Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Volume 77, issue C, 2017

Chemicals usage in stimulation processes for shale gas and deep geothermal systems: A comprehensive review and comparison pp. 1-11

Emilie Sutra, Matteo Spada and Peter Burgherr

The application of microwave heating in bioenergy: A review on the microwave pre-treatment and upgrading technologies for biomass pp. 12-27

Emily T. Kostas, Daniel Beneroso and John P. Robinson

Fermentative hydrogen production using lignocellulose biomass: An overview of pre-treatment methods, inhibitor effects and detoxification experiences pp. 28-42

Periyasamy Sivagurunathan, Gopalakrishnan Kumar, Ackmez Mudhoo, Eldon R. Rene, Ganesh Dattatraya Saratale, Takuro Kobayashi, Kaiqin Xu, Sang-Hyoun Kim and Dong-Hoon Kim

Wave energy device and breakwater integration: A review pp. 43-58

M.A. Mustapa, O.B. Yaakob, Yasser M. Ahmed, Chang-Kyu Rheem, K.K. Koh and Faizul Amri Adnan

Prospects for pyrolysis technologies in the bioenergy sector: A review pp. 59-69

Poritosh Roy and Goretty Dias

Biochar as a Catalyst pp. 70-79

Jechan Lee, Ki-Hyun Kim and Eilhann E. Kwon

Thermo-mechanical exergy analysis of Marmara Eregli natural gas pressure reduction station (PRS): An application pp. 80-88

Mehmet Alparslan Neseli, Onder Ozgener and Leyla Ozgener

Advancements in the development of TiO2 photoanodes and its fabrication methods for dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) applications. A review pp. 89-108

Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad, A.K. Pandey and Nasrudin Abd Rahim

Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) systems: Status and future prospects pp. 109-130

Ali H.A. Al-Waeli, K. Sopian, Hussein A. Kazem and Miqdam T. Chaichan

Device stability of perovskite solar cells – A review pp. 131-146

M.I. Asghar, J. Zhang, H. Wang and P.D. Lund

Tilt and azimuth angles in solar energy applications – A review pp. 147-168

A.Z. Hafez, A. Soliman, K.A. El-Metwally and I.M. Ismail

Alcohol based automotive fuels from first four alcohol family in compression and spark ignition engine: A review on engine performance and exhaust emissions pp. 169-181

I.M. Yusri, R. Mamat, G. Najafi, A. Razman, Omar I. Awad, W.H. Azmi, W.F.W. Ishak and A.I.M. Shaiful

Cellulose II as bioethanol feedstock and its advantages over native cellulose pp. 182-192

Sanjay Nagarajan, Nathan C. Skillen, John T.S. Irvine, Linda A. Lawton and Peter K.J. Robertson

Towards the next generation of smart grids: Semantic and holonic multi-agent management of distributed energy resources pp. 193-214

Shaun Howell, Yacine Rezgui, Jean-Laurent Hippolyte, Bejay Jayan and Haijiang Li

A review of magnetically controlled shunt reactor for power quality improvement with renewable energy applications pp. 215-228

Mehmet Tümay, Tuğçe Demirdelen, Selva Bal, Rahmi İlker Kayaalp, Burcu Doğru and Mahmut Aksoy

Cost estimate of small hydroelectric power plants based on the aspect factor pp. 229-238

Geraldo Lucio Tiago Filho, Ivan Felipe Silva dos Santos and Regina Mambeli Barros

Exploring the relationship among CO2 emissions, real GDP, energy consumption and tourism in the EU and candidate countries: Evidence from panel models robust to heterogeneity and cross-sectional dependence pp. 239-245

Eyup Dogan and Alper Aslan

Micro-encapsulated phase change material (MPCM) slurries: Characterization and building applications pp. 246-262

Zhongzhu Qiu, Xiaoli Ma, Peng Li, Xudong Zhao and Andrew Wright

Development of low carbon durability design for green apartment buildings in South Korea pp. 263-272

Rakhyun Kim, Sungho Tae and Seungjun Roh

An innovation system perspective on the drivers of soft cost reduction for photovoltaic deployment: The case of Germany pp. 273-286

Lars Strupeit

Chemoselective hydrogenation of biomass derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to diols: Key intermediates for sustainable chemicals, materials and fuels pp. 287-296

Xing Tang, Junnan Wei, Ning Ding, Yong Sun, Xianhai Zeng, Lei Hu, Shijie Liu, Tingzhou Lei and Lu Lin

Renewable energy: Present research and future scope of Artificial Intelligence pp. 297-317

Sunil Kr. Jha, Jasmin Bilalovic, Anju Jha, Nilesh Patel and Han Zhang

The emergence of patent races in lignocellulosic biofuels, 2002–2015 pp. 318-326

Hannes Toivanen and Michael Novotny

Impact of infrastructural policies to reduce travel time expenditure of car users with significant reductions in energy consumption pp. 327-335

