Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Volume 72, issue C, 2017

Environmental effect of current desulfurization technology on fly dust emission in China pp. 1-9

Wenxiao Shi, Chen Lin, Wei Chen, Jinglan Hong, Jingcai Chang, Yong Dong and Yanlu Zhang

A review on optical properties and application of nanofluids in direct absorption solar collectors (DASCs) pp. 10-32

Tahereh B. Gorji and A.A. Ranjbar

The prospect of microalgal biodiesel using agro-industrial and industrial wastes in Malaysia pp. 33-47

Saravanan Jayakumar, Mashitah M. Yusoff, Mohd Hasbi Ab. Rahim, Gaanty Pragas Maniam and Natanamurugaraj Govindan

Evolving theories of sustainability and firms: History, future directions and implications for renewable energy research pp. 48-56

Rui-Dong Chang, Jian Zuo, Zhen-Yu Zhao, George Zillante, Xiao-Long Gan and Veronica Soebarto

Review and classification of barriers and enablers of demand response in the smart grid pp. 57-72

Nicholas Good, Keith A. Ellis and Pierluigi Mancarella

Towards cooling systems integration in buildings: Experimental analysis of a heat dissipation panel pp. 73-82

Amaia Zuazua-Ros, César Martín Gómez, Juan Carlos Ramos and Javier Bermejo-Busto

Ecological total-factor energy efficiency of China's heavy and light industries: Which performs better? pp. 83-94

Jianglong Li and Boqiang Lin

Production of poly-hydroxyalkanoate as secondary metabolite with main focus on sustainable energy pp. 95-104

Farzaneh Sabbagh and Ida Idayu Muhamad

Challenges in fabricating planar solid oxide fuel cells: A review pp. 105-116

L.S. Mahmud, A. Muchtar and M.R. Somalu

Renewable energy sources in Italy: Sectorial intensity and effects on earnings pp. 117-127

Michele Raitano, Eleonora Romano and Pietro Zoppoli

Morphological characterization and applications of phase change materials in thermal energy storage: A review pp. 128-145

Xiang Huang, Guruprasad Alva, Yuting Jia and Guiyin Fang

Pumped hydroelectric energy storage: Analysing global development and assessing potential applications in Turkey based on Vision 2023 hydroelectricity wind and solar energy targets pp. 146-153

Mehmet Melikoglu

Oleaginous microalgae Nannochloropsis as a new model for biofuel production: Review & analysis pp. 154-162

Junying Liu, Yunmeng Song and Wen Qiu

Critical research areas on load frequency control issues in a deregulated power system: A state-of-the-art-of-review pp. 163-177

Abhijith Pappachen and A. Peer Fathima

Status of Canada's lignocellulosic ethanol: Part I: Pretreatment technologies pp. 178-190

Edmund Mupondwa, Xue Li, Lope Tabil, Shahab Sokhansanj and Phani Adapa

Applicability of geotechnical approaches and constitutive models for foundation analysis of marine renewable energy arrays pp. 191-204

Jason E. Heath, Richard P. Jensen, Sam D. Weller, Jon Hardwick, Jesse D. Roberts and Lars Johanning

Enhancing smart grid with microgrids: Challenges and opportunities pp. 205-214

Yeliz Yoldaş, Ahmet Önen, S.M. Muyeen, Athanasios V. Vasilakos and İrfan Alan

Solar air-heating system with packed-bed energy-storage systems pp. 215-227

Anil Kumar and Man-Hoe Kim

Small scale hydro-power as a source of renewable energy in Malaysia: A review pp. 228-239

Nor F. Yah, Ahmed N. Oumer and Mat S. Idris

An overview of sustainable bioenergy potential in Algeria pp. 240-245

Amine Akbi, Meryem Saber, Majda Aziza and Noureddine Yassaa

The potential of waste cooking oil as supply for the Brazilian biodiesel chain pp. 246-253

Aldara da Silva César, Dayana Elizabeth Werderits, Gabriela Leal de Oliveira Saraiva and Ricardo César da Silva Guabiroba

Approaches for adding value to anaerobically digested dairy fiber pp. 254-268

Manuel Raul Pelaez-Samaniego, Rita L. Hummel, Wei Liao, Jingwei Ma, Jim Jensen, Chad Kruger and Craig Frear

Optimal renewable energy generation – Approaches for managing ageing assets mechanisms pp. 269-280

Chinedu I. Ossai

District heating and cooling optimization and enhancement – Towards integration of renewables, storage and smart grid pp. 281-294

Yu Li, Yacine Rezgui and Hanxing Zhu

Evaluation of alternative fuels for light-duty vehicles in Iran using a multi-criteria approach pp. 295-310

