Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews

Papers
(The TQCC of Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews is 44. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board1272
Quantitative fault detection and diagnosis methods for vapour compression chillers: Exploring the potential for field-implementation871
Comparative analysis of metaheuristic optimization approaches for multisource heat pump operation868
Does the environmental Kuznets curve hold across sectors? Evidence from developing and emerging economies851
Developing a framework to assess the long-term adoption of renewable energy technologies in the electric power sector: The effects of carbon price and economic incentives535
Improving material selection in shopping centres through a parametric life cycle embodied flow and material cost analysis model533
A critical review of Madhuca indica as an efficient biodiesel producer: Towards sustainability531
Technical, economic and environmental assessment towards the sustainable goals of photovoltaic systems481
Ruminant methane mitigation: microbiological mechanisms and integrated strategies for sustainable livestock production in the context of climate change444
Novel textured surfaces for superior corrosion mitigation in molten carbonate salts for concentrating solar power429
Energy optimal design of servo-actuated systems: A concurrent approach based on scaling rules406
Energy generation in the canal irrigation network in India: Integrated spatial planning framework on the Upper Ganga Canal corridor388
Assuring the integrity of offshore carbon dioxide storage375
Photo-driven enzymatic decarboxylation of fatty acids for bio-aviation fuels production in a continuous microfluidic reactor369
Optimizing mechanisms for promoting low-carbon manufacturing industries towards carbon neutrality368
A review of the materials utilized in the design and fabrication of biogas digesters365
Advancements in methane pyrolysis: A comprehensive review of parameters and molten catalysts in bubble column reactors353
Towards high-performance fuel cell systems: Comprehensive review of methods for modeling, control, and optimization348
Enhancing double-slope solar still performance through integrated channel shape variations: An experimental and numerical simulation investigation340
Editorial Board333
Biowaste biorefineries in South Africa: Current status, opportunities, and research and development needs327
Corrigendum to “Emerging business models in local energy markets: A systematic review of peer-to-peer, community self-consumption, and transactive energy models” [Renew Sustain Energy Rev 179 (2023) 1322
Integrated application of morphological, anatomical, biochemical and physico-chemical methods to identify superior, lignocellulosic grass feedstocks for bioenergy purposes319
Direct ammonia fuel cells: A review318
Technology standards for direct current microgrids in buildings: A review305
Energy transition governance models and uncertainty: Comparative examination of the World Energy Council ETI framework301
Flexibility chart 2.0: An accessible visual tool to evaluate flexibility resources in power systems297
Building 100 % inverter-based distributed restart zone to assist system restoration284
Suns-Vmp method for health monitoring of 110 PV modules284
Hydrothermal liquefaction of algal feedstocks: The effect of biomass characteristics and extraction solvents271
Resilience assessment and planning in power distribution systems: Past and future considerations269
Efficient reduction of CO2 to high value-added compounds via photo-thermal catalysis: Mechanisms, catalysts and apparatuses268
Optimizing methodologies of hybrid renewable energy systems powered reverse osmosis plants263
Advancing thermal control in buildings with innovative cementitious mortar and recycled expanded glass/n-octadecane phase change material composites258
Two-phase operation for coordinated charging of electric vehicles in a market environment: From electric vehicle aggregators’ perspective255
High-efficiency heating and cooling technology with embedded pipes in buildings and underground structures: A review254
An investigation of the recent advances of the integration of solar thermal energy systems to the dairy processes252
Solar photovoltaic cooling using Paraffin phase change material: Comprehensive assessment252
Power system resilience during 2001–2022: A bibliometric and correlation analysis251
Energy mix diversification in emerging economies: An econometric analysis of determinants244
Polymeric membranes for sustainable gas separation: A comprehensive review with challenges, innovations and future perspectives243
Multiscale study on thermal insulating effect of a hollow silica-coated polycarbonate window for residential buildings243
Hydrogen production via anaerobic digestion of coal modified by white-rot fungi and its application benefits analysis241
A factor analysis and self-organizing map based evaluation approach for the renewable energy heating potentials at county level: A case study in China240
Recent progress in microwave-assisted lignin conversion240
Enhancing solar PV output forecast by integrating ground and satellite observations with deep learning233
Ex-post analysis of energy subsidy removal through integrated energy systems modelling233
