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A review on the experimental and analytical analysis of earth to air heat exchanger (EAHE) systems in Turkey
Ozgener, Leyla - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 (2011) 9, pp. 4483-4490
During the last three decades, a number of studies have been conducted by various investigators in the design, modeling and testing of earth to air heat exchanger (EAHE) systems. This paper reviews the studies conducted on the experimental and analytical analysis of EAHE systems in Turkey and...
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Thermodynamics and exergoeconomic analysis of geothermal power plants
Yildirim, Deniz; Ozgener, Leyla - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 8, pp. 6438-6454
Fossil fuel reserves (coal, oil, natural gas, etc.) diminish day by day. In addition, rapid advancement of technology causes an increase in the amount of energy needed. This emerging situation resulted in ever increasing importance of renewable energy sources, and various systems are being...
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Effect of reference state on the exergoeconomic evaluation of geothermal district heating systems
Keçebaş, Ali - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 25 (2013) C, pp. 462-469
The exergy cost structure of the geothermal district heating system (GDHS) is investigated by using an exergoeconomic …
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Heat resources and organic Rankine cycle machines
F. Tchanche, Bertrand; Pétrissans, M.; Papadakis, G. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 1185-1199
Various Rankine cycle architectures for single fluids and other improved versions operating with ammonia/water mixture are presented in this paper. Untapped heat resources and their potential for driving organic Rankine cycles are outlined. The nature – state and temperature of the heat source...
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Scientific production of renewable energies worldwide: An overview
Manzano-Agugliaro, F.; Alcayde, A.; Montoya, F.G.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 18 (2013) C, pp. 134-143
geothermal, from 1979 to 2009. The production of all the countries in the world is analysed, paying particular attention to … production. Hydro and geothermal energies are also investigated by countries with great abundance of this resource. It is … hydropower and biomass, and the U.S. Geological Survey leads in geothermal energy. …
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Municipal solid waste landfills as geothermal heat sources
Coccia, Charles J.R.; Gupta, Ranjiv; Morris, Jeremy; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 19 (2013) C, pp. 463-474
in practice, configurations for geothermal heat exchangers in landfills are proposed for different landfill operational … and closure scenarios. An economic analysis of geothermal heat exchange in MSW landfills indicates that they are expected …
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A review on global renewable electricity scenario
Pazheri, F.R.; Othman, M.F.; Malik, N.H. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 31 (2014) C, pp. 835-845
Global exploitation of renewable energy technologies is increasing rapidly due to the concern in global warming and dwindling supplies of fossil fuels. Most of the countries in the world are blessed with two or more renewable energy sources (RES) and hence have formulated policies to boost the...
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A review on the renewable energy development in Algeria: Current perspective, energy scenario and sustainability issues
Stambouli, A. Boudghene; Khiat, Z.; Flazi, S.; Kitamura, Y. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 7, pp. 4445-4460
The quality of life and safeness of the present and future generations are strongly intertwined with the availability of energy sources and the sustainability of the energy infrastructure. Energy consumption in developed countries grows at a rate of approximately 1% per year, and that of...
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Renewable energy in Oman: Status and future prospects
Kazem, Hussein A. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 (2011) 8, pp. 3465-3469
sources like solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and biomass have been revised. The electricity shortages and the challenges to …-wind and geothermal could play an important role in the future of renewable energy in country. Also, it is found that there is …
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Low-grade heat conversion into power using organic Rankine cycles – A review of various applications
Tchanche, Bertrand F.; Lambrinos, Gr.; Frangoudakis, A.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 (2011) 8, pp. 3963-3979
. Available heat resources are: solar energy, geothermal energy, biomass products, surface seawater, and waste heat from various … thermal processes. This paper presents existing applications and analyzes their maturity. Binary geothermal and binary biomass …
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