Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Volume 134, issue C, 2020

Towards a renewables-based future for West African States: A review of power systems planning approaches

M. Bissiri, P. Moura, N.C. Figueiredo and Patricia Silva

Prospects of membraneless mixed-reactant microfluidic fuel cells: Evolution through numerical simulation

Alonso Moreno Zuria, Juan Carlos Abrego-Martinez, Shuhui Sun and Mohamed Mohamedi

Synergy assessment and optimization for water-energy-food nexus: Modeling and application

Tong Zhang, Qian Tan, Xiaoning Yu and Shan Zhang

New insights into the potential of the gas microturbine in microgrids and industrial applications

Eva Konečná, Sin Yong Teng and Vítězslav Máša

A review on recent advancement of nano-structured-fiber-based metal-air batteries and future perspective

Xiaoqing Chen, Imdad Ali, Lijian Song, Peng Song, Youchen Zhang, Semeniuk Maria, Saadat Nazmus, Weimin Yang, Hom Nath Dhakal, Haoyi Li, Mohini Sain and Seeram Ramakrishna

A review on energy supply chain resilience through optimization

Scholastica N. Emenike and Gioia Falcone

Thermo-hydraulic analysis of compact heat exchanger for a simple recuperated sCO2 Brayton cycle

V. Pandey, P. Kumar and P. Dutta

Flow and heat transfer characteristics of microencapsulated phase change slurry in thermal energy systems: A review

Fengming Ran, Yunkang Chen, Rongshuai Cong and Guiyin Fang

Mass transfer characteristic research on electrodialysis for desalination and regeneration of solution: A comprehensive review

Lin Liu and Qing Cheng

A critical review of energy resources, policies and scientific studies towards a cleaner and more sustainable economy in Vietnam

Duy Nong, Can Wang and Abul Al-Amin

Energy management strategies based on hybrid automata for islanded microgrids with renewable sources, batteries and hydrogen

A. Kafetzis, C. Ziogou, K.D. Panopoulos, S. Papadopoulou, P. Seferlis and S. Voutetakis

Progress of the applications of bio-oil

Xun Hu and Mortaza Gholizadeh

Multi-objective optimization of synergic energy conservation and CO2 emission reduction in China's iron and steel industry under uncertainty

Yihan Wang, Zongguo Wen, Jianguo Yao and Christian Doh Dinga

Facile synthesis of yttria-promoted nickel catalysts supported on MgO-MCM-41 for syngas production from greenhouse gases

Zahra Taherian, Alireza Khataee and Yasin Orooji

Envisaging wastewater-to-energy practices for sustainable urban water pollution control: Current achievements and future prospects

Bao-Cheng Huang, Chuan-Shu He, Nian-Si Fan, Ren-Cun Jin and Han-Qing Yu

A critical review on life cycle analysis of algae biodiesel: current challenges and future prospects

A. Chamkalani, S. Zendehboudi, N. Rezaei and K. Hawboldt

Life-cycle energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of palm fatty acid distillate derived renewable diesel

H. Xu, U. Lee and M. Wang

Energy efficiency of integrated electric propulsion for ships – A review

Chalermkiat Nuchturee, Tie Li and Hongpu Xia

Alternative energy valorization routes of black liquor by stepwise supercritical water gasification: Effect of process parameters on hydrogen yield and energy efficiency

Karhan Özdenkçi, Mauro Prestipino, Margareta Björklund-Sänkiaho, Antonio Galvagno and Cataldo De Blasio

A simulation model of the application of the solar STAF panel heat transfer and noise reduction with and without a transparent plate: A renewable energy review

Dušan Strušnik, Daniel Brandl, Helmut Schober, Janko Ferčec and Jurij Avsec

Techno-economic assessment of biomass combustion technologies to generate electricity in South America: A case study for Bolivia

Teresa Morató, Mahdi Vaezi and Amit Kumar

Quantitative relationship between low-carbon pathways and system transition costs based on a multi-period and multi-regional energy infrastructure planning approach: A case study of China

