Proceedings of ISES World Congress 2007 (Vol.1-Vol.5) (eBook)

Brief Contents 6
Contents 7
0 Invited Papers 32
A REVIEW AND FUTURE PROSPECTS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE GLOBAL ENERGY SYSTEM 33
A TIME JOURNEY THROUGH SOLAR ARCHITECTURE 1900 TO THE FUTURE 41
PV SUSTAINABLE PRACTICE 47
STATUS OF SOLAR THERMAL CONVERSION IN CHINA 49
PARADIGM SHIFT IN WORLD WIND ENERGY SCENARIO 57
BIOENERGY-SUCCESSES AND BARRIERS 68
WIND ENERGY IN CHINA: CURRENT STATUS, FUTURE PROSPECTS 76
WIND ENERGY IN A GLOBAL WORLD 83
SOLAR COOLING 90
CONCENTRATING SOLAR THERMAL POWER (CSP) 98
INTERNATIONAL MARKET INTRODUCTION OF CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER-POLICIES AND BENEFITS 105
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON BIOFUELS TECHNOLOGY 113
DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES 117
THE FUTURE OF THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS 126
THE STATUS AND TREND OF PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA 132
PHOTOVOLTAICS AT THE TIPPING POINT: TAKING US FROM THE EVOLUTIONARY TO THE REVOLUTIONARY 140
HISTORY OF PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN JAPAN 148
IS BIOCLIMATIC ARCHITECTURE A NEW STYLE OF DESIGN? A LETTER TO A YOUNG ARCHITECT 154
ADELAIDE’S TRANSITION TO A SOLAR CITY 159
SOLAR AND WIND RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS FOR AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN 164
RECENT ENERGY POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES 171
RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKETS AND POLICIES IN CHINA 175
THOUGHTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA SOLAR INDUSTRY 183
1 Solar energy and society 189
COUNTRY SPECIFIC ADDED VALUE ANALYSIS OF PV SYSTEMS 190
ASSESSMENT OF SOLAR ELECTRIFICATION IN CUBA: A CASE STUDY BASED ON GIS FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT 196
FLOATING SOLAR CHIMNEY TECHNOLOGY: A SOLAR PROPOSAL FOR CHINA 201
RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY TO AN ISOLATED RURAL COMMUNITY TO ENHANCE ECOTOURISM ACTIVITIES 206
SOLAR PV AS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO REMOTE & RURAL ELECTRICITY: A CASE STUDY OF NEPALESE EXPERIENCE
SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY: POSSIBILITIES OF ITS USE IN LOW-INCOME AREAS OF METRO SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL 215
SOLAR THERMAL POWER AS THE PLAUSIBLE BASIS OF GRID SUPPLY 220
TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ON THE INTRODUCTION OF A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE SPANISH ENERGY SYSTEM 227
THE EMERGING ROLE OF AUSTRALIA IN USING ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR DEVELOPING BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE INNOVATIONS AS A CONTRIBUTION TO STABILISING THE PLANET 233
WHAT IS THE ACTUAL PRICE OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRICITY 238
SOLAR ENERGY FOR DESALINATION IN THE ARAB WORLD 242
2 Solar Buildings 251
FULLY SOLAR BUILDING BASIC TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 252
APPLICATION AND EFFECT TEST ON PASSIVE SOLAR HOUSE OF PV STATION HOUSING IN QING-TIBET PLATEAU 258
A THEORETICAL STUDY ON THERMO-ENVIRONMENTAL INDOOR HEATING BASED ON SOLAR BUILDING INTEGRATION 263
ECONOMIC CONCEPTS OF SELF-SUFFICIENT POWER UTILIZATION IN BUILDING TECHNOLOGY 267
ENERGETIKHAUS100-GERMANY’S FIRST AFFORDABLE ALL-YEAR SOLAR HOUSE 95% HEAT FROM THE SUN 272
DEVELOPMENT OF CLIMATIC ZONES AND PASSIVE DESIGN PRINCIPLES IN THE HOUSING SECTOR FOR THE ISLAND OF MADAGASCAR 275
FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF SOLAR AIR CONDITIONER FOR BUILDINGS 280
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE IN BUILDINGS USING PCM: COMPUTER SIMULATION 284
RESEARCH ZERO NET ENERGY BUILDING 290
SOLAR ARCHITECTURE DOWN UNDER GOES BUSH WALKING THE TALK IN REGIONAL NSW 295
THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF THE VACUUM PRESSURE IN A VACUUM GLAZING AFTER EXTREME THERMAL CYCLING 300
TOWARD THE REALIZATION OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING “THE EGG OF THE EARTH” 305
USE OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS FOR THERMAL COMFORT AND ELECTRICAL ENERGY PEAK LOAD SHIFTING: EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS 310
ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRATION OF SOLAR THERMAL ELEMENTS IN THE BUILDING ENVELOPE 316
ANNUAL ENERGY PERFORMANCE SIMULATION OF A FACADE INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC AND WATER HEATING SYSTEM IN EAST CHINA 325
A STUDY ON THE ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF ZERO ENERGY SOLAR HOUSE 331
ECONOMICS COMPARISON OF BUILDING INTEGRATED PV IN DIFFERENT POLICY ENVIRONMENTS: THE CASES OF NEW YORK AND BEIJING 337
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF PV ARRAYS AT DIFFERENT TILT ANGLES AND ORIENTATIONS IN BIPV 342
RESEARCH ON DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR ENERGY AND ECOLOGY BUILDING 345
THE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF FRESNEL LENS AND A DISCUSSION ON ITS APPLICATION IN SOLAR BUILDING CHEN YIKE 350
DESIGN AND SIMULATION FOR A SOLAR HOUSE WITH BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC-THERMAL SYSTEM AND THERMAL STORAGE 354
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ACTIVE SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS INTEGRATED IN BUILDING FAÇADE 359
FACADE INTEGRATION OF SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS: A BREAKTHROUGH 364
THE PROMOTION OF THE INTEGRATION BETWEEN SOLAR THERMAL APPLICATION AND BUILDINGS 369
A NEW DESIGN OF LOW-COST ROOF-INTEGRATED SOLAR COLLECTOR FOR HOUSEHOLD HEATING AND COOLING 373
