Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews

Article	Citations
Hydrogen energy systems: A critical review of technologies, applications, trends and challenges	952
A comprehensive review of battery modeling and state estimation approaches for advanced battery management systems	740
Renewable energy and climate change	709
Application of graphene in energy storage device – A review	518
A comprehensive review of stationary energy storage devices for large scale renewable energy sources grid integration	462
A review on ammonia, ammonia-hydrogen and ammonia-methane fuels	439
Hydrogen storage technologies for stationary and mobile applications: Review, analysis and perspectives	411
Environmental impact of renewable energy source based electrical power plants: Solar, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal, tidal, ocean, and osmotic	395
Biomass for a sustainable bioeconomy: An overview of world biomass production and utilization	381
Lithium-ion battery aging mechanisms and diagnosis method for automotive applications: Recent advances and perspectives	372
A review of phase change heat transfer in shape-stabilized phase change materials (ss-PCMs) based on porous supports for thermal energy storage	345
Hydrogen storage methods: Review and current status	323
Ecological impacts of run-of-river hydropower plants—Current status and future prospects on the brink of energy transition	321
A review and research on fuel cell electric vehicles: Topologies, power electronic converters, energy management methods, technical challenges, marketing and future aspects	304
Will climate mitigation ambitions lead to carbon neutrality? An analysis of the local-level plans of 327 cities in the EU	301
Artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches to energy demand-side response: A systematic review	295
Blockchain-empowered sustainable manufacturing and product lifecycle management in industry 4.0: A survey	295
A survey on deep learning methods for power load and renewable energy forecasting in smart microgrids	289
Post-combustion carbon capture	281
A Review of Non-Thermal Plasma Technology: A novel solution for CO2 conversion and utilization	269
Circular economy and the construction industry: Existing trends, challenges and prospective framework for sustainable construction	268
Towards the future of smart electric vehicles: Digital twin technology	266
Ecological effects of new-type urbanization in China	263
The impact of digital economy on energy transition across the globe: The mediating role of government governance	261
The role of environmental technology for energy demand and energy efficiency: Evidence from OECD countries	251

A comprehensive review on anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste	251
A critical review on deployment planning and risk analysis of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) toward carbon neutrality	249
A review of CO2 emissions reduction technologies and low-carbon development in the iron and steel industry focusing on China	247
A review on alternative fuels in future energy system	244
Offshore wind turbine operations and maintenance: A state-of-the-art review	241
Assessment of the pre-combustion carbon capture contribution into sustainable development goals SDGs using novel indicators	239
Lignin-enzyme interaction: A roadblock for efficient enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosics	238
A review of technologies and applications on versatile energy storage systems	233
Progress in microwave pyrolysis conversion of agricultural waste to value-added biofuels: A batch to continuous approach	226
A deep learning framework for building energy consumption forecast	226
Heteroatom-doped graphene-based materials for sustainable energy applications: A review	223
Green roof and green wall benefits and costs: A review of the quantitative evidence	221
Comparative analysis of building insulation material properties and performance	219
Recent progress in defective TiO2 photocatalysts for energy and environmental applications	219
Increasing the efficiency of hydrogen production from solar powered water electrolysis	218
Model predictive control of microgrids – An overview	218
Review of degradation and failure phenomena in photovoltaic modules	217
Prediction of daily global solar radiation using different machine learning algorithms: Evaluation and comparison	214
A review of Africa's transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy using circular economy principles	214
Robust multi-objective optimal design of islanded hybrid system with renewable and diesel sources/stationary and mobile energy storage systems	210
Climate change and industrial F-gases: A critical and systematic review of developments, sociotechnical systems and policy options for reducing synthetic greenhouse gas emissions	208
Classification and challenges of bottom-up energy system models - A review	204
A critical review on livestock manure biorefinery technologies: Sustainability, challenges, and future perspectives	204
Hybrid energy harvesting technology: From materials, structural design, system integration to applications	203
Symmetric and asymmetric impact of economic growth, capital formation, renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on environment in OECD countries	200
Environmental, economic, and social impacts of geothermal energy systems	200
