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Financial appraisal of operational offshore wind energy projects

Weaver, Tyson - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 7, pp. 5110-5120

and performance data in conjunction with future spot market price scenarios, a discounted cash flow methodology has been …

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Fuel properties, engine performance and emission characteristic of common biodiesels as a renewable and sustainable source of fuel

Arbab, M.I.; Masjuki, H.H.; Varman, M.; Kalam, M.A.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 22 (2013) C, pp. 133-147

-toxic and less polluting. This paper is comprised of fuel properties, engine performance and emission characteristics of … improve engine performance and emission characteristics using different biodiesels and their blends as well. This paper … performance and emission characteristics. …

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Combustion characteristics, engine performances and emissions of waste edible oil biodiesel in diesel engine

Xue, Jinlin - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 23 (2013) C, pp. 350-365

It is a good solution to produce biodiesel by using waste edible oils (WEO), such as waste cooking oils and used frying oils, due to its low cost, disposal problems and potential contamination. Therefore, WEO biodiesels has been gradually produced, and thus applied to study their effects on...

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Process effect of microalgal-carbon dioxide fixation and biomass production: A review

Zhao, Bingtao; Su, Yaxin - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 31 (2014) C, pp. 121-132

Global warming caused by anthropogenic CO2 emission has been one of the most important issues in the fields of science, environment and even international economics and politics. To control and reduce CO2 emissions, intensive carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technologies have been...

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An Integrated Criteria Weighting Framework for the sustainable performance assessment and design of building envelope

Iwaro, Joseph; Mwasha, Abrahams; Williams, Rupert G.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 29 (2014) C, pp. 417-434

Weighting and selection of criteria for the sustainable performance assessment of building envelope are onerous process … performance of the building envelope. However, the process of selecting performance criteria and weighting the importance of these … criteria for the assessment of the building envelope sustainable performance is both challenging and technically complex. A lot …

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A review on the performance of Savonius wind turbines

Akwa, João Vicente; Vielmo, Horácio Antonio; Petry, … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 5, pp. 3054-3064

This paper presents a review on the performance of Savonius wind turbines. This type of turbine is unusual and its … machine. Each different arrangement of Savonius rotor affects its performance. Savonius rotor performance is affected by … includes values around 0.05–0.30 for most settings. Performance gains of up to 50% for tip speed ratio of maximum averaged …

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Bio-diesel production and its engine characteristics—An expatiate view

Subramaniam, D.; Murugesan, A.; Avinash, A.; Kumaravel, A. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 22 (2013) C, pp. 361-370

, performance and emissions are two distinct factors that decide the use of fuels in engines; a brief discussion is made on the … performance and emission characteristics of various bio-diesel sources like edible oil, inedible orange oil, animal tallow …

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A comprehensive review of the impact of dust on the use of solar energy: History, investigations, results, literature, and mitigation approaches

Sarver, Travis; Al-Qaraghuli, Ali; Kazmerski, Lawrence L. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 22 (2013) C, pp. 698-733

, other external factors relating to geographical location and conditions can have even greater impacts on system performance … and evaluate key contributions to the understanding, performance effects, and mitigation of these problems. These …

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Review on alcohol fumigation on diesel engine: A viable alternative dual fuel technology for satisfactory engine performance and reduction of environment concerning emission

Imran, A.; Varman, M.; Masjuki, H.H.; Kalam, M.A. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 26 (2013) C, pp. 739-751

technique which will reduce the pollutant emission and will be applicable for gaining satisfactory engine performance. In these … review, the effect of ethanol and methanol fumigation on engine performance and emission of diesel engine has been critically …

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A thermodynamic review of solar air heaters

Saxena, Abhishek; Varun; El-Sebaii, A.A. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 43 (2015) C, pp. 863-890

, glazing, insulation, extended surfaces, as well as the tilt angle, have a significant effect on the thermal performance of the … improve the thermal performance of SAHs such as; optimizing the dimensions of the air heater construction elements, use of …

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