A NEW DESIGN OF A LOW-COST CONFIGURABLE AWNING FOR ROOF THERMAL GAIN 378
DESIGN OF A CLIMATE-RESPONSIVE BIPV RESEARCH FACILITY IN BANGALORE 383
PROGRESS IN BUILDING INTEGRATION OF SOLAR SYSTEMS IN YUNNAN, CHINA 388
SOLAR ENERGY OFF-SEASON HEATING AND COOLING TECHNOLOGY 393
INNOVATIVE TRANSPARENT, COLORED PV-MODULES FOR THE BUILIDNG INTEGRATION IN SPAIN 400
A STUDY OF PV-SHADING COMBINED WITH BUILDING 405
FACADE DESIGN IN BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS 411
SOLAR COMBISYSTEMS WITH BUILDING-INTEGRATED EVACUATED FLAT-PLATE COLLECTORS 415
THE INTEGRATIVE APPLICATION STUDY ON SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY USED IN DWELLING BUILDING 420
NUMERICAL STUDY OF PERFORMANCE OF TROMBE WALL WITH PV CELLS 424
THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE OF AN AIR TYPE PV/T SYSTEM 428
CLIMATE CHARACTERIZATION METHODOLOGY FOR COMFORT PURPOSES: A CASE IN MEXICO 432
THE EFFECT OF VIBRATION ON A NEW FRESH AIR HEAT EXCHANGER 437
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO SOLAR-INDUCED PASSIVE COOLING WITH TROMBE WALL AND ROOF SOLAR COLLECTOR 442
PERFORMANCE OF A RADIANT PANEL COOLING SYSTEM IN A HOT ARID ENVIRONMENT 447
STUDY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A FRESH AIR HEAT EXCHANGER 453
THERMAL MONITORING AND INDOOR TEMPERATURE PREDICTIONS IN A PASSIVE SOLAR BUILDING IN AN ARID ENVIRONMENT 458
EFFECT OF NATURAL VENTILATION AND WIND DIRECTION ON THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A BUILDING CEILING 463
DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF PHOTOCATALYTIC GLASS TUBULAR HONEYCOMB REACTOR FOR AIR PURIFICATION 468
A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF LOW ENERGY APARTMENTS FOR TWO CLIMATES: NEW ZEALAND AND REUNION ISLAND 473
COOLING CAPACITY OF A COURTYARD HOUSE WITH A SLOPING ROOF 478
A NEW METHOD TO CALCULATE INDOOR NATURAL LIGHTING BY IMPROVING “LUMEN MODELS” 483
ENHANCED DAYLIGHTING FOR DEEP-PLAN OFFICE BUILDINGS 488
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SOLAR-POWERED LED ROADWAY LIGHTING 493
STUDYING NATURAL LIGHTNING IN A HOT CLIMATE 498
BRAZILIAN SOLAR ARCHITECTURE: AN ANALYSIS OF MESP DAYLIGHTING SYSTEM 503
DEVELOPMENT OF PASSIVE DESIGN PRINCIPLES USING LOCAL MATERIALS FOR TYPICAL HOUSES IN THE REGION OF ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR 508
OPTICAL AND THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT WINDOWS IN ANHUI DISTRICT IN CHINA 513
MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF ANTIMONY-DOPED TIN OXIDE THIN FILM DEPOSITED BY SOL-GEL METHOD 518
EXPERIMENTAL MEASURMENTS OF THERMAL PROPERTIES FOR MEXICAN BUILDING MATERIALS TO SIMULATE THERMAL BEHAVIOR TO SAVE ENERGY 523
3 Solar collector technologies and systems 529
A NOVEL DESIGN FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE SOLAR SELECTIVE COATING 530
A NOVEL DESIGN OF THE COLLECTOR’S COVER OF SOLAR INDUCED CONVECTION POWER PLANT 535
ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION ON PERFORMANCE OF PARALLEL TWO STAGE SOLAR LIQUID DESICCANT DEHUMIDIFIER 539
AGING BEHAVIOR OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS FOR SOLAR THERMAL ABSORBER APPLICATIONS 544
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE COLLECTOR 549
IMPACT OF AGEING ON THERMAL EFFICIENCY OF SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS 554
IMPROVEMENTS OF MEASURING THE HEMISPHERICAL EMITTANCE OF SELECTIVE COATING FOR ALL-GLASS EVACUATED COLLECTOR TUBES 559
PERFORMANCE STUDY ON SOLAR PV-THERMAL INTERNAL CONCENTRATOR TUBE COLLECTOR 562
THERMOTROPIC RESIN SYSTEMS: RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FORMULATION PARAMETERS, MATERIAL STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES 566
THERMAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF A SOLAR HEATING AND NOCTURNAL RADIANT COOLING SYSTEM 571
THE INVESTIGATION OF CARBON NANOPARTICLES EMBEDDED IN ZnO And NiO AS SELECTIVE SOLAR ABSORBER SURFACES 576
STUDY OF A SOLAR TROUGH CONCENTRATING SYSTEM FOR APPLICATION OF SOLAR ENERGY REFRIGERATION 581
ALL POLYMERIC FLAT-PLATE COLLECTOR – POTENTIAL OF THERMOTROPIC LAYERS TO PREVENT OVERHEATING 586
A COMPLETELY PASSIVE CONTINUOUS FLOW SOLAR WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM 591
HORIZONTAL HEAT PIPE VACUUM TUBE COLLECTOR APPLICATION IN BALCONY SOLAR WATER HEATER 596
OPTICAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS FOR CONCENTRATING SOLAR COLLECTOR APPLYING PARABOLIC AND CYLINDRICAL STATIONARY REFLECTOR 600
THE OPTIMIZED OPTICAL REQUIREMENT FOR SPECTRALLY SELECTIVE ABSORBERS 604
A SOLAR WATER SYSTEM ACTING AS THE BUILDING MATERIALS 609
AN IMAGING COMPOUNDING PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR 614
A NEW APPROACH OF THE COLLECTOR AREA IN SOLAR COLLECTOR TESTING STANDARDS 618
CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER FROM EXPOSED FLAT HORIZONTAL SURFACE IN OUTDOORCONDITIONS AT LOW WIND SPEEDS: AN APPLICATION TO FLAT PLATE SOLAR COLLECTOR 623
CPC-TROUGH—COMPOUND PARABOLIC COLLECTOR FOR COST EFFICIENT LOW TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS 628
INCIDENCE ANGLE MODIFIERS: A GENERAL APPROACH FOR ENERGY CALCULATIONS 633
THE USE OF COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY TEST RESULTS IN LONG TERM PERFORMANCE CALCULATIONS: REVISIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS IN VIEW OF PROPER COLLECTOR CHARACTERIZATION AND INTER COMPARISON 638
OPTICS FOR CONCENTRATION ON PV CELLS 643
REVIEW ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTOR AND ITS BUILDING-INTEGRATED DESIGNING 648
STUDY OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE AND AIR-FLOW FEATURES OF A SOLAR AIR HEATER WITH EVACUATED TUBES 652
