Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Volume 151, issue C, 2021

A review of biohydrogen production technology for application towards hydrogen fuel cells

D.D.T. Ferraren-De Cagalitan and M.L.S. Abundo

High-efficiency biodiesel production using rotating tube reactor: New insight of operating parameters on hydrodynamic regime and biodiesel yield

Narita Chanthon, Kanokwan Ngaosuwan, Worapon Kiatkittipong, Doonyapong Wongsawaeng, Weerinda Appamana, Armando T. Quitain and Suttichai Assabumrungrat

Understanding the nexus of energy, environment and conflict: An overview

Samuel W. Kerber, Alexander Q. Gilbert, Mark R. Deinert and Morgan D. Bazilian

Flexible membrane structures for wave energy harvesting: A review of the developments, materials and computational modelling approaches

Ieuan Collins, Mokarram Hossain, Wulf Dettmer and Ian Masters

Estimating microbial growth and hydrogen consumption in hydrogen storage in porous media

Eike M. Thaysen, Sean McMahon, Gion J. Strobel, Ian B. Butler, Bryne T. Ngwenya, Niklas Heinemann, Mark Wilkinson, Aliakbar Hassanpouryouzband, Christopher I. McDermott and Katriona Edlmann

A review of component and system reliability in tidal turbine deployments

S. Walker and P.R. Thies

Internet plus and China industrial system's low-carbon development

Wei Zhang, Jianmin You and Weiwen Lin

Participatory methods in energy system modelling and planning – A review

Connor McGookin, Brian Ó Gallachóir and Edmond Byrne

Socioeconomic impacts of large hydroelectric power plants in Brazil: A synthetic control assessment of Estreito hydropower plant

A.C.C. Catolico, M. Maestrini, J.C.M. Strauch, F. Giusti and J. Hunt

Techno-economic analysis of catalytic hydrothermolysis pathway for jet fuel production

Sudha Eswaran, Senthil Subramaniam, Scott Geleynse, Kristin Brandt, Michael Wolcott and Xiao Zhang

A review of data sources for electric vehicle integration studies

Lisa Calearo, Mattia Marinelli and Charalampos Ziras

Technical difficulties of mixed culture driven waste biomass-based biohydrogen production: Sustainability of current pretreatment techniques and future prospective

Ahasanul Karim, M. Amirul Islam, Puranjan Mishra, Abu Yousuf, Che Ku Mohammad Faizal and Md. Maksudur Rahman Khan

From single to multi-energy and hybrid grids: Historic growth and future vision

J. Ramsebner, R. Haas, H. Auer, A. Ajanovic, W. Gawlik, C. Maier, S. Nemec-Begluk, T. Nacht and M. Puchegger

Driving conditions-driven energy management strategies for hybrid electric vehicles: A review

Teng Liu, Wenhao Tan, Xiaolin Tang, Jinwei Zhang, Yang Xing and Dongpu Cao

Thermoelectric, piezoelectric and photovoltaic harvesting technologies for pavement engineering

J. Wang, F. Xiao and H. Zhao

The effectiveness of green roofs in reducing building energy consumptions across different climates. A summary of literature results

Piero Bevilacqua

Role of renewable energy technologies in climate change adaptation and mitigation: A brief review from Nepal

A. Suman

A synthesis of feasible control methods for floating offshore wind turbine system dynamics

Kamran Ali Shah, Fantai Meng, Ye Li, Ryozo Nagamune, Yarong Zhou, Zhengru Ren and Zhiyu Jiang

A framework for studying outcomes in industrial symbiosis

Christoffer Wadström, Maria Johansson and Magnus Wallén

Biorefinery: A comprehensive concept for the sociotechnical transition toward bioeconomy

Caroline Conteratto, Felipe Dalzotto Artuzo, Omar Inácio Benedetti Santos and Edson Talamini

Carbon intensity threshold for Canadian oil sands industry using planetary boundaries: Is a sustainable carbon-negative industry possible?

