Wind Power

Onshore and offshore wind farms, turbine technology (Vestas, Siemens Gamesa), capacity factor, curtailment.

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Thermal energy storage: Technologies, systems and applications

Overview of thermal energy storage technologies including sensible, latent, and thermo-chemical methods for balancing renewable energy grids...

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Biomass briquettes: Production, cofiring and global deployment

Biomass briquettes are compressed biofuels made from green waste, used for heating, cooking, and electricity generation with lower emissions...

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Donghai Bridge Wind Farm

China's first commercial offshore wind farm, located in the East China Sea near Shanghai with a capacity of 102 MW.

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Energy in Common: Microfinance for Renewable Energy

Energy in Common (2009–2013) was a not-for-profit issuing microloans for renewable energy technologies in the developing world.

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Renewable Energy (journal)

Peer-reviewed journal on renewable energy, published by Elsevier since 1984.

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Atlantic Array: Proposed Offshore Wind Farm in the Bristol Channel

Atlantic Array was a 1.2 GW offshore wind farm proposal in the Bristol Channel, cancelled in 2013 by RWE npower.

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Off-the-grid: Systems, technologies and sustainable living

Off-the-grid living involves independence from public utilities using renewable energy, water management and waste treatment systems.

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Solar power in Armenia

Overview of solar energy potential, infrastructure, and policy in Armenia.

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Aditya: India's First Solar-Powered Ferry

Aditya is India's first solar-powered ferry, operating in Kerala since 2017. It features a 20 kW solar array and lithium-ion batteries.

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Tethered Undersea Kites: Technology and Ocean Current Energy

Tethered undersea kites (TUSKs) harness ocean currents using crosswind principles to generate renewable electricity.

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Plastic credit: Market mechanism for waste recovery

Plastic credits are transferable units representing collected plastic waste, financing global waste management infrastructure.

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Variable renewable energy: Grid integration and operational challenges

Analysis of variable renewable energy (VRE) sources like wind and solar, focusing on grid integration, storage solutions, and penetration li...

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Small hydro: Technology, policy and environmental impacts

Small hydro is a decentralized renewable energy source, typically under 50 MW, offering grid independence but facing environmental justice c...

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Global Solar Atlas

The Global Solar Atlas is a free, online database on global solar-power potential provided by ESMAP and the World Bank.

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Biomass energy: Feedstocks, conversion technologies and climate impacts

Comprehensive overview of biomass energy, covering feedstocks, thermal and biochemical conversion, and climate accounting.

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Algae bioreactor: Technology, design and applications

Overview of algae bioreactors for biomass production, CO2 fixation, and biofuel generation.

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Biological wood oxidation: Principles, systems and applications

Biological wood oxidation uses microbial composting of wood to generate heat for heating systems like Biomeilers.

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Sea water air conditioning

Overview of sea water air conditioning (SWAC) systems, their technology, efficiency, and global installations.

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Sector coupling: Integration of energy systems

Sector coupling integrates electricity, heat, and transport to optimize renewable energy use and system flexibility.

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E-gasoline: Audi and Global Bioenergies' Synthetic Fuel

E-gasoline is a synthetic, carbon-neutral fuel developed by Audi and Global Bioenergies, produced from biomass via isobutene and hydrogen.