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Multi-objective optimisation of constrained food-energy-water-nexus systems for sustainable resource allocation Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Omolola A. Ogbolumani; Nnamdi I. Nwulu
The rising demand for food, energy and water amidst depleting supplies and increased environmental degradation is a significant problem in today’s world. The concerted occurrence of climate change, human hostilities, poverty increase in several countries and a pandemic outbreak have all contributed to the global challenge of food insecurity. Sustainable management of the three essential resources requires
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Assessment of autonomous renewable energy system operability under extreme events and disasters Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-17 Oscar Espinoza; Abhishek Tiwary
Autonomous, hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) are increasingly being deployed in geographically challenging terrains, often lacking adequate resilience planning for natural disasters. An assessment framework is developed to evaluate sustainable HRES design for remote off-grid application, ensuring its operability under an extreme event, i.e. its ability to absorb the shock event and continue operating
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Economic progress with better technology, energy security, and ecological sustainability in Pakistan Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Muhammad Yousaf Raza; Xia Wang; Boqiang Lin
Energy consumption in different sectors in Pakistan has risen from the last two decades, which has brought immerse ecological risk from carbon dioxide (CO2) emission. This research tried to examine potential substitutability of energy (fossil fuel and electricity) and non-energy (labor and capital) input factors by applying the trans-log production method during 1980–2018. We applied Ridge regression
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Analyzing the relationship between economic growth and electricity consumption from renewable and non-renewable sources: Fresh evidence from newly industrialized countries Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Anam Azam; Muhammad Rafiq; Muhammad Shafique; Haonan Zhang; Muhammad Ateeq; Jiahai Yuan
This study analyzes the impact of renewable electricity consumption on economic growth for the panel of 10 newly industrialized countries from 1990 to 2015. For this, panel unit root tests, panel heterogeneous co-integration method, panel Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square and the Granger causality method are employed. The primary outcomes of this study are as follows: (1) panel unit root test and
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Optimisation and exergy analysis of an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) used as a bottoming cycle in a cogeneration system producing steam and power Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Hüseyin Yağlı; Yıldız Koç; Hüseyin Kalay
In this study, the advantages of the ORC were used to improve overall performance of a simple gas turbine (GT) located in a wood production facility. In addition to ORC, a steam boiler (SB) is also coupled with the GT to improve overall performance and to produce needed steam. During study, benzene, cyclohexane, hexane, R11, R123, R600, R601 and toluene were used as working fluid. During parametric
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Assessment of predicting hourly global solar radiation in Jordan based on Rules, Trees, Meta, Lazy and Function prediction methods Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-16 Nadia Al-Rousan; Hazem Al-Najjar; Osama Alomari
Nowadays, predicting solar radiation is widely increased to maximize the efficiency of solar systems globally. Meteorological data from metrological stations is used to implement the intelligent prediction systems. Unfortunately, uncertainty in the used solar variables and the selected prediction models would increase the difficulties in using intelligent models to predict solar radiation. Several
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A life cycle analysis comparing coal liquefaction techniques: A health-based assessment in China Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Ruipeng Tong; Boling Zhang; Xiaoyi Yang; Yiran Wang; Lei Zhang
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Experimental verification of improved performance of Savonius turbine with a combined lift and drag based blade profile for ultra-low head river application Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Mithinga Basumatary; Agnimitra Biswas; Rahul Dev Misra
Savonius turbine is a prominent drag based turbine used for harnessing wind or water power. It can be customized for run-off river stream locations having ultra-low head (<1 m) and low water velocities, for the turbine is self-starting and requires low starting torque. However, considering its low efficiency, an improved blade design of the turbine is needed to enhance its performance. If a Savonius
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Application of a novel time-delayed power-driven grey model to forecast photovoltaic power generation in the Asia-Pacific region Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Lang Yu; Xin Ma; Wenqing Wu; Xiwang Xiang; Yong Wang; Bo Zeng