Tianxiao Li, Pei Liu and Zheng Li

A derived novel mesoporous catalyst for biodiesel synthesis from Hura creptian-Sesamum indicum-Blighia sapida-Ayo/Ncho oil blend: A case of Brachyura, Achatina fulica and Littorina littorea shells mix

T.F. Adepoju, U. Ekanem, M.A. Ibeh and E.N. Udoetuk

Biological thermophilic post hydrolysis of digestate enhances the biogas production in the anaerobic digestion of agro-waste

D. Bolzonella, F. Battista, A. Mattioli, C. Nicolato, N. Frison and S. Lampis

Systems approach to end-of-life management of residential photovoltaic panels and battery energy storage system in Australia

H.K. Salim, R.A. Stewart, O. Sahin and M. Dudley

Sustainability aspects of biomass gasification systems for small power generation

Carlos A. Díaz González and Leonardo Pacheco Sandoval

The micro-niche of exoelectrogens influences bioelectricity generation in bioelectrochemical systems

Xuejun Yan, Hyung-Sool Lee, Nan Li and Xin Wang

A comprehensive review on countermeasures for CO2 emissions from ships

Hui Xing, Stephen Spence and Hua Chen

Advancement of lithium-ion battery cells voltage equalization techniques: A review

Utpal Kumar Das, Prashant Shrivastava, Kok Soon Tey, Mohd Yamani Idna Bin Idris, Saad Mekhilef, Elmira Jamei, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian and Alex Stojcevski

An updated review on application of nanofluids in flat tubes radiators for improving cooling performance

Neeti Arora and Munish Gupta

Application of bifunctional photoanode materials in DSSCs: A review

Hamideh Mohammadian-Sarcheshmeh, Rezvan Arazi and Mohammad Mazloum-Ardakani

Analysis of the limiting factors for large scale microalgal cultivation: A promising future for renewable and sustainable biofuel industry

A. Avinash, P. Sasikumar and Arivalagan Pugazhendhi

Endemic Water and Storm Trash to energy via in-situ processing

Valerie Peng and Alexander Slocum

Air Source Heat Pumps field studies: A systematic literature review

P. Carroll, M. Chesser and P. Lyons

Solar thermal harvesting based on self-doped nanocermet: Structural merits, design strategies and applications

Chengbing Wang, Wei Li, Zhengtong Li and Baizeng Fang

Long-term spatial and temporal solar resource variability over America using the NSRDB version 3 (1998–2017)

Aron Habte, Manajit Sengupta, Christian Gueymard, Anastasios Golnas and Yu Xie

A review of thermochemical biomass conversion combined with Stirling engines for the small-scale cogeneration of heat and power

T. Schneider, D. Müller and J. Karl

A review on perovskite catalysts for reforming of methane to hydrogen production

Zhoufeng Bian, Zhigang Wang, Bo Jiang, Plaifa Hongmanorom, Wenqi Zhong and Sibudjing Kawi

Iron based catalysts in biomass processing

Hongbo Du,, Fang Deng, Raghava R. Kommalapati and Ananda S. Amarasekara

Models on the wrong track: Model-based electricity supply scenarios in Switzerland are not aligned with the perspectives of energy experts and the public

Georgios Xexakis, Ralph Hansmann, Sandra P. Volken and Evelina Trutnevyte

Buildings’ energy efficiency measures effect on CO2 emissions in combined heating, cooling and electricity production

Petri Pylsy, Kimmo Lylykangas and Jarek Kurnitski

Environmental comparison of forest biomass residues application in Portugal: Electricity, heat and biofuel

Tamíris Pacheco da Costa, Paula Quinteiro, Luis Arroja and Ana Cláudia Dias

Climate change effect on the cooling performance and assessment of passive daytime photonic radiative cooler in India

Jay Prakash Bijarniya and Jahar Sarkar

Catalytic pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass: A review of variations in process factors and system structure

