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A comparison ofthe use of dilute aqueous p-toluenesulfonic acid and sulfuric acid in single steppretreatment - saccharification of biomassAnanda S. Amarasekara and Bernard WireduBuild-up granulation of lignin sludge’s as innovative process improving its energy efficiency ^S. Narra and P. Ay | n a

Characterisation of maize starch content for bio-ethanol production purpose i T. Rátonyi, É. Erdei and E. Harsanyi oL n

Characteristics of Biodiesel Fuels Applied to Diesel EngineKu-Sung Kim,Seang-Wock Lee, Yong-Seok Cho , Doo-Sung Baik, Yong-Sung Park, Cheol-Soo 'Lim, and Bong-GyuPark —Chemical interesterification of rapeseed oil with ethyl acetate using methanolic sodium metoxideand ¢~butanolic potassium ¢-butoxide solutions as catalysts !Zane Sustere and Valdis Kampars _ _ I

Chemometric study of biodiesel production from soybeanoilA. Viomar, A. L. Gallina, S. M. Kurchaidt, J. T. Vilella de Resende, E. do P. Banczek, M. T. daCunha and P. R. P. Rodrigues 0Co-firing of Coal/Biomass in a Pilot Scale Oxy-Combustor: Experiences and Experimental

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H. Gohari Darabkhani, N. Jurado, N. Simms, and J. Oakey | ENCold flow properties investigation of some blended biodiesels from safflower and soybean 4

Mihaela Patrascoiu, Josef Rathbauer, Marcel Danci, Dana Sambotin, and Monica NegreaEconomical bioethanol fermentation ofdifferent kind ofcorn hibrids .Éva Erdei, Tamás Rátonyi and Endre Hasrányi |Economical sweet potato enzymatic hydrolysis for using as carbon source for single cell oilproduction by thermotolerant oleaginous yeastP. Buayai, V. Leelavatcharamas and M. Kishida __

| High efficient bio-ethanol production method to offer competitive alternative spark ignition engine fuelling E

. L. Fara, C. Stanescu, C. Cincu, Al. Racovitza, S. Fara, and A. Galbeaza MoraruInfluence of fatty acids composition of biodiesel on exhaust emissions and engine performanceM.I. Gregorio Arenas, S. Pinzi, M.F. Ruz Ruiz, D. Leiva Candia, M.D. Redel Macías, A Cubero.and M.P. Dorado Pérez MEME 1 _

Investigations into combustion characteristics of fuels (Biomass) and influences on ceramicmaterials, to prevent heat exchanger/heat pipe corrosionS. Ncube, S. Unz and M. Beckmann LLMicroalgae production for biodiesel using a mixed system (batch, turf scrubber andphotobioreactor)R. C. S. Schneider, T. R. Bjerk, P. D. Gressler, M. P. Souza, V. A. Corbellini, M. S. Szarblewiski,and E. A. Lobo uu m LL

Numerical Identification of Design Parameters Enhancing a Mini Hybrid System of EnergyRenewable Solar Biomass for the Electricity and Heat GenerationAhmed Saighi, Guyh Dituba Ngoma and Ahmed Koubaa |Performance and stability of corundum and mullite hot gas filter candles in gasificationenvironmentS. Schaafhausen, E. Yazhenskikh and M. Müller 0

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Prediction of performance during combustion of vine shoots from La Rioja (Spain) based ontheir chemical composition 89M. A. Mendívil, M.P. Morales, P. Mufioz, and M. C. Juárez _Pyrolysis of Jatropha curcas wastes to produce bio-oil .S. A. Jourabchi, S. Gan and H. K. Ng elSelection of Renewable Energy Technologies in Landfills: The M-Macbeth Decision Support onA. Barin, L. F. Martins , L. N. Canha, A. Abaide, and R. B. Oriling _Slag and fly ash from waste incineration — possibilities of management [^^D. Król LE

Survivability of Saccharomycescerevisiae strains selected for bioethanol manufacturing duringstorage in -70°C 108P.Patelski, M.Balcerek, K.Pielech-Przybylska, P.Dziugan, J.St. Szopa, and U.DziekonskaThe heating liquids containing the component from fermentation processes 112K. Biernat and K. Kolodziejezyk uu n uu |

The influence of metal loading on the behavior of the PUSAPO-31 catalyst in thehydroconversion of sunflower oil 117M. Smirnova, O. Kikhtyanin, A. Rubanov, G. Echevsky | _

The photosynthetic process of C-4 perennial energetic grasses in the climatic condition of Poland 124_W. Majtkowski, G. Majtkowska and B. Tomaszewski un

