66 RENEWABLE ENERGY WORLD NEWS – май 2014

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

1. 67   Solar radiation prediction using Artificial Neural Network techniques: A review

- Amit Kumar Yadav, S.S. Chandel

2   Spatial analysis of China province-level CO2 emission intensity - Xueting Zhao, J. Wesley Burnett, Jerald J. Fletcher

3   Paving the way for sustainable bioenergy in Europe: Technological options and research avenues for large-scale biomass feedstock supply - B. Gabrielle, L. Bamiиre, N. Caldes, S. De Cara, G. Decocq, F. Ferchaud, C. Loyce, E. Pelzer, Y. Perez, J. Wohlfahrt, G. Richard

4   Insights into the Ocean Health Index for marine renewable energy - Wei-Haur Lam, Chandra Bhushan Roy

5   The prospects of biolubricants as alternatives in automotive applications - H.M. Mobarak, E. Niza Mohamad, H.H. Masjuki, M.A. Kalam, K.A.H. Al Mahmud, M. Habibullah, A.M. Ashraful

6   Energy and cost analyses of biodiesel production from waste cooking oil - Ahmad Mohammadshirazi, Asadolah Akram, Shahin Rafiee, Elnaz Bagheri Kalhor

7   A note on the evolution of directional distance function and its development in energy and environmental studies 1997–2013 - Ning Zhang, Yongrok Choi

8   Performances and numerical optimization of a novel thermal solar collector for residential building - Gilles Notton, Fabrice Motte, Christian Cristofari, Jean-Louis Canaletti

9   Energy systems modeling for twenty-first century energy challenges - Stefan Pfenninger, Adam Hawkes, James Keirstead

10   The impact of energy prices on the volatility of ethanol prices and the role of gasoline emissions - E. Zafeiriou, G. Arabatzis, S. Tampakis, K. Soutsas

11   Are fluctuations in coal consumption per capita temporary? Evidence from developed and developing economies - Muhammad Shahbaz, Aviral Kumar Tiwari, Farooq Ahmed Jam, Ilhan Ozturk

12   A review on applications of ANN and SVM for building electrical energy consumption forecasting - A.S. Ahmad, M.Y. Hassan, M.P. Abdullah, H.A. Rahman, F. Hussin, H. Abdullah, R. Saidur

13   Solar dryers with PCM as energy storage medium: A review - S.M. Shalaby, M.A. Bek, A.A. El-Sebaii

14   Economic feasibility of utilizing forest biomass in district energy systems – A review - Shaghaygh Akhtari, Taraneh Sowlati, Ken Day

15   Renewable energy readiness assessment for North African countries - Diala Hawila, Md. Alam Hossain Mondal, Scott Kennedy, Toufic Mezher

16   A review of soft computing methods for harmonics elimination PWM for inverters in renewable energy conversion systems - Abdul Moeed Amjad, Zainal Salam

17   Scenarios for a hierarchical assessment of the global sustainability of electric power plants in Mйxico - Ma. Claudia Roldбn, Manuel Martнnez, Rafael Peсa

18   A review of offshore wind turbine nacelle: Technical challenges, and research and developmental trends - Md. Rabiul Islam, Youguang Guo, Jianguo Zhu

19   A review of full-scale structural testing of wind turbine blades - H.F. Zhou, H.Y. Dou, L.Z. Qin, Y. Chen, Y.Q. Ni, J.M. Ko

20   Microbial cellulases: Engineering, production and applications - Veeresh Juturu, Jin Chuan Wu

21   Comparison of biogas development from households and medium and large-scale biogas plants in rural China - Zilin Song, Chao Zhang, Gaihe Yang, Yongzhong Feng, Guangxin Ren, Xinhui Han

22   Current status and potentials of enhanced geothermal system in China: A review - Yuan Feng, Xi Chen, Xi Frank Xu

23   Assessing the energy efficiency improvement potentials of HVAC systems considering economic and environmental aspects at the hospitals - Ahmet Teke, Oğuzhan Timur

24   Recent progress in renewable energy – Remedy of energy crisis in Pakistan - Ahmad Bilal Awan, Zeeshan Ali Khan

25   What are the right policies for electricity supply in Middle East? A regional dynamic integrated electricity model for the province of Yazd in Iran - Hossein Dastkhan, Mohammad Saleh Owlia

26   A review on lighting control technologies in commercial buildings, their performance and affecting factors - Mohammad Asif ul Haq, Mohammad Yusri Hassan, Hayati Abdullah, Hasimah Abdul Rahman, Md Pauzi Abdullah, Faridah Hussin, Dalila Mat Said

27   Coalesced effect of cavitation and silt erosion in hydro turbines—A review - Pankaj P. Gohil, R.P. Saini

28   Membrane processes for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning - Jason Woods

29   Understanding systemic analysis in the governance of sustainability transition in renewable energies: The case of fuel cell technology in Iran - Enayat A. Moallemi, Abbas Ahamdi, Abbas Afrazeh, Naser Bagheri Moghaddam

30   Potential and limitation of straight vegetable oils as engine fuel – An Indian perspective - Gaurav Dwivedi, M.P. Sharma

31   Lighter-than-air particle velocimetry for wind speed profile measurement - Jesъs Gonzalo, Diego Domнnguez, Deibi Lуpez, Joaquнn Fernбndez

32   Biocatalysis combined with physical technologies for development of a green biodiesel process - Camilo Barroso Teixeira, Jose Valdo Madeira Junior, Gabriela Alves Macedo