The “Fresnel Equations” for Diffuse radiation on Inclined photovoltaic Surfaces (FEDIS)232
Recent trends in photovoltaic technologies for sustainable transportation in passenger vehicles – A review231
Urban solar harvesting: The importance of diffuse shadows in complex environments230
Optimizing renewable energy utilization with high gain converters228
Integrating sustainability across the lifecycle of electric vehicle batteries: Circular supply chain challenges, innovations, and global policy impacts224
From knowledge gaps to technological maturity: A comparative review of pathways to deep emission reduction for energy-intensive industries223
Employee energy-saving behaviors: Review of theories, influencing factors, and interventions222
A review on renewable energy-based chemical engineering design and optimization222
Control technologies of wastewater treatment plants: The state-of-the-art, current challenges, and future directions221
Cellulose-based thermal management composites: An emerging material for multi-industry sustainability221
Bioinspired spiking spatiotemporal attention framework for lithium-ion batteries state-of-health estimation219
The role of internet of things adoption on the sustainability performance of the renewable energy supply chain: A conceptual framework218
China's onshore wind energy potential in the context of climate change210
A comprehensive review of energy extraction from low-temperature geothermal resources in hydrocarbon fields208
The impact of landfill operation factors on improving biogas generation in Brazil208
Defining characteristics of peer-to-peer energy trading, transactive energy, and community self-consumption: A review of literature and expert perspectives199
Hard carbon from wood and its constituents: Toward sustainable sodium and potassium-ion battery anodes197
Biobased phase change materials in energy storage and thermal management technologies196
Energy balancing and storage in climate-neutral smart energy systems196
Responses of hydroelectricity generation to streamflow drought under climate change196
Convection heat transfer in enclosures with inner bodies: A review on single and two-phase nanofluid models195
Hydrogen and syngas production by hybrid filtration combustion: Progress and challenges194
Applications of blockchain and artificial intelligence technologies for enabling prosumers in smart grids: A review193
Exergoeconomic assessment of a high-efficiency compressed air energy storage system192
A review of alkaline electrolyzer technology modeling and applications for decision-making optimization in energy systems190
End-of-life management of solar PV waste in India: Situation analysis and proposed policy framework189
MXene based composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications: Featuring bio-mimic approaches189
An efficient process for sustainable and scalable hydrogen production from green ammonia189
Building renovations and life cycle assessment - A scoping literature review188
Ecosystem services and climate action from a circular bioeconomy perspective188
Thinking green with 2-D and 3-D MXenes: Environment friendly synthesis and industrial scale applications and global impact188
Green roofs as a nature-based solution for improving urban sustainability: Progress and perspectives187
Techno-economic analysis and network design for CO₂ conversion to jet fuels in the United States186
Green hydrogen techno-economic assessments from simulated and measured solar photovoltaic power profiles184
Lignin valorization reshapes sustainable biomass refining184
Lifecycle assessment and environmental impacts of hybrid electric vehicles fuelled by bioethanol and biogas182
Prioritising Positive Energy Districts to achieve carbon neutral cities: Delphi-DANP approach182
Photocatalytic hydrogen production using graphitic carbon nitride (GCN): A precise review181
Enhanced solar photovoltaic power prediction using diverse machine learning algorithms with hyperparameter optimization181
A review of advanced ground source heat pump control: Artificial intelligence for autonomous and adaptive control179
Recent advance in electrochemically activated supercapacitors: Activation mechanisms, electrode materials and prospects177
Making the internet globally sustainable: Technical and policy options for improved energy management, governance and community acceptance of Nordic datacenters177
Wind tunnel tests for wind turbines: A state-of-the-art review177
Salt hydrate–based gas-solid thermochemical energy storage: Current progress, challenges, and perspectives176
Decarbonizing the glass industry: A critical and systematic review of developments, sociotechnical systems and policy options174
The impact of the green technology on the renewable energy innovation: Fresh pieces of evidence under the role of research & development and digital economy173
Navigating the future of flow-induced vibration-based piezoelectric energy harvesting173
A review of the pre-chamber ignition system applied on future low-carbon spark ignition engines172
The carbon reduction potential of hydrogen in the low carbon transition of the iron and steel industry: The case of China170
Accurately forecasting solar radiation distribution at both spatial and temporal dimensions simultaneously with fully-convolutional deep neural network model169