SIDE-BY-SIDE TESTS OF DIFFERENTLY DESIGNED EVACUATED TUBULAR COLLECTORS 659
SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS IN POLYMERIC MATERIALS: A NOVEL APPROACH TOWARDS HIGHER OPERATING TEMPERATURES 665
THE EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS ON THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A SOLAR DISH CONCENTRATOR 669
THERMAL LOSSES IN SEALED, GAS-FILLED FLAT PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS 676
A PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY STUDY OF A NOVEL ICPC SOLAR COLLECTOR INSTALLATION 681
HIGH TEMPERATURE CPC COLLECTORS WITH CHINESE VACUUM TUBE RECEIVERS 686
VALIDATION OF SIMULATION MODELS FOR DIFFERENTLY DESIGNED HEAT-PIPE EVACUATED TUBULAR COLLECTORS 688
IONIC LIQUIDS AS DIATHERMIC FLUIDS FOR SOLAR TROUGH COLLECTORS’ TECHNOLOGY: A CORROSION STUDY 694
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON THE ALL-GLASS EVACUATED TUBE SOLAR AIR COLLECTOR 699
INTEGRAL-TYPE SOLAR WATER HEATER USING LOOP HEAT PIPE 703
PEFORMANCE OF A TWO-PHASE UNGLAZED SOLAR EVAPORATOR-COLLECTOR 708
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HYBRID SOLAR RECEIVER FOR A DISH CONCENTRATING SYSTEM 714
A NEW DYNAMIC TEST METHOD OF THERMAL PERFORMANCE FOR EVACUATED TUBE SOLAR COLLECTOR 719
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON HIGHLY CONCENTRATED SOLAR RADIATION BY USING FRESNEL LENS GROUP 723
ON THE ANTI-FREEZING OF FLAT-PLATE COLLECTORS IN SDHWS UNDER CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF YUNNAN, CHINA 727
PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS OF DISH TYPE SOLAR CONCENTRATOR WITH MIRROR ARRANGEMENTS AND RECEIVER SHAPES 731
STUDY ON TROUGH RECEIVER FOR LINEAR CONCENTRATING SOLAR COLLECTOR 736
STUDIES ON TEST RESULTS FOR THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF SOLAR COLLECTORS IN CHINA 741
THE MATHEMATICAL DESCRIPTION FOR THE HEAT CONDUCTION PROCESS ON PLANESURFACES OF A SOLAR COLLECTOR’S ABSORBER 746
MEASURING ENERGY EFFICIENCY FROM A 4 kW DISH CONCENTRATOR SYSTEM USING OLDER PARABOLIC ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY 751
COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY TESTING – REDUCTION OF TEST DURATION BY USING A 2-NODE COLLECTOR MODEL 756
DEVELOPMENT OF A MOBILE, STAND-ALONE TEST FACILITY FOR SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTORS AND SYSTEMS 760
THE GLASS-TO-METAL SEALING PROCESS IN PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR RECEIVERS 765
NUSSELT NUMBER FOR THE NATURAL CONVECTION AND SURFACE THERMAL RADIATION IN SOLAR COLLECTORS 770
DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR COLLECTOR 775
ANALYSIS OF SOLAR SPACE HEATING IN VARIOUS AREAS OF CHINA 780
AUTOMATIC FAULT DETECTION FOR BIG SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS 784
APPLIED RESEARCH OF A MINIATURE SOLAR POWERED ABSORPTION AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM 789
ABSORBER AND REGENERATOR MODELS FOR LIQUID DESICCANT AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS: VALIDATION AND COMPARISON USING EXPERIMENTAL DATA 795
CONFIGURATIONS OF WORLDWIDE FIRST SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS USING PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS ON LOCATIONS IN TURKEY 800
ENERGY SAVINGS FOR A SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM IN PRACTICE 805
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF SOLAR HEAT PIPE USED TO OPERATE ABSORPTION CHILLER IN CONDITIONS OF VIETNAM 810
EVALUATION OF THE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A SOLAR WATER HEATING THERMOSYPHON VERSUS A TWO-PHASE CLOSED THERMOSYPHON USING DIFFERENT WORKING FLUIDS 814
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON OPTIMAL HEATING METHODS OF WALL-MOUNTED SOLAR AIR COLLECTOR 819
LARGE-SCALE SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS IN EUROPE 824
STUDY ON THERMAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS METHOD OF DIRECT-GAIN SOLAR DWELLINGS WITH FLOOR HEATING 829
TECHNICAL POTENTIAL OF SOLAR THERMAL DRIVEN OPEN CYCLE ABSORPTION PROCESSES FOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMFORT AIR CONDITIONING 834
TWENTY-EIGHT YEAR CONTINUED PERFORMANCE OF THERMAL AIR COLLECTOR SYSTEM 839
THE POTENTIAL FOR SOLAR COOLING IN IRAN 843
TESTING OF CONTROL EQUIPMENT FOR THERMAL SOLAR SYSTEMS ACCORDING PREN TS 12977-5 848
THERMAL MODERNISATION THROUGH UTILISATION OF SOLAR ENERGY 853
THE SIMULATION RESEARCH OF SOLAR ASSISTED HEAT PUMP SYSTEM WITH THE NEUTRAL NETWORK 858
RESEARCH ON SOLAR HIGH-TEMPERATURE ABSORPTION AIR- CONDITIONING SYSTEMS 862
COMPARISON OF SEVEN SOLAR AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS INSTALLED IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES 867
ON THE VALIDATY OF A DESIGN METHOD TO ESTIMATE THE SOLAR FRACTION FOR AN EJECTOR COOLING SYSTEM 873
PERFORMANCE AND TEST OF A SOLAR AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM 878
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON A NEW INTERNALLY COOLED DEHUMIDIFIER USING LiCl-H 2 O 882
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING METHODS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT ARCHITECTURE 887
MONITORING RESULTS OF A COMBINED PELLET AND SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM 892
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL COLLECTORS: COMPARISON WITH CONVENTIOAL PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS 897
POTENTIAL APPLICATION OF COMBISYSTEM FOR AN AUSTRALIAN CLIMATIC REGION 901
DESIGN OF A CONTROL SYSTEM USED TO SIMULATE THE DAILY VARIATION OF SOLAR RADIATION USING ELECTRICAL POWER 906
APPLICATION OF SOLAR COMBISYSTEM FOR ARCHITECTURE 911