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Smart city oriented ecological corridor layout of Sanshui River Basin in arid area of Loess Plateau Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-14 Quanhua Hou; Yang Du; Wentao Dong; Zilu Zeng; Lingda Zhang; Yaqiong Duan; Xinmeng Hou
Ecological corridor is an important means to maintain the stability of watershed ecosystem and enhance the ecological sustainability of watershed. The layout of ecological corridor can reduce the harm of landscape fragmentation caused by the rapid development of cities, especially in the arid area of Loess Plateau, which is of great significance to strengthen the connectivity of ecological patches
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Investigation of the influence of dimensions and material of the pipes on the water hammer effect in microbial fuel cells wastewater treatment plants Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Khalideh Al Bkoor Alrawashdeh; La'aly A Al-Samrraie; Abeer Al-Bsoul; AlEssa Abdullah; Amani Lymoon; Eid Gul; Hewen Zhou; Qing Yang; Pietro Bartocci; Francesco Fantozzi
Water hammer is a transient flow phenomenon generated in a pipeline, when there is a sudden change in velocity, due to the closing of valves. This is particularly important for plants based on complicated hydraulic circuits and piping, to avoid malfunctioning in the urban sewer network. In this study, the effect of a set of parameters: length, diameter and material of the pipe with and without surge
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Modelling approach for assessing influential factors for EV energy performance Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-13 Shemin Sagaria; Rui Costa Neto; Patricia Baptista
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LCA of sustainable biodiesel production from fried Borassus flabellifer oil in energy-proficient reactors: Impact assessment of multi fuel-additives on pour point, NOx and engine performance Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-13 Punam Mukhopadhyay; Rajat Chakraborty
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Low-frequency ultrasound assisted synthesis of an aqueous aluminium hydroxide decorated graphitic carbon nitride nanowires based hybrid nanofluid for the photocatalytic H2 production from Methylene blue dye Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-13 Manjakuppam Malika; Shriram S. Sonawane
An aqueous Aluminium Hydroxide [Al(OH)3] decorated Graphitic Carbon Nitride [g-C3N4] nanowires based hybrid nanofluid has been fabricated using the two-step method. Where, both the nanoparticles are synthesized separately and dispersed throughout the base fluid with the aid of ultrasonic cavitation technique. The hybrid nanofluid photocatalytic performance has been compared with Al(OH)3 – (g-C3N4)
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Optimal sizing of a grid-independent PV/diesel/pump-hydro hybrid system: A case study in Bangladesh Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Barun K. Das; Mahmudul Hasan; Fazlur Rashid
This paper describes a comprehensive analysis of a hybrid energy system (HES) when satisfying the load demand of an off-grid, rural and hilly community in Bangladesh. Different combinations of HES, such as PV/Pump-hydro storage (PHS), Diesel/PHS, and PV/Diesel/Battery, are formulated, analysed, and compared using hybrid optimization of multiple energy resources (HOMER) software. The system configurations
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Energy aware smart city management system using data analytics and Internet of Things Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Muhammad Babar; Akmal Saeed Khattak; Mian Ahmad Jan; Muhammad Usman Tariq
The rise of Internet of Things (IoT) concept founded the realization of a smart city. Energy management has lately turn out to be a vital concern for the services of a smart city as IoT devices consume massive energy constantly. This concern needs to be addressed to devise a practical method. Efficient energy utilization aims to promise smart city sustainability. Moreover, IoT devices produce enormous
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Open-pit mine truck fuel consumption pattern and application based on multi-dimensional features and XGBoost Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Qun Wang; Ruixin Zhang; Shuaikang Lv; Yangting Wang
The fuel consumption cost of open-pit mine trucks accounts for up to 22% of the total cost. However, research on the fuel consumption of mine trucks has been hindered by low monitoring accuracy and unclear fuel consumption patterns. Based on the fuel consumption per cycle of mine trucks, this study analysed the fuel consumption of 5179 transportation cycles with three types of mine trucks. First, a
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Performance, combustion and emission characteristics of a DI-CI diesel engine fueled with corn oil methyl ester biodiesel blends Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Ravishankar Sathyamurthy; D. Balaji; Shiva Gorjian; S. Jenoris Muthiya; R. Bharathwaaj; S. Vasanthaseelan; Fadl A. Essa
As a result of increased global emission, higher fuel price, and limited natural resources, the need of alternative fuels is highly focused by various researchers. Use of edible oil in internal combustion (IC) engine is finding its place to replace the use of conventional fuel. In the present experimental investigation, corn oil methyl ester (COME) and its blends of biodiesel fueled in diesel engine
