RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY News 2013

•Bioenergy   •Geothermal   •Hydrogen  •Hydropower   •Ocean   •Solar   •Wind

1     Optimal distributed renewable generation planning: A review of different approaches - Wen-Shan Tan, Mohammad Yusri Hassan, Md Shah Majid, Hasimah Abdul Rahman

2     A review on solar energy utilisation in Australia - Alireza Bahadori, Chikezie Nwaoha

3     Waste energy recovery in seawater reverse osmosis desalination plants. Part 1: Review - A.M.K. El-ghonemy

4     Curbing global warming with phase change materials for energy storage - M.R. Anisur, M.H. Mahfuz, M.A. Kibria, R. Saidur, I.H.S.C. Metselaar, T.M.I. Mahlia

5     An approach to energy savings and improved environmental impact through restructuring Jordan"s transport sector - A. Al-Ghandoor

6     Review on power generation scenario of India - V. Siva Reddy, S.C. Kaushik, N.L. Panwar

7     Ozone depletion and global warming: Case for the use of natural refrigerant – a review - B.O. Bolaji, Z. Huan

8     Development of bioenergy technologies in Uganda: A review of progress - Collins Okello, Stefania Pindozzi, Salvatore Faugno, Lorenzo Boccia

9     Demand response in smart electricity grids equipped with renewable energy sources: A review - Jamshid Aghaei, Mohammad-Iman Alizadeh

10     Current status, future potentials and challenges of renewable energy development in Gansu province (Northwest China) - Wu Yunna, Xu Ruhang

11     Natural gas consumption and economic growth in Pakistan - Muhammad Shahbaz, Hooi Hooi Lean, Abdul Farooq

12     Regional application of ground source heat pump in China: A case of Shenyang - Yong Geng, Joseph Sarkis, Xinbei Wang, Hongyan Zhao, Yongguang Zhong

13     How much room for a competitive electricity generation market in Portugal? - F. Amorim, J. Vasconcelos, I.C. Abreu, P.P. Silva, V. Martins

14     Assessments and perspectives of PV solar power engineering in the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Tomislav M. Pavlovic, Dragana D. Milosavljevic, Dragoljub Mirjanic, Lana S. Pantic, Ivana S. Radonjic, Danica Pirsl

15     Scientific production of renewable energies worldwide: An overview - F. Manzano-Agugliaro, A. Alcayde, F.G. Montoya, A. Zapata-Sierra, C. Gil

16     Multi-objective ranking of climate change mitigation policies and measures in Lithuania - Dalia Streimikiene, Tomas Balezentis

17     Potential of bioenergy production from industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa): Pakistan perspective - Muhammad Saif Ur Rehman, Naim Rashid, Ameena Saif, Tariq Mahmood, Jong-In Han

18     Environmental Kuznets curve in Romania and the role of energy consumption - Muhammad Shahbaz, Mihai Mutascu, Parvez Azim

19     Biomass gasification for electricity generation: Review of current technology barriers - J.A. Ruiz, M.C. Juбrez, M.P. Morales, P. Muсoz, M.A. Mendнvil

20     Overview of the production of biodiesel from Waste cooking oil - Zahira Yaakob, Masita Mohammad, Mohammad Alherbawi, Zahangir Alam, Kamaruzaman Sopian

21     Substitution among energy sources: An empirical analysis on biomass energy for fossil fuel of China - Zhao Xingang, Liu Pingkuo

22     Energy in the development strategy of Indian households—the missing half - B. Sudhakara Reddy, Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan

23     Non-edible vegetable oils: A critical evaluation of oil extraction, fatty acid compositions, biodiesel production, characteristics, engine performance and emissions production - A.E. Atabani, A.S. Silitonga, H.C. Ong, T.M.I. Mahlia, H.H. Masjuki, Irfan Anjum Badruddin, H. Fayaz

24     Thermal stability of phase change materials used in latent heat energy storage systems: A review - Manish K. Rathod, Jyotirmay Banerjee

25     Evaluating the relationships among economic growth, energy consumption, air emissions and air environmental protection investment in China - Xiaohong Zhang, Liqian Wu, Rong Zhang, Shihuai Deng, Yanzong Zhang, Jun Wu, Yuanwei Li, Lili Lin, Li Li, Yinjun Wang, Lilin Wang