Advanced battery management strategies for a sustainable energy future: Multilayer design concepts and research trends	196
Waste tyre valorization by catalytic pyrolysis – A review	194
Mapping of research lines on circular economy practices in agriculture: From waste to energy	193
Effects of biomass energy consumption on environmental quality: The role of education and technology in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation countries	193
Microalgae an ecofriendly and sustainable wastewater treatment option: Biomass application in biofuel and bio-fertilizer production. A review	193
Smart energy cities in a 100% renewable energy context	193
“Drop-in” fuel production from biomass: Critical review on techno-economic feasibility and sustainability	192
Rice bran oil-based biodiesel as a promising renewable fuel alternative to petrodiesel: A review	191
A systematic review of the smart energy conservation system: From smart homes to sustainable smart cities	190
Exergoenvironmental analysis of bioenergy systems: A comprehensive review	189
Data-driven probabilistic machine learning in sustainable smart energy/smart energy systems: Key developments, challenges, and future research opportunities in the context of smart grid paradigm	187
Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers and alternatives for international transport of renewable hydrogen	186
The role of interaction effect between renewable energy consumption and real income in carbon emissions: Evidence from low-income countries	184
A review of pyrolysis technologies and feedstock: A blending approach for plastic and biomass towards optimum biochar yield	184
Comprehensive assessment and multi-objective optimization of a green concept based on a combination of hydrogen and compressed air energy storage (CAES) systems	179
A critical review of recent advances in the production of furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from lignocellulosic biomass through homogeneous catalytic hydrothermal conversion	179
Environmental effects of Information and Communication Technology - Exploring the roles of renewable energy, innovation, trade and financial development	178
Comparative assessment of renewable energy-based hydrogen production methods	177
Applications of reinforcement learning in energy systems	177
Current status of biogas upgrading for direct biomethane use: A review	177
Reviewing the potential of bio-hydrogen production by fermentation	176
Review of biochar role as additive in anaerobic digestion processes	176
Progress of the applications of bio-oil	174
Review of heat transfer enhancement techniques for single phase flows	174

Energy efficiency and economy-wide rebound effects: A review of the evidence and its implications	174
Beating the urban heat: Situation, background, impacts and the way forward in China	171
A review of membranes in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Transport phenomena, performance and durability	171
Design architectures for energy harvesting in the Internet of Things	171
A review on the recent advances in mixed matrix membranes for gas separation processes	170
Does energy trilemma a driver of economic growth? The roles of energy use, population growth, and financial development	169
Carbon intensity reduction assessment of renewable energy technology innovation in China: A panel data model with cross-section dependence and slope heterogeneity	169
Current and future perspectives of carbon and graphene quantum dots: From synthesis to strategy for building optoelectronic and energy devices	168
Towards a transactive energy system for integration of distributed energy resources: Home energy management, distributed optimal power flow, and peer-to-peer energy trading	168
Installation of offshore wind turbines: A technical review	167
Towards underground hydrogen storage: A review of barriers	167
Lignocellulosic biorefineries: The current state of challenges and strategies for efficient commercialization	166
Data-driven predictive control for unlocking building energy flexibility: A review	164
Conversion of lignocellulose to biofuels and chemicals via sugar platform: An updated review on chemistry and mechanisms of acid hydrolysis of lignocellulose	164
A review on hybrid thermal management of battery packs and it's cooling performance by enhanced PCM	163
Mitigation strategies for Li-ion battery thermal runaway: A review	162
Review analysis of COVID-19 impact on electricity demand for residential buildings	162
Environmental sustainability and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa: A modified EKC hypothesis	159
The rational design of biomass-derived carbon materials towards next-generation energy storage: A review	158
The development of Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) research in China: A bibliometric perspective	158
Multi-objective optimization and multi-criteria decision-making methods for optimal design of standalone photovoltaic system: A comprehensive review	158
Rechargeable Zn-air batteries: Recent trends and future perspectives	157
Sustainable renewable energy supply networks optimization – The gradual transition to a renewable energy system within the European Union by 2050	157
Analysis of the innovation strategies for green supply chain management in the energy industry using the QFD-based hybrid interval valued intuitionistic fuzzy decision approach	156