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Performance and economic viability of the PV system in different climatic zones of Nigeria Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Najib Hamisu Umar; Birinchi Bora; Chandan Banerjee; Pallavi Gupta; Namwar Anjum
This study analyzed the effect of climatic variation on PV systems' performance and economic viability in four climatic zones of Nigeria (warm desert, warm semi-arid, tropical savanna, and monsoon climate). Performance ratio was found to be high in monsoon and tropical savanna climate due to the influence of cool-moist air from the ocean, low temperature, and increased cloud cover in the region. Meanwhile
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Efficacy of incorporating PCM into the building envelope on the energy saving and AHU power usage in winter Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Nidal H. Abu-Hamdeh; Ammar A. Melaibari; Thamer S. Alquthami; Ahmed Khoshaim; Hakan F. Oztop; Aliakbar Karimipour
Commercial and residential buildings consume 20% of the world's total energy usage and forecasts indicate a growing trend of 1.5% per year by 2040. Share of energy consumption in the heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) reached to 40–70% of the building energy usage. Reduction in the heat exchange between the interior and exterior spaces is an energy-efficient technique for lowering HVAC
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Effects of continuous wet weather on the microclimate environment of electrical power plants Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Wenheng Zheng; Beiyu Li; Jianjun Cai; Yueming Li
An electrical power plant is an essential part of urban architecture; however, ambient humidity has significant influence on the monitoring procedures for industrial gas turbines that serve as the heart of a power plant’s operation. Therefore, the effects of continuous wet weather on the microclimate environment of electrical power plants were investigated. A strong linear relationship appeared in
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Multi-objective cluster head selection using fitness averaged rider optimization algorithm for IoT networks in smart cities Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Mamoun Alazab; Kuruva Lakshmanna; Thippa Reddy G; Quoc-Viet Pham; Praveen Kumar Reddy Maddikunta
Typically, there are a lot of challenges to be faced with providing better performance and energy optimization in the Internet of Things (IoT) in a smart city. In IoT and wireless sensor networks (WSNs), the nodes are generally grouped as clusters, which lead to forming Cluster Head (CH) that collects data from all other nodes and explicitly communicates with Base Station. In this paper, numerous objectives
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Potential of floating photovoltaic technology in Pakistan Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Abid Muhammad; Umer Muhammad; Zaineb Abid
Energy deficiency in different parts of the world is not only adversely affecting the quality of life of individuals but is also compromising the overall development of these areas. Pakistan is one of the energy-deficient countries of the world having high energy demand but less energy production, resulting in a consequent energy deficit of 2500 MW (Mega-Watt). Considering which, the current environmental
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Effects of solid particle thermal conductivity on heat storage performance of heat storage bed Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 Bin Zheng; Jiguo Xu; Peng Sun; Kai Zhang; Xiaobiao Han; Zhenling Wang; Quanzhen Wang; Yongqi Liu
The thermal properties of particles are important parameters that directly affect the heat storage performance of the solid particle heat storage bed. This paper reports the effects of solid particle thermal conductivity on heat storage performance of heat storage bed. A three-dimensional steady-state heat transfer model of heat storage bed with a single vacancy was established using ANSYS 19.0. The
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Qualitative assessment and global mapping of supercritical CO2 power cycle technology Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 Umair Sultan; Yangjun Zhang; Muhammad Farooq; Muhammad Imran; Alamgir Akhtar Khan; Weilin Zhuge; Tariq Amin Khan; Muhammad Hummayun Yousaf; Qasim Ali
Worldwide attempts are being made to harness wasted heat or optimize the power systems by achieving the theoretical efficiency of the supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO2) power cycle. The heterogeneity and variable quality of scholarly data may challenge researchers of the field (S-CO2 power cycle) to survey all of the available information. This study is focused on scientometric analysis to provide
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The effect of spacing between inner blades on the performance of the Savonius wind turbine Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 Mohanad Al-Ghriybah; Mohd Fadhli Zulkafli; Djamal Hissein Didane; Sofian Mohd
Savonius wind turbine is an interesting type of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) which has a low cost of manufacturing, however, this turbine has a relatively low power output compared to the other types of VAWTs. Further study is required to enhance its performance to match the high demand of the power generation in small-scale applications. The main objective of the current study is to enhance
