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Water removal from wood biomass by liquefied dimethyl ether for enhancing heating value
Machmudah, Siti; Wicaksono, Dimas Tiar; Happy, Mary; … - In: Energy reports 6 (2020), pp. 824-831
Liquefied dimethyl ether (DME) was used as the dewatering solvent to remove water from Tectona grandis L.f. (T. grandis L.f.), Shorea sp., and Cinnamomum camphora (C. camphora) biomass wood. The experiments were performed at 27 °C (room temperature) and at a pressure of 0.59 MPa using a batch...
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Assessing the energy dynamics of Pakistan: prospects of biomass energy
Irfan, Muhammad; Zhao, Zhen-Yu; Panjwani, Manoj Kumar; … - In: Energy reports 6 (2020), pp. 80-93
The energy needs of Pakistan have increased many folds in recent years due to improved lifestyle, ever-increasing population, and economic development. Biomass energy has emerged as a promising renewable energy source and has an enormous potential to fulfill the energy requirements of the...
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Renewable energy management through microgrid central controller design : an approach to integrate solar, wind and biomass with battery
Zaheeruddin; Manas, Munish - In: Energy reports 1 (2015), pp. 156-163
In this study, an isolated microgrid comprising of renewable energy (RE) sources like wind, solar, biogas and battery is considered. Provision of utility grid insertion is also given if total microgrid sources falls short of supplying the total load. To establish an efficient energy management...
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Techno-economic assessment of a solar PV, fuel cell, and biomass gasifier hybrid energy system
Singh, Anand; Baredar, Prashant - In: Energy reports 2 (2016), pp. 254-260
The interest of power is expanding step by step all through the world. Because of constrained measure of fossil fuel, it is vital to outline some new non-renewable energy frameworks that can diminish the reliance on ordinary energy asset. A hybrid off-grid renewable energy framework might be...
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Assessment of renewable energy potential in Kwazulu-Natal province, South Africa
Mutombo, N. Marc-Alain; Numbi, B. P. - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 874-881
can be converted into electricity, ocean energy and hydropower excluded. With the results exposed in this article, further …
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Modelling of a Hybrid Solar Micro-Gas Turbine fuelled by biomass from agriculture product
Cameretti, Maria Cristina - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 3, pp. 105-116
Sustainable biomass exploitation for combined heat and power (CHP) generation is fundamental to address concerns about climate changes related to energy conversion systems. The aim of the work is to design a power plant able to satisfy energy demands exclusively through renewable resources. A...
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Optimal electricity cost minimization of a grid-interactive pumped hydro storage using ground water in a dynamic electricity pricing environment
Kusakana, Kanzumba - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 159-169
The electricity price arbitrage from the utility grid can be a major source of revenue for energy storage systems. In most countries, the electricity price is tightly regulated by their government statutory authority or energy regulator to which obey the different power utility and distribution...
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Water management for sustainable and clean energy in Turkey
Yuksel, Ibrahim - In: Energy reports 1 (2015), pp. 129-133
Water management has recently become a major concern for many countries. During the last century consumption of water and energy has been increased in the world. This trend is anticipated to continue in the decades to come. One of the greatest reasons is the unplanned industrial activities...
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Status of hydropower and water resources in the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) of Turkey
Kankal, Murat; Nacar, Sinan; Uzlu, Ergun - In: Energy reports 2 (2016), pp. 123-128
runoff (186 billion m3), respectively. While the Euphrates represents over 19.4% of the national gross hydropower potential … (433 GWh/year), the Tigris correspond to 11.2% of this potential. 20,523 GWh/year of hydropower potential in the GAP is in … operation. When all projects of the GAP in planning are completed, the total hydropower potential reaches a level of 27,419 GWh …
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Hydro aeropower for sustainable electricity cost reduction in South African farming applications
Kusakana, Kanzumba - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 1645-1650
This paper develops a model which can be used to minimize the electricity cost of South African farms through the usage of a wind pump with pico hydro generator and a borehole in pumped hydro storage configuration referred to as "hydro aeropower". This model will optimally schedule the...
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