M. Shekarchian, M. Moghavvemi, F. Zarifi, S. Moghavvemi, F. Motasemi and T.M.I. Mahlia

Holistic view of CO2 reduction potential from energy use by an individual processing company pp. 336-343

John J. Fitzpatrick and Paul Dooley

Optimal design of hybrid PV-Diesel-Battery systems for isolated lands: A case study for Kilis, Turkey pp. 344-352

Saban Yilmaz and Furkan Dincer

Seaweed based sustainable films and composites for food and pharmaceutical applications: A review pp. 353-362

H.P.S. Abdul Khalil, Chaturbhuj K. Saurabh, Y.Y. Tye, T.K. Lai, A.M. Easa, E. Rosamah, M.R.N. Fazita, M.I. Syakir, A.S. Adnan, H.M. Fizree, N.A.S. Aprilia and Aparajita Banerjee

Distributed generation deployment: State-of-the-art of distribution system planning in sustainable era pp. 363-385

Sanjay Jain, Shilpa Kalambe, Ganga Agnihotri and Anuprita Mishra

Sustainable development of China's energy intensive industries: From the aspect of carbon dioxide emissions reduction pp. 386-394

Boqiang Lin and Ruipeng Tan

A review of the value of aggregators in electricity systems pp. 395-405

Scott Burger, Jose Pablo Chaves-Ávila, Carlos Batlle and Ignacio J. Pérez-Arriaga

Prospect and advancement of solar irrigation in Bangladesh: A review pp. 406-422

Md. Rabiul Islam, Pejush Chandra Sarker and Subarto Kumar Ghosh

Multi-objective optimization of a multiregional electricity system in an archipelagic state: The role of renewable energy in energy system sustainability pp. 423-439

Yoga Wienda Pratama, Widodo Wahyu Purwanto, Tetsuo Tezuka, Benjamin Craig McLellan, Djoni Hartono, Akhmad Hidayatno and Yunus Daud

A review of benefits and limitations of static and switchable cool roof systems pp. 451-460

Jenna Testa and Moncef Krarti

Network charging and residential tariffs: A case of household photovoltaics in the United Kingdom pp. 461-473

Wadim Strielkowski, Dalia Štreimikienė and Yuriy Bilan

Solar parallel feed water heating repowering of a steam power plant: A case study in Iran pp. 474-485

Gholamreza Ahmadi, Davood Toghraie and Omid Ali Akbari

Low-power near-field magnetic wireless energy transfer links: A review of architectures and design approaches pp. 486-505

Akaa Agbaeze Eteng, Sharul Kamal Abdul Rahim, Chee Yen Leow, Suhanya Jayaprakasam and Beng Wah Chew

Do population density, economic growth, energy use and exports adversely affect environmental quality in Asian populous countries? pp. 506-514

Mohammad Mafizur Rahman

Swarm intelligence-based optimization of grid-dependent hybrid renewable energy systems pp. 515-524

Mohamed A. Mohamed, Ali M. Eltamaly and Abdulrahman I. Alolah

Mobilizing private finance for low-carbon innovation – A systematic review of barriers and solutions pp. 525-535

Friedemann Polzin

Techno-economic challenges of tidal energy conversion systems: Current status and trends pp. 536-550

E. Segura, R. Morales, J.A. Somolinos and A. López

State-of-art review on hybrid nanofluids pp. 551-565

J.A. Ranga Babu, K. Kiran Kumar and S. Srinivasa Rao

A feasibility study of solar energy in South Korea pp. 566-579

Omid Nematollahi and Kyung Chun Kim

Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for higher alcohols production: An environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels pp. 580-589

Ana L. Gonçalves and Manuel Simões

Solar energy strategies in the U.S. utility market pp. 590-595

Wesley Herche

Exploring impact of carbon tax on China’s CO2 reductions and provincial disparities pp. 596-603

Huijuan Dong, Hancheng Dai, Yong Geng, Tsuyoshi Fujita, Zhe Liu, Yang Xie, Rui Wu, Minoru Fujii, Toshihiko Masui and Liang Tang

Assessment of fuel properties on the basis of fatty acid profiles of oleaginous yeast for potential biodiesel production pp. 604-616

Alok Patel, Neha Arora, Juhi Mehtani, Vikas Pruthi and Parul A. Pruthi

A review on implementation strategies for demand side management (DSM) in Kuwait through incentive-based demand response programs pp. 617-635

Rajeev Alasseri, Ashish Tripathi, T. Joji Rao and K.J. Sreekanth

Energy planning and modern portfolio theory: A review pp. 636-651

Fernando deLlano-Paz, Anxo Calvo-Silvosa, Susana Iglesias Antelo and Isabel Soares