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PV-Diesel-Hydrogen fuel cell based grid connected configurations for an institutional building using BWM framework and cost optimization algorithm Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2021-01-04 Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan; S. Leoponraj; A. Dheeraj; Muhammad Irfan; G. Gangaram Sundar; G.K. Mahesh
The concept of Demand Side Management (DSM) is a popular topic in power system that provides an opportunity for grid operators to improve power grid’s stability and efficiency. However, most of the DSM techniques does not consider user satisfaction. This work uses the load data collected from a department in an institution located in Southern India based on user satisfaction to manage the load through
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Energy, Economic, Environment (3E) analysis of WT-PV-Battery autonomous hybrid power plants in climatically varying regions Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 H. El-houari; A. Allouhi; T. Salameh; T. Kousksou.; A. Jamil; B. El Amrani
Electricity production via renewable energies is considered to be a suitable solution in the short and long term, since fossil fuels are doomed to exhaustion. The aim of this study is to conduct energy, economic and environmental (3E) analysis for an autonomous hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) composed of a wind and solar photovoltaic systems. In this article, HOMER Pro software is adopted for
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Wave power assessment for electricity generation with powerbouy system by wave motion emulation modelling Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Iván A. Hernández-Robles; Xiomara González-Ramírez; Julián A. Gómez-Gutiérrez; Juan M. Ramirez
Among different technologies, the Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) represents an efficient, clean and sustainable source for generating electricity, however creating distributed generation plants with Wave Energy Potential (WEP) necessitates extremely careful estimation. Therefore, a new model using five components of Fourier series has been presented for WEP estimation. The model helps reduce the imprecision
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Research on blade design method of multi-blade centrifugal fan for building efficient ventilation based on Hicks-Henne function Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Shuiqing Zhou; Huaxin Zhou; Ke Yang; Haobing Dong; Zengliang Gao
The customary single-arc blade applied in the multi-blade centrifugal ventilating fan for building ventilation is ordinary in shape and hard to meet the design requirements of the pertinent parameters. The article used the modified Hicks-Henne function (suitable for blade design with multi-arc and complex curve blades) to parametrically design the blades of multi-blade centrifugal fan to improve its
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Assessment of a cylindrical porous radiant burner with internal combustion regime for sustainable energy: Numerical analysis of the radiant efficiency and NO production Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Seyed Mohammad Vahidhosseini; Javad Abolfazli Esfahani; Kyung Chun Kim
A numerical assessment is conducted on a premixed axisymmetric two-dimensional porous radiant burner. Equations of continuity, momentum, energy, turbulence, radiation, progress variable, and mixture fraction are solved using a structured grid with a high degree of accuracy. A good agreement between the results and the available data are observed. The flame cannot pass through the thin porous medium
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Promoting sustainable level of resources and efficiency from traditional manufacturing industry via quantification of carbon benefit: A model considering product feature design and case Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Jun Zheng; Yunge Yu; Xingjian Zhou; Wei Ling; Wei Wang
The traditional manufacturing industry has low utilization rate of resources, in order to reduce the pressure it brings to environmental sustainable development. To explore the application of carbon benefit in improving resource efficiency level. This paper starts from the perspective of product feature design, and develops a carbon benefit model of feature design scheme from the perspectives of time
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Wind farm optimization considering non-uniformly distributed turbulence intensity Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-26 Zhenqing Liu; Jie Peng; Xugang Hua; Zhiwen Zhu
Wind-farm optimization is a hot topic in the field of wind energy. Most of the related researches maximize the power output by optimizing turbine locations and hub-heights. Yaw angle can change the wind direction behind turbines and weaken the wake effects, which has seldom been examined for the wind-farm optimization. The relative effectiveness to maximize the power output by varying the turbine layout
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Environmental, technical and financial feasibility study of domestic solar water heating system in India Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-25 Shailendra Singh; Abhishek Anand; Amritanshu Shukla; Atul Sharma