Research progress of enhancing battery safety with phase change materials168
Application of graphene and graphene derivatives in cooling of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels: A review168
Data-driven wind farm flow control and challenges towards field implementation: A review167
Review on the production of renewable biofuel: Solvent-free deoxygenation165
Magnetic solid catalysts for sustainable and cleaner biodiesel production: A comprehensive review165
A critical review of bamboo construction materials for sustainability164
Rutile TiO2's odyssey into the post-lithium ion battery horizon163
Measuring energy transition away from fossil fuels: A new index163
A review of the photothermal-photovoltaic energy supply system for building in solar energy enrichment zones160
Editorial Board160
Corrigendum to ‘Enhancing ecosystem services and biodiversity in agrivoltaics through habitat-enhancing strategies’ [Renew Sustain Energy Reviews, Volume 212, April 2025, start page–end page]160
Emerging catalysis in solvent-free hydrodeoxygenation of waste lipids under mild conditions: A review159
Siting considerations for floating solar photovoltaic energy: A systematic review159
Repurposing coal plants—regional economic impacts from low carbon generation159
Distributed local energy: Assessing the determinants of domestic-scale solar photovoltaic uptake at the local level across England and Wales159
Editorial Board158
Climate change cognition and biodiversity conservation awareness facilitate household clean energy consumption: Evidence from a biodiversity hotspot158
Editorial Board158
Complementary and competitive dynamics of CO2 and N2 in CH4 – Flue gas replacement within natural gas hydrates157
Online reliability assessment of energy systems based on a high-order extended-state-observer with application to nuclear reactors157
Unveiling the impact of internal structure on boil-off gas generation in moving liquid hydrogen (LH2) transport trailer155
Embodied energy and greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater reuse strategies in Indian Himalayan region155
A review of micro hydro systems in urban areas: Opportunities and challenges154
Fuel prices connectedness across Brazilian capitals: The case of ethanol and gasoline153
Recent advances on CO2-assisted synthesis of metal nanoparticles for the upgrading of biomass-derived compounds151
Increasing the fatigue life of offshore wind turbine jacket structures using yaw stiffness and damping150
Optical-thermal modeling and geographic analysis of dusty radiative cooling surfaces149
Thermochemical conversion processes of Dichrostachys cinerea as a biofuel: A review of the Cuban case149
Parametric resonance in wave energy converters and offshore wind turbines: A review149
Inorganic nanoparticles to overcome efficiency inhibitors of organic photovoltaics: An in-depth review149
Progress in CO2 hydrate formation and feasibility analysis for cold thermal energy harvesting application148
Honeycomb-like carbon for electrochemical energy storage and conversion148
A comprehensive review on hydrogen production, purification, storage, and utilization: Challenges and future directions148
A review of the effects of morphology and surface characteristics of mixed metal oxide nanostructures on electrochemical hydrogen storage capacity147
Status and perspectives of the hydrate technology for carbon sequestration in permafrost region: A review147
A review of operations and maintenance modelling with considerations for novel wind turbine concepts147
A general energy-aware framework with multi-modal information and multi-task coordination for smart management towards net-zero emissions in energy system146
Managing carbon emissions in construction: Current status and emerging trends146
Extremophiles and extremozymes in lignin bioprocessing146
Advanced coatings and structures for enhancing concentrating solar power efficiency146
Near-term infrastructure rollout and investment strategies for net-zero hydrogen supply chains145
Land use for bioenergy: Synergies and trade-offs between sustainable development goals144
Recent advances in black box and white-box models for urban heat island prediction: Implications of fusing the two methods144
Oil price distortion and its impact on green economic efficiency in China’s transportation: A spatial effect perspective143
Integrating lived experience: Qualitative methods for addressing energy poverty143
Understanding the impact of interprovincial trade on forest resources in China143
Low-carbon and cost-efficient hydrogen optimisation through a grid-connected electrolyser: The case of GreenLab skive141
Hydrogen supply chain modelling at energy system scale: A review140
Order-disorder transition mechanism for high-capacity amorphous anodes of lithium-ion batteries140
Efficient two-phase liquid cooling and optimization technology on the chip side based on high-power data centers: Summary and prospects140
Analysis method for the design of long submarine cables139
Wind turbine nacelle testing: State-of-the-art and development trends139
Low temperature heating methods for lithium-ion batteries: A state-of-art review based on knowledge graph139