Energy-saving pathway exploration of CCS integrated with solar energy: A review of innovative concepts pp. 652-669

Yinan Liu, Shuai Deng, Ruikai Zhao, Junnan He and Li Zhao

An overview of high voltage conversion ratio DC-DC converter configurations used in DC micro-grid architectures pp. 670-687

T. Arunkumari and V. Indragandhi

Optimal placement and sizing of distribution static compensator (D-STATCOM) in electric distribution networks: A review pp. 688-694

Reza Sirjani and Ahmad Rezaee Jordehi

The political economy of biodiesel in an era of low oil prices pp. 695-705

Rosamond L. Naylor and Matthew M. Higgins

Hidden financial implications of the net energy metering practice in an isolated power system: Critical review and policy insights pp. 706-717

Alexandros I. Nikolaidis and Charalambos A. Charalambous

Biomass resources and potential of anaerobic digestion in Indian scenario pp. 718-730

Paul Thomas, Nirmala Soren, Nelson Pynadathu Rumjit, Jake George James and M.P. Saravanakumar

Testing the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis across the U.S.: Evidence from panel mean group estimators pp. 731-747

Burak Atasoy

Energy retrofits in historic and traditional buildings: A review of problems and methods pp. 748-759

Amanda L. Webb

Assessing vulnerabilities and limits in the transition to renewable energies: Land requirements under 100% solar energy scenarios pp. 760-782

Iñigo Capellán-Pérez, Carlos de Castro and Iñaki Arto

Diffuse solar irradiance estimation on building's façades: Review, classification and benchmarking of 30 models under all sky conditions pp. 783-802

Miguel de Simón-Martín, Cristina Alonso-Tristán and Montserrat Díez-Mediavilla

Radiative cooling as low-grade energy source: A literature review pp. 803-820

Sergi Vall and Albert Castell

Locating the source of voltage sags: Full review, introduction of generalized methods and numerical simulations pp. 821-844

Younes Mohammadi, Mohammad H. Moradi and Roberto Chouhy Leborgne

A review on current advances in the energy and environmental performance of buildings towards a more sustainable built environment pp. 845-860

N. Soares, J. Bastos, L. Dias Pereira, A. Soares, A.R. Amaral, E. Asadi, E. Rodrigues, F.B. Lamas, H. Monteiro, M.A.R. Lopes and A.R. Gaspar

Cost of power or power of cost: A U.S. modeling perspective pp. 861-874

Matteo Muratori, Catherine Ledna, Haewon McJeon, Page Kyle, Pralit Patel, Son H. Kim, Marshall Wise, Haroon S. Kheshgi, Leon E. Clarke and Jae Edmonds

Global maximum power point tracking based on ANFIS approach for PV array configurations under partial shading conditions pp. 875-889

Faiza Belhachat and Cherif Larbes

A comprehensive review of Scheffler solar collector pp. 890-898

Anil Kumar, Om Prakash and Ajay Kumar Kaviti

An economics strategy for criticality – Application to rare earth element Yttrium in new lighting technology and its sustainable availability pp. 899-915

Kuangyuan Zhang, Andrew N. Kleit and Antonio Nieto

International and national renewable energy for electricity with optimal cost effective for electricity in Egypt pp. 916-923

Enas R. Shouman

Assessment of national greenhouse gas mitigation targets for 2030 through meta-analysis of bottom-up energy and emission scenarios: A case of Japan pp. 924-944

Takeshi Kuramochi, Takako Wakiyama and Akihisa Kuriyama

Economic analysis of an aviation bioenergy supply chain pp. 945-954

Jeffrey Reimer and Xiaojuan Zheng

Identification of relevant input variables for prediction of 1-minute time-step photovoltaic module power using Artificial Neural Network and Multiple Linear Regression Models pp. 955-969

Amit Kumar Yadav and S.S. Chandel

Electric vehicles in Spain: An overview of charging systems pp. 970-983

Juan Martínez-Lao, Francisco G. Montoya, Maria G. Montoya and Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro

Effects of stirring on cassava effluent treatment in an anaerobic horizontal tubular pilot reactor with support medium – A Review pp. 984-989

Osvaldo Kuczman, Maria Hermínia Ferreira Tavares, Simone Damasceno Gomes, Luciana Pagliosa Carvalho Guedes and Geovane Grisotti

Re-visiting the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis for Malaysia: Fresh evidence from ARDL bounds testing approach pp. 990-1000

Wajahat Ali, Azrai Abdullah and Muhammad Azam

Review on microstructure modelling of a gas diffusion layer for proton exchange membrane fuel cells pp. 1001-1009

D.M. Fadzillah, M.I. Rosli, M.Z.M. Talib, S.K. Kamarudin and W.R.W. Daud

Enhancement aspects of single stage absorption cooling cycle: A detailed review pp. 1010-1045