The basic aim of this research work is to investigate the environmental, technical, and financial viability of evacuated tube type solar water heating (SWH) systems at different geographical locations across seven cities of India. The RETScreen SWH project model is used to evaluate the energy production and savings, solar fraction, costs, greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions, financial viability
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Enhancement of solar energy use by an integrated system for five useful outputs: System assessment Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-25 Mert Temiz; Ibrahim Dincer
In this paper, we present a newly developed integrated solar energy based system with a supercritical geothermal, a Brayton cycle gas turbine power plant with heat recovery system, and a thermochemical copper chlorine (Cu-Cl) hydrogen production cycle. The integrated system is capable of producing multiple useful outputs. Solar and geothermal energy sources are utilized with a Brayton cycle with heat
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Energy saving potential and environmental benefit analysis of application of balcony for residence in the hot summer and cold winter area of China Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Qing Yang; Nianping Li; Yixing Chen
The increasing fossil energy demand and carbon emissions pose a significant challenge to the world. According to climate adaptability design, the balcony is open type in Changsha. The study evaluates the energy-saving potential and the economic and environmental feasibility of installing the balcony in living rooms, and considering the effect of balcony orientations and air conditioning types. The
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Optimization of rapeseed production using exergy analysis methodology Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-20 Mahdi Esmaeilpour-Troujeni; Abbas Rohani; Mehdi Khojastehpour
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A comprehensive energy, exergy and enviroeconomic (3-E) analysis with carbon mitigation for multistage evaporation assisted milk powder production unit Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-19 Gurjeet Singh; K. Chopra; V.V. Tyagi; A.K. Pandey; Zhenjun Ma; Haoshan Ren
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The impact of personality traits on household energy conservation behavioral intentions – An empirical study based on theory of planned behavior in Xi'an Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-19 Qian-Cheng Wang; Ruidong Chang; Qian Xu; Xuan Liu; Izzy Yi Jian; Yao-Tian Ma; Yi-Xuan Wang
Individuals usually present highly stable differences in household energy conservation intentions. Personality traits are a possible explanation for such differences. However, the mechanism through which personality traits affect household energy conservation intentions is still unclear. This research aims to explore the roles of personality traits in household energy conservation intentions by connecting
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Economic analysis for implantation of an offshore wind farm in the Brazilian coast Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-18 Max Mauro Lozer dos Reis; Bruno Mitsuo Mazetto; Ezequiel Costa Malateaux da Silva
The onshore wind energy has been growing rapidly in recent years and has reached a share of 9% in the Brazilian energy matrix. Although there is no offshore wind installation in Brazil, research has shown a large and unexplored energy potential in the country. The aim of this study is to perform an economic analysis for offshore wind projects in the Brazilian sea through the CAPEX and LCOE indicators
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A novel approach for bio-lubricant production from rapeseed oil-based biodiesel using ultrasound irradiation: Multi-objective optimization Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-18 Sara Almasi; Barat Ghobadian; Gholamhassan Najafi; Masoud Dehghani Soufi
Due to the damaging environmental impacts resulting from direct entry of mineral lubricants into the environment, the use of bio-lubricants as a sustainable and renewable alternative to mineral lubricants is necessary; therefore, bio-based lubricants play an important role in overcoming existing challenges and reducing energy consumption. The present research has been conducted to intensity the production
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Characteristic curve diagnosis based on fuzzy classification for a reliable photovoltaic fault monitoring Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-19 Salima Sarikh; Mustapha Raoufi; Amin Bennouna; Badr Ikken
Implementing automatic fault diagnostic tools will contribute to reducing the operations and maintenance costs and duration associated with PV systems. This paper presents a fuzzy diagnostic algorithm relying on the electrical parameters classification which values are extracted from experimental I–V curve measurements of crystalline modules. It is dedicated to the identification of common faults in
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An environment friendly approach for heavy metal removal from industrial wastewater using chitosan based biosorbent: A review Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-18 Yashvi Sheth; Swapnil Dharaskar; Mohammad Khalid; Shriram Sonawane