Combining food and energy production: Design of an agrivoltaic system applied in arable and vegetable farming in Germany	156
A comprehensive review on countermeasures for CO2 emissions from ships	156
Machine learning applications in urban building energy performance forecasting: A systematic review	155
Circular economy aspects of lignin: Towards a lignocellulose biorefinery	155
A comprehensive review of variable renewable energy levelized cost of electricity	155
Catalytic fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass: Critical role of zeolite catalysts	155
Comparison of machine learning methods for photovoltaic power forecasting based on numerical weather prediction	155
Biomass-derived biochar materials as sustainable energy sources for electrochemical energy storage devices	155
Residential net-zero energy buildings: Review and perspective	154
Application of Artificial Neural Networks to photovoltaic fault detection and diagnosis: A review	154
The systemic impact of a transition fuel: Does natural gas help or hinder the energy transition?	154
A review on flocculation as an efficient method to harvest energy microalgae: Mechanisms, performances, influencing factors and perspectives	153
Modern developmental aspects in the field of economical harvesting and biodiesel production from microalgae biomass	152
Recent advances on industrial data-driven energy savings: Digital twins and infrastructures	152
How to make better use of intermittent and variable energy? A review of wind and photovoltaic power consumption in China	152
A review on solvent systems for furfural production from lignocellulosic biomass	151
A comprehensive review on optimization of hybrid renewable energy systems using various optimization techniques	151
A consolidated MCDM framework for performance assessment of battery electric vehicles based on ranking strategies	151
Alternative and innovative solid oxide electrolysis cell materials: A short review	150
A review of hybrid renewable energy systems in mini-grids for off-grid electrification in developing countries	150
Latest eco-friendly avenues on hydrogen production towards a circular bioeconomy: Currents challenges, innovative insights, and future perspectives	150
A review on the development of compressed air energy storage in China: Technical and economic challenges to commercialization	150
A review on energy storage and demand side management solutions in smart energy islands	150
Phase change materials integrated into building walls: An updated review	149
A review of multiphase energy conversion in wind power generation	149
Impact of energy intensity, renewable energy, and economic growth on CO2 emissions: Evidence from Africa across regions and income levels	149
Steam reforming of methane: Current states of catalyst design and process upgrading	149
A review on solar photovoltaic thermal integrated desalination technologies	149
Technical challenges and opportunities in realising a circular economy for waste photovoltaic modules	149
Review of energy storage systems for vehicles based on technology, environmental impacts, and costs	149
Modified nickel-based catalysts for improved steam reforming of biomass tar: A critical review	146
Recent advances in mechanochemical production of chemicals and carbon materials from sustainable biomass resources	146
Review on phase change materials for cold thermal energy storage applications	146
A review on solid oxide fuel cell durability: Latest progress, mechanisms, and study tools	146
Algae based microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment and recovery of value-added products	146
Review of optimal methods and algorithms for sizing energy storage systems to achieve decarbonization in microgrid applications	145
Chemical recycling of plastic waste for sustainable material management: A prospective review on catalysts and processes	145
Electric vehicle routing problem: A systematic review and a new comprehensive model with nonlinear energy recharging and consumption	145
Gasification of municipal solid waste blends with biomass for energy production and resources recovery: Current status, hybrid technologies and innovative prospects	144
Techno-economic assessment of advanced fuels and propulsion systems in future fossil-free ships	144
The potential use of lignin as a platform product in biorefineries: A review	143
PRospective EnvironMental Impact asSEment (premise): A streamlined approach to producing databases for prospective life cycle assessment using integrated assessment models	143
Pretreatment of lignocelluloses for enhanced biogas production: A review on influencing mechanisms and the importance of microbial diversity	143
Catalytic pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass: A review of variations in process factors and system structure	142
Energy efficiency of integrated electric propulsion for ships – A review	142
Impact of climate policy uncertainty on traditional energy and green markets: Evidence from time-varying granger tests	142
Virtual power plant models and electricity markets - A review	141
Actors, business models, and innovation activity systems for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology: A comprehensive review	141
Internal short circuit mechanisms, experimental approaches and detection methods of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles: A review	141