Use ofthe alien invasive species mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) for wood fuel/charcoal to support. local incomes and improve energy efficiency in an arid land of Sudan 128

H. Nawata, N. Koga, A.A. ElKhalifa, and A. ElDoma _Variation in fuelwood properties offive tree/shrub species in the Sahelian and Sudanianecozones of Mali: relationships with rainfall, regions, land-use and soil types ,Carmen Sotelo Montes, John C. Weber, Dimas A. Silva, Graciela 1. B. Muñiz, andRosilei A. Garcia

AlGaAs/GaAs Tunnel diodes grown on misorientated GaAs substrates for InGaP/GaAs dual-junction solar cell applications 141Hung Wei Yu, Tsun Ming Wang, Hong Quan Nguyen, Binh Tinh Tran, Chen Chen Chung,Ching Hsiang Hsu, Dao Yuan Chiuo, Phan Van Thanh Hoa, and Edward Yi ChangCharacteristics of Solar Thermal Collector on Serial and Parallel Configuration 145M. Idrus Alhamid, Nasruddin, Harinaldi, and R. Nutranta .Comparison ofdifferent Scalar-Based control in the Photovoltaic pumping system TTM. Chergui and M. BourahlaCu-doped TiO, by means of hydrolysis reaction at low temperature "T. Aguilar, J. Navas, C. Fernández-Lorenzo, R. Alcántara, J.J. Gallardo, and J. Martin-CallejaDevelopment of a Pilot Plant Solar Crop Dryer Using Liquid Desiccant cS. Alizadeh, H.R. Haghgou and A. M. Goudarzi I a. 7Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Based On Metal-Free Organic Dyes and Aqueous Electrolytes 168P. Veerender, Avani Jain, Abhay Gusain, Vibha Saxena, D.K. Aswal, and S.K. GuptaEfficiency enhancement of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell by incorporating Li ion in to ZnOnanostructure -

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Efficiency of energy transfer in nanomodified photocells via plasmons in metallic nanoparticles 178A. Henrykowski, K. Marszalski and W. Jacak uElectrochemical deposition of CIGS on electropolished Mo itaTiziana Spano, Rosalinda Inguanta, Patrizia Livreri, Salvatore Piazza, Carmelo Sunseri "Extended cylindrical projection method for assessment of sunshine in buildings venAmmar Bouchair ] UTHighly oriented SnS thin films: preparation, post deposition heat treatments and characterisation 194P. A. Nwofe, K.T. Ramakrishna Reddy, J. K. Tan, l. Forbes, M. Leach, D.Y. Jang, and R.W. Miles

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Hydrogen dilution effect in film growth of thin film solar cells based on amorphous silicontin 199Takehiko Nagai, Tetsuya Kaneko, Zhengxin Liu, and Michio Kondo | _Hydrogen-induced effects in GaSe layers for solar energy devices 204

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[nverters for grid connected photovoltaic systems 209L.Hassaine and E. OLias ;

Laser treated emitter for phosphorous redistribution 214A. Moussi, M.K. Bendimerad, S. Meziani, L. Mahiou, K. Bourai, S. Noukaz , and R. BeggarLow-Cost CIS/CIGS Solar Cell ProcessingD. Papadimitriou, K. Anestou, G. Roupakas, Ch. N. Panagopoulos, D. E. Manolakos, S. Tselepis, 219and M.-Ch. Lux-Steiner : LOL B

Mechanical behaviour of steels in liquid metals considered for thermal energy storage 224J.-B. Vogt and I. Proriol-Serre mEOne-year comparisonofdifferent thin film technologies at Bolzano Airport Test Installation 229G. Belluardo, M. Pichler, D. Moser, and M. Nikolaeva-Dimitrova _ _—Quantum dots and nano-porous materials for solar energy conversion 235Waheed A. BadawySilica enrichment forsilicon solar grade production 242Kheloufi, H. Rahab, Y. Berbar, A. Kefaifi, F. Kerkar, and S. Medjahed _ JStructural, optical and electrical investigation of alpha-sexithiophene thin films and alpha-sexithiophene: fullerene based organic solar cells 247K. Despotelis, D. Papadimitriou, K. Fostiropoulos, and M.-Ch. Lux-Steiner 1Synergistic effects of InN compact layer and different concentrations electrolytes for dve-sensitized solar cells 25!Lung-Chien Chen and Cheng-Chiang Chen 2 aThe energy performance analysis of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) Trombe wall systemfor summer period 257Basak Kundakci Koyunbaba ol _ _

