Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Volume 115, issue C, 2019

Catalytic thermal conversion of CO2 into fuels: Perspective and challenges

Ahmad Galadima and Oki Muraza

Insight into the catalytic conversion of palm oil into biodiesel using Na+/K+ trapped muscovite/phillipsite composite as a novel catalyst: Effect of ultrasonic irradiation and mechanism

Mostafa R. Abukhadra, Mohamed Abdel Salam and Sherouk M. Ibrahim

Can green gas certificates allow for the accurate quantification of the energy supply and sustainability of biomethane from a range of sources for renewable heat and or transport?

Aoife Long and Jerry D. Murphy

Soft-linking of a behavioral model for transport with energy system cost optimization applied to hydrogen in EU

Herib Blanco, Jonatan J. Gómez Vilchez, Wouter Nijs, Christian Thiel and André Faaij

Benefit evaluation of investment in CCS retrofitting of coal-fired power plants and PV power plants in China based on real options

Jing-Li Fan, Mao Xu, Lin Yang and Xian Zhang

Interfacial contact resistance in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells: Recent developments and challenges

Amit C. Bhosale and Raghunathan Rengaswamy

Projecting socio-economic impacts of bioenergy: Current status and limitations of ex-ante quantification methods

Marnix L.J. Brinkman, Birka Wicke, André P.C. Faaij and Floor van der Hilst

Progress toward improving ethanol production through decreased glycerol generation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by metabolic and genetic engineering approaches

Mohammad Pooya Naghshbandi, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Alawi Sulaiman, Keikhosro Karimi, Hamid Moghimi and Mina Maleki

Economic and environmental impacts of an integrated-state anaerobic digestion system to produce compressed natural gas from organic wastes and energy crops

Kamalakanta Sahoo and Sudhagar Mani

A review of fractional distillation to improve hydrothermal liquefaction biocrude characteristics; future outlook and prospects

Alireza Taghipour, Jerome A. Ramirez, Richard J. Brown and Thomas J. Rainey

The driving factors of energy-related CO2 emission growth in Malaysia: The LMDI decomposition method based on energy allocation analysis

Chin Hao Chong, Wei Xin Tan, Zhao Jia Ting, Pei Liu, Linwei Ma, Zheng Li and Weidou Ni

Evaluation of the potential of bio-methane production from field-based crop residues in Africa

Zumar M.A. Bundhoo and Dinesh Surroop

Critical indicators of sustainability for biofuels: An analysis through a life cycle sustainabilty assessment perspective

M. Collotta, P. Champagne, G. Tomasoni, M. Alberti, L. Busi and W. Mabee

Microwave vacuum pyrolysis of waste plastic and used cooking oil for simultaneous waste reduction and sustainable energy conversion: Recovery of cleaner liquid fuel and techno-economic analysis

Su Shiung Lam, Wan Adibah Wan Mahari, Yong Sik Ok, Wanxi Peng, Cheng Tung Chong, Nyuk Ling Ma, Howard A. Chase, Zhenling Liew, Suzana Yusup, Eilhann E. Kwon and Daniel C.W. Tsang

On the participation of wind energy in response and reserve markets in Great Britain and Spain

Calum Edmunds, Sergio Martín-Martínez, Jethro Browell, Emilio Gómez-Lázaro and Stuart Galloway

Insights into the microalgae cultivation technology and harvesting process for biofuel production: A review

Uganeeswary Suparmaniam, Man Kee Lam, Yoshimitsu Uemura, Jun Wei Lim, Keat Teong Lee and Siew Hoong Shuit

Optimization methods for power scheduling problems in smart home: Survey

Sharif Naser Makhadmeh, Ahamad Tajudin Khader, Mohammed Azmi Al-Betar, Syibrah Naim, Ammar Kamal Abasi and Zaid Abdi Alkareem Alyasseri

Role of immersive visualization tools in renewable energy system development

Mohd Daniel Azraff Bin Rozmi, Gokul Sidarth Thirunavukkarasu, Elmira Jamei, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Saad Mekhilef, Alex Stojcevski and Ben Horan

Microalgae cultivation and harvesting: Growth performance and use of flocculants - A review

Victor Okoro, Ulugbek Azimov, Jose Munoz, Hector H. Hernandez and Anh N. Phan

Low carbon biofuels and the New Brazilian National Biofuel Policy (RenovaBio): A case study for sugarcane mills and integrated sugarcane-microalgae biorefineries

Bruno Colling Klein, Mateus Ferreira Chagas, Marcos Djun Barbosa Watanabe, Antonio Bonomi and Rubens Maciel Filho

