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The cost of green roofs disposal in a life cycle perspective: Covering the gap

Giorgia Peri, Marzia Traverso, Matthias Finkbeiner, Gianfranco Rizzo
Energy, Volume 48, Issue 1, December 2012, Pages 406-414
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Sustainable energy for the marine sector

Julio Vergara, Chris McKesson, Magdalena Walczak
Energy Policy, Volume 49, October 2012, Pages 333-345

Proposal for a low CO2 emission power generation system utilizing oceanic methane hydrate

Shigenao Maruyama, Koji Deguchi, Masazumi Chisaki, Junnosuke Okajima, Atsuki Komiya, Ryo Shirakashi
Energy, Volume 47, Issue 1, November 2012, Pages 340-347

Non-dimensional scaling of tidal stream turbines

A. Mason-Jones, D.M. O’Doherty, C.E. Morris, T. O’Doherty, C.B. Byrne, P.W. Prickett, R.I. Grosvenor, I. Owen, S. Tedds, R.J. Poole
Energy, Volume 44, Issue 1, August 2012, Pages 820-829

Upgrading the building envelope to reduce cooling loads

Sahar N. Kharrufa, Yahyah Adil
Energy and Buildings Volume 55, December 2012, Pages 389–396

Laboratory Investigation on the Feasibility of Light-Oil Autoignition for Application of the High-Pressure Air Injection (HPAI) Process

Hu Jia, Jin-Zhou Zhao, Wan-Fen Pu, Yong-Ming Li, Zhong-Tao Yuan, and Cheng-Dong Yuan
Energy Fuels, 2012, 26 (9), pp 5638–5645

Integration of kinetic modeling and desirability function approach for multi-objective optimization of UASB reactor treating poultry manure wastewater

Kaan Yetilmezsoy
Bioresource Technology, Volume 118, August 2012, Pages 89-101

Integrated assessment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the German power sector and comparison with the deployment of renewable energies

Peter Viebahn, Vallentin Daniel, Höller Samuel
Applied Energy, Volume 97, September 2012, Pages 238-248

Miscanthus rhizome rot: A potential threat for the establishment and the development of biomass cultivations

Lorenzo Covarelli, Giovanni Beccari, Laura Tosi
Biomass and Bioenergy Volume 46, November 2012, Pages 263–269

Methyl syringate: An efficient phenolic mediator for bacterial and fungal laccases

Tânia Rosado, Pedro Bernardo, Kamila Koci, Ana V. Coelho, M. Paula Robalo, Lígia O. Martins
Bioresource Technology, Volume 124, November 2012, Pages 371-378

Improved design for heat transfer performance of a novel phase change material (PCM) thermal energy storage (TES)

Jundika C. Kurnia, Agus P. Sasmito, Sachin V. Jangam, Arun S. Mujumdar
Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 50, Issue 1, 10 January 2013, Pages 896-907

Oxy-oil combustion characteristics of an existing furnace

Chung-Cheng Chi, Ta-Hui Lin
Applied Energy, Volume 102, February 2013, Pages 923-930

Methodology for generating electric load profiles for sizing an electric energy generation system

A.F. Orlando, M.P. Málaga, M.M. Huamani
Energy and Buildings, Volume 52, September 2012, Pages 161-167

Performance and emission of CI engine fuelled with camelina sativa oil

Stanisław W. Kruczyński
Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 65, January 2013, Pages 1-6

Policy options for the split incentive: Increasing energy efficiency for low-income renters

Stephen Bird, Diana Hernández
Energy Policy, Volume 48, September 2012, Pages 506-514

Is the Merchant Power Producer a broken model?

James Nelson, Paul Simshauser
Energy Policy Volume 53, February 2013, Pages 298–310

Measuring variability of procedure progression in proceduralized scenarios

Yochan Kim, Jinkyun Park, Wondea Jung
Annals of Nuclear Energy, Volume 49, November 2012, Pages 41-47

Income inequality and carbon dioxide emissions: The case of Chinese urban households

Jane Golley, Xin Meng
Energy Economics, Volume 34, Issue 6, November 2012, Pages 1864-1872

Spatial and Spectral Light Shaping with Metamaterials

Benny Walther, Christian Helgert, Carsten Rockstuhl, Frank Setzpfandt, Falk Eilenberger, Ernst-Bernhard Kley, Falk Lederer, Andreas Tünnermann, Thomas Pertsch
Advanced Materials Volume 24, Issue 47, pages 6300–6304, December 11, 2012

The role of municipal energy planning in the regional energy-planning process

Caterina Brandoni, Fabio Polonara
Energy, Volume 48, Issue 1, December 2012, Pages 323-338

Thermogravimetric analysis and kinetic study of poplar wood pyrolysis

Katarzyna Slopiecka, Pietro Bartocci, Francesco Fantozzi
Applied Energy, Volume 97, September 2012, Pages 491-497