Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Volume 63, issue C, 2016

A comprehensive review of the voltage stability indices pp. 1-12

Javad Modarresi, Eskandar Gholipour and Amin Khodabakhshian

Rethinking solar energy education on the dawn of the solar economy pp. 13-18

Rosaria Ciriminna, Francesco Meneguzzo, Mario Pecoraino and Mario Pagliaro

Managing the cost overrun risks of hydroelectric dams: An application of reference class forecasting techniques pp. 19-32

Omotola Awojobi and Glenn Jenkins

Dust and soiling issues and impacts relating to solar energy systems: Literature review update for 2012–2015 pp. 33-61

Suellen C.S. Costa, Antonia Sonia A.C. Diniz and Lawrence L. Kazmerski

A comprehensive review on properties of edible and non-edible vegetable oil-based biodiesel: Composition, specifications and prediction models pp. 62-92

Baharak Sajjadi, Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman and Hamidreza Arandiyan

Financing risks involved in distributed PV power generation in China and analysis of countermeasures pp. 93-101

Guo-liang Luo, Cheng-feng Long, Xiao Wei and Wen-jun Tang

Review of computer models of air-based, curtainwall-integrated PV/T collectors pp. 102-117

Omid Nemati, Luis M. Candanedo Ibarra and Alan S. Fung

Gas-fired combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) in Beijing: A techno-economic analysis pp. 118-131

Bofeng Yan, Song Xue, Yuanfei Li, Jinhui Duan and Ming Zeng

Review of social water cycle research in a changing environment pp. 132-140

Shibao Lu, Xiaoling Zhang, Haijun Bao and Martin Skitmore

The performance and analysis of the thermoelectric generator system used in diesel engines pp. 141-151

İlker Temizer and Cumali İlkılıç

Overall review of China׳s thermal power development with emphatic analysis on thermal powers’ cost and benefit pp. 152-157

Zeng Ming, Zhang Xiaohu, Zhang Ping and Dong Jun

Driving electric vehicles at highway speeds: The effect of higher driving speeds on energy consumption and driving range for electric vehicles in Australia pp. 158-165

Guido Wager, Jonathan Whale and Thomas Braunl

A bootstrap panel Granger causality analysis of energy consumption and economic growth in the G7 countries pp. 166-171

Mihai Mutascu

Biomass resources and biofuels potential for the production of transportation fuels in Nigeria pp. 172-192

Juliet Ben-Iwo, Vasilije Manovic and Philip Longhurst

Heat transfer augmentation using twisted tape inserts: A review pp. 193-225

Varun,, M.O. Garg, Himanshu Nautiyal, Sourabh Khurana and M.K. Shukla

The use of nanofluids for enhancing the thermal performance of stationary solar collectors: A review pp. 226-236

Mahmud Jamil Muhammad, Isa Adamu Muhammad, Nor Azwadi Che Sidik, Muhammad Noor Afiq Witri Muhammad Yazid, Rizalman Mamat and G. Najafi

Development of efficient vertical axis wind turbine clustered farms pp. 237-244

Mohammed Shaheen and Shaaban Abdallah

Electron transport study of indium oxide as photoanode in DSSCs: A review pp. 245-255

S. Mahalingam and H. Abdullah

New methodological approach for biomass resource assessment in India using GIS application and land use/land cover (LULC) maps pp. 256-268

Karthikeyan Natarajan, Petri Latva-Käyrä, Anas Zyadin and Paavo Pelkonen

Carbonyl and aromatic hydrocarbon emissions from diesel engine exhaust using different feedstock: A review pp. 269-291

Paramvir Singh, Varun, and S.R. Chauhan

Application of real options valuation for analysing the impact of public R&D financing on renewable energy projects: A company′s perspective pp. 292-301

Gonzalo Martín-Barrera, Constancio Zamora-Ramírez and José M. González-González

Sonochemical reactors: Review on features, advantages and limitations pp. 302-314

Seyedali Asgharzadehahmadi, Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman, Rajarathinam Parthasarathy and Baharak Sajjadi

