Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

1997 - 2025

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Volume 137, issue C, 2021

A review on solvent systems for furfural production from lignocellulosic biomass

Cornelius Basil Tien Loong Lee and Ta Yeong Wu

State of the art in composition, fabrication, characterization, and modeling methods of cement-based thermoelectric materials for low-temperature applications

Xiaoli Liu, Ruchita Jani, Esther Orisakwe, Conrad Johnston, Piotr Chudzinski, Ming Qu, Brian Norton, Niall Holmes, Jorge Kohanoff, Lorenzo Stella, Hongxi Yin and Kazuaki Yazawa

A review on biofuels for light-duty vehicles in Europe

S. Puricelli, G. Cardellini, S. Casadei, D. Faedo, A.E.M. van den Oever and M. Grosso

Suitability assessment of models in the industrial energy system design

Kristof L. Urban, Fabian Scheller and Thomas Bruckner

Ocean renewable energy development in Southeast Asia: Opportunities, risks and unintended consequences

M.A.J.R. Quirapas and Araz Taeihagh

Biodiesel auctions in Brazil: Symmetry of bids and informational paradigm

Renato Cabral Dias Dutra and Lucio Guido Tapia Carpio

An analysis of bio-digester substrate heating methods: A review

Francis Makamure, Patrick Mukumba and Golden Makaka

Potentials and obstacles for community anaerobic digesters in the United States: Evidence from a case study in Vermont

Qingbin Wang, Ethan Thompson, Angela Tweedy, Mary L. O'Leary and Williams W. Crossman

The institutional logic of wind energy integration: What can China learn from the United States to reduce wind curtailment?

Feng Song, Zichao Yu, Weiting Zhuang and Ao Lu

A water-waste-energy nexus approach to bridge the sustainability gap in landfill-based waste management regions

G. Mancini, A. Luciano, D. Bolzonella, F. Fatone, P. Viotti and D. Fino

Particulate matter emission control from small residential boilers after biomass combustion. A review

A. Jaworek, A.T. Sobczyk, A. Marchewicz, A. Krupa and T. Czech

Considerations for the structural analysis and design of wind turbine towers: A review

Edwin Hernandez-Estrada, Orlando Lastres-Danguillecourt, Jose B. Robles-Ocampo, Andres Lopez-Lopez, Perla Y. Sevilla-Camacho, Bianca Y. Perez-Sariñana and Jose R. Dorrego-Portela

Recent developments in flexible thermoelectrics: From materials to devices

Zeng Fan, Yaoyun Zhang, Lujun Pan, Jianyong Ouyang and Qian Zhang

A novel photometric method for the determination of reflected solar irradiance in the built environment

D. Heim and D. Knera

Characterization of surface-oxides on char under periodically changing oxidation/desorption conditions

Francesca Cerciello, Antonio Coppola, Paolo Lacovig, Osvalda Senneca and Piero Salatino

A review on wind power smoothing using high-power energy storage systems

P.H.A. Barra, W.C. de Carvalho, T.S. Menezes, R.A.S. Fernandes and D.V. Coury

A review of solid desiccant dehumidifiers: Current status and near-term development goals in the context of net zero energy buildings

Jubair A. Shamim, Wei-Lun Hsu, Soumyadeep Paul, Lili Yu and Hirofumi Daiguji

Macro-environmental influence on the development of Brazilian fuel ethanol between 1975 and 2019

Juan Arturo Castañeda-Ayarza and Beatriz Araújo Godoi

Modeling the potential impact of future lithium recycling on lithium demand in China: A dynamic SFA approach

Xueyi Guo, Jingxi Zhang and Qinghua Tian

Impact of vegetation type and pre-processing on product yields and properties following hydrothermal conversion of conservation biomass

J. Corton, I.S. Donnison, A.B. Ross, A.R. Lea-Langton, M. Wachendorf and M.D. Fraser

State of the nation: Customizing energy and finances for geothermal technology in the United States residential sector

Rebecca Neves, Heejin Cho and Jian Zhang

Biomass-derived biochar materials as sustainable energy sources for electrochemical energy storage devices

Chenrayan Senthil and Chang Woo Lee

Catalytic methane decomposition to boost the energy transition: Scientific and technological advancements

