Category: Energy: Renewable Energy and Environmental Solutions
Pingtung County Recovered from Natural Disaster and Achieving the Goal of Providing Domestic Electricity 100% by Green Power
After the completed “Aqua Solar Farm” project (installed capacity with 23.4 MW) due to typhoon Morakot in 2009, we are …
Life Cycle Thinking & Social Sustainability based on Capacity Building: An Insight from Indominco Mandiri, East Borneo – Indonesia
The coal mining's environmental management issue has become a severe global concern. Various mining management activities in Indonesia are currently …
The CIGS Building Integrated Photovoltaics: Financial Validity of Façade Applications Under Current Technological and Market Conditions
The recent technological shift supported by the growing recognition of the public and policymakers of the renewable energy sources fostered …
The Study of Using the Opaque Wall Material to Manage Overall Thermal Transfer for the Heritage Hospital Façade in Bangkok
Many hospitals in Bangkok metropolitan districts are awaken to the global warming crisis. It results that the temperature in the …
Optimized Approaches to Urban Spatial Form Design for Better Ventilation- A Study in Changzhou, China
Rapid urbanization process has brought about a global challenge in the ecological environment, such as air pollution and “Urban Heat …
Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Hospitals to Improve Environmental Sustainability
Businesses have started integrating CSR as a critical strategy in their core operations, plans, and activities to promote sustainability. Hospitals …
Study on Partial Discharges Features Evolution of Underground Cable Joints during Insulation Degradation
Underground cables are significant links in metropolitan power systems. Hence, any cable accident can cause high economic losses and disruption …
Cost and Benefit Optimization on Installation of Distribution Feeders Voltage Control Equipment considering Distributed Generations
The primary purpose of this study is to explore the impacts of distributed generation (DG) interconnections on distribution systems in …
Soil Carbon Contents of Teak Plantation in Agroforestry Farming of Ban Tham Suea, Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi Province, Thailand
Increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide is a serious global environmental concern. Teak plantation can store substantial amount of carbon. Soil …
Study of Façade Treatment for Optimum Daylight Usage in Open Plan Offices in Context of Dhaka
Electricity consumption is the highest energy drainer when it comes to artificial lighting used in offices even though maximum office-hour …
Investigation of the Best-case Scenario of Rice Husk/Briquette Combustion for Lower Particulate Matter Emission
Air pollution has been a major cause of diseases and deaths, especially in developing countries, due to their inability to …
Assessment of Maximum Permissible Capacity of Distributed Generations Connected to a Distribution Grid with Feeder Voltage Control Equipment
The main purpose of this paper is to assess the maximum permissible capacity of distributed generations (DGs) connected to distribution …
Further Development of Concise Power Conditioners for Photovoltaic Power Generation
In latest medical equipment, the development of the structural function in the operating system is remarkable. The endoscopic surgery including …
Further Development of Concise Power Conditioners for Photovoltaic Power Generation
In latest medical equipment, the development of the structural function in the operating system is remarkable. The endoscopic surgery including …
Comparison of Photometric Quantities and Photon Quantities of Light Sources for Interior Green Wall Illumination
Interior green walls which are vertical greenery systems inside buildings are gaining popularity due to their environmental, economic and social …
Sustainable Advances of Windows in Energy Efficient Buildings: A Perspective Novelty Integrating of New Conceptual Solutions
As result of building industry and its produces, buildings account more than one third of the primary energy use and …
Optical Advances in the Field of Selected Solar Technologies for Exploitation in Building Energy Efficiency
Research findings in the scope of building science and building engineering are more frequently looking for a challenge related to …
Effect of Organic Solution based Additive on Exhaust Emissions of an Indirect Injection Diesel Engine
Exhaust emission from engine combustion is concerned increasingly to environmental effect. Fuel additives mixed for reduction of the exhaust are …
Comparison Analysis Between Rice and Cassava for Bioethanol Production in Japan Considering Land Use Efficiency
Japan has its national demand for rice completely covered, however in the past years total rice consumption had a slightly …
Modelling and Analysis of Real Underwater Acoustic Signals Produced by Marine Energy Devices
This paper proposes a virtual underwater acoustic model that characterises the propagation properties and changes of underwater acoustic signals produced …
Conversion of Black Wattle to Bio-Oil and Chemicals on the Continuous Pyrolytic Reactor
Black wattle (Acacia auricaliformis) is the fasting tree which used as fuels to electrical generation plant and paper mill industry. …
Degradation of AEG PV Modules Parameters After 20 Years of Operation
Si-based photovoltaic (PV) modules are now a mature technology and their lifetime is in the range of 25 to 30 …
Training Onshore Failure Rate to Offshore Cost Effectiveness Analysis in Condition Monitoring System
Offshore wind energy is a newly rising technology in marine exploration for its rich potential output in the past decades. …
IPA Free Texturization Process for Monocrystalline Silicon Solar Cells by PTFE Mask
Silicon surface texturization is required for high efficiency solar cells to reduce light reflectance. Anisotropic chemical etching utilizes a mixture …
Bioclimatic Solar Home Design in Bangkok, Thailand
This research aimed to study the bioclimatic home design in Bangkok, Thailand, and the installation of Photovoltaic System on the …
Game Analysis on Stakeholders of Low-Carbon Building Market Promotion
Recently, the climate change has become a globe issue influencing human survival and development and all countries have taken steps …
Solar PVs to Charge EVs in Auckland: Potential for a Community Based Approach
Auckland enjoys 2050 hours of sunshine per year, yet, in the absence of supportive government policies, the solar resource has …
Optimum Co-Digestion Conditions for Methane Production from Chicken Manure and Napier Grass by Single Stage Digention
The purpose of this research was to examine optimum co-digestion conditions for methane production from inoculum, chicken manure and Napier …
Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Tableware Ceramic Production in Thailand
Ceramic industry is one of high energy intensive industry and major sources of GHG emission. This paper reported the GHG …
Energy Efficiency Application in Yanbu Industrial City
The Industrial City of Yanbu was established by Royal Commission of Yanbu (RCY) in the Red Sea to do commerce …
Residual Biomass: A Silver Bullet to Ensure a Sustainable Bioeconomy?
