Announcing the Winners of the Energies 10th Anniversary Best Paper Award
This year, 2018, we will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Energies. To acknowledge authors’ continued support, we are pleased to announce the “10th Anniversary Best Paper Awards”. The winners were selected based on the total number of cites from web of science until 1 January 2018. The author(s) of the awarded papers will be recognized with a certificate and an offer to publish a paper free of charge in Energies.
Our winners and their papers are listed as follows:
Patrick Linke, Athanasios I. Papadopoulos and Panos Seferlis
Systematic Methods for Working Fluid Selection and the Design, Integration and Control of Organic Rankine Cycles – A Review
Elisha R. Frederiks, Karen Stenner and Elizabeth V. Hobman
The Socio-Demographic and Psychological Predictors of Residential Energy Consumption: A Comprehensive Review
Yulong Li, Xun Shi, Dudi Ren, Jikun Chen and Lidong Chen
Investigation of the Anisotropic Thermoelectric Properties of Oriented Polycrystalline SnSe
Siraj Sabihuddin, Aristides E. Kiprakis and Markus Mueller
A Numerical and Graphical Review of Energy Storage Technologies
Saeed Sepasi, Leon R. Roose and Marc M. Matsuura
Extended Kalman Filter with a Fuzzy Method for Accurate Battery Pack State of Charge Estimation
Enrico Fabrizio and Valentina Monetti
Methodologies and Advancements in the Calibration of Building Energy Models
Liuzhang Ouyang, Miaolian Ma, Minghong Huang, Ruoming Duan, Hui Wang, Lixian Sun and Min Zhu
Enhanced Hydrogen Generation Properties of MgH2-Based Hydrides by Breaking the Magnesium Hydroxide Passivation Layer
Andrea Alaimo, Antonio Esposito, Antonio Messineo, Calogero Orlando and Davide Tumino
3D CFD Analysis of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
Sean Michael Scully and Johann Orlygsson
Recent Advances in Second Generation Ethanol Production by Thermophilic Bacteria
Pierre Tchakoua, René Wamkeue, Mohand Ouhrouche, Fouad Slaoui-Hasnaoui, Tommy Andy Tameghe and Gabriel Ekemb
Wind Turbine Condition Monitoring: State-of-the-Art Review, New Trends, and Future Challenges
Aime Hilaire Tchapda and Sarma V. Pisupati
A Review of Thermal Co-Conversion of Coal and Biomass/Waste
José F. Herbert-Acero, Oliver Probst, Pierre-Elouan Réthoré, Gunner Chr. Larsen and Krystel K. Castillo-Villar
A Review of Methodological Approaches for the Design and Optimization of Wind Farms
Xuezhe Wei, Zhenshi Wang and Haifeng Dai
A Critical Review of Wireless Power Transfer via Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonances
Shengjin Tang, Chuanqiang Yu, Xue Wang, Xiaosong Guo and Xiaosheng Si
Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on the Wiener Process with Measurement Error
Hao Liang and Weihua Zhuang
Stochastic Modeling and Optimization in a Microgrid: A Survey
Yuei-An Liou and Sanjib Kumar Kar
Evapotranspiration Estimation with Remote Sensing and Various Surface Energy Balance Algorithms-A Review
John J. Milledge, Benjamin Smith, Philip W. Dyer and Patricia Harvey
Macroalgae-Derived Biofuel: A Review of Methods of Energy Extraction from Seaweed Biomass
Theodore Dickerson and Juan Soria
Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis: A Review
Ankita Juneja, Ruben Michael Ceballos and Ganti S. Murthy
Effects of Environmental Factors and Nutrient Availability on the Biochemical Composition of Algae for Biofuels Production: A Review
Fernando Porté-Agel, Yu-Ting Wu and Chang-Hung Chen
A Numerical Study of the Effects of Wind Direction on Turbine Wakes and Power Losses in a Large Wind Farm
John Benemann
Microalgae for Biofuels and Animal Feeds
Muhammad Aminul Islam, Marie Magnusson, Richard J. Brown, Godwin A. Ayoko, Md. Nurun Nabi and Kirsten Heimann