Luís Alves, Vítor Pereira, Tiago Lagarteira and Adélio Mendes

Uptake of energy efficient cookstoves in Pakistan

Inayatullah Jan and Heman Das Lohano

A market framework for grid balancing support through imbalances trading

Jesus Lago, Ksenia Poplavskaya, Gowri Suryanarayana and Bart De Schutter

Combustion investigation of ternary blend mixture of biodiesel/n-butanol/diesel: CI engine performance and emission control

Kartikkumar Thakkar, Surendra Singh Kachhwaha, Pravin Kodgire and Seshasai Srinivasan

The paradox of the energy revolution in China: A socio-technical transition perspective

Shengqing Xu

Heat transfer enhancement in fin-and-tube heat exchangers – A review on different mechanisms

Ali Sadeghianjahromi and Chi-Chuan Wang

Sulfonated aromatic polymer as a future proton exchange membrane: A review of sulfonation and crosslinking methods

Piyachai Khomein, Wesley Ketelaars, Tijs Lap and Gao Liu

Review of thermal and environmental performance of prefabricated buildings: Implications to emission reductions in China

Sisi Yu, Yanfeng Liu, Dengjia Wang, AbuBakr S. Bahaj, Yue Wu and Jiaping Liu

Hybrid energy harvesting technology: From materials, structural design, system integration to applications

Huicong Liu, Hailing Fu, Lining Sun, Chengkuo Lee and Eric M. Yeatman

Economic operational analytics for energy storage placement at different grid locations and contingency scenarios with stochastic wind profiles

Deepak Kumar Panda and Saptarshi Das

Tracking flows and network dynamics of virtual water in electricity transmission across China

Yiyi Zhang, Shengren Hou, Shaoqing Chen, Huihui Long, Jiefeng Liu and Jiaqi Wang

Environmental sustainability assessment of pig manure mono- and co-digestion and dynamic land application of the digestate

Yizhen Zhang, Yan Jiang, Shun Wang, Zhongzhong Wang, Yanchen Liu, Zhenhu Hu and Xinmin Zhan

Well-to-wheels emissions, costs, and feedstock potentials for light-duty hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in China in 2017 and 2030

X. He, F. Wang, T.J. Wallington, W. Shen, M.W. Melaina, H.C. Kim, R. De Kleine, T. Lin, S. Zhang, G.A. Keoleian, X. Lu and Yanrui Wu

The future of hydropower? A systematic review of the drivers, benefits and governance dynamics of transboundary dams

Cecilia Llamosas and Benjamin K. Sovacool

Mapping bioenergy stakeholders: A systematic and scientometric review of capabilities and expertise in bioenergy research in the United Kingdom

N. Gómez-Marín and A.V. Bridgwater

Current advances in microalgae harvesting and lipid extraction processes for improved biodiesel production: A review

S. Vasistha, A. Khanra, M. Clifford and M.P. Rai

Factors affecting the potential of Jatropha curcas for sustainable biodiesel production: A critical review

Gebresilassie Asnake Ewunie, John Morken, Odd Ivar Lekang and Zerihun Demrew Yigezu

Glycerolysis of free fatty acids: A review

Kapil Mamtani, Kaveh Shahbaz and Mohammed M. Farid

Review of heat transfer enhancement techniques for single phase flows

Mohamed H. Mousa, Nenad Miljkovic and Kashif Nawaz

Improving present-day energy savings among green building sector in Malaysia using benefit transfer approach: Cooling and lighting loads

Shazmin Shareena Ab. Azis

A review on liquid air energy storage: History, state of the art and recent developments

Emiliano Borri, Alessio Tafone, Alessandro Romagnoli and Gabriele Comodi

Analysis of direct and indirect quantification methods of CO2 fixation via microalgae cultivation in photobioreactors: A critical review

Yi An Lim, Meng Nan Chong, Su Chern Foo and I.M.S.K. Ilankoon

Evaluation of thermochemical routes for the valorization of solid coffee residues to produce biofuels: A Brazilian case

Clara Lisseth Mendoza Martinez, Jussi Saari, Yara Melo, Marcelo Cardoso, Gustavo Matheus de Almeida and Esa Vakkilainen

Cascading of engineered bioenergy plants and fungi sustainable for low-cost bioethanol and high-value biomaterials under green-like biomass processing

Youmei Wang, Peng Liu, Guifen Zhang, Qiaomei Yang, Jun Lu, Tao Xia, Liangcai Peng and Yanting Wang

