Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Volume 80, issue C, 2017

Crambe grain drying: Evaluation of a linear and double resistance driving force model and energetic performance pp. 1-8

Fernanda Paola Butarelli Cruz, Gracielle Johann, Kamila Cavalcante de Oliveira, Fernando Palú, Edson Antonio da Silva, Reginaldo Guirardello and Nehemias Curvelo Pereira

A critical review of cascading failure analysis and modeling of power system pp. 9-22

Hengdao Guo, Ciyan Zheng, Herbert Ho-Ching Iu and Tyrone Fernando

Global challenges in the sustainable development of biomass gasification: An overview pp. 23-43

S.K. Sansaniwal, M.A. Rosen and S.K. Tyagi

Technology overview of biogas production in anaerobic digestion plants: A European evaluation of research and development pp. 44-53

Rafaela Lora Grando, Adelaide Maria de Souza Antune, Fabiana Valéria da Fonseca, Antoni Sánchez, Raquel Barrena and Xavier Font

Geopolymer mortars as sustainable repair material: A comprehensive review pp. 54-74

Ghasan Fahim Huseien, Jahangir Mirza, Mohammad Ismail, S.K. Ghoshal and Ahmed Abdulameer Hussein

Concentrated solar thermal power in Saudi Arabia: Definition and simulation of alternative scenarios pp. 75-91

Abdulrahman Kassem, Kamal Al-Haddad and Dragan Komljenovic

Renewable energy in education for sustainable development. The Polish experience pp. 92-97

Iwona Ocetkiewicz, Barbara Tomaszewska and Anna Mróz

Electric vehicle charging infrastructure planning in a road network pp. 98-108

Salvatore Micari, Antonio Polimeni, Giuseppe Napoli, Laura Andaloro and Vincenzo Antonucci

Algae production platforms for Canada's northern climate pp. 109-120

Stan Pankratz, Adetoyese Olajire Oyedun, Xiaolei Zhang and Amit Kumar

Power and energy potential of mass-scale photovoltaic noise barrier deployment: A case study for the U.S pp. 125-132

Siddharth R. Wadhawan and Joshua Pearce

Review of commercial thermal energy storage in concentrated solar power plants: Steam vs. molten salts pp. 133-148

Edouard González-Roubaud, David Pérez-Osorio and Cristina Prieto

Electricity generation from municipal solid waste in some selected cities of Nigeria: An assessment of feasibility, potential and technologies pp. 149-162

A.S.O. Ogunjuyigbe, T.R. Ayodele and M.A. Alao

Reviews on multilevel converter and modulation techniques pp. 163-174

Nor Shahida Hasan, Norzanah Rosmin, Dygku. Asmanissa Awg. Osman and Musta’amal@Jamal, Aede Hatib

Seven years energetic and exergetic monitoring for vertical and horizontal EAHE assisted agricultural building heating pp. 175-179

Onder Ozgener, Leyla Ozgener and D. Yogi Goswami

Real option valuation in renewable energy literature: Research focus, trends and design pp. 180-196

Mariia Kozlova

Single-stage single-phase three-level neutral-point-clamped transformerless grid-connected photovoltaic inverters: Topology review pp. 197-214

Faramarz Faraji, S.M. Mousavi G., Aliasghar Hajirayat, Ali Akbar Moti Birjandi and Kamal Al-Haddad

Hybrid concentrated solar thermal power systems: A review pp. 215-237

Kody M. Powell, Khalid Rashid, Kevin Ellingwood, Jake Tuttle and Brian D. Iverson

Membrane distillation: Perspectives for sustainable and improved desalination pp. 238-259

Daniel González, José Amigo and Francisco Suárez

Electric energy management in residential areas through coordination of multiple smart homes pp. 260-275

Berk Celik, Robin Roche, Siddharth Suryanarayanan, David Bouquain and Abdellatif Miraoui

PESTEL analysis of the development of the waste-to-energy incineration industry in China pp. 276-289

Jinbo Song, Yan Sun and Lulu Jin

The global value chain of electric vehicles: A review of the Japanese, South Korean and Brazilian cases pp. 290-296

Gilmar Masiero, Mario Henrique Ogasavara, Ailton Conde Jussani and Marcelo Luiz Risso