A critical review of plant-based insulating fluids for transformer: 30-year development	139
Compressed air energy storage in integrated energy systems: A review	138
Organic light emitting diode devices: An energy efficient solid state lighting for applications	138
Energy recovery from municipal solid waste using pyrolysis technology: A review on current status and developments	137
Pyrolysis of lignocellulosic, algal, plastic, and other biomass wastes for biofuel production and circular bioeconomy: A review of thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) approach	137
Current status and challenges in the heterogeneous catalysis for biodiesel production	137
Anaerobic digestion of food waste for bio-energy production in China and Southeast Asia: A review	137

Lignin fractionation from lignocellulosic biomass using deep eutectic solvents and its valorization	135
Grey-box modeling and application for building energy simulations - A critical review	135
A comprehensive review on thermal management systems for power lithium-ion batteries	135
Hydrogen production, storage and transport for renewable energy and chemicals: An environmental footprint assessment	133
Power system stability issues, classifications and research prospects in the context of high-penetration of renewables and power electronics	133
Progress in full spectrum solar energy utilization by spectral beam splitting hybrid PV/T system	132
Challenges and prospects of renewable hydrogen-based strategies for full decarbonization of stationary power applications	131
The state of play in electric vehicle charging services – A review of infrastructure provision, players, and policies	131
Sustainable energy transition readiness: A multicriteria assessment index	131
Air Source Heat Pumps field studies: A systematic literature review	130
On microgrids and resilience: A comprehensive review on modeling and operational strategies	130
Recent advances in process and catalyst for CO2 reforming of methane	130
Energy digital twin technology for industrial energy management: Classification, challenges and future	130
Enhancing and assessing ammonia-air combustion performance by blending with dimethyl ether	129
A review on catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of lignin to transportation fuels by using nickel-based catalysts	129
State-of-charge estimation and remaining useful life prediction of supercapacitors	128
Ocean wave energy converters: Technical principle, device realization, and performance evaluation	128
Urban building energy modeling: State of the art and future prospects	128
Continuous cultivation of microalgae in photobioreactors as a source of renewable energy: Current status and future challenges	128
Natural ventilation in warm climates: The challenges of thermal comfort, heatwave resilience and indoor air quality	127
Estimating microbial growth and hydrogen consumption in hydrogen storage in porous media	127
Development perspectives of promising lignocellulose feedstocks for production of advanced generation biofuels: A review	127
Fuel cell-battery hybrid systems for mobility and off-grid applications: A review	127
Optimal planning of solar photovoltaic and battery storage systems for grid-connected residential sector: Review, challenges and new perspectives	126
Recent advances in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with high-performance catalysts without precious metals	126
A comparative state-of-technology review and future directions for rare earth element separation	125
Intelligent building control systems for thermal comfort and energy-efficiency: A systematic review of artificial intelligence-assisted techniques	125
Evaluating the effect of economic crisis on energy poverty in Europe	125
A review on recent developments in thermal performance enhancement methods of flat plate solar air collector	125
Advanced thermal management system driven by phase change materials for power lithium-ion batteries: A review	125
Recent advances in bio-based carbon materials for anaerobic digestion: A review	125
A review of biohydrogen production technology for application towards hydrogen fuel cells	124
Optimisation of renewable energy powered reverse osmosis desalination systems: A state-of-the-art review	124
Supercapacitor management system: A comprehensive review of modeling, estimation, balancing, and protection techniques	124
Research progress of aqueous amine solution for CO2 capture: A review	124
Sorting, regrouping, and echelon utilization of the large-scale retired lithium batteries: A critical review	124
A review of very short-term wind and solar power forecasting	124
Measuring the right factors: A review of variables and models for thermal comfort and indoor air quality	123
Pyrolysis of cellulose: Evolution of functionalities and structure of bio-char versus temperature	123
Smart contracts in energy systems: A systematic review of fundamental approaches and implementations	123
Progress and perspectives of integrated thermal management systems in PEM fuel cell vehicles: A review	122
Artificial intelligence and internet of things to improve efficacy of diagnosis and remote sensing of solar photovoltaic systems: Challenges, recommendations and future directions	122
Carbon material/MnO2 as conductive skeleton for supercapacitor electrode material: A review	122