Marwa Hannouf, Getachew Assefa and Ian Gates

A systematic literature review on the use of artificial intelligence in energy self-management in smart buildings

J. Aguilar, A. Garces-Jimenez, M.D. R-Moreno and Rodrigo García

Critical review and future prospects for desiccant coated heat exchangers: Materials, design, and manufacturing

Tomas Venegas, Ming Qu, Kashif Nawaz and Lingshi Wang

Potential measurement techniques for photovoltaic module failure diagnosis: A review

Md Momtazur Rahman, Imran Khan and Kamal Alameh

Sequential steady-state security region-based transmission power system resilience enhancement

Chong Wang, Ping Ju, Feng Wu, Shunbo Lei and Xueping Pan

Sustainable Gas-to-Wire via dry reforming of carbonated natural gas: Ionic-liquid pre-combustion capture and thermodynamic efficiency

Hudson Bolsoni Carminati, José Luiz de Medeiros and Ofélia de Queiroz F. Araújo

Policy challenges to community energy in the EU: A systematic review of the scientific literature

Henner Busch, Salvatore Ruggiero, Aljosa Isakovic and Teis Hansen

Enhancing methane production in anaerobic digestion through hydrogen assisted pathways – A state-of-the-art review

Silva, Tinku Casper D’, Adya Isha, Ram Chandra, Virendra Kumar Vijay, Paruchuri Mohan V. Subbarao, Ritunesh Kumar, Ved Prakash Chaudhary, Harjit Singh, Abid Ali Khan, Vinay Kumar Tyagi and Kornél L. Kovács

Is clean cooking affordable? A review

A. Gill-Wiehl, I. Ray and D. Kammen

Recent advances in superhydrophobic polymers for antireflective self-cleaning solar panels

Nizamudeen Cherupurakal, Mohammad Sayem Mozumder, Abdel- Hamid I. Mourad and Shubra Lalwani

A new framework and tool for ecological risk assessment of wave energy converters projects

I. Galparsoro, M. Korta, I. Subirana, Á. Borja, I. Menchaca, O. Solaun, I. Muxika, G. Iglesias and J. Bald

Bioashes and their potential for reuse to sustain ecosystem services and underpin circular economy

G. Ondrasek, M. Bubalo Kovačić, I. Carević, N. Štirmer, S. Stipičević, N. Udiković-Kolić, V. Filipović, D. Romić and Z. Rengel

Preparation and thermophysical property analysis of nanocomposite phase change materials for energy storage

Jin Wang, Yanxin Li, Dan Zheng, Hrvoje Mikulčić, Milan Vujanović and Bengt Sundén

Multi-criteria decision approach to select carbon dioxide and hydrogen sources as potential raw materials for the production of chemicals

J.V.M. Lopes, A.E. Bresciani, K.M. Carvalho, L.A. Kulay and R.M.B. Alves

A review study on proton exchange membrane fuel cell electrochemical performance focusing on anode and cathode catalyst layer modelling at macroscopic level

Stefanos Tzelepis, Kosmas A. Kavadias, George E. Marnellos and George Xydis

Factors influencing the sustainability of micro-hydro schemes in Nepal

B. Poudel, J. Maley, K. Parton and M. Morrison

Review on frosting, defrosting and frost management techniques in industrial food freezers

Deyae Badri, Cyril Toublanc, Olivier Rouaud and Michel Havet

DC microgrid protection issues and schemes: A critical review

Chetan Srivastava and Manoj Tripathy

Potential of data centers for fast frequency response services in synchronously isolated power systems

Dlzar Al Kez, Aoife M. Foley, Faraedoon W. Ahmed, Mark O'Malley and S.M. Muyeen

Electric vehicles: To what extent are environmentally friendly and cost effective? – Comparative study by european countries

C.M. Costa, J.C. Barbosa, H. Castro, R. Gonçalves and S. Lanceros-Méndez

Environmental modelling of building stocks – An integrated review of life cycle-based assessment models to support EU policy making

Martin Röck, Elena Baldereschi, Evelien Verellen, Alexander Passer, Serenella Sala and Karen Allacker