A STUDY ON ENERGY GAIN ON EVACUATED COLLECTOR TUBE WITH CYLINDRIC ABSORBER ON BUILDING SOUTHERN FACADE 915
A SOLAR-POWERED COMPOUND SYSTEM FOR HEATING AND COOLING 920
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE SOLAR-WALL-AIR-COLLECTOR AND SOLAR HOUSE 925
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF GRAIN LOW-TEMPERATURE STORAGE WITH A NOVEL SOLAR-POWERED ADSORPTION CHILLER 929
STUDY OF SOLAR ENERGY FLOOR HEATING SYSTEM 934
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE THERMOSIPHON SOLUTION ELEVATION PUMP WITH MULTIPLE LUNATE CHANNELS USED IN MINITYPE SOLAR AIR-CONDITIONDING SYSTEM 937
SOLAR-POWERED ADSORPTION CHILLER WITH CPC COLLECTION SYSTEM: COLLECTOR DESIGN AND EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS 941
STUDY ON SOLAR SPACE HEATING FOR BUILDINGS WITH TIME-SCHEDULED ROOM TEMPERATURE SETBACK 946
TWO DEMONSTRATIONS OF SOLAR HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM IN BUILDINGS IN CHINA 951
STUDIES OF A THERMOSYPHON SYSTEM WITH A HEAT SOURCE NEAR THE TOP AND HEAT SINK AT THE BOTTOM 955
PERFORMANCE OF SOLAR ASSISTED HEAT PUMP USING PV EVAPORATOR UNDER DIFFERENT COMPRESSOR FREQUENCY 960
EXPERIMENTAL AND PERFORMANCE STUDY OF THE COMPACT SOLAR ABSORPTION AIR-CONDITIONER SYSTEM WITH THERMOSIPHON SOLUTION ELEVATION PUMP 965
MODELLING AND TRANSIENT SIMULATION OF SOLAR-GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP HEATING SYSTEM 970
DISTRIBUTED AND STEADY MODELING OF THE PV EVAPORATOR IN A PV/T SOLAR ASSISTED HEAT PUMP 976
APPLICATION OF SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM IN BIOGAS PRODUCTION 981
THE SOLAR ENERGY MULTIPURPOSE ADJUSTABLE CONTROL GLASSHOUSE 986
A EQUIPMENT IN SUNLIGHT GREENHOUSE FOR COLLECTING HEAT AND ADJUSTING TEMPERATURE OF SUNLIGHT GREENHOUSE 989
MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF A CONTROLLED FLOW SOLAR WATER DISINFECTION SYSTEM USING FLAT PLATE SOLAR COLLECTOR 993
4 PV technologies, systems and application 999
A NOVEL METHOD FOR RAPID DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC CONCENTRATORS 1000
CARRIER TRANSPORT MECHANISM IN THIN FILM SILICON/CRYSTALLINE SILICON HETERO-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS 1005
DEFINING A NOVEL FIGURE OF MERIT FOR QUALIFYING TCO LAYERS IN SOLAR CELL APPLICATIONS AND SIMULATING THE EFFECTS OF THEM 1009
COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTES WITH NANO-CHANNELS FOR QUASI-SOLID DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS 1014
EFFECT OF GAINP LATTICE MICROSTRUCTURE ON THE ALGAAS/GAINP TUNNELING DIODE IN GAINP/GAAS/GE TRIPLE-JUNCTION SOLAR CELL 1019
FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TiO 2 ANTIREFLECTION THIN FILM DEPOSITED ON THE SOLAR CELL 1023
FABRICATION OF HIGH QUALITY CdTe(100)/Si(100) CRYSTAL FILMS BY HOT WALL EPITAXY 1029
SOCIOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC AND PHOTO HEAT HOT WATER SYSTEM 1033
INFLUENCES OF THE SELENIZATION DURATION ON COMPOSITIONS AND MICROSTRUCTURES OF CIGS ABSORBER 1037
INVESTIGATION OF SELF-ORGANIZED QUANTUM DOTS IN INGAN ALLOYS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES 1042
MECHANISMS AND OPTIMIZATIONS OF ORGANIC PHOTOELECTRIC PROCESSES 1046
NOVEL MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FOR SUPER HIGH EFFICIENCY MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS 1051
PRINCIPLES OF MONTE-CARLO RAY-TRACING SIMULATIONS OF QUANTUM DOT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS 1056
PV EFFECT OF FULLERENE/POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE) BLEND SENSITIZED BY PHTHALOCYANINE HAVING INFRARED ABSORPTION CT BAND 1061
HIGHER PERFORMANCE OF SILICON SOLAR CELLS IMMERSED IN DIELECTRIC LIQUID 1066
STUDY OF THE GRID-CONNECTED PV SYSTEM USING IMPROVING POWER QUALITY 1071
THE INFLUENCE OF NH 4 F ON SILICON ETCHING IN HF/HNO 3 /H 2 O SYSTEM 1074
THE PERFORMANCE ENHANCED BY BACK REFLECTION IN NANOSTRUCTURED DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS 1078
VERIFICATION OF OPTIMAL ANGLE FOR SOUTH ORIENTATED TILTED PLANS ACCORDING TO THE LATITUDE, CONCEPT FOR BIPV 1082
GODEN SUN CERTIFICATION: THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR PV PRODUCTS IN CHINA 1087
ANALYSIS AND STUDY ON EVA GEL CONNECT TEST UNDER THE PLATEAU CLIMATE CONDITION 1092
APPLICATION OF HIGHLY ORDERED ARRAYS OF TITANIA-COATED TITANIUM NANORODS IN ENHANCED PHOTOELECTRO CHEMICAL CELLS 1096
A STUDY ON THE OPTIMUM STRUCTURE OF DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL FOR EXPANDING THE ACTIVE AREA 1100
EFFECTS OF SULPHURIZATION TEMPERATURE ON CuInS 2 FILM PROPERTIES 1105
INFLUENCE OF TiO 2 NANOPARTICLE SIZE ON THE ELECTRON TRANSPORT IN DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS 1108
INFLUENCE OF SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE AND VACUUM ANNEALING ON THE STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF CdTe(111)/Si(100) THIN FILMS 1112
OPTICAL PROPERTIES ANALYZING AND MEASURING OF Cd 1 -xZn x Te/GLASS THIN FILMS GROWN BY HOT WALL EPITAXY 1116
HIGH QUALITY CdZnTe (100)/Si CRYSTAL FILMS GROWN BY HWE 1122
RESEARCH ON IMPROVING UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY OF PHOTOELECTRIC CELL BY USING FLUORESCENCE MATERIAL 1126
TRANSPARENCY-REFORMING of Al-N FILM by HYDROTHERMAL REACTION 1130
THE RESEARCH OF MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING ALGORITHM IN PHOTOVOLTAIC GRID-SYSTEM 1134
A NEW APPROACH FOR INVESTIGATION OF STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF INDIUM TIN OXIDE THIN FILM 1139
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PROPERTIES OF SILICON NITRIDE (SiNx) THIN FILMS PREPARED BY RF SPUTTERING FOR APPLICATION IN SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY 1143