Factorial equilibrium analyses for socio-economic implications of emission trading137
Promising biorefinery products from marine macro and microalgal biomass: A review137
Code exposed: Review of five open-source frameworks for modeling renewable energy systems137
Environmental assessment of smart energy management systems at distribution level — A review137
The logic of policies for energy price regulation in the future: A synergistic developmental perspective based on energy and carbon markets137
Modification schemes of efficient sorbents for trace CO2 capture136
Embarking on the Asia Supergrid: Trade impact of carbon pricing on regional sustainability in northeast Asia136
A review of domestic land use change attributable to U.S. biofuel policy136
Multi-criteria decision-making in hydrogen production, storage, and transportation: An overview136
A review on the deployment of demand response programs with multiple aspects coexistence over smart grid platform136
Implication of electrification and power decarbonization in low-carbon transition pathways for China, the U.S. and the EU135
A review of publicly available data sources for models to study renewables integration in China's power system134
Principles and support technologies of low-carbon ironmaking for blast furnace134
Dynamic analysis of an adiabatic compressed air energy storage system with temperature-regulated in air tanks133
Battery management system for zinc-based flow batteries: A review133
The evolution of circular economy performance assessment: A systematic literature review133
Global trading of renewable electricity-based fuels and chemicals to enhance the energy transition across all sectors towards sustainability133
Unlocking European biogas and biomethane: Policy insights from comparative analysis133
Digital financial inclusion and energy and environment: Global positioning of Sub-Saharan African countries132
Nickel manganite-based materials for electrochemical supercapacitors: An overview132
Cross-border effects on electricity spot prices - a meta-study132
Policy design for green hydrogen132
On the design and analysis of long-term low-carbon roadmaps: A review and evaluation of available energy-economy-environment models132
Assessing the electricity potential from agricultural residues in Western Macedonia, Greece132
Energy security challenges and opportunities in the carbon neutrality context: A hierarchical model through systematic data-driven analysis131
Renewable and sustainable energy challenges to face for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals131
Process design and utilisation strategy for CO2 capture in flue gases. Technical assessment and preliminary economic approach for steel mills131
Incentive policies in biomethane production toward circular economy131
Empowering metal oxide photoanodes via zeolitic imidazolate frameworks for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting: Current advances and future perspectives129
Predicting the effects of solar energy development on plants and wildlife in the Desert Southwest, United States129
Comprehensive energy analysis and environmental sustainability of industrial grain drying129
Quantifying the influence of nature-based solutions on building cooling and heating energy demand: A climate specific review128
Optimization of a syngas-fueled SOFC-based multigeneration system: Enhanced performance with biomass and gasification agent selection128
Factors influencing the adoption of zero-emission buses: A review-based framework127
State-of-the-art sustainable approaches for deeper decarbonization in Europe – An endowment to climate neutral vision127
Machine learning-based digital district heating/cooling with renewable integrations and advanced low-carbon transition126
Condition-based maintenance of wind turbine structures: A state-of-the-art review126
Continuous cultivation of microalgae in photobioreactors as a source of renewable energy: Current status and future challenges126
A systematic review on optimal analysis of horizontal heat exchangers in ground source heat pump systems126
Dynamically distributed district heating for an existing system126
A review of blockchain consensus mechanisms for Peer-to-Peer electricity trading125
A review on the energy retrofit policies and improvements of the UK existing buildings, challenges and benefits124
Review of the potentials for implementation of floating solar panels on lakes and water reservoirs124
Facilitating solid-state anaerobic digestion of food waste via bio-electrochemical treatment124
The effects of reducing renewable power intermittency through portfolio diversification123
Prioritizing industrial wastes and technologies for bioenergy production: Case study123
Mapping of the levelised cost of energy for floating offshore wind in the European Atlantic123
The carbon sequestration potential of vegetation over the Tibetan Plateau123
Circularity and landscape experience of agrivoltaics: A systematic review of literature and built systems123
A review on flow field design for proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Challenges to increase the active area for MW applications123
Perceptions to connections: A multidimensional investigation of hydrogen acceptance122
Processes, models and the influencing factors for enhanced boiling heat transfer in porous structures122