Hydropower development in Romania. A review from its beginnings to the present pp. 297-312

Gabriel Năstase, Alexandru Şerban, Alina Florentina Năstase, George Dragomir, Alin Ionuţ Brezeanu and Nicolae Fani Iordan

A comparative study of a small-scale solar PV power plant in Saudi Arabia pp. 313-318

Sherif S. Rashwan, Ahmed M. Shaaban and Fahad Al-Suliman

Feasibility study of the grid connected 10MW installed capacity PV power plants in Saudi Arabia pp. 319-329

Shafiqur Rehman, M.A. Ahmed, Mohand H. Mohamed and Fahad A. Al-Sulaiman

Recent advances in second generation bioethanol production: An insight to pretreatment, saccharification and fermentation processes pp. 330-340

Meenal Rastogi and Smriti Shrivastava

Evaluating the effect of technology transformation on the electricity utility industry pp. 341-351

Monica Castaneda, Carlos J. Franco and Isaac Dyner

Application of artificial neural network for predicting performance of solid desiccant cooling systems – A review pp. 352-366

D.B. Jani, Manish Mishra and P.K. Sahoo

A review of demand-side management: Reconsidering theoretical framework pp. 367-379

A. Fattahi Meyabadi and M.H. Deihimi

The ebb and flow of tidal barrage development in Zhejiang Province, China pp. 380-389

Ying Li and Dong-Zi Pan

A comparative analysis of renewable energy simulation tools: Performance simulation model vs. system optimization pp. 390-398

Peter Tozzi and Jin Ho Jo

Study on applicability of biomass in iron ore sintering process pp. 399-407

Gaurav Jha and S. Soren

Are district heating systems and renewable energy sources always an environmental win-win solution? A life cycle assessment case study in Tuscany, Italy pp. 408-420

Irene Bartolozzi, Francesco Rizzi and Marco Frey

The impact of thermal insulation investments on sustainability in the construction sector pp. 421-429

Janusz Adamczyk and Robert Dylewski

A comprehensive review on photovoltaic emulator pp. 430-452

Razman Ayop and Chee Wei Tan

Rice husk silica derived nanomaterials for sustainable applications pp. 453-466

Yafei Shen

The potential role of carbon capture and storage technology in sustainable electric-power systems under multiple uncertainties pp. 467-480

S.W. Jin, Y.P. Li, S. Nie and J. Sun

Towards green growth and management: Relative efficiency and gaps of Chinese cities pp. 481-494

Ting Zhao and Zhenshan Yang

Impacts of the EU and national environmental legislation on tapping hydropower resources in Lithuania – A lowland country pp. 495-504

Petras Punys, Egidijus Kasiulis, Algis Kvaraciejus, Antanas Dumbrauskas, Gitana Vyčienė and Linas Šilinis

The impact of the UK household life-cycle transitions on the electricity and gas usage patterns pp. 505-518

Moulay Larbi Chalal, Medjdoub Benachir, Michael White, Golnaz Shahtahmassebi, Miranda Cumberbatch and Raid Shrahily

Exploring opportunities and risks for RES-E deployment under Cooperation Mechanisms between EU and Western Balkans: A multi-criteria assessment pp. 519-530

Aikaterini Papapostolou, Charikleia Karakosta, Alexandros Nikas and John Psarras

Investigating the relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth: Evidence from South Africa pp. 531-537

Muhammad Bah and Muhammad Azam

Conversion of bio-oil to bio gasoline via pyrolysis and hydrothermal: A review pp. 538-549

N.S. Shamsul, S.K. Kamarudin and N.A. Rahman

Sustainable concrete containing palm oil fuel ash as a supplementary cementitious material – A review pp. 550-561

Blessen Skariah Thomas, Sanjeev Kumar and Hasan Sahan Arel

Reasons for low penetration on the purchase of photovoltaic (PV) panel system among Malaysian landed property owners pp. 562-571

K. Jayaraman, Lavinsaa Paramasivan and Shaian Kiumarsi

Aquavoltaics: Synergies for dual use of water area for solar photovoltaic electricity generation and aquaculture pp. 572-584