Thin film layers of Amorphous SICx:H intrinsic and phosphorus-doped for the manufacture ofemitters in solar cells 250lvaldo Torres and Faruk Fhonthal LL

TiOsthin films prepared by APCVDfor organic solar cells application 256D.Hatem, M.S. Belkaid, D.Hocine, and M. Pasquenelli LL _ :

Transparent and Hydrophobic Nanocoating Materials for Photovoltaic Cells 271Gabriella Rossi. Claudia Altavilla. Paola Scarfato. Paolo Ciambelli. and Loredana Incarnato

(Te 4La». ,Ce,Zr;O7.s as a Possible SOFC Electrolyte Material 279A. Cantos Gómez, O. J. Durá, R. Ruiz Bustos, S. J. Skinner, and J. van DuijnMesoporous materials for direct methanol PEM micro fuel cells 504H. Corti, M.M. Bruno, F.A. Viva, E.A. Franceschini, and Y.R.J. Thomas LL ^

Methodological aspects of incorporation ofa reference electrode into halfcell and fuel cell tests 289E. Yu. Konysheva _ E

Nanostructured electrodes for electrochemical systems applications 203Benedikt Weiler, Cornelia Ostermayr, Ulrich Stimming, and Giuseppe Scarpa 10Preparation of submicron Yttria Stabilized Zirconia films via e-beam deposition: Structural andoptical properties 293Zois Sompolos and Panaviotis YianoulisHYDROCEN EAnalysis of solar hydrogen production potential in Algeria: case of an electrolyser-PV trackingsystem 307R. Boudries and R. Dizéne ^

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Current challenges of hydrogen energy 212. B. Losiewicz |

| Hydrogen storage capacity of activated carbon pellet bounded by Lignocellulose liquid 317Y. Nasruddin, Mahmud Sudibandriyo, Awaludin Martin, Jauhari Ali, and M. Idrus Alhamid

- Impact properties and dislocation evolution of Ti-6A1-4V alloy at cryogenic temperatures nanW. S. Lee and T. H. Chen | LL mReforming of Methane Towards Hydrogen and Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Highly Stable Moand Re/H-ZSMS Catalysts Modified with La ulA. Malinowska

aA model about windfarms and collision risk ofbirds: an Italian example ^15A. D Alessandro, C. De Castro and E. D Alessandro _ : .

Comparison of aerodynamic performance of curved and straight-blade Darrieus wind rotors 349Ibrahim M. Rashed and HashemI. AbusannugaEconometric forecasting of wind power production 246Carsten Croonenbroeck LR _

Estimation of Performance ofthe H Wind Turbine Using the Multiple Double Disk Stream TubeTheory ^s]Ali Mohamed Elmabrok _Numerical Study on a Vertical Axis Helical Savonius Wind Turbine 257Young Tae Lee and Hee Chang Lim ’Performance of a Hybrid Wind- Grid- Load Energy System 169Maamar Taleb, Hussain A. Salman, Hassan A. Jumaa, and Hassan A. Al-Mukharreq suLReliability evaluation of off-grid small hybrid solar pv-wind power systemfor the ruralelectrification in NepalN. Pradhan, N. R. Karki and B. R. Pokhrel

ÀA geochemometric approach to determine the reaction time to reach quasi-steady state conditionsof mineral dissolution reactions in geothermal systems by using water/rock interaction .experiments and Na-K geothermometryD. Pérez-Zárate, I.S. Torres-Alvarado, M. Guevara, J.A. Wong-Loya, and E. SantoyoLow temperature geothermal energy 45. Quali. 2. Benaissa and M. Belhamel

Designing and Numerical Simulation of a Pump-Turbine Runner 209S. Hosseini, A. Riasi and A. Nourbakhsh _Optimal control of wave energy converters using deterministic sea wave prediction 396U. Weiss. G. Li. M. Mueller. 5. Townlev. and M.R. Belmont °

dAnanalytical study on the molten nuclear fuel coolability after severe accidents 448Jong Woon Park LL € _ . NEN |

Composite zirconium materials with increased level of properties for active core components ofnew type light-water reactors with more rigid operation conditions 153S. V. Ivanova, E. M. Glagovskiy, V. K. Orlov, I. 4. Shlepov, K. Yu. Nikonorov, and V. V. RozhkoDevelopment ofhigher order shear element for the static analysis of composite lamina 414N.Ranganayakulu, A.Venkateswarly, SureshAkella, M. Venkata Ramana, V.K. SharmaDiversification of processes to measure thermal power of nuclear reactors 419A. Zacarias Mesquita and D. A. Pinheiro Palma.Investigations of dissimilar Electron Beam welds on P91 and PM2000 steels 474

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New energy source manufactured from warm seawater discharge at nuclear power plant<sodium production for hydrogen power generation> 420Masataka Murahara o.