A STUDY OF Al/Ti, Al/Ni/Cr AND Al/Mo OHMIC CONTACTS TO INDIUM TIN OXIDE (ITO) FOR APPLICATION IN THIN FILM SOLAR CELL 1146
IVESTIGATIONS OF RANDOM PYRAMID TEXTURE ON THE SURFACE OF SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE SILICON FOR SOLAR CELLS 1149
MEASUREMENTS OF BACK REFLECTIVITY FROM IQE OF AL BACK FIELD SILICON SOLAR CELLS 1154
OPTIMIZATION OF PECVD SiNX ON p-TYPE N+ EMITTER SOLAR CELLS 1158
OVER 14% EFFICIENT MC-Si SOLAR CELLS FROM 100% SOLAR GRADE SILICON IN A METALLURGICAL PROCESS ROUTE 1163
SILICON HETERO JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS BY HOT-WIRE CVD 1167
BORON DIFFUSION OF THE SILICON SOLAR CELL WITH BBr3 1171
THE INFLUENCE OF THE CHARACTER OF LASER SOURCE ON THE MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIME IN SILICON LIFETIME MEASUREMENT 1175
THE INVESTIGATION OF Al-BSF PASSIVATION QUALITY 1179
SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF a-Si:H/c-Si HETERO-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS 1182
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND MEASUREMENTS OF SiN THIN FILMS ON CRYSTALLINE SILICON SUBSTRATES BY PECVD 1187
FABRICATION OF LARGE-AREA BORON BACKFIELD SILICON SOLAR CELLS 1190
MICROWAVE PECVD DEPOSITED SiN X :H FILMS FOR CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELL APPLICATION 1193
NEW METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SOLAR GRADE SILICON 1197
INFLUENCE OF INTRINSIC LIFETIME ON SILICON SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES 1203
STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SILICON NITRIDE FILMS DEPOSITED BY R.F. MAGNETRON SPUTTERING 1208
STUDY ON THE RECYCLE OF SOLAR GRADE SILICON FROM WASTE IC WAFERS 1212
RESEARCH ON SURFACE PASSIVATION OF TiO 2 AND SiO 2 THIN FILMS FOR CZ SILICON WAFERS 1217
AMPS MODELING OF INTERFACES INFLUENCE IN A-Si NIP SOLAR CELLS 1221
HOMOGENIETY OF HYDROGENATED MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON P-LAYERS ON GLASS SUBSTRATE 1224
RESEARCH OF THE AMORPHOUS SILICON LAYERS IN HIT SOLAR CELLS 1229
THE EFFECT OF INTERPOSING NANOCRYSTALLINE Si(B) P+ LAYER ON THE PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTIES OF a-Si: H TANDEM SOLAR CELLS 1233
THE RESEARCH OF ANNEALING CHARACTERISTICS OF TRANSPARENT ZnO THIN FILM 1238
END-TO-END TURN-KEY LARGE SCALE MASS PRODUCTION SOLUTION FOR GENERATION 1 & 2 THIN FILM SILICON SOLAR MODULE
SiGe:H THIN FILMS PREPARED BY PLASMA ASSISTED REACTIVE THERMAL CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION 1275
DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AMPHIPHILIC BIPYRIDYL RUTHENIUM(II) SENSITIZERS 1298
HOW TO DESIGN THE SYSTEM OF OFF-GRID BETTER 1603
SOLAR PV POWER STATION FOR TELECOM IN TIBET 1606
PROSPECT OF SOLAR PV LED LIGHTING FOR HOME SYSTEM IN XINJIANG 1609
PHOTOVOLTAIC FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN XINJIANG 1611
ANALYSIS BETWEEN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND EUROPEAN EFFICIENCY 1613
BUILDING INTEGRATION OF THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS – NEW ARCHITECTURAL POSSIBILITIES AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES 1618
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF PROPER TILT ANGLES FOR STAND-ALONE, IRRIGATION PV PUMPING AND GRID CONNECTED APPLICATION IN TEHRAN 1624
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND DISTRIBUTED GENERATION BENEFITS OF THE FIRST GRID-CONNECTED, BUILDING-INTEGRATED PV SYSTEM AFTER 10 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS OPERATION IN BRAZIL 1629
POWER CONTROL STRATEGY OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT FOR MICROGRID APPLICATIONS 1634
OPTIMIZED SIMULATION FOR PV-TW SYSTEM USING DC FAN 1640
STEADY-STATE MODEL OF LARGE-SCALE GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM 1646
STUDY ON UNITIZED INVERTER WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC GRID-CONNECTED AND STAND-ALONE FUNCTIONS 1694
5 Solar thermal systems and application 1722
ANALYSIS OF THE TURBULENT HEAT TRANSFER IN SOLAR POWER TOWER MOLTEN SALT RECEIVER TUBE 1723
CRITICAL EVALUATION OF HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS APPLICABLE TO SOLAR CHIMNEY POWER PLANT COLLECTORS 1728
NUMERICAL STUDY OF NATURAL CONVECTION HEAT LOSS OF HEAT PIPE RECEIVER FOR DISH/STIRLING SYSTEM 1736
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON HEAT LOSS FROM CAVITY RECEIVER FOR SOLAR POWER TOWER 1741
FEASIBILITY AND POTENTIAL OF CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER IN CHINA 1746
THE DESIGN OF A 1MW SOLAR THERMAL TOWER PLANT IN BEIJING, CHINA 1751
THEORETICAL SIMULATION INVESTIGATION OF THE PIONEER 1 MW SOLAR POWER TOWER SYSTEM IN CHINA 1755
INTRODUCTION OF THE FIRST SOLAR POWER TOWER SYSTEM IN CHINA 1760
STUDY ON THE INTEGRATED CONTROL SYSTEM AT SOLAR POWER TOWER PLANTS 1765
THE SOLAR POWER TOWER JÜLICH A SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT FOR TEST AND DEMONSTRATION OF AIR RECEIVER TECHNOLOGY 1771
RESEARCH AND APPLICATION OF DEVICES FOR SYNCHRONOUSLY TRACKING THE SUN 1776
A PINHOLE CAMERA TO TRACK THE SUN POSITION 1781
RESEARCH ON TRACKING PRECISION OF THE HELIOSTAT 1786
SEVERAL EXPERIENCES ON AUTOMATIC SUN TRACKING SYSTEM 1790
A 25m TARGET-ALIGNED HELIOSTAT WITH CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL 1795
RESEARCH OF THE HELIOSTAT CLEANING METHOD 1804
DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXPERIMENTAL BENCH FOR A RESEARCH ON SOLAR-DISH POWER GENARATION 1807
STEAM GENERATOR DESIGN FOR SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS 1813
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SOLAR CHIMNEY POWER PLANT WITH ENERGY STORAGE LAYER 1822
HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS FOR FUTURE PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS 1828
DEVELOPMENT AND STUDY ON VACUUM ABSORBER TUBES 1835
DEVELOPMENT AND STUDY ON HEAT-PIPE TYPE VACUUM ABSORBER TUBE 1840
INVESTIGATION ON MEDIUM TEMPERATURE HEAT PIPE RECEIVER USED IN PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR COLLECTOR 1845
PERFORMANCE OF MOLTEN SALTS PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS 1850
STUDY ON A THERMOACOUSTIC-STIRLING ELECTRICAL GENERATOR 1855
EXPERIMENTS WITH CAVICAL IN THE SOLAR FURNACE OF THE PSA 1860
THE POTENTIAL OF CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER (CSP) IN THE GCC COUNTRIES 1865
DEVELOPMENT OF SS-AlN CERMET SOLAR COLLECTOR TUBES 1869
OPERATION RESULTS OF DISH-STIRLING SOLAR POWER SYSTEM 1876
THE POWER PERFORMANCE EXPERIMENT OF DISH-STIRLING SOLAR THERMAL POWER SYSTEM 1880
THERMAL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT FOR A HYDROGEN -AIR FIRED REGENERATIVE MICRO GAS TURBINE CYCLE 1885
DISCUSSION OF MECHANICAL DESIGN FOR PRESSURED CAVITY-AIR-RECEIVER IN SOLAR POWER TOWER SYSTEM 1890
HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE MOLTEN SALT STORAGE FOR SOLAR THERMAL POWER GENERATION 1895
THE OPTICAL DESIGNING METHOD AND THE CONCENTRATING PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS FOR A TOROIDAL HELIOSTAT WITH SPINNING-ELEVATION SUN TRACKING 1900
MODELLING A DIRECTLY COUPLED PHOTOVOLTAIC PUMPING SYSTEM IN A SOLAR DOMESTIC HOT WATER SYSTEM 1905
CHARACTERISTICS OF HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE LOSS OF THE POROUS MATERIALS FOR A SOLAR VOLUMETRIC AIR RECEIVER 1911
RESEARCH ON THE EFFECT OF THERMAL DIFFUSION AND SALT DIFFUSION BY INSTALLING POROUS MEDIA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SOLAR POND 2251
EXPERIMENTAL AND PERFORMANCE STUDY OF THE COMPACT SOLAR ABSORPTION AIR-CONDITIONER SYSTEM WITH THERMOSIPHON SOLUTION ELEVATION PUMP 2262
6 Wind energy 2292
MAXIMUM POWER CONTROL UNDER THE FRAMEWORK OF COORDINATION CONTROL FOR OFF-GRID WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS 2293
ANALYSIS OF SOLAR RADIATION CLIMATE IN KOREA 2297
MODELING THE DYNAMIC BEHAVIOUR OF A WIND TURBINE 2302
CPS-SPWM FLYING CAPACITOR CONVERTER APPLICATIVE DIRECT-DRIVE WIND POWER GENERATOR SYSTEM 2317
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF AIR FLOW THROUGH LARGE-SCALE FLOATING WIND TURBINE 2344
ECONOMIC DISPATCH INCLUDING WIND POWER INJECTION 2363
7 Biomass 2378
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON BIOMASS GASIFICATION IN HEAT PIPE BIOMASS GASIFIER 2379
CATALYTIC REFORMING OF BIOMASS RAW FUEL GAS TO SYNGAS FOR FT LIQUID FUELS PRODUCTION 2384
UPGRADING BIO-OIL BY CATALYTIC ESTERIFICATION 2390
RESEARCH ON HIGH EFFICIENT STRAW GASIFIER 2401
APPLICATION OF SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM IN BIOGAS PRODUCTION 2406
KINETIC STUDIES ON THE PYROLYSIS AND COMBUSTION OF BIO-OIL 2411
RESEARCH ON THE GASIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDUSTRIAL RESIDUES OF KENAF 2415
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF COMBUSTION OF BIOMASS SLURRY IN AN OIL FIRED FURNACE 2418
BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM HIGH ACIDIFIED OIL THROUGH SOLID ACID CATALYST AND PLUG FLOW REACTOR 2423
EVALUATION OF FUEL ETHANOL APPLICATION IN CHINA 2427
REPEATED USE OF METHANOL AND SULFURIC ACID TO PRETREAT JATROPHA OIL FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION 2431
STUDY ON REFORMED ETHANOL ENGINE 2436
BIOMASS FIRED GRATE BOILER FOR SMALL INDUSTRIAL HEATING SYSTEM 2440
THE POTENTIAL OF BLUE-GREEN ALGAE FOR PRODUCING METHANE IN BIOGAS FERMENTATION 2444
CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF SOYBEAN OIL FOR LUBRICANT 2448
ENRICHMENT OF AN ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE BACTERIAL COMMUNITY USING MIRCROBIAL FUEL CELL 2452
COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE 1MW AND 5.5MW BIOMASS GASIFICATION AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM 2457
OPTIMIZATION OF POWER GENERATION FROM BAGASSE AND SUGARCANE WASTE IN A BRAZILIAN SUGAR AND ALCOHOL MILL 2462
CHARACTERISTICS OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY WITH MICROBIAL FUEL CELL BY DIFFERENT ORGANICS AS FUEL 2467
DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL STIRLING ENGINE FOR CO-GENERATION SYSTEM USING WOODY BIOMASS FUELS 2471
APPLICATION AND PROBLEMS OF BIOMASS BRIQUETTING DENSIFICATION FUEL(BBDF) TECHNOLOGY IN CHINA 2476
USING BIOCHAR FOR COST-EFFECTIVE CO2 SEQUESTRATION IN SOILS 2480
ANNUAL CO-EMISSIONS OF COMBINED PELLET AND SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS 2486
COST EFFECTIVE USE OF BIOMASS FOR ENERGY IN BALTIC STATES 2491
BIOMASS AS TRADITIONAL AND LOCAL SOURCE OF ENERGY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC 2496
SHORT ROTATION COPPICE FOR ENERGY PURPOSES – ECONOMY CONDITIONS AND LANDSCAPE FUNCTIONS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC 2500
8 Other indirect solar technologies and applications 2506
NEW CONCEPT OF SOLAR CELLS DESIGN 2507
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION AND USE OF HYDROGEN FROM SOLAR ENERGY, WIND, HYDROPOWER AND BIOMASS 2512
SINO-US COOPRATIVE ENGINEERING DEMONSTRATION OF GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP (GSHP) SYSTEM AND ITS DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA 2517
EFFECT OF THERMAL STORAGE ON ACTUAL HEAT SUPPLY IN RESIDENTIAL BUILING WITH SLAB-ON-GRADE RADIANT FLOOR HEATING SYSTEM 2522
EXAMINATION AND REVIEW OF PASSIVE SOLAR COOLING STRATEGIES IN MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE 2527
PASSIVE COOLING ABILITY OF A COURTYARD HOUSE IN A HOT AND ARID CLIMATE: A REAL CASE STUDY 2532