Tao Kan, Vladimir Strezov, Tim Evans, Jing He, Ravinder Kumar and Qiang Lu

Insight review of attached microalgae growth focusing on support material packed in photobioreactor for sustainable biodiesel production and wastewater bioremediation

Siti Suhailah Rosli, Wan Nadiah Amalina Kadir, Chung Yiin Wong, Fon Yee Han, Jun Wei Lim, Man Kee Lam, Suzana Yusup, Worapon Kiatkittipong, Kunlanan Kiatkittipong and Anwar Usman

The impact of renewables on electricity prices in Germany - An update for the years 2014–2018

Sebastian Kolb, Marius Dillig, Thomas Plankenbühler and Jürgen Karl

The rational design of biomass-derived carbon materials towards next-generation energy storage: A review

Zongyuan Zhu and Zhen Xu

Recent advances in process and catalyst for CO2 reforming of methane

Ziwei Li, Qian Lin, Min Li, Jianxin Cao, Fei Liu, Hongyan Pan, Zhigang Wang and Sibudjing Kawi

On microgrids and resilience: A comprehensive review on modeling and operational strategies

Yi Wang, Anastasios Oulis Rousis and Goran Strbac

A review on recent developments in thermal performance enhancement methods of flat plate solar air collector

Elumalai Vengadesan and Ramalingam Senthil

Biofuels policy in Colombia: A reconfiguration to the sugar and palm sectors?

Santiago Palacio-Ciro and Carlos Andrés Vasco-Correa

Recent advances in catalytic and autocatalytic production of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

Lei Hu, Zhen Wu, Yetao Jiang, Xiaoyu Wang, Aiyong He, Jie Song, Jiming Xu, Shouyong Zhou, Yijiang Zhao and Jiaxing Xu

Annual and interannual complementarities of renewable energy sources in Colombia

Felipe Henao, Juan P. Viteri, Yeny Rodríguez, Juan Gómez and Isaac Dyner

Dynamic biomass potential from agricultural land

Jaroslav Knápek, Tomáš Králík, Kamila Vávrová and Jan Weger

Comprehensive review of chromium deposition and poisoning of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) cathode materials

Lingfeng Zhou, Jerry H. Mason, Wenyuan Li and Xingbo Liu

Quantifying the impact of water availability on China's energy system under uncertainties: A perceptive of energy-water nexus

J. Lv, Y.P. Li, G.H. Huang, C. Suo, H. Mei and Y. Li

The long-term effect of renewable electricity on employment in the United Kingdom

Theodoros Arvanitopoulos and P. Agnolucci

Impact of climate-change scenarios on offshore wind turbine structural performance

David Wilkie and Carmine Galasso

Techno-economic potential of waste heat recovery from German energy-intensive industry with Organic Rankine Cycle technology

R. Pili, L. García Martínez, C. Wieland and H. Spliethoff

Review of mid-to long-term trading mechanism for renewable electricity consumption in Ningxia, China

Yunting Yao, Ciwei Gao, Hongjie Tian and Huiling Zhang

Outlook on biofuels in future studies: A systematic literature review

Reza Alizadeh, Peter D. Lund and Leili Soltanisehat

Advances in multifunctional balanced ventilation technology for dwellings and arising challenge to quantify energy efficiency and renewable generation contributions using international test standards

David Hunt, Naoise Mac Suibhne, Laurentiu Dimache, David McHugh and John Lohan

An integrated GIS approach for site selection of floating offshore wind farms in the Atlantic continental European coastline

H. Díaz and C. Guedes Soares

Numerical study on gas production from methane hydrate reservoir by depressurization in a reactor

Yazhou Shao, Longbin Yang, Qun Zhang, Shidong Wang, Kunfang Wang and Runzhang Xu

A survey of solar concrete shell collectors for parabolic troughs

Patrick Forman, Sebastian Penkert, Christoph Kämper, Tobias Stallmann, Peter Mark and Jürgen Schnell

Uprating of transmission lines by means of HTLS conductors for a sustainable growth: Challenges, opportunities, and research needs