Water-solid triboelectric nanogenerators: An alternative means for harvesting hydropower

Dongyue Jiang, Minyi Xu, Ming Dong, Fei Guo, Xiaohua Liu, Guijun Chen and Zhong Lin Wang

Simulating vehicle fleet composition: A review of system dynamics models

Jonatan J. Gómez Vilchez and Patrick Jochem

Analysis of the degradation in the Wells turbine blades of the Pico oscillating-water-column wave energy plant

D.L. Bruschi, J.C.S. Fernandes, A.F.O. Falcão and C.P. Bergmann

Power systems with high renewable energy sources: A review of inertia and frequency control strategies over time

Ana Fernández-Guillamón, Emilio Gómez-Lázaro, Eduard Muljadi and Ángel Molina-García

Global energy transitions and political systems

Jungwoo Lee and Jae-Suk Yang

Life cycle assessment, energy balance and sensitivity analysis of bioethanol production from microalgae in a tropical country

Nazia Hossain, Juliana Zaini and Teuku Meurah Indra Mahlia

A novel statistical performance evaluation of most modern optimization-based global MPPT techniques for partially shaded PV system

Hegazy Rezk, Mazen AL-Oran, Mohamed R. Gomaa, Mohamed A. Tolba, Ahmed Fathy, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem, A.G. Olabi and Abou Hashema M. El-Sayed

A review on biochar-mediated anaerobic digestion with enhanced methane recovery

Larry Qiu, Y.F. Deng, F. Wang, M. Davaritouchaee and Y.Q. Yao

Oklahoma's future wind energy resources and their relationship with the Central Plains low-level jet

Joshua J. Wimhurst and J. Scott Greene

The increasing importance of leading edge erosion and a review of existing protection solutions

Robbie Herring, Kirsten Dyer, Ffion Martin and Carwyn Ward

Advances in solar photovoltaics: Technology review and patent trends

Mahmood Shubbak

New technology trends and policy needs in energy efficient motor systems - A major opportunity for energy and carbon savings

A. De Almeida, J. Fong, C.U. Brunner, R. Werle and M. Van Werkhoven

Intended and unintended consequences of US renewable energy policies

N. Herath and Wallace Tyner

Evaluation of a sample building with different type building elements in an energetic and environmental perspective

C. Ozalp, D.B. Saydam, K.N. Çerçi, E. Hürdoğan and H. Moran

Kernel density estimation model for wind speed probability distribution with applicability to wind energy assessment in China

Qinkai Han, Sai Ma, Tianyang Wang and Fulei Chu

Water use of electricity technologies: A global meta-analysis

Yi Jin, Paul Behrens, Arnold Tukker and Laura Scherer

Anaerobic membrane bioreactor towards biowaste biorefinery and chemical energy harvest: Recent progress, membrane fouling and future perspectives

Guangyin Zhen, Yang Pan, Xueqin Lu, Yu-You Li, Zhongyi Zhang, Chengxin Niu, Gopalakrishnan Kumar, Takuro Kobayashi, Youcai Zhao and Kaiqin Xu

Biomass torrefaction: properties, applications, challenges, and economy

Yanqing Niu, Yuan Lv, Yu Lei, Siqi Liu, Yang Liang, Denghui Wang and Shi'en Hui

Water use of a biomass direct-combustion power generation system in China: A combination of life cycle assessment and water footprint analysis

Yuli Zhu, Ji Liang, Qing Yang, Hewen Zhou and Kun Peng

Comprehensive review of Calophyllum inophyllum as a feasible alternate energy for CI engine applications

V. Vigneshwar, S. Yogesh Krishnan, R. Susanth Kishna, R. Srinath, B. Ashok and K. Nanthagopal

An evaluation of the potential of waste to energy technologies for residual solid waste in New South Wales, Australia

B. Dastjerdi, V. Strezov, R. Kumar and M. Behnia

Recent advances in liquefaction technologies for production of liquid hydrocarbon fuels from biomass and carbonaceous wastes

Greg Perkins, Nuno Batalha, Adarsh Kumar, Thallada Bhaskar and Muxina Konarova

Multi-objective optimization for sustainable renewable jet fuel production: A case study of corn stover based supply chain system in Midwestern U.S

Endai Huang, Xiaolei Zhang, Luis Rodriguez, Madhu Khanna, Sierk de Jong, K.C. Ting, Yibin Ying and Tao Lin

Quantifying the global warming potential of carbon dioxide emissions from bioenergy with carbon capture and storage