33   Smart grid opportunities and applications in Turkey - Ilhami Colak, Ramazan Bayindir, Gianluca Fulli, Ibrahim Tekin, Kenan Demirtas, Catalin-Felix Covrig

34   Energy models from a strategic environmental assessment perspective in an EU context—What is missing concerning renewables? - Xi Pang, Ulla Mцrtberg, Nils Brown

35   Characteristics of biomass in flameless combustion: A review - A.A.A. Abuelnuor, M.A. Wahid, Seyed Ehsan Hosseini, A. Saat, Khalid M. Saqr, Hani H. Sait, M. Osman

36   Progress of thermoelectric power generation systems: Prospect for small to medium scale power generation - Ashwin Date, Abhijit Date, Chris Dixon, Aliakbar Akbarzadeh

37   Assessment of the global ocean wind energy resource - Chong wei Zheng, Jing Pan

38   Diffusion of eco-innovations: A review - Emrah Karakaya, Antonio Hidalgo, Cali Nuur

39   Real-time detection of anomalous power consumption - Jui-Sheng Chou, Abdi Suryadinata Telaga

40   Reconfigurable electrical interconnection strategies for photovoltaic arrays: A review - Damiano La Manna, Vincenzo Li Vigni, Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Vincenzo Di Dio, Pietro Romano

41   Exergy as a global energy sustainability indicator. A review of the state of the art - Josй Carlos Romero, Pedro Linares

42   Impacts of large-scale Intermittent Renewable Energy Sources on electricity systems, and how these can be modeled - Anne Sjoerd Brouwer, Machteld van den Broek, Ad Seebregts, Andrй Faaij

43   Performance evaluations and applications of photovoltaic–thermal collectors and systems - Feng Shan, Fang Tang, Lei Cao, Guiyin Fang

44   Econometric analysis of trade, exports, imports, energy consumption and CO2 emission in six regions - Usama Al-mulali, Low Sheau-Ting

45   Review of fluid dynamics aspects of Savonius-rotor-based vertical-axis wind rotors - Can Kang, Haixia Liu, Xin Yang

46   Renewable energy production in Spain: A review - Francisco G. Montoya, Maria J. Aguilera, Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro

47   A review of available methods and development on energy storage; technology update - T.M.I. Mahlia, T.J. Saktisahdan, A. Jannifar, M.H. Hasan, H.S.C. Matseelar

48   Role of residential demand response in modern electricity markets - Matteo Muratori, Beth-Anne Schuelke-Leech, Giorgio Rizzoni

49   Adoption of smart grid technologies: An analysis of interactions among barriers - Sunil Luthra, Sanjay Kumar, Ravinder Kharb, Md. Fahim Ansari, S.L. Shimmi

50   A review on the Central America electrical energy scenario - Carlos Meza

51   An overview on the production of bio-methanol as potential renewable energy -

N.S. Shamsul, S.K. Kamarudin, N.A. Rahman, N.T. Kofli

52   Carbon flow of urban system and its policy implications: The case of Nanjing -

Rongqin Zhao, Xianjin Huang, Taiyang Zhong, Ying Liu, Xiaowei Chuai

53   Modeling of solar PV module and maximum power point tracking using ANFIS - Ravinder Kumar Kharb, S.L. Shimi, S. Chatterji, Md. Fahim Ansari

54   Demand side management in India: Action plan, policies and regulations - V.S.K.V. Harish, Arun Kumar

55   A review of improved Cookstove technologies and programs - Tania Urmee, Samuel Gyamfi

56   Heat transfer enhancement in parabolic trough collector tube using Al2O3/synthetic oil nanofluid - T. Sokhansefat, A.B. Kasaeian, F. Kowsary

57   Alternative emerging ironmaking technologies for energy-efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions reduction: A technical review - Ali Hasanbeigi, Marlene Arens, Lynn Price

58   Mathematical solutions and numerical models employed for the investigations of PCMs׳ phase transformations - Shuli Liu, Yongcai Li, Yaqin Zhang

59   Microalgal species for sustainable biomass/lipid production using wastewater as resource: A review - Yin-Hu Wu, Hong-Ying Hu, Yin Yu, Tian-Yuan Zhang, Shu-Feng Zhu, Lin-Lan Zhuang, Xue Zhang, Yun Lu

60   Reduction potential of CO2 emissions in China׳s transport industry - Boqiang Lin, Chunping Xie

61   Challenges in the electrochemical modelling of solid oxide fuel and electrolyser cells - M. Garcнa-Camprubн, S. Izquierdo, N. Fueyo

62   Sustainable management of waste-to-energy facilities - Federica Cucchiella, Idiano D’Adamo, Massimo Gastaldi

63   Wind turbine manufacturing industry in China: Current situation and problems - Xin Jin, Yiming Rong, Xiang Zhong

64   Small-scale household biogas digesters: An option for global warming mitigation or a potential climate bomb? - Sander Bruun, Lars Stoumann Jensen, Van Thi Khanh Vu, Sven Sommer

65   Dust effect on flat surfaces – A review paper - Sanaz Ghazi, Ali Sayigh, Kenneth Ip

66   Grid parity and self-consumption with photovoltaic systems under the present regulatory framework in Spain: The case of the University of Jaйn Campus - D.L. Talavera, J. de la Casa, E. Muсoz-Cerуn, G. Almonacid