Jordi-Roger Riba, Santiago Bogarra,, Álvaro Gómez-Pau and Manuel Moreno-Eguilaz

Promising biological conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to renewable energy with rumen microorganisms: A comprehensive review

Jinsong Liang, Mohammad Nabi, Panyue Zhang, Guangming Zhang, Yajing Cai, Qingyan Wang, Zeyan Zhou and Yiran Ding

Actively heated fiber optics based thermal response test: A field demonstration

Bo Zhang, Kai Gu, Bin Shi, Chun Liu, Peter Bayer, Guangqing Wei, Xülong Gong and Lei Yang

Mapping potentials and bridging regional gaps of renewable resources in China

Chengdong Wang, Yutao Wang, Xin Tong, Sergio Ulgiati, Sai Liang, Ming Xu, Wendong Wei, Xiao Li, Mingzhou Jin and Jiafu Mao

Review on phase change materials for cold thermal energy storage applications

Binjian Nie, Anabel Palacios, Boyang Zou, Jiaxu Liu, Tongtong Zhang and Yunren Li

Techno-economic competitiveness of 50 MW concentrating solar power plants for electricity generation under Kuwait climatic conditions

Ali J. Sultan, Kevin J. Hughes, Derek B. Ingham, Lin Ma and Mohamed Pourkashanian

Review of Turkey’s photovoltaic energy status: Legal structure, existing installed power and comparative analysis

Ali Naci Celik and Evren Özgür

Lignocellulose materials for supercapacitor and battery electrodes: A review

Siddhi Mehta, Swarn Jha and Hong Liang

Solar PV in Kuwait: The effect of ambient temperature and sandstorms on output variability and uncertainty

Mohammad Alshawaf, Rahmatallah Poudineh and Nawaf S. Alhajeri

Survey of maintenance management for photovoltaic power systems

Alfredo Peinado Gonzalo, Alberto Pliego Marugán and Fausto Pedro García Márquez

Herding behaviour in energy stock markets during the Global Financial Crisis, SARS, and ongoing COVID-19*

Chia-Lin Chang, Michael McAleer and Yu-Ann Wang

Towards local bioeconomy: A stepwise framework for high-resolution spatial quantification of forestry residues

S.K. Karan and L. Hamelin

Turbines of the Caribbean: Decarbonising Suriname's electricity mix through hydro-supported integration of wind power

Sebastian Sterl, Peter Donk, Patrick Willems and Wim Thiery

Is energy the key to pursuing clean air and water at the city level? A case study of Jinan City, China

Yijie Zhai, Xiaotian Ma, Feng Gao, Tianzuo Zhang, Jinglan Hong, Xu Zhang, Xueliang Yuan and Xiangzhi Li

Immobilized lipases for biodiesel production: Current and future greening opportunities

Emmanuel Quayson, Jerome Amoah, Shinji Hama, Akihiko Kondo and Chiaki Ogino

Critical review on the necessity of bioelectricity generation from slaughterhouse industry waste and wastewater using different anaerobic digestion reactors

Radhakrishnan Loganath and J. Senophiyah-Mary

Urban design parameters for heat mitigation in tropics

E. Jamei, D.R. Ossen, M. Seyedmahmoudian, M. Sandanayake, A. Stojcevski and B. Horan

Photocatalytic carbon dioxide reforming of methane as an alternative approach for solar fuel production-a review

Tharani Kulandaivalu, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Khozema Ahmed Ali and Maedeh Mohammadi

The impact of an outdoor education project on middle school students’ perceptions and awareness of the renewable energy

Serkan Buldur, Murat Bursal, Nazan Yalcin Erik and Eren Yucel

A critical review on the principles, applications, and challenges of waste-to-hydrogen technologies

Jade Lui, Wei-Hsin Chen, Daniel C.W. Tsang and Siming You

Microbial fuel cells for municipal wastewater treatment: From technology fundamentals to full-scale development

Ahmed AlSayed, Moomen Soliman and Ahmed Eldyasti

Carbon accounting of bioenergy and forest management nexus. A reality-check of modeling assumptions and expectations

J. Giuntoli, S. Searle, R. Jonsson, A. Agostini, N. Robert, S. Amaducci, L. Marelli and A. Camia

A holistic review on life cycle energy of buildings: An analysis from 2009 to 2019

Clyde Zhengdao Li, Xulu Lai, Bing Xiao, Vivian W.Y. Tam, Shan Guo and Yiyu Zhao

Life cycle methods to analyze the environmental sustainability of electricity generation in Ecuador: Is decarbonization the right path?

