed Harun Chakrabarti, Farouq Sabri Mjalli, Inas Muen AlNashef, Mohd. Ali Hashim, Mohd. Azlan Hussain, Laleh Bahadori and Chee Tong John Low

Green building research–current status and future agenda: A review pp. 271-281

Jian Zuo and Zhen-Yu Zhao

An improved approach to extract the single-diode equivalent circuit parameters of a photovoltaic cell/panel pp. 282-289

Simon Lineykin, Moshe Averbukh and Alon Kuperman

Electricity consumption from renewable and non-renewable sources and economic growth: Evidence from Latin American countries pp. 290-298

Usama Al-mulali, Hassan Gholipour Fereidouni and Janice Y.M. Lee

Assessment of hybrid renewable power sources for rural electrification in Malaysia pp. 299-305

M. Fadaeenejad, M.A.M. Radzi, M.Z.A. AbKadir and H. Hizam

Second-generation bioethanol production from water hyacinth and duckweed in Izmir: A case study pp. 306-316

Asiye Gül Bayrakci and Günnur Koçar

Energy access indicators and trends in Ghana pp. 317-323

Gifty Serwaa Mensah, Francis Kemausuor and Abeeku Brew-Hammond

Effect of thermal annealing on P3HT:PCBM bulk-heterojunction organic solar cells: A critical review pp. 324-336

Xiaohan Yang and Ashraf Uddin

A review on thermoelectric renewable energy: Principle parameters that affect their performance pp. 337-355

Mohamed Hamid Elsheikh, Dhafer Abdulameer Shnawah, Mohd Faizul Mohd Sabri, Suhana Binti Mohd Said, Masjuki Haji Hassan, Mohamed Bashir Ali Bashir and Mahazani Mohamad

Effect of antioxidants on oxidation stability of biodiesel derived from vegetable and animal based feedstocks pp. 356-370

I.M. Rizwanul Fattah, H.H. Masjuki, M.A. Kalam, M.A. Hazrat, B.M. Masum, S. Imtenan and A.M. Ashraful

The barriers and institutional arrangements of the implementation of renewable portfolio standard: A perspective of China pp. 371-380

Zhao Xin-gang, Feng Tian-tian, Cui Lu and Feng Xia

A review of membrane technology for bioethanol production pp. 388-400

Ping Wei, Li-Hua Cheng, Lin Zhang, Xin-Hua Xu, Huan-lin Chen and Cong-jie Gao

Making the deployment of pico-PV more sustainable along the value chain pp. 401-411

Stephanie Hirmer and Heather Cruickshank

Power generation with biogas from municipal solid waste: Prediction of gas generation with in situ parameters pp. 412-419

Quetzalli Aguilar-Virgen, Paul Taboada-González, Sara Ojeda-Benítez and Samantha Cruz-Sotelo

Sustainable energy development – Lithuania's way to energy supply security and energetics independence pp. 420-428

Vladislovas Katinas, Antanas Markevicius, Eugenijus Perednis and Juozas Savickas

Optimum shunt capacitor placement in distribution system—A review and comparative study pp. 429-439

M.M. Aman, G.B. Jasmon, A.H.A. Bakar, H. Mokhlis and M. Karimi

Assessment of adsorber bed designs in waste-heat driven adsorption cooling systems for vehicle air conditioning and refrigeration pp. 440-451

Amir Sharafian and Majid Bahrami

A comprehensive review on wind turbine power curve modeling techniques pp. 452-460

M. Lydia, S. Suresh Kumar, A. Immanuel Selvakumar and G. Edwin Prem Kumar

Demand response and smart grids—A survey pp. 461-478

Pierluigi Siano

High-resolution model-based wind atlas for Greece pp. 479-489

V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos and S. Lykoudis

Categorization of residential electricity consumption as a basis for the assessment of the impacts of demand response actions pp. 490-503

Ana Soares, Álvaro Gomes and Carlos Henggeler Antunes

Biomass energy in Bangladesh: Current status and prospects pp. 504-517

A.S.N. Huda, S. Mekhilef and A. Ahsan

Current status and future prospects of hydropower in Saxony (Germany) compared to trends in Germany, the European Union and the World pp. 518-525

Bernd Spänhoff

Dynamic thermal models and CFD analysis for flat-plate thermal solar collectors – A review pp. 526-537

Luca A. Tagliafico, Federico Scarpa and Mattia De Rosa

A review of frosting in air-to-air energy exchangers pp. 538-554

Mohammad Rafati Nasr, Melanie Fauchoux, Robert W. Besant and Carey J. Simonson

Environmental efficiency of investments in renewable energy: Comparative analysis at macroeconomic level pp. 555-564

Claudiu Cicea, Corina Marinescu, Ion Popa and Cosmin Dobrin

Review of hydrogen-enriched gas production from steam gasification of biomass: The prospect of CaO-based chemical looping gasification pp. 565-579

Jakkapong Udomsirichakorn and P. Abdul Salam

A comprehensive review on biomass cookstoves and a systematic approach for modern cookstove design pp. 580-603

Milind P. Kshirsagar and Vilas R. Kalamkar

Are we there yet? Improving solar PV economics and power planning in developing countries: The case of Kenya pp. 604-615

Janosch Ondraczek

A review of the technologies, economics and policy instruments for decarbonising energy-intensive manufacturing industries pp. 616-640

T.A. Napp, A. Gambhir, T.P. Hills, N. Florin and P.s Fennell

An analysis of wind energy potential and economic evaluation in Zahedan, Iran pp. 641-650

Ali Mostafaeipour, Mohsen Jadidi, Kasra Mohammadi and Ahmad Sedaghat

Perspectives of carbon nanotubes/polymer nanocomposites for wind blade materials pp. 651-660