Recycling of Zircaloy from nuclear fuel fabrication scrapsL. G. Martinez, L. A. T. Pereira, H. Takiishi, I. M. Sato, V. L. R. Salvador, E. P. Soares, 4^4and J. L. RossiSeparation of Re(VII) and Tc(VII) in simulated HLLW using a column packed with xerogelmicrocapsules enclosing MIDOA extractants 440Rana Syed Masud, I. Mimura, T. Sugimori, Y. Niibori, and Y. Sasaki mSimplification and unification of elastomeric sealing for fast breeder reactors based onfluorohydrocarbon rubber DN. A.Sinha, S. C. Chetal and Baldev RajUptake properties of Re(VII) and Tc(VII) for xerogel microcapsules enclosing MIDOAextractants 2A

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Design of experimental facility to study partial oxycombustion CO» capture technology aF. Vega, F. Muñoz, E. Portillo, and B. Navarrete MEM _ _

Qualification of Materials and Their Welded Joints for Advanced Ultra-Supercritical PowerPlants À

.M. Speicher, A. Klenk and K. Maile |Rapid Removal and Enhanced Catalytic Decomposition/Gasification of Columbian Asphaltenesby Hybrids Nanomaterials Containing Dispersed NiO Nanoparticles 5Esteban Taborda, Marco A. Ruiz, Camilo Franco. Carlos Franco, and Farid B. Cortés

Nickel and Iron Co-substituted Lantanum Cobaltates as New Thermoelectric Oxide Materials "EEE. Zhecheva, S. lvanova, M. Khristov, V. Vultchev, L. Vassilev, and R. Stovanova :Surface Plasmon Resonance of sparsely dispersed Au nanoparticles in TiO, photoanode of dyesensitised solar cells 480Anura P. Samantilleke, Mikhail I. Vasilevskiy, Nuno F. G. Rodrigues, Fátima Cerqueira,and Bernabe Mari

4A hollistic evaluation plan for agent-based brokerage systems for neighbourhood electricityusage optimization ^.Evangelos Bekiaris and Prentza Loukia aCapacity fading in Li-ion batteries: thermal and cycling ageing effects 4^2M.J. Plancha. P.P. da Luz and C.M. Rangel |Charge monitoring and control system for Li-Ion batteries with modular communicationinterfaces 199Anténio J. Gano, Hugo M. Silva, Jodo B. Correia. and Maria J. MartinsNear-neutral pH stress corrosion cracking in astraight seam welded X80 pipe 504Jidong Kang. Wenvue Zheng, Darren Bibhv Jian Li. and James Gianetto

"Daylighting. lighting control system and photovoltaic systems for energy saving in an officebuilding silG. Nardini and M. Paroncini n _ _

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Fabrication and characterization oftriple vacuum glazing at low temperature using an indium-based seal 521F. Arya, Y. Fang and T. Hyde_ _Finite Element simulation of heat transfer through single-leaf walls in buildings 525M.C. Juárez,M.P. Morales, P. Mufioz, and M.A. Mendivil 7Making cool roofs compatible with low heating and cooling loads 530Jose Luis Castro Aguilar, Geoff B. Smith, Angus R. Gentle, and Dong ChenNano insulation materials for energy efficient buildings: a case study on hollow silicananospheres 575Tao Gao, Linn Ingunn, C. Sandberg, Bjern Petter Jelle, and Arild Gustavsen |Natural lighting in the indoor environment 540A. Michael LL m _ | .

Towards Zero Energy Buildings in Central Europe - GIS-based Mapping Tool of Urban EnergyPotential 545A. Talamon. T. Csoknyai and G. Szendró -

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Modelling and experimental validation for the thermal performance of a hybrid vacuum glazing 562Y. Fang, T. J. Hyde, F. Arya, and N. Hewitt EE v.Pipe friction reduction with guar gum solutions in rough pipes flow 570Yanuar, Joko Sukamto, Gunawan, and M. Bagi _ | _

Public Lighting Control Systems 575P. Sasa, M. Zivic Djurovic and D. Frankovic a . Eu

Study of biobutanol compatibility with polymer materials in gasoline engine systems 580S. Gómez Ayechu and I. Maiza Ocáriz N ISustainable Assessment Method in Limestone Mining Management 586J.sommet and J - R. Pastarus

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