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Shaping changes through participatory processes: Local development and renewable energy in rural habitats
Belmonte, Silvina; Escalante, Karina Natalia; Franco, Judith - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 45 (2015) C, pp. 278-289
The socio-technical adequacy processes of technologies, in general, and particularly, renewable energy, require …
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Trends and challenges of sustainable energy and water research in North Africa: Sahara solar breeder concerns at the intersection of energy/water
Boudghene Stambouli, A.; Khiat, Z.; Flazi, S.; Tanemoto, H. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 30 (2014) C, pp. 912-922
Africa (NA) countries cooperation on water and clean energy superhighway as the solution to regional energy challenges, water … shortages, climate change and other environmental problems arising from the current fossil-fuel heavy global energy paradigm … quantitative targets for solutions between the growing water crisis in NA and energy resources (fossil and renewables energies (RE …
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Green building research–current status and future agenda: A review
Zuo, Jian; Zhao, Zhen-Yu - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 30 (2014) C, pp. 271-281
Green building is one of measures been put forward to mitigate significant impacts of the building stock on the environment, society and economy. However, there is lack of a systematic review of this large number of studies that is critical for the future endeavor. The last decades have...
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Investigations on pump running in turbine mode: A review of the state-of-the-art
Jain, Sanjay V.; Patel, Rajesh N. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 30 (2014) C, pp. 841-868
-alone small hydro systems can be used to fulfill the energy requirement. Small-scale hydroelectric power systems are emerging as a … promising source of renewable energy generation, but they require low cost hydraulic and electric equipments to make them …
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Energy requirements for water production, treatment, end use, reclamation, and disposal
Plappally, A.K.; Lienhard V, J.H. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 7, pp. 4818-4848
Energy is consumed at every stage of the cycle of water supply, treatment, use and disposal. The intensity of energy … available literature on energy intensity for water use in the municipal and agricultural sectors and separates the process into … considered. Representative values of the energy consumed per unit water are given for a broad range of processes. Water …
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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
The energy security concern has been established as an alarming issue in context of petro diplomacy now-a-days. Global …
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A review on solar cold production through absorption technology
Hassan, H.Z.; Mohamad, A.A. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 7, pp. 5331-5348
Recently, the traditional energy types have failed to satisfy the human needs because of their limited quantity as well … conditioning systems that are powered by solar energy. Various systems along with their thermodynamic operating principle are …
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Discursive shifts in energy from biomass: A 30year European overview
Kirkels, Arjan F. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 6, pp. 4105-4115
This study aims to provide a long term overview of developments in energy from biomass in Western Europe by analyzing … policy arena and different actors. With a still growing interest in energy from biomass, the multiple discourses seem to keep …
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Energetic and exergetic analyses of a dual-fuel diesel engine
Costa, Ramos da; Jerônimo, Yoge; Lima, Barbosa de; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 7, pp. 4651-4660
The aim of this work is to investigate theoretically and experimentally the performance characteristics of a commercial diesel engine when operating in dual form: natural gas and diesel. The experimental facility (thermal system) is composed of a diesel engine coupled to an electronic generator...
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A review of energy aspects of green roofs
Saadatian, Omidreza; Sopian, K.; Salleh, E.; Lim, C.H.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 23 (2013) C, pp. 155-168
not only provides heat island amelioration and thermal comfort for occupants but also reduces energy consumption of … roof strategy. The review scans a time frame from 2002 through early 2012 with a focus on energy related topics on energy … and cons of green roofs with respect to energy utilization on the other hand are also synthesized. Some recommendations …
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