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A study of the development of bio-energy resources and the status of eco-society in China
Li, Xia; Huang, Yongmei; Gong, Jirui; Zhang, Xinshi - In: Energy 35 (2010) 11, pp. 4451-4456
Industrialization of bio-energy relies on the supply of resources on a large scale. The theoretical biomass resources could reach 2.61–3.51billiontce (tons of coal equivalent)/a in China, while the available feedstock is about 440–640milliontce/a, however, among this only 1.5–2.5% has been...
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A detailed survey of the palm and biodiesel industry landscape in Malaysia
Abdul-Manan, Amir F.N.; Baharuddin, Azizan; Chang, Lee Wei - In: Energy 76 (2014) C, pp. 931-941
This paper provides a critical review of the palm biodiesel landscape in Malaysia. The palm industry is a key source of revenue for the country, where in 2009 the industry was responsible for generating 8% of the gross national income per capita. The interest in palm-based biodiesel can be...
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Exploration of economical sizing of gas engine and thermal store for combined heat and power plants in the UK
Fragaki, Aikaterini; Andersen, Anders N.; Toke, David - In: Energy 33 (2008) 11, pp. 1659-1670
There has been discussion about the extent to which combined heat and power (CHP) plants with thermal stores are suitable for sustainable energy production. At the moment, in the UK the development of this type of plant is limited. This paper analyses the economics and optimum size of CHP...
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Optimum design of district heating: Application of a novel methodology for improved design of community scale integrated energy systems
Sanaei, Sayyed Mohammad; Nakata, Toshihiko - In: Energy 38 (2012) 1, pp. 190-204
The purpose of this paper is to present a new tool for design of integrated energy systems. The initial choice of the energy system components and the way they should interact is a crucial decision which the outcome of the design heavily relies on. Use of a physical law (instead of engineering...
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INVELOX: Description of a new concept in wind power and its performance evaluation
Allaei, Daryoush; Andreopoulos, Yiannis - In: Energy 69 (2014) C, pp. 336-344
A new concept in wind power harnessing is described which significantly outperforms traditional wind turbines of the same diameter and aerodynamic characteristics under the same wind conditions and it delivers significantly higher output, at reduced cost. Its first innovative feature is the...
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Creating consciousness about the opportunities to integrate sustainable energy on islands
Möller, Bernd; Sperling, Karl; Nielsen, Steffen; … - In: Energy 48 (2012) 1, pp. 339-345
Many islands face problems in regard to sustainable development, both environmentally and economically. Due to geographical isolation energy is often imported from the mainland. Focusing on local energy use may help islands to identify sustainable strategies and solutions. Islands in transition...
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Can reserve additions in mature crude oil provinces attenuate peak oil?
Okullo, Samuel J.; Reynès, Frédéric - In: Energy 36 (2011) 9, pp. 5755-5764
Following the peak in US crude oil production 30 years ago, more and more non-OPEC producers have seen their production … decline as a result of resource depletion. OPEC, on the other hand has extracted a comparatively smaller proportion of its … reserve base. Given that new non-OPEC discoveries are growing ever limited, we explore the role of reserve additions and OPEC …
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Simulation of energy conversion in a plant of photocatalysts water splitting for hydrogen fuel
Nong, Guangzai; Li, Ming; Chen, Yiyi; Zhou, Zongwen; … - In: Energy 81 (2015) C, pp. 471-476
Hydrogen is a kind of green fuel, and is considered as the substitute oil fuel for future. Although many of literature of photocatalyst water splitting have been presented, little of the literature focused on their energy conversions. Therefore, investigation of their energy conversions is...
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Characterisation of the coupling of multi-effect distillation plants to concentrating solar power plants
Palenzuela, Patricia; Zaragoza, Guillermo; … - In: Energy 82 (2015) C, pp. 986-995
The aim of this work is to analyse whether the integration of Multi-Effect Distillation (MED) process into Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants can be more competitive, under certain conditions, than the independent freshwater and power production by connecting a Reverse Osmosis (RO) system to...
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