Mohammad-Hadi Sehatpour, Aliyeh Kazemi and Hesam-eddin Sehatpour

Evaluation of wind energy potential in Morocco's coastal regions pp. 311-324

A. Allouhi, O. Zamzoum, M.R. Islam, R. Saidur, T. Kousksou, A. Jamil and A. Derouich

Assessing CO2 emissions in China's iron and steel industry: A nonparametric additive regression approach pp. 325-337

Bin Xu and Boqiang Lin

The feasibility of municipal solid waste for energy generation and its existing management practices in Pakistan pp. 338-353

Muhammad Safar Korai, Rasool Bux Mahar and Muhammad Aslam Uqaili

Full scale co-digestion of wastewater sludge and food waste: Bottlenecks and possibilities pp. 354-362

Long D. Nghiem, Konrad Koch, David Bolzonella and Jörg E. Drewes

Recent advances in the development of biomass gasification technology: A comprehensive review pp. 363-384

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

Integrated renewable electricity generation considering uncertainties: The UK roadmap to 50% power generation from wind and solar energies pp. 385-398

Mahdi Sharifzadeh, Helena Lubiano-Walochik and Nilay Shah

Nexus between non-renewable energy demand and economic growth in Bangladesh: Application of Maximum Entropy Bootstrap approach pp. 399-406

Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Mumtaz Ahmed and Ismat Ara Begum

Constant power loads and their effects in DC distributed power systems: A review pp. 407-421

Suresh Singh, Aditya R. Gautam and Deepak Fulwani

Selection of energy performance contracting business models: A behavioral decision-making approach pp. 422-433

Quande Qin, Fuqi Liang, Li Li and Yi-Ming Wei

Using artificial neural networks to estimate solar radiation in Kuwait pp. 434-438

Mohammed Bou-Rabee, Shaharin A. Sulaiman, Magdy Saad Saleh and Suhaila Marafi

Process optimization and study of biogas fermentation with a mixture of duck manure and straw pp. 439-444

Enhai Liu and Shengyong Liu

A review on the prospects of sustainable biodiesel production: A global scenario with an emphasis on waste-oil biodiesel utilization pp. 445-464

Masoumeh Hajjari, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo and Hossein Ghanavati

A review of rice parboiling systems, energy supply, and consumption pp. 465-472

E.M. Kwofie and M. Ngadi

Asphalt mixtures emission and energy consumption: A review pp. 473-484

Liseane Padilha Thives and Enedir Ghisi

A review of passive envelope measures for improved building energy efficiency in the UAE pp. 485-496

Wilhelm A. Friess and Kambiz Rakhshan

Production, characterization and performance of biodiesel as an alternative fuel in diesel engines – A review pp. 497-509

H.M. Mahmudul, F.Y. Hagos, R. Mamat, A. Abdul Adam, W.F.W. Ishak and R. Alenezi

Potential of biofuel production from pistachio waste in Iran pp. 510-522

Ahmad Taghizadeh-Alisaraei, Hossein Alizadeh Assar, Barat Ghobadian and Ali Motevali

Dimensional effects of nanostructured Mg/MgH2 for hydrogen storage applications: A review pp. 523-534

T. Sadhasivam, Hee-Tak Kim, Seunghun Jung, Sung-Hee Roh, Jeong-Hun Park and Ho-Young Jung

Cognitive radio based Smart Grid Communication Network pp. 535-548

Sheraz Alam, M. Farhan Sohail, Sajjad A. Ghauri, I.M. Qureshi and Naveed Aqdas

Internalizing CO2 emissions via central banks’ financials: Evidence from the world pp. 549-559

Indranarain Ramlall

A review on Demand-side tools in electricity market pp. 565-572

R. Sharifi, S.H. Fathi and V. Vahidinasab

Non-technical loss analysis and prevention using smart meters pp. 573-589

Tanveer Ahmad

Review of ocean tidal, wave and thermal energy technologies pp. 590-604

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

Development circumstances of four recycling industries (used motor oil, acidic sludge, plastic wastes and blown bitumen) in the world pp. 605-624

Syeda Azeem Unnisa and Malek Hassanpour

Biomass and bioenergy potential of cassava waste in Nigeria: Estimations based partly on rural-level garri processing case studies pp. 625-638

C.G. Ozoegwu, C. Eze, C.O. Onwosi, C.A. Mgbemene and P.A. Ozor

Thermo-economic modeling and GIS-based spatial data analysis of ground source heat pump systems for regional shallow geothermal mapping pp. 648-660

Younes Noorollahi, Hamidreza Gholami Arjenaki and Roghayeh Ghasempour

Factors determining household use of clean and renewable energy sources for lighting in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 661-672

Dil Rahut, Bhagirath Behera and Akhter Ali

Producing jet fuel from biomass lignin: Potential pathways to alkyl-benzenes and cycloalkanes pp. 673-722