The transition to a bioeconomy is generally considered as a step towards increased sustainability. However, land use changes caused by …
Additional Electricity Generator Model From Vehicle Movement Within an Industry Area
The purpose of this research was to create the method and to design the generator model from vehicle movement in …
The Role of Regional Strategies in Realising Energy Neutrality in Regions: Experiences from the EU-LEE Project SUSREG
The EU has high ambitions with respect to climate change mitigation and energy independence, but realisation of these ambitions is …
A Framework for the Governance of Socio-Technical Transitions in Urban Energy Infrastructures
In this paper, a conceptual framework is proposed to analyze the dynamics of techno-institutional lock-in preventing urban energy infrastructures to …
Numerical Analysis for Energy Performance of Ground Source Heat Exchanger Under Environmental Conditions of Istanbul, Turkey
By reason of limited amount of natural resources exploited for heating and cooling, and considering that reduction of environmental impact, …
The Properties and Suitability of Corn Stover for Co-Gasification with Coal in a Computer Simulated Downdraft Gasifier System
Characterization of corn stover and coal were undertaken in order to compare their properties and to determine the combustion characteristics …
Performance Evaluation for a 10 kW Solar Organic Rankine Cycle Power System to Operate in the UK Climate Conditions
A considerable amount of medium/low grade thermal energy is available in the form of Renewable sources (solar, geothermal, biomass) and …
Development of a Solar Cooling System Based on a Fluid Piston Convertor
Solar water pumping and dynamic water desalination has been developed at Northumbria University during the last few years. These systems …
An Evaluation of Renewable Energy Indicators within the Sustainability Framework
Environmental concerns such as security of available resources, global warming, greenhouse effect, Carbon and Nitrogen emissions force governments to take …
Solar Assisted Power Supply for Rail Coaches
Awareness for the need of sustainable and eco-friendly mobility is on the increase and various innovations take place in this …
An Experimental Study on Coupling DCMD with SGSP through Its Wall Heat Exchanger
The interest of using solar powered membrane distillation systems for desalination is growing worldwide due to the membrane distillation (MD) …
Field Test for the Conversion Efficiency Determination of High Concentrating Solar Cells with Fresnel Lenses in a Tropical Location
Abstract Field test for the conversion efficiency determination of high concentrating solar cells with fresnel lenses in a tropical location …
Improving Energy Scavenging Capacity via a Vertically Configured Closed-Circuit Pro System
A novel configuration for a closed-circuit PRO system is described. The PRO system enables fluid flow in both the draw …
Comparative Studies of Renewable Energy Development between China and the United States of America
Current status of renewable energy development in China and US is analyzed via comparative studies. Past trend for each country …
Meshed Hvdc Transmission in the Content of Sustainable Power Transmission for the Future and Its Environmental Impact
When talking about the future of power systems, power transmissions cannot be omitted. While it makes sense to generate renewable …
Renewable Energy Policies: A Comparison of Global and Turkish Perspectives
Sustainability concerns resulting from the consumption of natural resources, life-threatening levels of pollution, global warming, climate change and the ever …
Energy Reduction in Wastewater Treatment Plants
According to the Water and Environment Research Federation, wastewater and biosolids have ten times as much stored energy as that …
The Co-Benefits of Energy Efficiency Policy to Manage the Electric Load in Delhi
Delhi’s power demand has been increasing continuously and the dependence on the power from outside has been increasing simultaneously. Satisfying …
The Effect of Temperature and Biodiesel Fraction on the Viscosity of Biodiesel-Diesel Fuel Blends
This study aims determination of viscosity of the corn oil biodiesel and its blends with petrodiesel fuel at different temperatures. …
Promotion of Energy Saving Behaviours within Businesses
Energy conservation can be achieved through both, the adoption of technical measures and the changing of behaviour. Consequently, energy conservation …