DEMONSTRATION STUDY OF SOLAR ABSORPTION COOLING SYSTEM WITH EVACUATED TUBULAR SOLAR COLLECTORS 2537
SOLAR-HYDROGEN ENERGY SYSTEM DESIGN 2542
NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN or EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS TIDAL POWER: STATUS & PERSPECTIVES
THE RESEARCH OF DIRECT HEATING SOLAR SEAWATER DESALINATION SYSTEM 2554
WATER HEATER COMPOUND WITH GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP 2558
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM 2563
RESARCH ON HEATING TECHNOLOGY OF COMBINING SOLAR AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN COLD AREA OF CHINA 2568
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO COPOLYMER HYBRID PV/TCOLLECTORS 2573
DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-CAPACITY DESALINATION PLANT DRIVEN BY OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE 2581
9 Resource Assessment 2586
SPATIAL INTERPOLATION OF DAILY SOLAR IRRADIATION, THROUGH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS 2587
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT FOR RURAL CHINA 2592
RECENT ADVANCES IN MODELLING DIFFUSE RADIATION 2597
SOLAR RESOURCE ASSESSMENT FOR PV APPLICATIONS 2602
A STUDY ON PREFERENTIAL RENEWABLE ENERGY IN BEIJING 2607
RENEWABLES 2050: A REPORT ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN PENINSULAR SPAIN 2611
BAYESIAN MODEL COMPARISON OF SOLAR RADIATION MODELS 2616
NEW METHOD FOR ENERGY PREDICTION OF SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTORS SYSTEMS IN YEMEN 2621
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE DAILY EVOLUTIONS OF GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION AND TEMPERATURE IN SIX CLIMATIC AREAS OF THE MADEIRA ARCHIPELAGO (PORTUGAL) 2626
ESTIMATION OF HOURLY ULTRAVIOLET SOLAR IRRADIANCE IN THE SEMI-ARID NORTHEAST REGION OF BRASIL 2631
APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR MODELLING ILLUMINANCE IN THE SEMI-ARID NORTHEAST OF BRAZIL 2636
ESTIMATION OF GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION BY MEANS OF SUNSHINE DURATION 2641
ACCUMULATED FREQUENCY ESTIMATION FOR DAILY CLEARNESS INDEX 2646
A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES: NASA'S PREDICTION OF WORLDWIDE ENERGY RESOURCES (POWER) PROJECT 2650
MONTHLY AND YEARLY MAPS OF DAILY AVERAGE GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION OF THE MADEIRA ARCHIPELAGO (PORTUGAL), OBTAINED FROM METEOSAT IMAGES AND SIX METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS 2655
BRAZILIAN SCENARIOS OF SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATIONS USING SWERA OUTPUTS 2660
BRAZILIAN ATLAS FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESOURCE: SWERA RESULTS 2665
ESTIMATION OF SOLAR RADIATION IN KOREA PENINSULAR FROM SATELLITE IMAGE 2670
MEASURED REFLECTION FROM SNOW 2676
SOLAR IRRADIANCE MEASUREMENTS FROM THE DANISH GALATHEA 3 EXPEDITION 2681
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL, DIFFUSE AND UVB SOLAR IRRADIANCE COMPONENTS, IN SPAIN 2685
THE NUMERICAL SIMULATING OF WIND ENERGY RESOURCES IN CHINA 2690
ANALYSIS OF WIND SPEED DATA AND DISTRIBUTION PARAMETERS IN VALLADOLID, SPAIN 2695
STUDY OF BIOMASS DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AND SUSTAINABILITY IN BEIJING 2700
10 Storage, fueles and chemical processes 2704
SIMULATION OF HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT IN A HIGH TEMPERATURE LATENT HEAT STORAGE SYSTEM 2705
THERMAL STABILITY CONTROL OF MICROENCAPSULATED SALT/GRAPHITE COMPOSITE FOR THERMAL STORAGE APPLICATION 2710
STORING THE LIGHT-ELECTRICITY OR WIND-ELECTRICITY ENERGY CONTINUOUSLY AND UTILIZE CONSTANT TEMPERATURE 2715
STORING THE LIGHT-ELECTRICITY OR WIND-ELECTRICITY ENERGY CONTINUOUSLY AND UTILIZE CONSTANT TEMPERATURE 2715
SIMULATION RESEARCH OF SMES WITH FUZZY LOGIC CONTROLLER FOR IMPROVING THE TRANSIENT STABILITY IN WIND FARM 2718
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS OF SOLID MEDIA THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE UNIT 2723
SOLAR COMBI SYSTEM BASED ON A MANTLE TANK 2728
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS WITH HEAT OF FUSION STORAGE WITH 100% SOLAR FRACTION FOR SOLAR LOW ENERGY BUILIDNGS 2733
A COMPARISON OF HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT IN MEDIUM TEMPERATURE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE HEAT EXCHANGER USING FINS AND MULTITUBES 2738
SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGE FOR MEDIUM AND HIGH TEMPERATURES 2743
STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR SOLAR STEAM 2748
LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF LATENT HEAT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE USING SUPERCOOLING 2753
DIFFERENT MODELS FOR DETERMINATION OF THERMAL STRATIFICATION IN A SOLAR STORAGE TANK 2758
STUDY ON SOLIDIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL IN RECTANGULAR CAPSULE FOR COLD THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM 2763
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIDDLE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS 2769
SEASONAL HOT WATER HEAT STORE WITH SELF-SUPPORTING SHELL COVER 2773
THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF A PCM THERMAL STORAGE UNIT 2778
INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT CHARGE AND DISCHARGE STRATEGIES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF MEDIUM-SIZED SOLAR COMBISYSTEMS 2784
CHARACTERISTICS OF BaO-Al 2 O 3 -B 2 O 3 GLASS SEALANTS FOR LOW TEMPERATURE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS 2789
NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS FOR PHOTOELECROCHEMICAL HYDROGEN PRODUCTION 2793
