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Volume 92, issue C, 2018

Solar energy utilisation for milk pasteurisation: A comprehensive review pp. 1-8

Hitesh Panchal, Romil Patel, Sudhir Chaudhary, D.K. Patel, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy and T. Arunkumar

Quantitative characterization of carbonaceous and lignocellulosic biomass for anaerobic digestion pp. 9-16

Anthony Njuguna Matheri, Freeman Ntuli, Jane Catherine Ngila, Tumisang Seodigeng, Caliphs Zvinowanda and Cecilia Kinuthia Njenga

Liquid metal activated aluminum-water reaction for direct hydrogen generation at room temperature pp. 17-37

Shuo Xu, Xi Zhao and Jing Liu

A review on biodiesel production, combustion, performance, and emission characteristics of non-edible oils in variable compression ratio diesel engine using biodiesel and its blends pp. 38-49

M. Suresh, C.P. Jawahar and Arun Richard

Towards social sustainability: Screening potential social and governance issues for biojet fuel supply chains in Brazil pp. 50-61

Farahnaz Pashaei Kamali, João Augusto Rossi Borges, Patricia Osseweijer and John A. Posada

Methods of heat transfer intensification in PCM thermal storage systems: Review paper pp. 62-94

Maher Al-Maghalseh and Khamid Mahkamov

A review of modified Organic Rankine cycles (ORCs) for internal combustion engine waste heat recovery (ICE-WHR) pp. 95-110

Lingfeng Shi, Gequn Shu, Hua Tian and Shuai Deng

Impact of thermal solicitations on the design of energy piles pp. 111-120

D. Rammal, H. Mroueh and S. Burlon

What will happen to the power supply structure and CO2 emissions reduction when TGC meets CET in the electricity market in China? pp. 121-132

Tian-tian Feng, Yi-sheng Yang and Yu-heng Yang

Offshore wind installation: Analysing the evidence behind improvements in installation time pp. 133-145

Roberto Lacal-Arántegui, José M. Yusta and José Antonio Domínguez-Navarro

The solar energy assessment methods for Nigeria: The current status, the future directions and a neural time series method pp. 146-159

Chigbogu Godwin Ozoegwu

Photovoltaic energy in Colombia: Current status, inventory, policies and future prospects pp. 160-170

Daniella Rodríguez-Urrego and Leonardo Rodríguez-Urrego

Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) greenhouse shading: New insights for solar radiation manipulation pp. 171-186

N. Roslan, M.E. Ya'acob, M.A.M. Radzi, Y. Hashimoto, D. Jamaludin and G. Chen

Energy economic analysis of photovoltaic–thermal-thermoelectric (PVT-TE) air collectors pp. 187-197

Nurul Syakirah Nazri, Ahmad Fudholi, Bardia Bakhtyar, Chan Hoy Yen, Adnan Ibrahim, Mohd Hafidz Ruslan, Sohif Mat and Kamaruzzaman Sopian

Heat transfer enhancement in parabolic trough collectors: A comprehensive review pp. 198-218

Sanaz Akbarzadeh and Mohammad Sadegh Valipour

Polygeneration with biomass-integrated gasification combined cycle process: Review and prospective pp. 219-234

Joel Parraga, Kaveh Rajab Khalilpour and Anthony Vassallo

Synthesis of biomass as heterogeneous catalyst for application in biodiesel production: State of the art and fundamental review pp. 235-253

Zo-Ee Tang, Steven Lim, Yean-Ling Pang, Hwai-Chyuan Ong and Keat-Teong Lee

Thermal and electrical management of photovoltaic panels using phase change materials – A review pp. 254-271

Adeel Waqas, Jie Ji, Lijie Xu, Majid Ali, Zeashan, and Jahanzeb Alvi

Life cycle energy performances and environmental impacts of a prefabricated building module pp. 272-283

Giovanni Tumminia, Francesco Guarino, Sonia Longo, Marco Ferraro, Maurizio Cellura and Vincenzo Antonucci

Fermentative hydrogen production using various biomass-based materials as feedstock pp. 284-306

Jianlong Wang and Yanan Yin

Assessment of factors influencing the sustainable performance of photovoltaic water pumping systems pp. 307-318

Morshed Hadwan and Abdulsalam Alkholidi

Solar irradiance estimation models and optimum tilt angle approaches: A comparative study pp. 319-330

M.A. Danandeh and S.M. Mousavi G.

Microalgal attachment and attached systems for biomass production and wastewater treatment pp. 331-342

Jing-Han Wang, Lin-Lan Zhuang, Xue-Qiao Xu, Victor M. Deantes-Espinosa, Xiao-Xiong Wang and Hong-Ying Hu

Solar irradiation nowcasting by stochastic persistence: A new parsimonious, simple and efficient forecasting tool pp. 343-352

Cyril Voyant and Gilles Notton

A qualitative review of empirical models for estimating diffuse solar radiation from experimental data in Africa pp. 353-393

Samuel Chukwujindu Nwokolo and Julie C. Ogbulezie

Exploring the potential of microalgae for new biotechnology applications and beyond: A review pp. 394-404

Muhammad Rizwan, Ghulam Mujtaba, Sheraz Ahmed Memon, Kisay Lee and Naim Rashid

A review of artificial roughness geometries employed in solar air heaters pp. 405-425

Inderjeet Singh and Sukhmeet Singh

Effects of different parameters on energy – Exergy and power conversion efficiency of PV modules pp. 426-439

Mert Gürtürk, Hüseyin Benli and Neslihan Koçdemir Ertürk

A cost optimal resolution for Sub-Saharan Africa powered by 100% renewables in 2030 pp. 440-457

