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In situ, one-step and co-electrodeposition of graphene supported dendritic and spherical nano-palladium-silver bimetallic catalyst on carbon cloth for electrooxidation of methanol in alkaline media
10.1016/j.renene.2018.04.040 2018-04-10 In this paper, we report the preparation of graphene supported nano-palladium-silver on carbon cloth (G-PdAg/CC) electrode for electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol in alkaline medium and its performance is compared with graphene supported nano-palladium and... |
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Effectiveness of optimized control strategy and different hub height turbines on a real wind farm optimization
10.1016/j.renene.2018.04.004 2018-04-04 In this paper, a real wind farm layout optimization is carried out by applying the novel optimized wind farm control strategy (coordinating wind turbine operations by setting different axial induction values) and multiple wind turbine hub height selections. T... |
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Quasi-Steady State Moving Boundary Reduced Order Model of Two-Phase Flow for ORC Refrigerant in Solar-Thermal Heat Exchanger
10.1016/j.renene.2018.04.008 2018-04-03 In the present study, a simplified quasi-steady state reduced order model is utilized to investigate moving boundary characteristics in a narrow tube of heat exchanger that carries organic refrigerant as working fluid in the medium solar thermal applications ... |
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Span80/Tween80 stabilized bio-oil-in-diesel microemulsion: formation and combustion
10.1016/j.renene.2018.04.010 2018-04-03 A detailed experimental study was conducted to investigate the production and fuel properties of bio-oil-in-diesel microemulsion (BDM) and its emission characteristics. Bio-oil was produced from liquefaction of methanol, castor oil and sewage sludge. Hydrophi... |
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A spatiotemporal universal model for the prediction of the global solar radiation based on Fourier series and the site altitude
10.1016/j.renene.2018.04.005 2018-04-03 This paper presents the development, testing and validation of a novel generic type universal model consisting of a set of sine and cosine harmonics in the temporal and spatial domain suitably parameterized for the prediction of the mean expected global solar... |
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Second generation biofuels production from waste cooking oil via pyrolysis process
10.1016/j.renene.2018.04.002 2018-04-03 The thermal cracking of waste cooking oil (WCO) via pyrolysis was performed using a laboratory scale fixed-bed reactor. The effects of the final pyrolysis temperature (from 550 to 800 °C) and the heating rate (5°C/min, 15°C/min, 20°C/min, 25°C/min) on pyrolys... |
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Performance and stability of semitransparent OPVs for building integration: A benchmarking analysis
10.1016/j.renene.2018.03.073 2018-04-03 Semitransparent (ST) organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are demonstrating great potential for building integration applications, especially in windows. For that purpose, ST-OPVs should achieve adequate transparency and performance stability. In this regard, the pre... |
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The adoption of building-integrated photovoltaics: barriers and facilitators
10.1016/j.renene.2018.04.001 2018-04-03 Widespread deployment of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) could potentially lead to a multiplication of the area available for harvesting solar energy in densely populated countries. Despite its advantages to contribute to meeting renewable energy tar... |
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The Role of Hydropower Installations for Sustainable Energy Development in Turkey and the World
10.1016/j.renene.2018.03.089 2018-04-02 Hydropower has the largest share among renewable energy sources in the world, supplying more than 16.6% of total global electricity to over 160 countries around the world. Global hydropower capacity increased to approximately 1,096 GW with the addition of 25 ... |
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Development of a propeller-type hollow micro-hydraulic turbine with excellent performance in passing foreign matter
10.1016/j.renene.2018.03.083 2018-04-02 This study develops a micro-hydraulic turbine with excellent performance in the passage of foreign matter included in the water flow. The runner has four blades, with a circular hollow around the rotating axis to pass foreign matter through the runner. The ra... |