Enhancing the quality of climate policy analysis in China: Linking bottom-up and top-down models

Govinda Timilsina, Jun Pang and Yang Xi

Review and analysis of advances in functionalized, smart, and multifunctional asphalt mixtures

I. Rocha Segundo, E. Freitas, V.T.F. Castelo Branco, S. Landi, M.F. Costa and J.O. Carneiro

Macroalgal biorefinery concepts for the circular bioeconomy: A review on biotechnological developments and future perspectives

Emily T. Kostas, Jessica M.M. Adams, Héctor A. Ruiz, Gabriela Durán-Jiménez and Gary J. Lye

Current status of anaerobic digestion of food waste in the United States

Rachel Dalke, Delaney Demro, Yusra Khalid, Haoran Wu and Meltem Urgun-Demirtas

Beneficial management of biomass combustion ashes

Jihua Zhai, Ian T. Burke and Douglas I. Stewart

The impact of renewable energy and sector coupling on the pathway towards a sustainable energy system in Chile

Juan Carlos Osorio-Aravena, Arman Aghahosseini, Dmitrii Bogdanov, Upeksha Caldera, Narges Ghorbani, Theophilus Nii Odai Mensah, Siavash Khalili, Emilio Muñoz-Cerón and Christian Breyer

Combined wind-solar electricity production potential over north-western Africa

Imre M. Jánosi, Karim Medjdoub and Miklós Vincze

MPF-Net: A computational multi-regional solar power forecasting framework

Faiza Mehmood, Muhammad Usman Ghani, Muhammad Nabeel Asim, Rehab Shahzadi, Aamir Mehmood and Waqar Mahmood

Environmental impacts of aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES)

Ruben Stemmle, Philipp Blum, Simon Schüppler, Paul Fleuchaus, Melissa Limoges, Peter Bayer and Kathrin Menberg

Projections of carbon metabolism in 2035 and implications for demand-side controls under various scenarios

Jizhe Li, Guohe Huang, Lirong Liu, Yongping Li, Mengyu Zhai and Xinli Xu

Engineering acetogens for biofuel production: From cellular biology to process improvement

Chunlei Yang, Lifeng Dong, Yanhua Gao, Peng Jia and Qiyu Diao

Techno-economic review of alternative fuels and propulsion systems for the aviation sector

Karna Dahal, Selma Brynolf, Carlos Xisto, Julia Hansson, Maria Grahn, Tomas Grönstedt and Mariliis Lehtveer

Energy self-consumers and renewable energy communities in Italy: New actors of the electric power systems

Maria Luisa Di Silvestre, Mariano Giuseppe Ippolito, Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Giuseppe Sciumè and Antony Vasile

Reliable and precise evaluation energy-transfer and efficiency of super-capacitors

Liu Changshi

Electric vehicle routing problem: A systematic review and a new comprehensive model with nonlinear energy recharging and consumption

Yiyong Xiao, Yue Zhang, Ikou Kaku, Rui Kang and Xing Pan

Towards cross-commodity energy-sharing communities – A review of the market, regulatory, and technical situation

Satu Paiho, Jussi Kiljander, Roope Sarala, Hanne Siikavirta, Olli Kilkki, Arpit Bajpai, Markus Duchon, Marc-Oliver Pahl, Lars Wüstrich, Christian Lübben, Erkin Kirdan, Josef Schindler, Jussi Numminen and Thomas Weisshaupt

Hybrid photovoltaic/thermal and ground source heat pump: Review and perspective

Tian You, Wei Wu, Hongxing Yang, Jiankun Liu and Xianting Li

Green recovery packages for a post-Covid-19 world: A lesson from the collapse of Spanish wind farms in the past financial crisis

Jorge Blazquez, Marzio Galeotti and Jose M. Martin-Moreno

A hybrid approach for examining the drivers of energy consumption in Shanghai

Yulong Luo, Weiliang Zeng, Yueqiang Wang, Danzhou Li, Xianbiao Hu and Hua Zhang

Thermal conductivity of nanofluids: A review of the existing correlations and a scaled semi-empirical equation