Peng-Cheng Ma and Yi Zhang

Review of energy models to the development of an efficient industrial energy model pp. 661-671

O.a Olanrewaju and A.a Jimoh

Evaluation of infrared techniques for the assessment of biomass and biofuel quality parameters and conversion technology processes: A review pp. 672-681

Dara T. Chadwick, Kevin P. McDonnell, Liam P. Brennan, Colette C. Fagan and Colm D. Everard

Optimization methods applied for Wind–PSP operation and scheduling under deregulated market: A review pp. 682-700

Javed Dhillon, Arun Kumar and S.K. Singal

Energy and hydraulic efficiency in conventional water supply systems pp. 701-714

Mateus Ricardo Nogueira Vilanova and José Antônio Perrella Balestieri

Transition and transformation: A bibliometric analysis of two scientific networks researching socio-technical change pp. 715-723

Emile J.L. Chappin and Andreas Ligtvoet

Energy use efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions of farming systems in north Iran pp. 724-733

Ali Mohammadi, Shahin Rafiee, Ali Jafari, Alireza Keyhani, Seyed Hashem Mousavi-Avval and Sanderine Nonhebel

Advances in surface passivation and emitter optimization techniques of c-Si solar cells pp. 734-742

Mohammad Ziaur Rahman

Renewable hydrogen economy in Asia – Opportunities and challenges: An overview pp. 743-757

Manoj Pudukudy, Zahira Yaakob, Masita Mohammad, Binitha Narayanan and Kamaruzzaman Sopian

High-efficiency thermodynamic power cycles for concentrated solar power systems pp. 758-770

Marc T. Dunham and Brian D. Iverson

Geothermal energy potential of southwestern of Saudi Arabia "exploration and possible power generation": A case study at Al Khouba area – Jizan pp. 771-789

Aref Lashin and Nassir Al Arifi

Wind energy resource assessment of Izmit in the West Black Sea Coastal Region of Turkey pp. 790-795

Serhat Kucukali and Çiğdem Dinçkal

Overview of power inverter topologies and control structures for grid connected photovoltaic systems pp. 796-807

L. Hassaine, E. OLias, J. Quintero and V. Salas

Energy in the urban water cycle: Actions to reduce the total expenditure of fossil fuels with emphasis on heat reclamation from urban water pp. 808-820

J.A. Elías-Maxil, Jan Peter van der Hoek, Jan Hofman and Luuk Rietveld

Sizing stand-alone photovoltaic–wind hybrid system: Techno-economic analysis and optimization pp. 821-832

Hocine Belmili, Mourad Haddadi, Seddik Bacha, Mohamed Fayçal Almi and Boualem Bendib

Improving the electricity efficiency in South Africa through a benchmark-and-trade system pp. 833-840

Roula Inglesi-Lotz and James Blignaut

Investigations on pump running in turbine mode: A review of the state-of-the-art pp. 841-868

Sanjay V. Jain and Rajesh N. Patel

Thermodynamic and economic analysis of hydrogen production integration in the Brazilian sugar and alcohol industry pp. 869-876

Jose Luz Silveira, Celso Eduardo Tuna, Wendell de Queiroz Lamas, Marcio Evaristo da Silva and Valdisley Jose Martinelli

Location optimization of wind power generation–transmission systems under uncertainty using hierarchical fuzzy DEA: A case study pp. 877-885

Ali Azadeh, Armin Rahimi-Golkhandan and Mohsen Moghaddam

Methane emissions in China 2007 pp. 886-902

Bo Zhang and G.Q. Chen

Satisfying the rural residential demand in Liberia with decentralized renewable energy schemes pp. 903-911

Jose Alfaro and Shelie Miller

Trends and challenges of sustainable energy and water research in North Africa: Sahara solar breeder concerns at the intersection of energy/water pp. 912-922

A. Boudghene Stambouli, Z. Khiat, S. Flazi, H. Tanemoto, M. Nakajima, H. Isoda, F. Yokoyama, S. Hannachi, K. Kurokawa, M. Shimizu, H. Koinuma and N. Yassaa

Not Under Our Back Yards? A case study of social acceptance of the Northern Netherlands CCS initiative pp. 923-942

Herman W.A. van Os, Rien Herber and Bert Scholtens

Exploring temporal and spatial evolution of global energy production and consumption pp. 943-949

Wenwen Wang, Ming Zhang and Peng Li

Hydrogen production from catalytic steam reforming of biodiesel byproduct glycerol: Issues and challenges pp. 950-960

Binlin Dou, Yongchen Song, Chao Wang, Haisheng Chen and Yujie Xu

Engine combustion, performance and emission characteristics of gas to liquid (GTL) fuels and its blends with diesel and bio-diesel pp. 961-986

H. Sajjad, H.H. Masjuki, M. Varman, M.A. Kalam, M.I. Arbab, S. Imtenan and S.M. Ashrafur Rahman

Numerical simulation of geothermal reservoirs for the sustainable design of energy plants: A review pp. 987-1002

Alessandro Franco and Maurizio Vaccaro

A comprehensive model for the German electricity and heat sector in a future energy system with a dominant contribution from renewable energy technologies—Part I: Methodology pp. 1003-1018

Hans-Martin Henning and Andreas Palzer

A comprehensive model for the German electricity and heat sector in a future energy system with a dominant contribution from renewable energy technologies – Part II: Results pp. 1019-1034

Andreas Palzer and Hans-Martin Henning

Microalgal biofuels: Flexible bioenergies for sustainable development pp. 1035-1046

L.D. Zhu, E. Hiltunen, E. Antila, J.J. Zhong, Z.H. Yuan and Z.M. Wang