Revisiting adsorption cooling cycle from mathematical modelling to system development pp. 315-332

W.S. Teng, K.C. Leong and A. Chakraborty

Viability study of the use of grid connected photovoltaic system in agriculture: Case of Algerian dairy farms pp. 333-345

M. Bey, A. Hamidat, B. Benyoucef and T. Nacer

Graphene based nanofluids and nanolubricants – Review of recent developments pp. 346-362

A.K. Rasheed, M. Khalid, W. Rashmi, T.C.S.M. Gupta and A. Chan

A review of optimum DG placement based on minimization of power losses and voltage stability enhancement of distribution system pp. 363-378

U. Sultana, Azhar B. Khairuddin, M.M. Aman, A.S. Mokhtar and N. Zareen

Evaluating the enablers in solar power developments in the current scenario using fuzzy DEMATEL: An Indian perspective pp. 379-397

Sunil Luthra, Kannan Govindan, Ravinder K. Kharb and Sachin Kumar Mangla

Pakistan geothermal renewable energy potential for electric power generation: A survey pp. 398-413

Umair Younas, B. Khan, S.M. Ali, C.M. Arshad, U. Farid, Kamran Zeb, Fahad Rehman, Yasir Mehmood and A. Vaccaro

Review on the blade design technologies of tidal current turbine pp. 414-422

Wei Li, Hongbin Zhou, Hongwei Liu, Yonggang Lin and Quankun Xu

Identifying the most significant input parameters for predicting global solar radiation using an ANFIS selection procedure pp. 423-434

Kasra Mohammadi, Shahaboddin Shamshirband, Amirrudin Kamsin, Pc Lai and Zulkefli Mansor

Evaluating the life cycle energy benefits of energy efficiency regulations for buildings pp. 435-451

Robert H. Crawford, Erika L. Bartak, André Stephan and Christopher A. Jensen

Novel comparison study between the hybrid renewable energy systems on land and on ship pp. 452-463

Fahd Diab, Hai Lan and Salwa Ali

Solar stills: A comprehensive review of designs, performance and material advances pp. 464-496

D. Dsilva Winfred Rufuss, S. Iniyan, L. Suganthi and P.A. Davies

The impacts of the German biofuel quota on sectoral domestic production and imports of the German economy pp. 497-505

Luisa Sievers and Axel Schaffer

Review of computational and experimental approaches to analysis of aerodynamic performance in horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) pp. 506-519

Chi-Jeng Bai and Wei-Cheng Wang

New inverter control for balancing standalone micro-grid phase voltages: A review on MG power quality improvement pp. 520-532

Rashad M. Kamel

Conversion of crude and pure glycerol into derivatives: A feasibility evaluation pp. 533-555

Pei San Kong, Mohamed Kheireddine Aroua and Wan Mohd Ashri Wan Daud

Testing the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis: A comparative empirical study for low, lower middle, upper middle and high income countries pp. 556-567

Muhammad Azam and Abdul Khan

Educating labour force for a green economy and renewable energy jobs in Turkey: A quantitave approach pp. 568-578

Aygülen Kayahan Karakul

A literature review on estimating of PV-array hourly power under cloudy weather conditions pp. 579-592

Foad H. Gandoman, Fatima Raeisi and Abdollah Ahmadi

Concentrated solar power technology in India: A review pp. 593-603

Jay Prakash Bijarniya, K. Sudhakar and Prashant Baredar

Volume 62, issue C, 2016

The role of renewables and nuclear energy in Turkey׳s Vision 2023 energy targets: Economic and technical scrutiny pp. 1-12

Mehmet Melikoglu

Review of catalysis and plasma performance on dry reforming of CH4 and possible synergistic effects pp. 13-31

Wei-Chieh Chung and Moo-Been Chang

Bayesian networks in renewable energy systems: A bibliographical survey pp. 32-45