Adam M. Pringle, R.M. Handler and Joshua Pearce

Acoustic of lightweight timber buildings: A review pp. 585-596

Marco Caniato, Federica Bettarello, Alessio Ferluga, Lucia Marsich, Chiara Schmid and Patrizio Fausti

Thermoelectric stoves for poor deprived regions – A review pp. 597-602

Yousef S.H. Najjar and Musaab M. Kseibi

Challenges and trends of energy storage expansion planning for flexibility provision in low-carbon power systems – a review pp. 603-619

J. Haas, F. Cebulla, K. Cao, W. Nowak, R. Palma-Behnke, C. Rahmann and P. Mancarella

Effect of different technologies on combustion and emissions of the diesel engine fueled with biodiesel: A review pp. 620-647

Jiaqiang E, Minhhieu Pham, D. Zhao, Yuanwang Deng, DucHieu Le, Wei Zuo, Hao Zhu, Teng Liu, Qingguo Peng and Zhiqing Zhang

A review of the current understanding of the hydro-environmental impacts of energy removal by tidal turbines pp. 648-662

S. Nash and A. Phoenix

Pre-service teachers' knowledge and awareness about renewable energy pp. 663-668

Gokhan Guven and Yusuf Sulun

From structures, packaging to application: A system-level review for micro direct methanol fuel cell pp. 669-678

Xueye Chen, Tiechuan Li, Jienan Shen and Zengliang Hu

Assessing the impact of small hydropower projects in Jammu and Kashmir: A study from north-western Himalayan region of India pp. 679-693

Ameesh Kumar Sharma and N.S. Thakur

Green fuel as alternative fuel for diesel engine: A review pp. 694-709

Mohd Fahmi Othman, Abdullah Adam, G. Najafi and Rizalman Mamat

Potential lives saved by replacing coal with solar photovoltaic electricity production in the U.S pp. 710-715

Emily W. Prehoda and Joshua Pearce

A review of stochastic battery models and health management pp. 716-732

Laifa Tao, Jian Ma, Yujie Cheng, Azadeh Noktehdan, Jin Chong and Chen Lu

Modeling the energy and environmental life cycle of buildings: A co-simulation approach pp. 733-742

Maurizio Cellura, Francesco Guarino, Sonia Longo and Marina Mistretta

Ethanol from biomass: A comparative overview pp. 743-755

C. Manochio, B.R. Andrade, R.P. Rodriguez and B.S. Moraes

Optimising biogas production from anaerobic co-digestion of chicken manure and organic fraction of municipal solid waste pp. 756-764

A.N. Matheri, S.N. Ndiweni, M. Belaid, E. Muzenda and R. Hubert

Light enhancement strategies improve microalgal biomass productivity pp. 765-773

Luveshan Ramanna, Ismail Rawat and Faizal Bux

Renewable energy management and market in Iran: A holistic review on current state and future demands pp. 774-788

Arash Mollahosseini, Seyed Amid Hosseini, Mostafa Jabbari, Alberto Figoli and Ahmad Rahimpour

Perennial energy crops vs. durum wheat in low input lands: Economic analysis of a Greek case study pp. 789-800

Stamatis Mantziaris, Constantine Iliopoulos, Irini Theodorakopoulou and Eugenia Petropoulou

Progress and perspective of biosynthetic platform for higher-order biofuels pp. 801-826

HaiFeng Su, JiaFu Lin and FuRong Tan

Performance and economic comparison of fixed and tracking photovoltaic systems in Jordan pp. 827-839

Bashar Hammad, Ali Al-Sardeah, Mohammad Al-Abed, Salem Nijmeh and Ahmed Al-Ghandoor

Prioritization of renewable energy alternatives by using an integrated fuzzy MCDM model: A real case application for Turkey pp. 840-853

Murat Çolak and İhsan Kaya

A review on MPPT techniques of PV system under partial shading condition pp. 854-867

Alivarani Mohapatra, Byamakesh Nayak, Priti Das and Kanungo Barada Mohanty

Environmental trade-offs between residential oil-fired and wood pellet heating systems: Forecast scenarios for Austria until 2030 pp. 868-879

K. Karner, C. Dißauer, M. Enigl, C. Strasser and E. Schmid

Testing and model validation of round rotor synchronous generator (GENROU) pp. 880-887