Empirical analysis of large-scale bio-succinic acid commercialization from a technoeconomic and innovation value chain perspective: BioAmber biorefinery case study in Canada

Xue Li and Edmund Mupondwa

Raw material needs for the large-scale deployment of photovoltaics – Effects of innovation-driven roadmaps on material constraints until 2050

Estelle Gervais, Shivenes Shammugam, Lorenz Friedrich and Thomas Schlegl

A deep learning framework for building energy consumption forecast

Nivethitha Somu, Gauthama Raman M R and Krithi Ramamritham

Energy cultures and national decarbonisation pathways

J.R. Stephenson, B.K. Sovacool and T.H.J. Inderberg

The influence of temperature on the nature and stability of surface-oxides formed by oxidation of char

Francesca Cerciello, Osvalda Senneca, Antonio Coppola, Annunziata Forgione, Paolo Lacovig and Piero Salatino

Blockchain and energy: A bibliometric analysis and review

Lennart Ante, F. Steinmetz and I. Fiedler

Scenarios as a tool supporting decisions in urban energy policy: The analysis using fuzzy logic, multi-criteria analysis and GIS tools

M. Mrówczyńska, M. Skiba, M. Sztubecka, A. Bazan-Krzywoszańska, J.K. Kazak and P. Gajownik

A review of the value of solar methodology with a case study of the U.S. VOS

Koami Soulemane Hayibo and Joshua Pearce

Energy master planning for net-zero emission communities: State of the art and research challenges

Saeid Charani Shandiz, Behzad Rismanchi and Greg Foliente

3D CFD simulation of a 250 MWel oxy-fuel boiler with evaluation of heat radiation calculation

Maximilian von Bohnstein, Marcel Richter, Phillip Graeser, Martin Schiemann, Jochen Ströhle and Bernd Epple

A review of successful climate change mitigation policies in major emitting economies and the potential of global replication

Hanna Fekete, Takeshi Kuramochi, Mark Roelfsema, Michel den Elzen, Nicklas Forsell, Niklas Höhne, Lisa Luna, Frederic Hans, Sebastian Sterl, Jos Olivier, Heleen van Soest, Stefan Frank and Mykola Gusti

Microalgae an ecofriendly and sustainable wastewater treatment option: Biomass application in biofuel and bio-fertilizer production. A review

Fida Hussain, Syed Z. Shah, Habib Ahmad, Samar A. Abubshait, Haya A. Abubshait, A. Laref, A. Manikandan, Heri S. Kusuma and Munawar Iqbal

Progress towards a circular economy in materials to decarbonize electricity and mobility

Dustin Mulvaney, Ryan M. Richards, Morgan D. Bazilian, Erin Hensley, Greg Clough and Seetharaman Sridhar

Optimum sustainable utilisation of the whole fruit of Jatropha curcas: An energy, water and food nexus approach

Mohammad Alherbawi, Ahmed AlNouss, Gordon McKay and Tareq Al-Ansari

Thermal-hydraulic characteristics of printed circuit heat exchanger used for floating natural gas liquefaction

Ting Ma, Pan Zhang, Tianrui Deng, Hanbing Ke, Yuansheng Lin and Qiuwang Wang

Advancing urban energy system planning and modeling approaches: Gaps and solutions in perspective

M. Yazdanie and K. Orehounig

Legal framework of marine renewable energy: A review for the Atlantic region of Europe

V. Ramos, G. Giannini, T. Calheiros-Cabral, P. Rosa-Santos and F. Taveira-Pinto

A review of Africa's transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy using circular economy principles

G. Mutezo and J. Mulopo

Decarbonisation of the power sector to engender a ‘Just transition’ in Japan: Quantifying local employment impacts

Akihisa Kuriyama and Naoya Abe

On analytical tools for assessing the raindrop erosion of wind turbine blades

K. Pugh, J.W. Nash, G. Reaburn and M.M. Stack

Future city visions. The energy transition towards carbon-neutrality: lessons learned from the case of Roeselare, Belgium

Riccardo Maria Pulselli, Siebe Broersma, Craig Lee Martin, Greg Keeffe, Simone Bastianoni and Andy van den Dobbelsteen

The synergy between stakeholders for cellulosic biofuel development: Perspectives, opportunities, and barriers