A.D. Ramirez, A. Boero, B. Rivela, A.M. Melendres, S. Espinoza and D.A. Salas

Whether CCS technologies will exacerbate the water crisis in China? —A full life-cycle analysis

Lin Yang, Haodong Lv, Dalin Jiang, Jingli Fan, Xian Zhang, Weijun He, Jinsheng Zhou and Wenjing Wu

Exploring technological alternatives of nutrient recovery from digestate as a secondary resource

E.M. Barampouti, S. Mai, D. Malamis, K. Moustakas and M. Loizidou

Modelling soot formation during biomass gasification

A.I. Ferreiro, R. Segurado and M. Costa

Water-energy nexus and energy efficiency: A systematic analysis of urban water systems

Shakeel Ahmad, Haifeng Jia, Zhengxia Chen, Qian Li and Changqing Xu

A critical review on the influence of process parameters in catalytic co-gasification: Current performance and challenges for a future prospectus

Muhammad Shahbaz, Tareq Al-Ansari, Muddasser Inayat, Shaharin A. Sulaiman, Prakash Parthasarathy and Gordon McKay

Successful and sustainable crop based biodiesel programme in Nigeria through ecological optimisation and intersectoral policy realignment

Basiru Gwandu Shehu and Michèle L. Clarke

A review on production of lignin-based flocculants: Sustainable feedstock and low carbon footprint applications

Bin Wang, Shuang-Fei Wang, Su Shiung Lam, Christian Sonne, Tong-Qi Yuan, Guo-Yong Song and Run-Cang Sun

Mapping current distribution and genetic diversity of the native Miscanthus lutarioriparius across China

Shuai Xue, Mengqi Guo, Yasir Iqbal, Jianfeng Liao, Sai Yang, Liang Xiao and Zili Yi

Unlocking the deepwater natural gas hydrate's commercial potential with extended reach wells from shallow water: Review and an innovative method

Xuyue Chen, Jin Yang, Deli Gao, Yuqun Hong, Yiqi Zou and Xu Du

Recent advances and future directions in plant and yeast engineering to improve lignocellulosic biofuel production

Ja Kyong Ko, Jae Hoon Lee, Je Hyeong Jung and Sun-Mi Lee

Wave exploitability index and wave resource classification

A. Martinez and G. Iglesias

Potential changes in GHG emissions arising from the introduction of biorefineries combining biofuel and electrofuel production within the European Union – A location specific assessment

Benedikt Buchspies, Martin Kaltschmitt and Ulf Neuling

Ensiling for anaerobic digestion: A review of key considerations to maximise methane yields

Raffaella Villa, Lelia Ortega Rodriguez, Cecilia Fenech and Ogemdi Chinwendu Anika

Oversampling-based prediction of environmental complaints related to construction projects with imbalanced empirical-data learning

Juwon Hong, Hyuna Kang and Taehoon Hong

Recent advances in the roles of minerals for enhanced microbial extracellular electron transfer

Guowen Dong, Yibin Chen, Zhiying Yan, Jing Zhang, Xiaoliang Ji, Honghui Wang, Randy A. Dahlgren, Fang Chen, Xu Shang and Zheng Chen

Effect of elevated pressure on air-assisted primary atomization of coaxial liquid jets: Basic research for entrained flow gasification

Feichi Zhang, Thorsten Zirwes, Thomas Müller, Simon Wachter, Tobias Jakobs, Peter Habisreuther, Nikolaos Zarzalis, Dimosthenis Trimis and Thomas Kolb