Industrial wastewater has imposed increasing threats due to the large concentrations of various toxic and hazardous contaminants. Amongst various processes to treat wastewater, adsorption is widely being adopted due to its simplicity, good treatment efficiency, availability of a wide range of adsorbents, cost-efficiency, etc. Chitosan, the second most abundant biopolymer is well-known due to its unique
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Thermal constant analysis of phase change nanocomposites and discussion on selection strategies with respect to economic constraints Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-19 Mišo Jurčević; Sandro Nižetić; Müslüm Arıcı; A. Hoang Anh Tuan; Effrosyni Giama; Agis Papadopoulos
This paper reports an experimental investigation focused on nano-enhanced phase change materials (NEPCM). Two different types of phase change materials (RT28 HC and RT26) with relatively low thermal conductivity and reasonable volumetric specific heat capacity were utilized as the base for NEPCMs with four types of nanoparticles (CuO, ZnO, Ag, and graphene). The novel four-phase preparation procedure
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Economic evaluation and energy/exergy analysis of PV/Wind/PEMFC energy resources employment based on capacity, type of source and government incentive policies: Case study in Iran Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-17 Seyyed Mostafa Nosratabadi; Reza Hemmati; Mosayeb Bornapour; Mostafa Abdollahpour
The energy supply concerns are increased with the increment of demand, environmental emission, and global warming. As an alternative to fossil fuels, the development of renewable energy technologies is one of the most important strategies. Thus, governments around the world have adopted policies to expand the share of clean energy with a view to the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction and many
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Building a grey-based multi-criteria decision-making model for offshore wind farm site selection Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 Huai-Wei Lo; Chao-Che Hsu; Bo-Cheng Chen; James J.H. Liou
The selection of suitable sites is a critical step for the successful development of offshore wind power. This study aims to establish an assessment framework to select the optimal alternative under multiple conflicting criteria. A hybrid model that combines the grey decision-making trial-and-evaluation laboratory-based analytic network process (grey DANP) and probability-based grey relational analysis
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Life cycle assessment of drilling Inconel 718 using cryogenic cutting fluids while considering sustainability parameters Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 Prassan Shah; Prathamesh Bhat; Navneet Khanna
This novel study compares the drilling of Inconel 718 using two cryogenic cutting environments i.e., liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) and liquid nitrogen (LN2) based on parameters like tool wear, power consumption, and surface roughness; and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) results at three cutting speeds. As compared to LN2, 25–300% more holes were drilled using LCO2 due to restricted growth of wear mechanisms
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Renewable energy utilization in apple production process: A thermodynamic approach Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 Hasan Yildizhan; Morteza Taki; Mustafa Özilgen; Shiva Gorjian
Horticultural inputs have various potential environmental impacts which can be simultaneously evaluated by input–output energy methods. This technique is considered as an appropriate evaluation method to analyze ecosystems through recognizing, quantifying, and appraising resources depleted and released within the environment. This study aims to apply the thermodynamic approach to maximize the decision-making
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A computationally efficient model for performance prediction of lithium-ion batteries Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 Mahshid Nejati Amiri; Farschad Torabi
The pseudo-two dimensional electrochemical model is capable of accurately predicting the transient behavior of the batteries. However, since the numerical complexity of this model prohibits its application in real-time simulations, many efforts have been made toward reducing the model order to develop fast and reliable battery modeling methods. In this paper, a computationally efficient electrochemical-based
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Economic feasibility assessment of manufacturing solar panels in South Africa – A case study of Steve Tshwete Local Municipality Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Stanley Semelane; Nnamdi Nwulu; Njabulo Kambule; Henerica Tazvinga
South Africa has developed one of the most successful renewable energy development programs in the world. However, the establishment of a South African solar Photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing localisation agenda has fallen behind. This study assesses the financial feasibility for local manufacturing of solar panels in South Africa using the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) method to determine
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Experimental evaluation of electric clean cooking options for rural areas of developing countries Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Yohannes Biru Aemro; Pedro Moura; Aníbal T. de Almeida