26     Solar radiation manipulations and their role in greenhouse claddings: Fresnel lenses, NIR- and UV-blocking materials - Chr. Lamnatou, D. Chemisana

27     Microwave irradiation: A sustainable way for sludge treatment and resource recovery - Vinay Kumar Tyagi, Shang-Lien Lo

28     Concentrated solar power: Current technologies, major innovative issues and applicability to West African countries - Xavier Py, Yao Azoumah, Rйgis Olives

29     A review of energy storage systems in microgrids with wind turbines - Abdorreza Rabiee, Hossein Khorramdel, Jamshid Aghaei

30     A review of potential materials for thermal energy storage in building applications - Parfait Tatsidjodoung, Nolwenn Le Pierrиs, Lingai Luo

31     Brassica biodiesels: Past, present and future - M.F. Milazzo, F. Spina, A. Vinci, C. Espro, J.C.J. Bart

32     A review of energy storage technologies for marine current energy systems - Zhibin Zhou, Mohamed Benbouzid, Jean Frйdйric Charpentier, Franck Scuiller, Tianhao Tang

33     Mirrors in the sky: Status, sustainability, and some supporting materials experiments - Noam Lior

34     Toward renewable energy geo-information infrastructures: Applications of GIScience and remote sensing that build institutional capacity - K. Calvert, J.M. Pearce, W.E. Mabee

35     A review of climate change impacts on commercial buildings and their technical services in the tropics - Y.H. Yau, S. Hasbi

36     The University of Genoa smart polygeneration microgrid test-bed facility: The overall system, the technologies and the research challenges - Stefano Bracco, Federico Delfino, Fabio Pampararo, Michela Robba, Mansueto Rossi

37     A comprehensive analysis of strategies, policies and development of hydropower in India: Special emphasis on small hydro power - Naveen Kumar Sharma, Prashant Kumar Tiwari, Yog Raj Sood

38     In-situ transesterification of rapeseed and cost indicators for biodiesel production - S.A. Abo El-Enin, N.K. Attia, N.N. El-Ibiari, G.I. El-Diwani, K.M. El-Khatib

39     Forest-based bioenergy in China: Status, opportunities, and challenges - Jun Yang, Guanghui Dai, Luyi Ma, Liming Jia, Jian Wu, Xiaohua Wang

40     A review of clean energy innovation and technology transfer in China - Hengwei Liu, Dapeng Liang

41     Energy conservation in China’s Twelfth Five-Year Plan period: Continuation or paradigm shift? - Kevin Lo, Mark Y. Wang

42     Climate change adaptation on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau: The importance of solar energy utilization for rural household - Yiping Fang, Yanqiang Wei

43     The environmental Kuznets curve and the role of coal consumption in India: Cointegration and causality analysis in an open economy - Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Muhammad Shahbaz, Qazi Muhammad Adnan Hye

44     Investigating possible wind energy potential to meet the power shortage in Karachi - M.M. Aman, G.B. Jasmon, A. Ghufran, A.H.A. Bakar, H. Mokhlis

45     Analysis of South Korea’s economic growth, carbon dioxide emission, and energy consumption using the Markov switching model - JaeHyun Park, TaeHoon Hong

46     Impact of various biodiesel fuels obtained from edible and non-edible oils on engine exhaust gas and noise emissions - I.M. Rizwanul Fattah, H.H. Masjuki, A.M. Liaquat, Rahizar Ramli, M.A. Kalam, V.N. Riazuddin

47     Review of transmission schemes and case studies for renewable power integration into the remote grid - Kazi Nazmul Hasan, Tapan Kumar Saha, Mehdi Eghbal, Deb Chattopadhyay

48     The application of solar technologies for sustainable development of agricultural sector - S. Mekhilef, S.Z. Faramarzi, R. Saidur, Zainal Salam

49     Possible impact of 2020 bioenergy targets on European Union land use. A scenario-based assessment from national renewable energy action plans proposals - Nicolae Scarlat, Jean-Francёois Dallemand, Manjola Banja

50     Phase change material (PCM) storage for free cooling of buildings—A review - Adeel Waqas, Zia Ud Din