Saifal Talpur

Thermochemical processing of sewage sludge to energy and fuel: Fundamentals, challenges and considerations pp. 888-913

Syed Shatir A. Syed-Hassan, Yi Wang, Song Hu, Sheng Su and Jun Xiang

Heat and mass transfer characteristics of carbon nanotube nanofluids: A review pp. 914-941

Muhammad Noor Afiq Witri Muhammad Yazid, Nor Azwadi Che Sidik and Wira Jazair Yahya

Low-carbon development of China's thermal power industry based on an international comparison: Review, analysis and forecast pp. 942-970

Xuejiao Ma, Yong Wang and Chen Wang

Turning of the tides: Assessing the international implementation of tidal current turbines pp. 971-989

Stephen Joseph Sangiuliano

Review of GHG emissions in Pakistan compared to SAARC countries pp. 990-1016

N. Abas, A. Kalair, N. Khan and A.R. Kalair

Urban biomass and methods of estimating municipal biomass resources pp. 1017-1030

Y. Li, L.W. Zhou and R.Z. Wang

Refrigerant R32 as lower GWP working fluid in residential air conditioning systems in Europe and the USA pp. 1031-1042

Adrián Mota-Babiloni, Joaquín Navarro-Esbrí, Pavel Makhnatch and Francisco Molés

An overview of control approaches of inverter-based microgrids in islanding mode of operation pp. 1043-1060

Mohammad Hadi Andishgar, Eskandar Gholipour and Rahmat-allah Hooshmand

The impact of occupants’ behaviours on building energy analysis: A research review pp. 1061-1071

Elham Delzendeh, Song Wu, Angela Lee and Ying Zhou

Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of triglycerides: An approach to clean diesel fuel production pp. 1072-1088

Mariam Ameen, Mohammad Tazli Azizan, Suzana Yusup, Anita Ramli and Madiha Yasir

Microalgae culture enhancement through key microbial approaches pp. 1089-1099

Puja Tandon and Qiang Jin

The effectiveness of financial purchase incentives for battery electric vehicles – A review of the evidence pp. 1100-1111

Scott Hardman, Amrit Chandan, Gil Tal and Tom Turrentine

A review on preparation methods, stability and applications of hybrid nanofluids pp. 1112-1122

Nor Azwadi Che Sidik, Muhammad Mahmud Jamil, Wan Mohd Arif Aziz Japar and Isa Muhammad Adamu

An empirical and forecasting analysis of the bioenergy market in the EU28 region: Evidence from a panel data simultaneous equation model pp. 1123-1137

Mohd Alsaleh, A.S. Abdul-Rahim and H.O. Mohd-Shahwahid

Assessment of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) for sustainable energy performance in tropical regions of Cameroon pp. 1138-1152

Aloys Martial Ekoe A Akata, Donatien Njomo and Basant Agrawal

Transition to renewable energy and sustainable energy development in Azerbaijan pp. 1153-1161

Nurtaj Vidadili, Elchin Suleymanov, Cihan Bulut and Ceyhun Mahmudlu

Life cycle sustainability assessment of fly ash concrete structures pp. 1162-1174

JingJing Wang, YuanFeng Wang, YiWen Sun, Danielle Densley Tingley and YuRong Zhang

Computational techniques for assessing the reliability and sustainability of electrical power systems: A review pp. 1175-1186

Athraa Ali Kadhem, Noor Izzri Abdul Wahab, Ishak Aris, Jasronita Jasni and Ahmed N. Abdalla

Multi-criteria revision of the Hungarian Renewable Energy Utilization Action Plan – Review of the aspect of economy pp. 1187-1200

Bálint Hartmann, Endre Börcsök, Veronika Oláhné Groma, János Osán, Attila Talamon, Szabina Török and Márk Alföldy-Boruss

Improving biohydrogen productivity by microbial dark- and photo-fermentations: Novel data and future approaches pp. 1201-1216

Karen Trchounian, R. Gary Sawers and Armen Trchounian

Unpacking policy processes for addressing systemic problems in technological innovation systems: The case of offshore wind in Germany pp. 1217-1226

Kristin Reichardt, Karoline S. Rogge and Simona O. Negro

Particulate matter formation and its control methodologies for diesel engine: A comprehensive review pp. 1227-1238