Mónica Borunda, O.A. Jaramillo, Alberto Reyes and Pablo H. Ibargüengoytia

Topologies, generalized designs, passive and active damping methods of switching ripple filters for voltage source inverter: A comprehensive review pp. 46-69

Mehmet Büyük, Adnan Tan, Mehmet Tümay and K. Çağatay Bayındır

Identification and analysis of barriers in implementation of solar energy in Indian rural sector using integrated ISM and fuzzy MICMAC approach pp. 70-88

Sonal Sindhu, Vijay Nehra and Sunil Luthra

Stirling cycle engines for recovering low and moderate temperature heat: A review pp. 89-108

Kai Wang, Seth R. Sanders, Swapnil Dubey, Fook Hoong Choo and Fei Duan

A review on low grade heat powered adsorption cooling systems for ice production pp. 109-120

Ramesh P. Sah, Biplab Choudhury and Ranadip K. Das

Solar energy market developments in India pp. 121-133

Sanjay Kumar Kar, Atul Sharma and Biswajit Roy

Can photosynthesis enable a global transition from fossil fuels to solar fuels, to mitigate climate change and fuel-supply limitations? pp. 134-163

Andrew K. Ringsmuth, Michael J. Landsberg and Ben Hankamer

Economic and thermodynamic study of different cooling options: A review pp. 164-194

A. Gupta, Y. Anand, S.K. Tyagi and S. Anand

Sustainable Cloud Data Centers: A survey of enabling techniques and technologies pp. 195-214

Junaid Shuja, Abdullah Gani, Shahaboddin Shamshirband, Raja Wasim Ahmad and Kashif Bilal

Recent developments of solar energy in India: Perspectives, strategies and future goals pp. 215-235

Subhojit Dawn, Prashant Kumar Tiwari, Arup Kumar Goswami and Manash Kumar Mishra

Cost benefit and technical analysis of rural electrification alternatives in southern India using HOMER pp. 236-246

W. Margaret Amutha and V. Rajini

Review of biogas digester technology in rural Bangladesh pp. 247-259

Ershad Ullah Khan and Andrew R. Martin

Evaluation of digital metering methods used in protection and reactive power compensation of micro-grids pp. 260-279

Haidar Samet

Households׳ willingness to pay for reliable electricity services in Ghana pp. 280-288

Francis Taale and Christian Kyeremeh

Analysis of the Ecuadorian energy audit practices: A review of energy efficiency promotion pp. 289-296

Diego Moya, Roberto Torres and Sascha Stegen

The key technologies of VSC-MTDC and its application in China pp. 297-304

Jiang Binkai and Wang Zhixin

Thermal conductivity enhancement of phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A review pp. 305-317

Lingkun Liu, Di Su, Yaojie Tang and Guiyin Fang

Hydroelectricity consumption and economic growth nexus: Evidence from a panel of ten largest hydroelectricity consumers pp. 318-325

Nicholas Apergis, Tsangyao Chang, Rangan Gupta and Emmanuel Ziramba

Review of proposals for practical power sector restructuring and reforms in a dynamic electricity supply industry pp. 326-335

Muhammad T. Khan, George Alex Thopil and Jorg Lalk

Optimum selection of solar water heating (SWH) systems based on their comparative techno-economic feasibility study for the domestic sector of Saudi Arabia pp. 336-349

Hafiz M. Abd-ur-Rehman and Fahad A. Al-Sulaiman

Study of the MPP tracking algorithms: Focusing the numerical method techniques pp. 350-371

A. Amir, A. Amir, J. Selvaraj and N.A. Rahim

When outcomes are the reflection of the analysis criteria: A review of the tradable green certificate assessments pp. 372-381

Anna Darmani, Annika Rickne, Antonio Hidalgo and Niklas Arvidsson

Stochastic hydro-thermal scheduling optimization: An overview pp. 382-395

Anderson Rodrigo de Queiroz

Review on various modelling techniques for the solar dryers pp. 396-417

Om Prakash, Vinod Laguri, Anukul Pandey, Anil Kumar and Arbind Kumar

Culture, income, and CO2 emission pp. 418-428

Mustafa Disli, Adam Ng and Hossein Askari

Comparison of methods for sustainable energy management with sewage sludge in Turkey based on SWOT-FAHP analysis pp. 429-440