Gianluca Coccia, Sebastiano Tomassetti and Giovanni Di Nicola

A dynamic risk assessment model to assess the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the sustainability of the biomass supply chain: A case study of a U.S. biofuel industry

Zaman Sajid

Effect of novel Ni2P-loaded catalysts on algal pyrolysis bio-oil

Fanghua Li, Daniel J. Sweeney, Yanjun Dai and Chi-Hwa Wang

The influence pathways of financial development on environmental quality: New evidence from smooth transition regression models

Xin Xu, Shupei Huang, Haizhong An, Samuel Vigne and Brian Lucey

An economic overview of Populus spp. in Short Rotation Coppice systems under Mediterranean conditions: An assessment tool for decision-making

A. Fuertes, N. Oliveira, I. Cañellas, H. Sixto and R. Rodríguez-Soalleiro

Identifying practical sustainable retrofit measures for existing high-rise residential buildings in various climate zones through an integrated energy-cost model

Qiong He, Md. Uzzal Hossain, S. Thomas Ng and Godfried Augenbroe

Do energy efficiency networks help reduce barriers to energy efficiency? -A case study of a regional Swedish policy program for industrial SMEs

Noor Jalo, Ida Johansson, Fayas Malik Kanchiralla and Patrik Thollander

Targeted engineering of metal@hollow carbon spheres as nanoreactors for biomass hydrodeoxygenation

Yongqi Kuang and Hao Li

Energy-carbon-water footprint of sugarcane bioenergy: A district-level life cycle assessment in the state of Maharashtra, India

Moonmoon Hiloidhari, Vandit Vijay, Rangan Banerjee, D.C. Baruah and Anand B. Rao

Review of higher heating value of municipal solid waste based on analysis and smart modelling

Amir Dashti, Abolfazl Sajadi Noushabadi, Javad Asadi, Mojtaba Raji, Abdoulmohammad Gholamzadeh Chofreh, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš and Amir H. Mohammadi

A comprehensive review of thermophysical properties and prospects of ionanocolloids in thermal energy applications

Elaine Fabre and S.M. Sohel Murshed

Wind energy resource over Europe under CMIP6 future climate projections: What changes from CMIP5 to CMIP6

D. Carvalho, A. Rocha, X. Costoya, M. deCastro and M. Gómez-Gesteira

Photovoltaic and triboelectrification empowered light-weight flexible self-charging asymmetric supercapacitor cell for self-powered multifunctional electronics

Anirban Maitra, Ranadip Bera, Lopamudra Halder, Aswini Bera, Sarbaranjan Paria, Sumanta Kumar Karan, Suman Kumar Si, Anurima De, Suparna Ojha and Bhanu Bhusan Khatua

Cameroon's hydropower potential and development under the vision of Central Africa power pool (CAPP): A review

Joseph Kenfack, Urbain Nzotcha, Joseph Voufo, Paul Salomon Ngohe-Ekam, Jean Calvin Nsangou and Blaise Bignom

Thermostable cellulases: Structure, catalytic mechanisms, directed evolution and industrial implementations

Fatima Akram, Ikram ul Haq, Amna Aqeel, Zeeshan Ahmed and Fatima Iftikhar Shah

Magnitude and distribution of the untapped solar space-heating resource in U.S. climates

A.R. Rempel, A.W. Rempel, S.M. McComas, S. Duffey, C. Enright and S. Mishra

Model carbon materials derived from tannin to assess the importance of pore connectivity in supercapacitors

J. Castro-Gutiérrez, N. Díez, M. Sevilla, M.T. Izquierdo, A. Celzard and V. Fierro

PCM embedded radiant chilled ceiling: A state-of-the-art review

Seyedmostafa Mousavi, Behzad Rismanchi, Stefan Brey and Lu Aye

The food-energy-water-carbon nexus in a maize-maize-mustard cropping sequence of the Indian Himalayas: An impact of tillage-cum-live mulching