Azher M. Abed, M.A. Alghoul, K. Sopian, Hasan Sh. Majdi, Ali Najah Al-Shamani and A.F. Muftah

Energy intensity trend explained for Sao Paulo state pp. 1046-1054

Oktoviano Gandhi, Andre H. Oshiro, Hirdan Katarina de Medeiros Costa and Edmilson M. Santos

Energy consumption in the US reconsidered. Evidence across sources and economic sectors pp. 1055-1068

Mónica Carmona, Julia Feria, Antonio Golpe and Jesus Iglesias

A Review of integrating solar collectors to solar still pp. 1069-1097

Ravishankar Sathyamurthy, S.A. El-Agouz, P.K. Nagarajan, J. Subramani, T. Arunkumar, D. Mageshbabu, B. Madhu, R. Bharathwaaj and N. Prakash

Estimation methods for global solar radiation: Case study evaluation of five different approaches in central Spain pp. 1098-1113

R. Urraca, E. Martinez-de-Pison, A. Sanz-Garcia, J. Antonanzas and F. Antonanzas-Torres

Challenges and potential advantages of membranes in lithium air batteries: A review pp. 1114-1129

U.R. Farooqui, A.L. Ahmad and N.A. Hamid

A multi criteria decision making framework for sustainability assessment of bioenergy production technologies with hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets: The case of Iran pp. 1130-1145

Soheila Khishtandar, Mostafa Zandieh and Behrouz Dorri

The role of context in residential energy interventions: A meta review pp. 1146-1168

Sanja Šćepanović, Martijn Warnier and Jukka K. Nurminen

Models for forecasting growth trends in renewable energy pp. 1169-1178

Sang-Bing Tsai, Youzhi Xue, Jianyu Zhang, Quan Chen, Yubin Liu, Jie Zhou and Weiwei Dong

Microbial treatment of industrial lignin: Successes, problems and challenges pp. 1179-1205

Fnu Asina, Ivana Brzonova, Evguenii Kozliak, Alena Kubátová and Yun Ji

Application of differential evolution algorithm in static and dynamic economic or emission dispatch problem: A review pp. 1206-1220

Luke Jebaraj, Chakkaravarthy Venkatesan, Irisappane Soubache and Charles Christober Asir Rajan

Review on fabrication techniques for porous electrodes of solid oxide fuel cells by sacrificial template methods pp. 1221-1239

Nader Hedayat, Yanhai Du and Hoda Ilkhani

Light sources of solar simulators for photovoltaic devices: A review pp. 1240-1250

Vedat Esen, Şafak Sağlam and Bülent Oral

A note on the electricity-growth nexus in Lao PDR pp. 1251-1260

Phouphet Kyophilavong, Muhammad Shahbaz, Byoungki Kim and Jeong-Soo Oh

Energy consumption synchronization between Europe, United States and Japan: A spectral analysis assessment pp. 1261-1271

Bogdan Dima and Ştefana Maria Dima

Integrated processes of anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis for higher bioenergy recovery from lignocellulosic biomass: A brief review pp. 1272-1287

Qunjie Feng and Yunqin Lin

Design and analysis of rooftop grid tied 50kW capacity Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) power plant pp. 1288-1299

Anil K. Berwal, Sanjay Kumar, Nisha Kumari, Virender Kumar and Abid Haleem

Environmental, health and economic benefits of using urban updraft tower to govern urban air pollution pp. 1300-1308

Dongwen Tan, Xinping Zhou, Yangyang Xu, Cai Wu and Yong Li

Technical challenges of PV deployment into remote Australian electricity networks: A review pp. 1309-1325

Taskin Jamal, Tania Urmee, Martina Calais, Gm Shafiullah and Craig Carter

Comparison of empirical models to estimate monthly mean diffuse solar radiation from measured data: Case study for humid-subtropical climatic region of India pp. 1326-1342

Basharat Jamil and Naiem Akhtar

Review: Enhancing efficiency of solar thermal engineering systems by thermophysical properties of a promising nanofluids pp. 1343-1348

Janki Shah, Sanjeev K. Gupta, Yogesh Sonvane and Vipul Davariya

Demonstrating sustainable energy: A review based model of sustainable energy demonstration projects pp. 1349-1362

Bart A.G. Bossink

Experimental and numerical studies of thermal performance enhancement in the receiver part of solar parabolic trough collectors pp. 1363-1374

G. Kumaresan, P. Sudhakar, R. Santosh and R. Velraj

Non-sulphide zeolite catalyst for bio-jet-fuel conversion pp. 1375-1384

M. Shahinuzzaman, Zahira Yaakob and Yunus Ahmed

High flux solar simulators for concentrated solar thermal research: A review pp. 1385-1402

Alessandro Gallo, Aitor Marzo, Edward Fuentealba and Elisa Alonso