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Experimental Investigations of Extracted Rapeseed Combustion Emissions in a Small Scale Stationary Fluidized Bed Combustor

Tung, Nguyen Dinh; Steinbrecht, Dieter; Vincent, Tristan - In: Energies 2 (2009) 1, pp. 57-70

The objective of this study was to observe the combustion process of extracted rapeseed (ER) grist in a stationary fluidized bed combustor (SFBC) and evaluate the chemical compositions of the flue gas emissions. The experimental tests of ER combustion in the 90 to 200 kW (Kilowatt) SFB...

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Assessment of Energy, Environmental and Economic Performance of a Solar Desiccant Cooling System with Different Collector Types

Angrisani, Giovanni; Roselli, Carlo; Sasso, Maurizio; … - In: Energies 7 (2014) 10, pp. 6741-6764

Desiccant-based air handling units can achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and energy savings with respect … to conventional air conditioning systems. Benefits are maximized when they interact with renewable energy technologies …, flat-plate and evacuated collectors). Simulations were then performed to compare the energy, environmental and economic …

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Implications of Spatial Variability in Heat Flow for Geothermal Resource Evaluation in Large Foreland Basins: The Case of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

Weides, Simon; Majorowicz, Jacek - In: Energies 7 (2014) 4, pp. 2573-2594

Heat flow and geothermal gradient of the sedimentary succession of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) are mapped based on a large thermal database. Heat flow in the deep part of the basin varies from 30 mW/m2 in the south to high 100 mW/m2 in the north. As permeable strata are required...

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Energy Utilization and Environmental Aspects of Rice Processing Industries in Bangladesh

Ahiduzzaman, Mohammed; Islam, Abul K. M. Sadrul - In: Energies 2 (2009) 1, pp. 134-149

In this study, the energy utilization and environmental aspects of the rice processing industries in Bangladesh was … analyzed. Rice husk, a milling by-product of rice, is used as a source of thermal energy to produce steam for parboiling of raw … source of primary energy. In Bangladesh, the annual estimated energy used in 2000 for the drying of rice by sunshine was 10 …

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Large-Scale Land Use for Construction and Energy Consumption after the New Millennium with Their Impact on Total-Factor Efficiency Change in China’s Regional Economy

Chen, Shiyi; Zhang, Shujian - In: Energies 7 (2014) 4, pp. 1986-2003

industrialization and land urbanization. In the literatures, extensive studies have examined the impact of energy and emissions on the … the energy factors. The basic conclusions obtained are as follows: (1) the land and energy factors do have a statistically … performance in the sample period. The integrated efficiency is dominated by the land factor rather than energy ones; and (2) the …

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Smart Grid Technologies in Europe: An Overview

Ardito, Luca; Procaccianti, Giuseppe; Menga, Giuseppe; … - In: Energies 6 (2013) 1, pp. 251-281

alternative energy sources, electricity demand and energy saving policies. Moreover, Information and Communication Technologies …

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Performance Analyses of Renewable and Fuel Power Supply Systems for Different Base Station Sites

Lorincz, Josip; Bule, Ivana; Kapov, Milutin - In: Energies 7 (2014) 12, pp. 7816-7846

Base station sites (BSSs) powered with renewable energy sources have gained the attention of cellular operators during …) of telecom operators due to the possibility of on-site renewable energy harvesting. In this paper, the green BSSs power …. As an example, yearly sensing results for three different BSS configurations powered by solar and/or wind energy are …

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Ex-Post Critical Evaluations of Energy Policies in Malaysia from 1970 to 2010: A Historical Institutionalism Perspective

Abdul-Manan, Amir F. N.; Baharuddin, Azizan; Chang, Lee Wei - In: Energies 8 (2015) 3, pp. 1936-1957

Ex-post evaluations of energy policies in Malaysia between 1970 and 2010 were conducted. The developments of … energy policies in Malaysia were traced from the early 1970s with the introduction of the country’s first energy …-related policy all the way to 2010 with the country’s first endeavour towards a biobased energy system. Analyses revealed that many …

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Energy’s Shadow Price and Energy Efficiency in China: A Non-Parametric Input Distance Function Analysis

Sheng, Pengfei; Yang, Jun; Shackman, Joshua D. - In: Energies 8 (2015) 3, pp. 1975-1989

This paper extends prior research on energy inefficiency in China by utilizing a unique shadow price framework … allocation in 30 Chinese provinces. We estimate the shadow price for energy input using the framework of production, and use the … ratio of the shadow price to the market price to describe energy utilization. Using Chinese provincial-level data from 1998 …

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Circuit Simulation for Solar Power Maximum Power Point Tracking with Different Buck-Boost Converter Topologies

Shiau, Jaw-Kuen; Lee, Min-Yi; Wei, Yu-Chen; Chen, Bo-Chih - In: Energies 7 (2014) 8, pp. 5027-5046

The power converter is one of the essential elements for effective use of renewable power sources. This paper focuses on the development of a circuit simulation model for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) evaluation of solar power that involves using different buck-boost power converter...

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