Elanur Adar, Buket Karatop, Mahir İnce and Mehmet Sinan Bilgili

A review on the recent progress made on solar photovoltaic in selected countries of sub-Saharan Africa pp. 441-452

Abubakar Mas’ud, Abdullahi, Asan Vernyuy Wirba, Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki, Ricardo Albarracín, Siti Hawa Abu-Bakar, Abu Bakar Munir and Nurul Aini Bani

Durability studies of solar reflectors: A review pp. 453-467

A. García-Segura, A. Fernández-García, M.J. Ariza, F. Sutter and L. Valenzuela

The relationship between energy-resource depletion, climate change, health resources and the environmental Kuznets curve: Evidence from the panel of selected developed countries pp. 468-477

Syed Abdul Rehman Khan, Khalid Zaman and Yu Zhang

Review on CO2 hydrate formation/dissociation and its cold energy application pp. 478-494

Qibei Sun and Yong Tae Kang

Ångström–Prescott equation: Physical basis, empirical models and sensitivity analysis pp. 495-506

M. Paulescu, N. Stefu, D. Calinoiu, E. Paulescu, N. Pop, R. Boata and O. Mares

Analysis of achievable residential energy-saving potential and its implications for effective policy interventions: A study of Xiamen city in southern China pp. 507-520

Fei Guo, Lado Kurdgelashvili, Magnus Bengtsson and Lewis Akenji

Natural gas as vehicle fuel in China: A review pp. 521-533

Han Hao, Zongwei Liu, Fuquan Zhao and Weiqi Li

Development of energy crops cultivation for biomass production in Poland pp. 534-545

Aleksandra Jezierska-Thöle, Roman Rudnicki and Mieczysław Kluba

Photovoltaic solar plants in the Republic of Srpska - current state and perspectives pp. 546-560

Dragana D. Milosavljević, Tomislav M. Pavlović, Dragoljub LJ. Mirjanić and Darko Divnić

Review of European ventilation strategies to meet the cooling and heating demands of nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB)/Passivhaus. Comparison with the USA pp. 561-574

Silvia Guillén-Lambea, Beatriz Rodríguez-Soria and José M. Marín

Scattered sunlight determining sky luminance patterns pp. 575-584

Richard Kittler and Stanislav Darula

Designing a powered combined Otto and Stirling cycle power plant through multi-objective optimization approach pp. 585-595

Mohammad H. Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, Hadi Hosseinzade, Emin Acıkkalp, Iskander Tlili and Michel Feidt

GIS based planning of a biomethanation power plant in Assam, India pp. 596-608

Antara Brahma, Kangkana Saikia, Moonmoon Hiloidhari and D.C. Baruah

Optimal planning of hybrid renewable energy systems using HOMER: A review pp. 609-620

S. Bahramara, M. Parsa Moghaddam and M.R. Haghifam

District heating and cogeneration in the EU-28: Current situation, potential and proposed energy strategy for its generalisation pp. 621-639

Antonio Colmenar-Santos, Enrique Rosales-Asensio, David Borge-Diez and Jorge-Juan Blanes-Peiró

Effectiveness mapping of open raceway pond and tubular photobioreactors for sustainable production of microalgae biofuel pp. 640-653

Sanjay Pawar

Strategies for development and implementation of bio-based materials as effective renewable resources of energy: A comprehensive review on adsorbent technology pp. 654-664

S. Ummartyotin and C. Pechyen

A review of measurement and analysis of electric power quality on shipboard power system networks pp. 665-672

Julio Barros and Ramón I. Diego

Electric buses: A review of alternative powertrains pp. 673-684

Moataz Mahmoud, Ryan Garnett, Mark Ferguson and Pavlos Kanaroglou

Post-Fukushima public acceptance on resuming the nuclear power program in China pp. 685-694