Gulab Singh Yadav, Anup Das, B K Kandpal, Subhash Babu, Rattan Lal, Mrinmoy Datta, Biswajit Das, Raghavendra Singh, Vk Singh, Kp Mohapatra and Mandakranta Chakraborty

Environmental cost and impacts of chemicals used in agriculture: An integration of emergy and Life Cycle Assessment

Yanfeng Lyu, Marco Raugei, Xiaohong Zhang, Salvatore Mellino and Sergio Ulgiati

Perovskite semiconductor-engineered cascaded molecular energy levels in naturally-sensitized photoanodes

Hisham A. Maddah, Lila Aryadwita, Vikas Berry and Sanjay K. Behura

A survey on key techniques and development perspectives of equivalent consumption minimisation strategy for hybrid electric vehicles

Z. Chen, Y. Liu, M. Ye, Y. Zhang, Z. Chen and G. Li

Materials, methods and strategies for encapsulation of perovskite solar cells: From past to present

Rohith Kumar Raman, Senthil A. Gurusamy Thangavelu, Selvaraj Venkataraj and Ananthanarayanan Krishnamoorthy

Combined land use of solar infrastructure and agriculture for socioeconomic and environmental co-benefits in the tropics

Chong Seok Choi, Sujith Ravi, Iskandar Z. Siregar, Fifi Gus Dwiyanti, Jordan Macknick, Michael Elchinger and Nicholas C. Davatzes

Review on battery thermal management systems for energy-efficient electric vehicles

Vima Mali, Rajat Saxena, Kundan Kumar, Abul Kalam and Brijesh Tripathi

Novel combined desalination, heating and power system: Energy, exergy, economic and environmental assessments

Prashant Saini, Jeeoot Singh and Jahar Sarkar

Energy usage and cost analysis of passive thermal retrofits for low-rise residential buildings in Seoul

Sungwoong Yang, Hyun Mi Cho, Beom Yeol Yun, Taehoon Hong and Sumin Kim

Policy implications of competition between conventional and energy crops

J. Knápek, T. Králík, K. Vávrová, M. Valentová, M. Horák and D. Outrata

Carbon dioxide abatement by integration of methane bi-reforming process with ammonia and urea synthesis

I.P. Moura, A.C. Reis, A.E. Bresciani and R.M.B. Alves

Analysis of global energy savings in the frozen food industry made possible by transitioning from conventional isobaric freezing to isochoric freezing

Yuanheng Zhao, Matthew J. Powell-Palm, Junjie Wang, Cristina Bilbao-Sainz, Tara McHugh and Boris Rubinsky

Challenges in cellulase bioprocess for biofuel applications

Reeta Rani Singhania, Héctor A. Ruiz, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Cheng-Di Dong, Chiu-Wen Chen and Anil Kumar Patel

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews: Environmental impact networks of renewable energy power plants

Viktor Sebestyén

Public preferences for introducing a power-to-heat system in South Korea

Ju-Hee Kim, Seul-Ye Lim and Seung-Hoon Yoo

Advancement in upconversion nanoparticles based NIR-driven photocatalysts

Anees A. Ansari and Mika Sillanpää

Optimal operation of evaporative cooling pads: A review

A. Tejero-González and A. Franco-Salas

Upcycling the anaerobic digestion streams in a bioeconomy approach: A review

Panagiotis Tsapekos, Benyamin Khoshnevisan, Merlin Alvarado-Morales, Xinyu Zhu, Junting Pan, Hailin Tian and Irini Angelidaki

Recent progress on heterostructure materials for next-generation sodium/potassium ion batteries

Peng Du, Liang Cao, Bao Zhang, Chunhui Wang, Zhiming Xiao, Jiafeng Zhang, Dong Wang and Xing Ou

Progress in the torrefaction technology for upgrading oil palm wastes to energy-dense biochar: A review

Peter Nai Yuh Yek, Yoke Wang Cheng, Rock Keey Liew, Wan Adibah Wan Mahari, Hwai Chyuan Ong, Wei-Hsin Chen, Wanxi Peng, Young-Kwon Park, Christian Sonne, Sieng Huat Kong, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo and Su Shiung Lam