Microalgal Species Selection for Biodiesel Production Based on Fuel Properties Derived from Fatty Acid Profiles
Dina Silva, Eugen Rusu and Carlos Guedes Soares
Evaluation of Various Technologies for Wave Energy Conversion in the Portuguese Nearshore
Ping Wang and Mehrdad Massoudi
Slag Behavior in Gasifiers. Part I: Influence of Coal Properties and Gasification Conditions
Zou Yuan, Liu Teng, Sun Fengchun and Huei Peng
Comparative Study of Dynamic Programming and Pontryagin's Minimum Principle on Energy Management for a Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Kalpesh K. Sharma, Holger Schuhmann and Peer M. Schenk
High Lipid Induction in Microalgae for Biodiesel Production
Mohammad I. Jahirul, Mohammad G. Rasul, Ashfaque Ahmed Chowdhury and Nanjappa Ashwath
Biofuels Production through Biomass Pyrolysis-A Technological Review
James Daniell, Michael Köpke and Séan Dennis Simpson
Commercial Biomass Syngas Fermentation
Sheng S. Zhang
Improved Cyclability of Liquid Electrolyte Lithium/Sulfur Batteries by Optimizing Electrolyte/Sulfur Ratio
Su Shiung Lam and Howard A. Chase
A Review on Waste to Energy Processes Using Microwave Pyrolysis
Klaus Wallmann, Elena Pinero, Ewa Burwicz, Matthias Haeckel, Christian Hensen, Andrew Dale and Lars
Ruepke
The Global Inventory of Methane Hydrate in Marine Sediments: A Theoretical Approach
Noshin Omar, Mohamed Daowd, Peter van den Bossche, Omar Hegazy, Jelle Smekens, Thierry Coosemans and Joeri van Mierlo
Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles-Assessment of Electrical Characteristics
Fei Wang, Zengqiang Mi, Shi Su and Hongshan Zhao
Short-Term Solar Irradiance Forecasting Model Based on Artificial Neural Network Using Statistical Feature Parameters
Peter J. Schubel and Richard J. Crossley
Wind Turbine Blade Design
Karthik Rajendran, Solmaz Aslanzadeh and Mohammad J. Taherzadeh
Household Biogas Digesters-A Review
Byman Hamududu and Aanund Killingtveit
Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Global Hydropower
Martin Olofsson, Teresa Lamela, Emmelie Nilsson, Jean Pascal Bergé, Victória del Pino, Pauliina Uronen and
Catherine Legrand
Seasonal Variation of Lipids and Fatty Acids of the Microalgae Nannochloropsis oculata Grown in Outdoor Large-Scale Photobioreactors
Yu-Ting Wu and Fernando Porté-Agel
Atmospheric Turbulence Effects on Wind-Turbine Wakes: An LES Study
Adrian K. James, Ronald W. Thring, Steve Helle and Harpuneet S. Ghuman
Ash Management Review-Applications of Biomass Bottom Ash
Jon Van Wagenen, Tyler W. Miller, Sam Hobbs, Paul Hook, Braden Crowe and Michael Huesemann
Effects of Light and Temperature on Fatty Acid Production in Nannochloropsis Salina
Hai-Wen Li, Yigang Yan, Shin-ichi Orimo, Andreas Züttel andCraig M. Jensen
Recent Progress in Metal Borohydrides for Hydrogen Storage
Hongwen He, Rui Xiong and Jinxin Fan
Evaluation of Lithium-Ion Battery Equivalent Circuit Models for State of Charge Estimation by an Experimental Approach
Yinjiao Xing, Eden W. M. Ma, Kwok L. Tsui and Michael Pecht
Battery Management Systems in Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
Xuejun Shi, Yulong Wu, Huaifeng Yi, Guo Rui, Panpan Li, Mingde Yang and Gehua Wang
Selective Preparation of Furfural from Xylose over Sulfonic Acid Functionalized Mesoporous Sba-15 Materials
Leonardo P. Chamorro and Fernando Porté-Agel
Turbulent Flow Inside and Above a Wind Farm: A Wind-Tunnel Study
Judith M. Schicks, Erik Spangenberg, Ronny Giese, Bernd Steinhauer, Jens Klump and Manja Luzi
New Approaches for the Production of Hydrocarbons from Hydrate Bearing Sediments
Guoqing Xu, Weimin Li, Kun Xu and Zhibin Song
An Intelligent Regenerative Braking Strategy for Electric Vehicles
Robert A. Varin, Leszek Zbroniec, Marek Polanski and Jerzy Bystrzycki