Chuanwang Sun, Xiting Zhu and Xiaochun Meng

Faults and infrared thermographic diagnosis in operating c-Si photovoltaic modules: A review of research and future challenges pp. 695-709

John A. Tsanakas, Long Ha and Claudia Buerhop

Strategy on sustainable infrastructure asset management: Focus on Korea׳s future policy directivity pp. 710-722

Sanghoon Park, Sang I. Park and Sang-Ho Lee

Difficulty is critical: The importance of social factors in modeling diffusion of green products and practices pp. 723-735

Katarzyna Byrka, Arkadiusz Jȩdrzejewski, Katarzyna Sznajd-Weron and Rafał Weron

Thermal energy storage system integration forms for a sustainable future pp. 736-757

Gang Li and Xuefei Zheng

Environmental regulation and environmental productivity: The case of China pp. 758-766

Yan Wang and Neng Shen

Applications of nanotechnology to improve the performance of solar collectors – Recent advances and overview pp. 767-792

Ahmed Kadhim Hussein

Addressing the renewable energy financing gap in Africa to promote universal energy access: Integrated renewable energy financing in Malawi pp. 793-803

Dumisani Chirambo

Glycerol acetals and ketals as possible diesel additives. A review of their synthesis protocols pp. 804-814

Ancuţa Roxana Trifoi, Paul Şerban Agachi and Timea Pap

The effect of single on-ramp with constrained resources on the density of asymmetric simple exclusion processes pp. 815-820

Yanna Liu, Wencan Xiao, Peng Dong, Yingjie Zhang and Song Xiao

Energy management strategies in hybrid renewable energy systems: A review pp. 821-835

Lanre Olatomiwa, Saad Mekhilef, M.S. Ismail and Mahmoud Moghavvemi

Sustainable biodiesel production from oleaginous yeasts utilizing hydrolysates of various non-edible lignocellulosic biomasses pp. 836-855

Alok Patel, Neha Arora, Km Sartaj, Vikas Pruthi and Parul A. Pruthi

Laminar burning velocity and flammability limits in biogas: A literature review pp. 856-865

L. Pizzuti, C.A. Martins and P.T. Lacava

Stability of biodiesel – A review pp. 866-881

Rajesh Kumar Saluja, Vineet Kumar and Radhey Sham

Extended producer responsibility system in China improves e-waste recycling: Government policies, enterprise, and public awareness pp. 882-894

Jian Cao, Bo Lu, Yangyang Chen, Xuemei Zhang, Guangshu Zhai, Gengui Zhou, Boxin Jiang and Jerald L. Schnoor

A review on compressed air energy storage – A pathway for smart grid and polygeneration pp. 895-907

Gayathri Venkataramani, Prasanna Parankusam, Velraj Ramalingam and Jihong Wang

Resource assessment of the renewable energy potential for a remote area: A review pp. 908-923

Nima Izadyar, Hwai Chyuan Ong, W.T. Chong and K.Y. Leong

Heat transfer and critical heat flux of nanofluid boiling: A comprehensive review pp. 924-940

Xiande Fang, Yafeng Chen, Helei Zhang, Weiwei Chen, Anqi Dong and Run Wang

Technical and economic analysis of different configurations of stand-alone hybrid renewable power systems – A case study pp. 941-953

Hegazy Rezk and Gamal M. Dousoky

Drivers for energy consumption: A comparative analysis of China and India pp. 954-962

Qiang Wang and Rongrong Li

Development a scenario-based model for Iran׳s energy future pp. 963-970

Mohsen Bahrami and Payam Abbaszadeh

Review of advanced grid requirements for the integration of large scale photovoltaic power plants in the transmission system pp. 971-987

Ana Cabrera-Tobar, Eduard Bullich-Massagué, Mònica Aragüés-Peñalba and Oriol Gomis-Bellmunt

Insulation materials for the building sector: A review and comparative analysis pp. 988-1011