Patrick Withey, Craig Johnston and Jinggang Guo

Energy efficient materials for solar water distillation - A review

T. Arunkumar, Yali Ao, Zhifang Luo, Lin Zhang, Jing Li, D. Denkenberger and Jiaqiang Wang

Volume 114, issue C, 2019

Prospect of China's renewable energy development from pyrolysis and biochar applications under climate change pp. -

Chih-Chun Kung and Jianhong E. Mu

Energy and greenhouse gas emission reduction potentials resulting from different commuter electric bicycle adoption scenarios in Switzerland pp. -

Dominik Bucher, René Buffat, Andreas Froemelt and Martin Raubal

Next generation electric drives for HEV/EV propulsion systems: Technology, trends and challenges pp. -

I. López, E. Ibarra, A. Matallana, J. Andreu and I. Kortabarria

A review on the utilized machine learning approaches for modeling the dynamic viscosity of nanofluids pp. -

Mahdi Ramezanizadeh, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari, Milad Sadeghzadeh and Lingen Chen

Comprehensive review of structured binary Ni-NiO catalyst: Synthesis, characterization and applications pp. -

Mohamad Sahban Alnarabiji, Omar Tantawi, Anita Ramli, Noor Asmawati Mohd Zabidi, Ouahid Ben Ghanem and Bawadi Abdullah

A comprehensive review of hydrodynamic mechanisms and heat transfer characteristics for microencapsulated phase change slurry (MPCS) in circular tube pp. -

Liu Yang, Shuli Liu and Hongfei Zheng

Subjective responses to wind farm noise: A review of laboratory listening test methods pp. -

Mahmoud A. Alamir, Kristy L. Hansen, Branko Zajamsek and Peter Catcheside

Carbon dioxide as geothermal working fluid: An overview pp. -

Ana Filipa Esteves, Francisca Maria Santos and José Carlos Magalhães Pires

A review of state-of-the-art reflective two-stage solar concentrators: Technology categorization and research trends pp. -

Nayab Bushra and Timo Hartmann

An overview of optimization technologies applied in combined cooling, heating and power systems pp. -

Lei Gao, Yunho Hwang and Tao Cao

Energy security in decision making and governance - Methodological analysis of energy trilemma index pp. -

Polona Šprajc, Miroslav Bjegović and Bojana Vasić

Flexible Carbon Capture and Utilization technologies in future energy systems and the utilization pathways of captured CO2 pp. -

Hrvoje Mikulčić, Iva Ridjan Skov, Dominik Franjo Dominković, Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi, Zainuddin Abdul Manan, Raymond Tan, Neven Duić, Siti Nur Hidayah Mohamad and Xuebin Wang

A review of net zero energy buildings in hot and humid climates: Experience learned from 34 case study buildings pp. -

Wei Feng, Qianning Zhang, Hui Ji, Ran Wang, Nan Zhou, Qing Ye, Bin Hao, Yutong Li, Duo Luo and Stephen Siu Yu Lau

Fundamentals and applications of microwave heating to chemicals separation processes pp. -

Hong Li, Zhenyu Zhao, Christos Xiouras, Georgios D. Stefanidis, Xingang Li and Xin Gao

Role of solvents in CO2 capture processes: The review of selection and design methods pp. -

Tohid N.Borhani and Meihong Wang

Recent advances in methods and technologies for enhancing bubble detachment during electrochemical water splitting pp. -

Ghasem Barati Darband, Mahmood Aliofkhazraei and Sangaraju Shanmugam

Economic potential to develop concentrating solar power in China: A provincial assessment pp. -

Junping Ji, Hua Tang and Peng Jin

Pretreatment and co-digestion of wastewater sludge for biogas production: Recent research advances and trends pp. -

D. Elalami, H. Carrere, F. Monlau, K. Abdelouahdi, A. Oukarroum and A. Barakat

Devices and strategies: An analysis of managing complexity in energy retrofit projects pp. -

P. Murto, M. Jalas, J. Juntunen and S. Hyysalo

Real options valuation of photovoltaic power investments in existing buildings pp. -

F. Penizzotto, R. Pringles and F. Olsina

Thermodynamic equilibrium model based on stoichiometric method for biomass gasification: A review of model modifications pp. -

Isabelly P. Silva, Rafael M.A. Lima, Gabriel F. Silva, Denise S. Ruzene and Daniel P. Silva

A review on carbon emission reduction in industries and planning emission limits pp. -

Rakesh Kumar Sinha and Nitin Dutt Chaturvedi

Economic viability of captive off-grid solar photovoltaic and diesel hybrid energy systems for the Nigerian private sector pp. -

Adewale A. Adesanya and Joshua Pearce

Effective design of domestic energy efficiency displays: A proposed architecture based on empirical evidence pp. -