A state of the art review on the cultivation of algae for energy and other valuable products: Application, challenges, and opportunities	122
State-of-the-art review of morphological advancements in graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN) for sustainable hydrogen production	122
A review on perovskite catalysts for reforming of methane to hydrogen production	121
A review of research on agrivoltaic systems	121
Too much or not enough? Planning electric vehicle charging infrastructure: A review of modeling options	121
Seasonal thermal energy storage: A techno-economic literature review	120
The role of photovoltaics for the European Green Deal and the recovery plan	120
Decarbonizing power systems: A critical review of the role of energy storage	119
Thermochemical production of bio-oil: A review of downstream processing technologies for bio-oil upgrading, production of hydrogen and high value-added products	119
A review of solar forecasting, its dependence on atmospheric sciences and implications for grid integration: Towards carbon neutrality	119
Re-visiting the Environmental Kuznets curve for ASEAN: A comparison between ecological footprint and carbon dioxide emissions	119
Global biorenewable development strategies for sustainable aviation fuel production	119
Co-pyrolysis of coal and raw/torrefied biomass: A review on chemistry, kinetics and implementation	119
A critical review on biochar-based engineered hierarchical porous carbon for capacitive charge storage	119
Biomass in biogas production: Pretreatment and codigestion	119
Recent advances and challenges of inter-disciplinary biomass valorization by integrating hydrothermal and biological techniques	119
The drivers of declining CO2 emissions trends in developed nations using an extended STIRPAT model: A historical and prospective analysis	118
Recycling of lithium iron phosphate batteries: Status, technologies, challenges, and prospects	118
Optimizing wind/solar combinations at finer scales to mitigate renewable energy variability in China	117
Agricultural waste biorefinery development towards circular bioeconomy	117
Hydrogen liquefaction and storage: Recent progress and perspectives	117
Recovery processes of sustainable energy using different biomass and wastes	116
Modelling and optimal energy management for battery energy storage systems in renewable energy systems: A review	116
A review of multiple input DC-DC converter topologies linked with hybrid electric vehicles and renewable energy systems	115
Review of energy efficiency in controlled environment agriculture	115
A review of studies using hydrocarbon adsorption material for reducing hydrocarbon emissions from cold start of gasoline engine	115
A review on resilience studies in active distribution systems	115
On the potential synergies and applications of wave energy converters: A review	115
Microgrid protection: A comprehensive review	114
Vapor compression heat pumps with pure Low-GWP refrigerants	114
A review on co-cultivation of microalgae with filamentous fungi: Efficient harvesting, wastewater treatment and biofuel production	114
Current advances in microalgae harvesting and lipid extraction processes for improved biodiesel production: A review	114
2-Methylfuran (MF) as a potential biofuel: A thorough review on the production pathway from biomass, combustion progress, and application in engines	114
A Green Hydrogen Energy System: Optimal control strategies for integrated hydrogen storage and power generation with wind energy	113
A review of reinforcement learning based energy management systems for electrified powertrains: Progress, challenge, and potential solution	113
Towards next generation virtual power plant: Technology review and frameworks	113
Hybrid solar-assisted combined cooling, heating, and power systems: A review	112
Machine learning for occupant-behavior-sensitive cooling energy consumption prediction in office buildings	112
Energy system resilience – A review	112
A review on wind power smoothing using high-power energy storage systems	111
Supercooling of phase change materials: A review	111
Machine learning in state of health and remaining useful life estimation: Theoretical and technological development in battery degradation modelling	111
Demand side management in microgrid: A critical review of key issues and recent trends	111
Steam explosion of lignocellulosic biomass for multiple advanced bioenergy processes: A review	111
A review of multi-energy hybrid power system for ships	110
A systemic approach to analyze integrated energy system modeling tools: A review of national models	110
Modeling and optimization of multi-energy systems in mixed-use districts: A review of existing methods and approaches	110
Herding behaviour in energy stock markets during the Global Financial Crisis, SARS, and ongoing COVID-19*	109
A systematic literature review on the use of artificial intelligence in energy self-management in smart buildings	109
Exploring the nexus between non-renewable and renewable energy consumptions and economic development: Evidence from panel estimations	108
China's flexibility challenge in achieving carbon neutrality by 2060	108
Passive and active phase change materials integrated building energy systems with advanced machine-learning based climate-adaptive designs, intelligent operations, uncertainty-based analysis and optim	108