Carrie Leibensperger, Pan Yang, Qiankun Zhao, Shuran Wei and Ximing Cai

Spatially explicit analyses of sustainable agricultural residue potential for bioenergy in China under various soil and land management scenarios

Bingquan Zhang, Jialu Xu, Zhixian Lin, Tao Lin and André P.C. Faaij

Evaluating the utility of passive thermal storage as an energy storage system on the Australian energy market

J. Jarvinen, M. Goldsworthy, S. White, P. Pudney, M. Belusko and F. Bruno

Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in rare earth magnets production: A review on state of the art and SWOT analysis

Mariele Canal Bonfante, Jéssica Prats Raspini, Ivan Belo Fernandes, Suélen Fernandes, Lucila M.S. Campos and Orestes Estevam Alarcon

Power outages, climate events and renewable energy: Reviewing energy storage policy and regulatory options for Australia

Nigel Martin and John Rice

Applications of reinforcement learning in energy systems

A.T.D. Perera and Parameswaran Kamalaruban

Economical energy resource planning to promote sustainable urban design

Kuljeet Singh and Caroline Hachem-Vermette

Racial disparities in energy poverty in the United States

Qiang Wang, Mei-Po Kwan, Jie Fan and Jian Lin

Economic viability of building integrated photovoltaics: A review of forty-five (45) non-domestic buildings in twelve (12) western countries

R.P.N.P. Weerasinghe, R.J. Yang, R. Wakefield, E. Too, T. Le, R. Corkish, S. Chen and Changyun Wang

Development of PID based control strategy in maximum exergy efficiency of a geothermal power plant

Gürcan Çetin, Osman Özkaraca and Ali Keçebaş

Real-world automotive emissions: Monitoring methodologies, and control measures

Avinash Kumar Agarwal and Nirendra Nath Mustafi

Photovoltaic/thermal systems based on concentrating and non-concentrating technologies: Working fluids at low, medium and high temperatures

Chr. Lamnatou, R. Vaillon, S. Parola and D. Chemisana

How to make better use of intermittent and variable energy? A review of wind and photovoltaic power consumption in China

Jidong Li, Shijun Chen, Yuqiang Wu, Qinhui Wang, Xing Liu, Lijian Qi, Xiuyuan Lu and Lu Gao

Thermal pre-treatment options to enhance anaerobic digestibility – A review

Marvin Scherzinger and Martin Kaltschmitt

Whether natural gas consumption bring double dividends of economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions reduction in China?

Dong Wu, Yong Geng and Hengyu Pan

Barriers and potential solutions to the diffusion of solar photovoltaics from the public-private-people partnership perspective – Case study of Norway

Yan Xue, Carmel Margaret Lindkvist and Alenka Temeljotov-Salaj

A comprehensive review on anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste

M.F.M.A. Zamri, Saiful Hasmady, Afifi Akhiar, Fazril Ideris, A.H. Shamsuddin, M. Mofijur, I. M. Rizwanul Fattah and T.M.I. Mahlia

Bifunctional nano-catalyst produced from palm kernel shell via hydrothermal-assisted carbonization for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil

Rose Fadzilah Abdullah, Umer Rashid, Mohd Lokman Ibrahim, Balkis Hazmi, Fahad A. Alharthi and Imededdine Arbi Nehdi

Large-scale heat pumps: Uptake and performance modelling of market-available devices

Mateo Jesper, Florian Schlosser, Felix Pag, Timothy Gordon Walmsley, Bastian Schmitt and Klaus Vajen

A review and research on fuel cell electric vehicles: Topologies, power electronic converters, energy management methods, technical challenges, marketing and future aspects

Mustafa İnci, Mehmet Büyük, Mehmet Hakan Demir and Göktürk İlbey

Design of steam-assisted temperature vacuum-swing adsorption processes for efficient CO2 capture from ambient air

Xuancan Zhu, Tianshu Ge, Fan Yang and Ruzhu Wang

Energy return on investment (EROI) of biomass conversion systems in China: Meta-analysis focused on system boundary unification

Changbo Wang, Lixiao Zhang, Yuan Chang and Mingyue Pang

Small hydropower development in China: Growing challenges and transition strategy

Lixiao Zhang, Mingyue Pang, AbuBakr S. Bahaj, Yongchuan Yang and Changbo Wang