A Review of Recent Advances on the Effects of Microstructural Refinement and Nano-Catalytic Additives on the Hydrogen Storage Properties of Metal and Complex Hydrides
Yong Zeng, Yanpeng Cai, Guohe Huang and Jing Dai
A Review on Optimization Modeling of Energy Systems Planning and GHG Emission Mitigation under Uncertainty
Karin Kandananond
Forecasting Electricity Demand in Thailand with an Artificial Neural Network Approach
Vladimir Alvarado and Eduardo Manrique
Enhanced Oil Recovery: An Update Review
Manfred Lenzen
Current State of Development of Electricity-Generating Technologies: A Literature Review
Eileen Hao Yu, Ulrike Krewer and Keith Scott
Principles and Materials Aspects of Direct Alkaline Alcohol Fuel Cells
Ashley E. Franks and Kelly P. Nevin
Microbial Fuel Cells, A Current Review
Ivan Ivanov, Tanja Vidaković-Koch and Kai Sundmacher
Recent Advances in Enzymatic Fuel Cells: Experiments and Modeling
Qiang Lu, Zhi-Fei Zhang, Chang-Qing Dong and Xi-Feng Zhu
Catalytic Upgrading of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Vapors with Nano Metal Oxides: An Analytical Py-GC/MS Study
Xiaosong Hu, Fengchun Sun and Yuan Zou
Estimation of State of Charge of a Lithium-Ion Battery Pack for Electric Vehicles Using an Adaptive Luenberger Observer
Eileen Hao Yu and Keith Scott
Enzymatic Biofuel Cells-Fabrication of Enzyme Electrodes
Yuji Ohya and Takashi Karasudani
A Shrouded Wind Turbine Generating High Output Power with Wind-lens Technology
Kang Xu
Electrolytes and Interphasial Chemistry in Li Ion Devices
Ronald W. Breault
Gasification Processes Old and New: A Basic Review of the Major Technologies
Hengfu Shui, Zhenyi Cai and Chunbao Xu
Recent Advances in Direct Coal Liquefaction
Christopher D. Elvidge, Daniel Ziskin, Kimberly E. Baugh, Benjamin T. Tuttle, Tilottama Ghosh, Dee W.
Pack, Edward H. Erwin and Mikhail Zhizhin
A Fifteen Year Record of Global Natural Gas Flaring Derived from Satellite Data
Ajay Kumar, David D. Jones and Milford A. Hanna
Thermochemical Biomass Gasification: A Review of the Current Status of the Technology
Charles A. S. Hall, Stephen Balogh and David J.R. Murphy
What is the Minimum EROI that a Sustainable Society Must Have?
Dong Jin Ham and Jae Sung Lee
Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides as Electrode Materials for Low Temperature Fuel Cells
Mengbo Ji and Zidong Wei
A Review of Water Management in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
Veronica Arthurson
Closing the Global Energy and Nutrient Cycles through Application of Biogas Residue to Agricultural Land - Potential Benefits and Drawbacks
Nathan Gagnon, Charles A.S. Hall and Lysle Brinker
A Preliminary Investigation of Energy Return on Energy Investment for Global Oil and Gas Production
Cristina L. Archer and Ken Caldeira
Global Assessment of High-Altitude Wind Power
Massimiliano Cimenti and Josephine M. Hill
Direct Utilization of Liquid Fuels in SOFC for Portable Applications: Challenges for the Selection of Alternative Anodes
Zibin Zhang, Luanne Lohr, Cesar Escalante and Michael Wetzstein
Ethanol, Corn, and Soybean Price Relations in a Volatile Vehicle-Fuels Market
Albert Tarancón
Strategies for Lowering Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Operating Temperature
Arjun B. Chhetri, K. Chris Watts and M. Rafiqul Islam
Waste Cooking Oil as an Alternate Feedstock for Biodiesel Production
David Pimentel, Alison Marklein, Megan A. Toth, Marissa Karpoff, Gillian S. Paul, Robert McCormack, Joanna Kyriazis and Tim Krueger
Biofuel Impacts on World Food Supply: Use of Fossil Fuel, Land and Water Resources
Abiney L. Cardoso, Soraia Cristina Gonzaga Neves and Marcio J. Da Silva
Esterification of Oleic Acid for Biodiesel Production Catalyzed by SnCl2: A Kinetic Investigation
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