Carmen Valor, Carmen Escudero, Victoria Labajo and Rafael Cossent

Outlook of solar energy in Europe based on economic growth characteristics pp. -

Dorte Nørgaard Madsen and Jan Petter Hansen

State estimation for advanced battery management: Key challenges and future trends pp. -

Xiaosong Hu, Fei Feng, Kailong Liu, Lei Zhang, Jiale Xie and Bo Liu

Energy integration and interaction between buildings and vehicles: A state-of-the-art review pp. -

Yuekuan Zhou, Sunliang Cao, Jan L.M. Hensen and Peter D. Lund

Minimising energy consumption and environmental burden of freight transport using a novel graphical decision-making tool pp. -

Yee Van Fan, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš, Timothy Gordon Walmsley and Simon Perry

A review of heat recovery applications for solar and geothermal power plants pp. -

Nicolas DeLovato, Kavin Sundarnath, Lazar Cvijovic, Krishna Kota and Sarada Kuravi

Estimating the social carbon costs from power and desalination productions in UAE pp. -

Layla Saleh, Mohamed al Zaabi and Toufic Mezher

Promoting agricultural biogas and biomethane production: Lessons from cross-country studies pp. -

Tong Zhu, John Curtis and Matthew Clancy

Barriers identification and analysis of solar power implementation in Indian thermal power plants: An Interpretative Structural Modeling approach pp. -

Vinod Nandal, Raj Kumar and S.K. Singh

A mini review of the specialties of the bio-oils produced from pyrolysis of 20 different biomasses pp. -

Mortaza Gholizadeh, Xun Hu and Qing Liu

Triple bottom line analysis of the Spanish solar photovoltaic sector: A footprint assessment pp. -

Jorge Zafrilla, Guadalupe Arce, María-Ángeles Cadarso, Carmen Córcoles, Nuria Gómez, Luis-Antonio López, Fabio Monsalve and María-Ángeles Tobarra

A high-resolution geospatial assessment of the rooftop solar photovoltaic potential in the European Union pp. -

Katalin Bódis, Ioannis Kougias, Arnulf Jäger-Waldau, Nigel Taylor and Sándor Szabó

Revisiting the relation between economic growth and the environment; a global assessment of deforestation, pollution and carbon emission pp. -

Bo Andree, Andres Chamorro, Phoebe Spencer, Eric Koomen and Harun Dogo

Islanded ammonia power systems: Technology review & conceptual process design pp. -

Kevin H.R. Rouwenhorst, Aloijsius G.J. Van der Ham, Guido Mul and Sascha R.A. Kersten

A deep learning algorithm to estimate hourly global solar radiation from geostationary satellite data pp. -

Hou Jiang, Ning Lu, Jun Qin, Wenjun Tang and Ling Yao

Performance of concentrating solar power plants in a whole-of-grid context pp. -

Moslem Yousefzadeh and Manfred Lenzen

Latest advances on solar thermal collectors: A comprehensive review pp. -

Luca Evangelisti, Roberto De Lieto Vollaro and Francesco Asdrubali

Wind speed distribution selection – A review of recent development and progress pp. -

Christopher Jung and Dirk Schindler

A comprehensive analysis on definitions, development, and policies of nearly zero energy buildings in China pp. -

Zhijian Liu, Qingxu Zhou, Zhiyong Tian, Bao-jie He and Guangya Jin

Thermal and economic assessment of organic Rankine cycles for waste heat recovery in cement plants pp. -

L.F. Moreira and F.R.P. Arrieta

A statistical analysis of the energy effectiveness of building refurbishment pp. -

Tommaso Barbiero and Carlo Grillenzoni

Renewable hydrogen anaerobic fermentation technology: Problems and potentials pp. -

Michael O. Fagbohungbe, Abiodun O. Komolafe and Uchechukwu V. Okere

Corrosion mechanisms in molten salt thermal energy storage for concentrating solar power pp. -

S. Bell, T. Steinberg and G. Will

The state-of-the-arts of wireless electric vehicle charging via magnetic resonance: principles, standards and core technologies pp. -

Songyan Niu, Haiqi Xu, Zhirui Sun, Z.Y. Shao and Linni Jian

A comprehensive performance evaluation of temperature swing adsorption for post-combustion carbon dioxide capture pp. -

Ruikai Zhao, Longcheng Liu, Li Zhao, Shuai Deng, Shuangjun Li and Yue Zhang

Advances in production of bio-based ester fuels with heterogeneous bifunctional catalysts pp. -

Heng Zhang, Hu Li, Yulin Hu, Kasanneni Tirumala Venkateswara Rao, Xu, Chunbao (Charles) and Song Yang