Feng Cheng and Catherine E. Brewer

Renewable energy support mechanisms in the Gulf Cooperation Council states: Analyzing the feasibility of feed-in tariffs and auction mechanisms pp. 723-733

Yasemin Atalay, Agni Kalfagianni and Philipp Pattberg

Overcoming electricity crisis in Pakistan: A review of sustainable electricity options pp. 734-745

Gordhan Valasai, Muhammad Aslam Uqaili, HafeezUr Rahman Memon, Saleem Raza Samoo, Nayyar Hussain Mirjat and Khanji Harijan

Application of nano CaO–based catalysts in biodiesel synthesis pp. 746-760

Banković–Ilić, Ivana B., Marija R. Miladinović, Olivera S. Stamenković and Vlada B. Veljković

Potentials of piezoelectric and thermoelectric technologies for harvesting energy from pavements pp. 761-773

Lukai Guo and Qing Lu

Methods for improving the cold flow properties of biodiesel with high saturated fatty acids content: A review pp. 774-790

Jonathan Fabián Sierra-Cantor and Carlos Alberto Guerrero-Fajardo

Development of vanadium based hydrogen storage material: A review pp. 791-800

Sanjay Kumar, Ankur Jain, T. Ichikawa, Y. Kojima and G.K. Dey

Current status of bioenergy technologies in Germany pp. 801-820

Rafal Strzalka, Dietrich Schneider and Ursula Eicker

The Korean public's willingness to pay for expanding the use of solid refuse fuel pp. 821-827

Hyo-Jin Kim, Seul-Ye Lim and Seung-Hoon Yoo

Forecasting long-term global solar radiation with an ANN algorithm coupled with satellite-derived (MODIS) land surface temperature (LST) for regional locations in Queensland pp. 828-848

Ravinesh C. Deo and Mehmet Şahin

Adoption of PHEV/EV in Malaysia: A critical review on predicting consumer behaviour pp. 849-862

Nadia Adnan, Shahrina Md Nordin and Imran Rahman

LED standardization in China and South East Asia: Stakeholders, infrastructure and institutional regimes pp. 863-870

Geerten van de Kaa and Mark Greeven

Comprehensive review on the development of SAHP for domestic hot water pp. 871-881

Zhangyuan Wang, Peng Guo, Haijing Zhang, Wansheng Yang and Sheng Mei

A review on turbines for micro hydro power plant pp. 882-887

C.P. Jawahar and Prawin Angel Michael

ENA-based evaluation of energy supply security: Comparison between the Chinese crude oil and natural gas supply systems pp. 888-899

Meirong Su, Mingqi Zhang, Weiwei Lu, Xin Chang, Bin Chen, Gengyuan Liu, Yan Hao and Yan Zhang

The effect of democracy on CO2 emissions in emerging countries: Does the level of income matter? pp. 900-906

Zhike Lv

Moving into the domain of perovskite sensitized solar cell pp. 907-915

C.A. Ubani, M.A. Ibrahim and M.A.M. Teridi

The challenges of tourism to waste-to-energy public-private partnerships pp. 916-921

Italo Arbulú, Javier Lozano and Javier Rey-Maquieira

Lithium-ion battery based renewable energy solution for off-grid electricity: A techno-economic analysis pp. 922-934

Abhishek Jaiswal

Application of nD BIM Integrated Knowledge-based Building Management System (BIM-IKBMS) for inspecting post-construction energy efficiency pp. 935-949

Ali GhaffarianHoseini, Tongrui Zhang, Okechukwu Nwadigo, Amirhosein GhaffarianHoseini, Nicola Naismith, John Tookey and Kaamran Raahemifar

Hybrid pluripotent coupling system with wind and photovoltaic-hydrogen energy storage and the coal chemical industry in Hami, Xinjiang pp. 950-960

Xiao-chao Fan, Wei-qing Wang, Rui-jing Shi and Zhi-jiang Cheng

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions by oil and gas multinational enterprises: Geography-based view of energy strategy pp. 961-980

K.S. Reddy and En Xie

Hydrogen by photocatalysis with nitrogen codoped titanium dioxide pp. 981-1000

Alexander Samokhvalov

Review of software for optical analyzing and optimizing heliostat fields pp. 1001-1018

N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, M. Berenguel, J.D. Álvarez and P.M. Ortigosa

Economic assessment of concentrated solar power technologies: A review pp. 1019-1032

Alexander W. Dowling, Tian Zheng and Victor M. Zavala

Greenhouse gas emissions from sugar cane ethanol: Estimate considering current different production scenarios in Minas Gerais, Brazil pp. 1033-1049

Juan Carlos Claros Garcia and Eduardo Von Sperling

The fate of SOFC anodes under biomass producer gas contaminants pp. 1050-1066

Zia Ud Din and Z.A. Zainal

CO2 emissions, renewable energy and the Environmental Kuznets Curve, a panel cointegration approach pp. 1067-1075