S. Mohankumar and P. Senthilkumar

Passive cooling of buildings with phase change materials using whole-building energy simulation tools: A review pp. 1239-1255

Mohammad Saffari, Alvaro de Gracia, Svetlana Ushak and Luisa F. Cabeza

Solutions for detection of non-technical losses in the electricity grid: A review pp. 1256-1268

Joaquim L. Viegas, Paulo R. Esteves, R. Melício, V.M.F. Mendes and Susana M. Vieira

Benchmarking island power systems: Results, challenges, and solutions for long term sustainability pp. 1269-1291

Sam Cross, David Padfield, Risto Ant-Wuorinen, Phillip King and Sanna Syri

Mechanisms and kinetics of CO2 hydrogenation to value-added products: A detailed review on current status and future trends pp. 1292-1311

Samrand Saeidi, Sara Najari, Farhad Fazlollahi, Maryam Khoshtinat Nikoo, Fatemeh Sefidkon, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš and Larry L. Baxter

Interfacing applications for uncertainty reduction in smart energy systems utilizing distributed intelligence pp. 1312-1320

Phuong H. Nguyen, Niels Blaauwbroek, Cuong Nguyen, Xu Zhang, Alexander Flueck and Xiaoyu Wang

Perovskite solar cells: An integrated hybrid lifecycle assessment and review in comparison with other photovoltaic technologies pp. 1321-1344

T. Ibn-Mohammed, S.C.L. Koh, I.M. Reaney, A. Acquaye, G. Schileo, K.B. Mustapha and R. Greenough

Possibilities for conversion of microalgae oil into aviation fuel: A review pp. 1345-1354

Joseph K. Bwapwa, Akash Anandraj and Cristina Trois

Modeling causal factors of post-harvesting losses in vegetable and fruit supply chain: An Indian perspective pp. 1355-1371

Bhaskar B. Gardas, Rakesh D. Raut and Balkrishna Narkhede

fEvaluation of renewable energy technologies and their potential for technical integration and cost-effective use within the U.S. energy sector pp. 1372-1388

Thomas T.D. Tran and Amanda D. Smith

Communicating energy system modelling to the wider public: An analysis of German media coverage pp. 1389-1398

Dirk Scheer

The research on multi-agent system for microgrid control and optimization pp. 1399-1411

Muhammad Waseem Khan and Jie Wang

Entropy generation vs energy efficiency for natural convection based energy flow in enclosures and various applications: A review pp. 1412-1457

Pratibha Biswal and Tanmay Basak

Progress in hydrogen enriched compressed natural gas (HCNG) internal combustion engines - A comprehensive review pp. 1458-1498

Roopesh Kumar Mehra, Hao Duan, Romualdas Juknelevičius, Fanhua Ma and Junyin Li

An integrated review of factors influencing the perfomance of photovoltaic panels pp. 1499-1511

M.M. Fouad, Lamia A. Shihata and ElSayed I. Morgan

Energy hub: From a model to a concept – A review pp. 1512-1527

Mohammad Mohammadi, Younes Noorollahi, Behnam Mohammadi-ivatloo and Hossein Yousefi

Residential demand response: Experimental evaluation and comparison of self-organizing techniques pp. 1528-1536

Ivana Dusparic, Adam Taylor, Andrei Marinescu, Fatemeh Golpayegani and Siobhan Clarke

Achieving high renewable energy penetration in Western Australia using data digitisation and machine learning pp. 1537-1543

Dev Tayal

Towards next-generation energy planning decision-making: An expert-based framework for intelligent decision support pp. 1544-1577

Hamza Sellak, Brahim Ouhbi, Bouchra Frikh and Iván Palomares

Validating the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in India and China: The role of hydroelectricity consumption pp. 1578-1587

Sakiru Solarin, Usama Al-mulali and Ilhan Ozturk

Prospects of microalgal biodiesel production in Pakistan – A review pp. 1588-1596

Mehmood Ali, Razia Sultana, Sadia Tahir, Ian A. Watson and Muhammad Saleem

A review on the CFD analysis of urban microclimate pp. 1613-1640

Y. Toparlar, B. Blocken, B. Maiheu and G.J.F. van Heijst