PLASMATRON OF H2-RICH GAS GENERATION FROM ETHANOL 2798
ENHANCEMENT EFFECT OF LASER ABLATION IN LIQUID ON HYDROGEN PRODUCTION USING TITANIUM(IV) OXIDE AND GRAPHITE SILICA 2802
AN ATTRACTIVE STRATEGY FOR SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION: AN OXYGEN FUEL FROM WETER 2807
APPLICATION OF SOLAR ENERGY IN DESALTING SEAWATER 2811
SUPERCAPACITOR ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATION IN RENEWABLE ENERGY POWER GENERATION SYSTEM 2817
STUDY OF ASYMMETRIC HYBRID SUPERCAPACITOR’S MODELING 2822
REVIEW OF FLYWHEEL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM 2827
11 Strategies and policies 2832
POTENTIAL OF CDM CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF SOLAR ENERGY IN CHINA 2833
THE INFLUENCE OF TARIFF MANAGEMENT ON OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF STAND-ALONE OFF-GRID PV AND WIND/PV HYBRID STATION 2838
LESSONS LEARNED FROM RECENT PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR ELECTRICITY 2843
CONCEPT MODEL STUDY OF GLOBAL SOLAR ELECTRICITY NETWORK 2848
A CLIMATE PROTECTION STRATEGY FOR GERMANY: 40% REDUCTION OF CO 2 EMISSIONS BY 2020 COMPARED TO 1990 2853
ACHIEVING RAPID TRANSFORMATION OF UTILITY RESOURCE PORTFOLIOS BY DEVELOPING MARKETS FOR UTILITY STRATEGIC PV 2858
RENEWABLE HEATING AND COOLING: THE KEY TO A LARGE CONTRIBUTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY 2864
SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION CONFIGURATION AND CROSS-SUBSIDY ESTIMATION TOOL FOR OFF-GRID PV/WIND POWER SYSTEMS IN WEST CHINA 2869
A GIS-BASED DECISION SUPPORT TOOL FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING IN SEMI-ARID RURAL ENVIRONMENTS OF NORTHEAST OF BRAZIL GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND METHODOLOGY 2873
POTENTIALS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES IN HUNGARY 2878
"RENEWABLES MODEL COMMUNITIES NETWORK” - AN INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE BY ICLEI 2883
EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS: PIVOTS FOR THE DISSEMINATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF SOLAR PV IN RURAL AREAS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD: THE CASE OF GHANA 2888
SUPPORTING RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY IN EUROPE AN ASSESSMENT OF FUTURE POLICY OPTIONS 2893
CARBON CREDITS AND OTHER MARKET BASED MECHANISMS 2898
TOWARD A COHERENT RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY AND CO 2 CONTROL STRATEGY IN CHINA 2903
SUGGESTION OF LEAD-ACID BATTERY RECYCLING IN “SDDX” PROGRAM OF GANSU 2908
SOLAR KEYMARK–EXPERIENCES WITH THE EUROPEAN SOLAR THERMAL QUALITY LABEL 2912
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES IN THE MEXICAN ELECTRICAL SECTOR 2915
TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS FOR IRRIGATION WATER PUMPING IN INDIA 2920
RENEWABLE ENERGY UTILIZATION SCENARIOS: A CASE FOR IRES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 2927
EFFECTS OF FUNDS DIVERSION FROM FUEL PURCHASING TO WIND ENERGY INSTALLATIONS: A CASE STUDY 2932
APPROACHES TO USING RENEWABLE ENERGY IN RURAL AREAS OF CHINA 2935
A PATH TO QUALITY ASSURANCE OF SOLAR THERMAL PRODUCTS IN NEPAL 2940
AN OPTIMAL ELECTRICITY ALLOCATION MODEL FOR THE EFFECTIVE UTILISATION OF ENERGY SOURCES IN INDIA WITH FOCUS ON CARBON TAX 2945
RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 2950
12 Marketing and Financing 2955
THE KEY TO THE EUROPEAN MARKET: SOLAR KEYMARK 2956
CURRENT AND NEXT GENERATION SOLAR CELL MARKET OUTLOOK 2960
ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY MEASURES ADOPTED AT HOME AND ABROAD BY LARGE U.S. CORPORATIONS 2965
THE EXCHANGE-VALUE OF SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY 2970
LOOKING IN THE MIRROR: CAN WE CHANGE THE REFLECTION OF OUR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING? 2975
13 Education and training 2980
POWERADO: HOW TO TEACH RENEWABLES? 2981
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2987
PHOTOVOLTAICS EDUCATION OUTREACH TO THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION 2992
SOLNET - FIRST STRUCTURED INTERNATIONAL PHD-COURSE PROGRAMME ON SOLAR HEATING 2996
TECHNICAL TRAINING , MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS IN THE AREA OF SOLAR PHOTO VOLTAICS 2999
TRAINING FOR AN INFORMAL ENERGY INCOME GENERATION INITIATIVE IN RURAL KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA 3004
CISOL – SOLAR RESEARCH CENTRE ETSAV EDUCATION IN SOLAR ARCHITECTURE AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN 3009
INTEGRATING RENEWABLE ENERGY EDUCATION INTO NATIONAL HIGH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM 3013
ELABORATING PV LAB AND GIS EQUIPMENT FOR TEACHING SOLAR ENERGY 3017
PAST AND FUTURE OF EUROPEAN SOLAR ENERGY SCHOOL 3022
SMALL SCALE RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY AND THE BEST RESULT PROJECT 3027
INTEGRATED PV SYSTEM ON A SCHOOL WITH FOCUS ON DISSEMINATION 3032
QUALITY RENEWABLE ENERGY TRAINING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 3037
THE CONTRACT: AN EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER GAME ANALYSING AND OPTIMISING RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN SCHOOLS 3043
THE INVESTIGATION ON OFF-GRID POWER STATION IN WESTERN FOUR PROVINCES 3048
14 History of Solar energy 3052
RESURRECTING THE NULLENERGIHUSET IN DENMARK 3053
HOW RES STARTED IN BULGARIA- PROFESSOR VELISLAV IVANOV 3057
OLD BULGARIAN ARCHITECTURE – AN UNIVERSITY OF SOLAR ENERGY APPLICATION 3060
SIGNIFICANT ROLES PAID BY MIT SOLAR HOUSE IV 3065
THE ITALIAN NATIONAL SOLAR ENERGY HISTORY PROJECT 3071
TRANSFORMATION OF WORLD ENERGY COMPOSITION AND FUTURE OF SOLAR ENERGY IN THE 21st CENTURY 3075
Author Index 3079