Worldwide, about 3 billion people, mainly located in rural areas, do not have access to clean cooking, due to lack of electricity access, low availability and affordability of clean cooking technologies. Most clean cookstoves are claimed to be energy-efficient and cost-effective, but there is a lack of independent comparative analysis with different food types and different cookstoves. This paper assesses
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Central versus off-grid photovoltaic system, the optimum option for the domestic sector based on techno-economic-environmental assessment for United Arab Emirates Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Zafar Said; Aamir Mehmood; Adeel Waqas; Ahmed Amine Hachicha; Reyhaneh Loni
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Multi-layer cooperative combined forecasting system for short-term wind speed forecasting Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Jianzhou Wang; Qiwei Li; Bo Zeng
Short-term wind speed forecasting is crucial to enhance the operational efficiency and increase the economic benefit of wind power generation systems. A substantial number of studies were conducted to enhance wind speed forecasting. Combined models are increasingly being preferred, as they always yield better results. However, the current combined models either do not fully consider the different characteristics
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Thermal modeling and triple objective optimization of a new compressed air energy storage system integrated with Rankine cycle, PEM fuel cell, and thermoelectric unit Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Shoaib Khanmohammadi; Mohammad Rahmani; Farayi Musharavati; Saber Khanmohammadi; Quang-Vu Bach
Intermittent behavior of renewable energy triggered researchers for using energy storage systems to provide continues operation of renewable-based energy systems. In the current study, an integrated energy system including compressed air energy storage, Rankine cycle, Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell (FC), and thermoelectric generator (TEG) modules are investigated to introduce a new system
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Techno-enviro assessment and ranking of Turkey for use of home-scale solar water heaters Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Leila Siampour; Shoeleh Vahdatpour; Mehdi Jahangiri; Ali Mostafaeipour; Alireza Goli; Akbar Alidadi Shamsabadi; Abdulaziz Atabani
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Recent advances in net-zero energy greenhouses and adapted thermal energy storage systems Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Shiva Gorjian; Hossein Ebadi; Gholamhassan Najafi; Shyam Singh Chandel; Hasan Yildizhan
In agricultural greenhouses, employment of energy-saving strategies along with alternative energy sources has been identified as a potential solution to address the intensive energy consumption of these cultivation facilities. This study investigates the integration of renewable energy technologies, including solar thermal, solar photovoltaic (PV) and photovoltaic-thermal (PVT), geothermal, and biomass
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Numerical simulation and sensitivity analysis on an improved Trombe wall Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Long Zhang; Jiankai Dong; Suyuting Sun; Zhihua Chen
Trombe wall can absorb solar energy and provide heat for buildings passively. To improve its heating performances, an improved Trombe wall was proposed and experimentally investigated in our previous study. To better understand the improved Trombe wall, a numerical study on investigating its heating characteristics was carried out in this paper. Overall, the improved Trombe wall increased the average
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Performance investigation of a novel hybrid system for simultaneous production of cooling, heating, and electricity Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-13 Amir Ebrahimi-Moghadam; Ali Jabari Moghadam; Mahmood Farzaneh-Gord; Ahmad Arabkoohsar
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Electrochemical performances of KOH activated carbon coated vanadium oxide with sucrose as carbon source for sulfur immobilizers of lithium-sulfur batteries Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-13 Xiaoshi Lang; Xinxi Wang; YanYan Li; Kedi Cai; Lan Li; Qingguo Zhang
Lithium-sulfur batteries due to high theoretical specific capacity have attracted extensive attention for many years. In this paper, we obtain a type of KOH activated sucrose carbonization coated V2O5 as sulfur immobilizers. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectrum tests illustrate that after carbon coating and sulfur loading, the V2O5 has been transformed into low valence vanadium oxide (VO2) and carbon
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An air handling unit fault isolation method by producing additional diagnostic information proactively Sustain. Energy Technol. Assess. (IF 3.427) Pub Date : 2020-12-13 Tingting Li; Mengqiu Deng; Yang Zhao; Xuejun Zhang; Chaobo Zhang
As summarized in ASHRAE project RP-1312, an air handling unit (AHU) might suffer from 31 types of faults. Among them, 11 types of faults are of the most serious. Due to the limitation of initial cost, AHUs are always equipped with a limited amount of sensors that are vital for the purpose of automatic control. The diagnostic information is very poor. Therefore, it is challenging to isolate these faults