Review on eco-driving control for connected and automated vehicles122
Integrating life cycle assessment in multi-objective optimization of green hydrogen systems: a review of literature and methodological challenges121
A comprehensive analysis of time-dependent performance of a solar chimney power plant equipped with a thermal energy storage system121
Decoding the synergies of sustainable development goals in household energy transitions: A global knowledge network analysis121
Demand response-integrated investment and operational planning of renewable and sustainable energy systems considering forecast uncertainties: A systematic review121
Assessing the sustainability of bioenergy pathways through a land-water-energy nexus approach121
Rolling-out pioneering carbon dioxide capture and transport chains from inland European industrial facilities: A techno-economic, environmental, and regulatory evaluation120
Carbon capture through alkaline solvents coupled with conversion into bioplastics via microalgae: Towards a sustainable bioconversion pathway120
Current status and opportunities for fruit processing waste biorefineries120
Integrating power electronics-based energy storages to power systems: A review on dynamic modeling, analysis, and future challenges119
Predictive models for photosynthetic active radiation irradiance in temperate climates119
Hydroclimate-coupled framework for assessing power system resilience under summer drought and climate change119
Real-time capacity cost obligations design in high-renewables energy markets119
EV charging stations multipulse rectifiers based on passive harmonic reduction circuits: A critical survey119
A review of research progress in the compaction of major crop waste by mechanical equipment118
An integrated Geographic Information System and Analytical Hierarchy process based approach for site suitability analysis of on-grid hybrid concentrated solar-biomass powerplant118
Framework for improving agro-industrial efficiency in renewable energy: Examining Brazilian bioenergy companies118
Review of internal carbon pricing and the development of a decision process for the identification of promising Internal Pricing Methods for an Organisation118
Assessment of a cogeneration system for ceramic industry by using various exergy based economic approaches117
Synergy of green energy technologies through critical materials circularity117
Bio-inspired designing and fabricating hydrophobic functional surface for advanced fuel cell applications: A review116
Africa's renewable energy sustainability: A spatiotemporal analysis using integrated projection pursuit and fuzzy clustering116
Review of the hydrogen supply chain and use in Africa116
Prospect of green hydrogen in Malaysian iron and steel industry: Techno-economic assessment and energy modelling using PyPSA-Earth116
Passive solar heated buildings for enhancing sustainability in the Indian Himalayas116
A diffusion model approach to forecast multi-sector demand growth for green hydrogen generated from offshore wind power115
A review of European low-voltage distribution networks115
Fire safety requirements for building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV): A cross-country comparison115
Multi-objective optimization of integrated crop-livestock system for biofuels production: A life-cycle approach115
Occupancy detection and localization strategies for demand modulated appliance control in Internet of Things enabled home energy management system114
Incorporating carbon capture and storage in decarbonizing China's cement sector114
Household energy technologies in New South Wales, Australia: Regional differences and renewables adoption rates114
Adjustable flow ejectors: research status and development trends114
Inverse modeling of wind turbine drivetrain from numerical data using Bayesian inference114
Meteorological and vegetation effects on the thermal analysis of slopes113
Review on properties, physics, and fabrication of two-dimensional material-based metal-matrix composites (2DMMCs) for heat transfer systems113
The potential of lignin-functionalized metal catalysts - A systematic review112
The impact of COVID -19 on offshore wind project productivity – A case study112
Field-driven multi-criteria sustainability assessment of last-mile rural electrification in Brazil112
Quantifying social factors for onshore wind planning – A systematic review111
Lithium brine mining affects geodiversity and Sustainable Development Goals111
Midterm perspectives on natural gas after the European gas crisis: Reviewing German energy transition studies111
Advances in ejector research for multi-effect thermal vapor compression desalination111
Negative CO2 emissions from flexible biofuel synthesis: Concepts, potentials, technologies111
Biomass waste as a renewable energy in developing bio-based economies in Indonesia: A review110
Grandfather-based or benchmark-based: Strategy choice for carbon quota allocation methods in the carbon neutrality era110
Scenario analysis of electricity pathways in Kenya using Low Emissions Analysis Platform and the Next Energy Modeling system for optimization110
Evaluating the usability of open source frameworks in energy system modelling109
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