S. Schiavoni, D׳Alessandro, F., F. Bianchi and F. Asdrubali

Progress in emerging solution-processed thin film solar cells – Part II: Perovskite solar cells pp. 1012-1031

Mehran Habibi, Fatemeh Zabihi, Mohammad Reza Ahmadian-Yazdi and Morteza Eslamian

Energy security and renewable energy deployment in the EU: Liaisons Dangereuses or Virtuous Circle? pp. 1032-1046

Javier Noel Valdés Lucas, Gonzalo Escribano Francés and Enrique San Martín González

Progress in biomass gasification technique – With focus on Malaysian palm biomass for syngas production pp. 1047-1062

Nor Afzanizam Samiran, Mohammad Nazri Mohd Jaafar, Jo-Han Ng, Su Shiung Lam and Cheng Tung Chong

Review of process parameters for biodiesel production from different feedstocks pp. 1063-1071

Puneet Verma and M.P. Sharma

Kinetic and dynamic analysis of hydrogen-enrichment mixtures in combustor systems – A review paper pp. 1072-1082

Sina Davazdah Emami, Rafiziana Md. Kasmani, Mahar Diana Hamid, Che Rosmani Che Hassan and Khairiah Mohd Mokhtar

Attaining a sustainable competitive advantage in the smart grid industry of China using suitable open innovation intermediaries pp. 1083-1091

Hsing Hung Chen, Silu Chen and Yong Lan

Solar energy for future world: - A review pp. 1092-1105

Nadarajah Kannan and Divagar Vakeesan

A 20 year forecast of water usage in electricity generation for South Africa amidst water scarce conditions pp. 1106-1121

George Alex Thopil and Anastassios Pouris

Cost-benefit analysis of various California renewable portfolio standard targets: Is a 33% RPS optimal? pp. 1122-1132

Omid M. Rouhani, Debbie Niemeier, H. Oliver Gao and Germà Bel

A literature review of Microgrids: A functional layer based classification pp. 1133-1153

F. Martin-Martínez, A. Sánchez-Miralles and M. Rivier

A review on voltage control methods using on-load tap changer transformers for networks with renewable energy sources pp. 1154-1161

Charles R. Sarimuthu, Vigna K. Ramachandaramurthy, K.R. Agileswari and Hazlie Mokhlis

VSCs-HVDC may improve the Electrical Grid Architecture in future world pp. 1162-1170

Li-qun Liu and Chun-xia Liu

Life cycle performance of modular buildings: A critical review pp. 1171-1183

Mohammad Kamali and Kasun Hewage

An environment-friendly solution for indoor air purification by using renewable photocatalysts in concrete: A review pp. 1184-1194

Ranjit K. Nath, M.F.M. Zain and M. Jamil

A review of high PV penetrations in LV distribution networks: Present status, impacts and mitigation measures pp. 1195-1208

M. Mejbaul Haque and Peter Wolfs

Does the need for economic growth influence energy consumption and CO2 emissions in Nigeria? Evidence from the innovation accounting test pp. 1209-1225

Abdulrashid Rafindadi

The effects of Internet usage and economic growth on CO2 emissions in OECD countries: A panel investigation pp. 1226-1235

Mohammad Salahuddin, Khorshed Alam and Ilhan Ozturk

Induced sheath voltage in power cables: A review pp. 1236-1251

M. Shaban, M.A. Salam, S.P. Ang and William Voon

Application of passive wall systems for improving the energy efficiency in buildings: A comprehensive review pp. 1252-1269

Hossein Omrany, Ali Ghaffarianhoseini, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini, Kaamran Raahemifar and John Tookey

Global renewable energy and its potential in Malaysia: A review of Hydrokinetic turbine technology pp. 1270-1281

Fatemeh Behrouzi, Mehdi Nakisa, Adi Maimun and Yasser M. Ahmed

A review of governmental support instruments channeling PV market growth in the Flanders region of Belgium (2006–2013) pp. 1282-1290

J.C.C.M. Huijben, K.S. Podoynitsyna, M.L.B. van Rijn and G.P.J. Verbong