Maulidi Barasa, Dmitrii Bogdanov, Ayobami Solomon Oyewo and Christian Breyer

Biosequestration of industrial off-gas CO2 for enhanced lipid productivity in open microalgae cultivation systems pp. 458-469

Nekoo Seyed Hosseini, Helen Shang and John Ashley Scott

A relative power-based adaptive hybrid model for DC/AC average inverter efficiency of photovoltaics systems pp. 470-477

Letícia T. Scarabelot, Carlos R. Rambo and Giuliano A. Rampinelli

Establishment of fault current characteristics for solar photovoltaic generator considering low voltage ride through and reactive current injection requirement pp. 478-488

Kheng Heong Oon, ChiaKwang Tan, A.H.A. Bakar, Hang Seng Che, H. Mokhlis and H.A. Illias

Application of numerical wave models at European coastlines: A review pp. 489-500

George Lavidas and Vengatesan Venugopal

Public policies for smart grids in Brazil pp. 501-512

Guilherme de A. Dantas, Nivalde J. de Castro, Luis Dias, Carlos Henggeler Antunes, Pedro Vardiero, Roberto Brandão, Rubens Rosental and Lucca Zamboni

A review of global maximum power point tracking techniques of photovoltaic system under partial shading conditions pp. 513-553

Faiza Belhachat and Cherif Larbes

Current control strategies for single phase grid integrated inverters for photovoltaic applications-a review pp. 554-569

Aditi Chatterjee and Kanungo Barada Mohanty

Synthesis chemistry of metal-organic frameworks for CO2 capture and conversion for sustainable energy future pp. 570-607

Abass A. Olajire

Solar thermal power plants – A review of configurations and performance comparison pp. 608-627

Omar Behar

Technical, financial, economic and environmental pre-feasibility study of geothermal power plants by RETScreen – Ecuador's case study pp. 628-637

Diego Moya, Juan Paredes and Prasad Kaparaju

Recent developments in microwave-assisted thermal conversion of biomass for fuels and chemicals pp. 642-657

Justice Asomaning, Susan Haupt, Michael Chae and David C. Bressler

A comprehensive review on heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics and correlations with supercritical CO2 under heating and cooling applications pp. 658-675

M. Monjurul Ehsan, Zhiqiang Guan and A.Y. Klimenko

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) as raw material for biohydrogen and methane production via dark fermentation pp. 676-684

Alessandro N. Garritano, Mariana de Oliveira Faber, Lívian R.V. De Sá and Viridiana S. Ferreira-Leitão

Evaluation of possibilities in geothermal energy extraction from oceanic crust using offshore wind turbine monopiles pp. 685-700

Arundhuti Banerjee, Tanusree Chakraborty and Vasant Matsagar

State of the art and future prospects for solar PV development in Chile pp. 701-727

Adriana Zurita, Armando Castillejo-Cuberos, Maurianny García, Carlos Mata-Torres, Yeliz Simsek, Redlich García, Fernando Antonanzas-Torres and Rodrigo A. Escobar

ORC based micro-cogeneration systems for residential application – A state of the art review and current challenges pp. 728-743

João S. Pereira, José B. Ribeiro, Ricardo Mendes, Gilberto C. Vaz and Jorge C. André

The road ahead for solar PV power pp. 744-756

Stephen Comello, Stefan Reichelstein and Anshuman Sahoo

A review of the design aspects of ground heat exchangers pp. 757-773

Lazaros Aresti, Paul Christodoulides and Georgios Florides

Integrated impact of the carbon quota constraints on enterprises within supply chain: Direct cost and indirect cost pp. 774-783

Chen Wang, Zhaohua Wang, Ruo-Yu Ke and Jiancai Wang

Regulatory cuts and economic and financial performance of Spanish solar power companies: An empirical review pp. 784-793

Ander Ibarloza, Iñaki Heras-Saizarbitoria, Erlantz Allur and Ainara Larrea

Applications of power to gas technologies in emerging electrical systems pp. 794-806

Andrea Mazza, Ettore Bompard and Gianfranco Chicco

Influence and strategies for enhanced biohydrogen production from food waste pp. 807-822

G. Kumaravel Dinesh, Rohit Chauhan and Sankar Chakma

Uncovering energy use, carbon emissions and environmental burdens of pulp and paper industry: A systematic review and meta-analysis pp. 823-833

Mingxing Sun, Yutao Wang, Lei Shi and Jiří Jaromír Klemeš

Photovoltaic -Thermal systems (PVT): Technology review and future trends pp. 848-882

Sandeep S. Joshi and Ashwinkumar S. Dhoble

Comparative analysis of MCDM methods for ranking renewable energy sources in Taiwan pp. 883-896

Hsing-Chen Lee and Ching-Ter Chang

A review on optimization methods applied in energy-efficient building geometry and envelope design pp. 897-920

Farshad Kheiri

Barriers and policy enablers for solar photovoltaics (PV) in cities: Perspectives of potential adopters in Hong Kong pp. 921-936

Daphne Ngar-yin Mah, Guihua Wang, Kevin Lo, Michael K.H. Leung, Peter Hills and Alex Lo

Review of solar photovoltaic and wind hybrid energy systems for sizing strategies optimization techniques and cost analysis methodologies pp. 937-947

Faizan A. Khan, Nitai Pal and Syed.H. Saeed

A GIS-based method for analysis of a better utilization of thermal-mineral springs in the municipality of Kursumlija (Serbia) pp. 948-957

Aleksandar Valjarević, Danica Srećković-Batoćanin, Dragana Valjarević and Vesna Matović

Microwave assisted preparation of activated carbon from biomass: A review pp. 958-979

Wenya Ao, Jie Fu, Xiao Mao, Qinhao Kang, Chunmei Ran, Yang Liu, Hedong Zhang, Zuopeng Gao, Jing Li, Guangqing Liu and Jianjun Dai