Zakaria Zoundi

Examining environmental management of e-waste: China's experience and lessons pp. 1076-1082

Xianlai Zeng, Huabo Duan, Feng Wang and Jinhui Li

Microalgae: An emerging source of energy based bio-products and a solution for environmental issues pp. 1083-1093

Richa Katiyar, B.R. Gurjar, Shalini Biswas, Vikas Pruthi, Nalin Kumar and Prashant Kumar

Concentrated Solar Power deployment in emerging economies: The cases of China and Brazil pp. 1094-1103

Luiz Enrique Vieira de Souza and Alina Mikhailovna Gilmanova Cavalcante

Assessment of photovoltaic performance models for system simulation pp. 1104-1123

Justo José Roberts, Andrés A. Mendiburu Zevallos and Agnelo Marotta Cassula

A foundation for the strategic long-term planning of the renewable energy sector in Brazil: Hydroelectricity and wind energy in the face of climate change scenarios pp. 1124-1137

Vera Ruffato-Ferreira, Renata da Costa Barreto, Antonio Oscar Júnior, Wanderson Luiz Silva, Daniel de Berrêdo Viana, José Antonio Sena do Nascimento and Marcos Aurélio Vasconcelos de Freitas

Solar energy deployment for sustainable future of India: Hybrid SWOC-AHP analysis pp. 1138-1151

Sonal Sindhu, Vijay Nehra and Sunil Luthra

Transformer-less single-phase grid-tie photovoltaic inverter topologies for residential application with various filter circuits pp. 1152-1166

Sajib Chakraborty, Mohammed Mahedi Hasan and M. Abdur Razzak

Review and Classification of Control Systems in Grid-tied Inverters pp. 1167-1176

Hamed Athari, Mehdi Niroomand and Mohammad Ataei

Operation and planning of distribution networks with integration of renewable distributed generators considering uncertainties: A review pp. 1177-1198

Rana.H.A. Zubo, Geev Mokryani, Haile-Selassie Rajamani, Jamshid Aghaei, Taher Niknam and Prashant Pillai

Sustainability assessment of ethanol production from two crops in Mexico pp. 1199-1207

Carlos A. García, Fabio Manzini and Jorge M. Islas

A survey on behind the meter energy management systems in smart grid pp. 1208-1232

Islam Safak Bayram and Taha Selim Ustun

Energy consumption, carbon emissions and economic growth in Pakistan: Dynamic causality analysis pp. 1233-1240

Faisal Mirza and Afra Kanwal

Solar-PV energy payback and net energy: Meta-assessment of study quality, reproducibility, and results harmonization pp. 1241-1255

Rembrandt Koppelaar

A review of inverter topologies for single-phase grid-connected photovoltaic systems pp. 1256-1270

Joydip Jana, Hiranmay Saha and Konika Das Bhattacharya

Embedment of steel spiral cases in concrete: China's experience pp. 1271-1281

Qi-Ling Zhang and He-Gao Wu

Considering the investment decisions with real options games approach pp. 1282-1294

Abdollah Arasteh

Advances in hybrid solar photovoltaic and thermoelectric generators pp. 1295-1302

Priscilla Huen and Walid A. Daoud

A state of art of review on interactions between energy performance and indoor environment quality in Passive House buildings pp. 1303-1319

Yang Wang, Jens Kuckelkorn, Fu-Yun Zhao, Hartmut Spliethoff and Werner Lang

A comprehensive review of wind resource assessment pp. 1320-1342

K.S.R. Murthy and O.P. Rahi

Systematic and conceptual errors in standards and protocols for thermal performance of biomass stoves pp. 1343-1354

Zongxi Zhang, Yixiang Zhang, Yuguang Zhou, Riaz Ahmad, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott, Harold Annegarn and Renjie Dong

Distributed energy infrastructure paradigm: Community microgrids in a new institutional economics context pp. 1355-1365

Emi Minghui Gui, Mark Diesendorf and Iain MacGill

The intelligent forecasting of the performances in PV/T collectors based on soft computing method pp. 1366-1378

Juwel Chandra Mojumder, Hwai Chyuan Ong, Wen Tong Chong, Nima Izadyar and Shahaboddin Shamshirband

Differentiated effects of diversified technological sources on energy-saving technological progress: Empirical evidence from China's industrial sectors pp. 1379-1388

Zhenbing Yang, Shuai Shao, Lili Yang and Jianghua Liu

Applications of graphene in microbial fuel cells: The gap between promise and reality pp. 1389-1403

Ahmed ElMekawy, Hanaa M. Hegab, Dusan Losic, Christopher P. Saint and Deepak Pant