International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Energy Related Materials (ENEFM2013): Proceedings, Antalya, Turkey, 9-12 October 2013

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi
Study of the Effect of Transition Metals on Titanium Dioxide Phase Transformation....Pages 1-7
Green Synthesized CdSe Quantum Dots Capped by 3-Mercaptopropionic Acid Sensitized Solar Cells....Pages 9-17
Study of the Thermal Decomposition of Some Components of Biomass by Desorption Mass Spectrometry....Pages 19-25
Thermal Properties of Algerian Diatomite, Study of the Possibility to Its Use in the Thermal Insulation....Pages 27-32
Optimal Resource Allocation in Steel Making Using Torrefied Biomass as Auxiliary Reductant....Pages 33-41
Numerical Simulation of Cavity with an Upper Free Surface....Pages 43-49
Walk Optimization of a Drilling Operation Carried Out by a Two Link Robot Arm Using Heuristic Approach....Pages 51-56
Design and Evaluation of Airborne Wind Turbine Utilizing Physical Prototype....Pages 57-64
Comparison of Two ARMA-GARCH Approaches for Forecasting the Mean and Volatility of Wind Speed....Pages 65-73
Residential Consumption Scheduling Based on Dynamic User Profiling....Pages 75-82
Transforming a Brutalist Monument into an Energy Efficient Building Without Destroying the Formal Appealing: The Example of the Mediterranean Bank in Potenza (Italy)....Pages 83-90
The Re-invention of the Tower House for the Construction of Green Buildings NZEB, Integrated With the Vertical Axis Small Wind System....Pages 91-97
Analysis and Simulation of Superlattice GaN/InGaN p-i-n Solar Cells....Pages 99-105
Improvement in the Efficiency of Thin Film CdS/CdTe Solar Cells Using Different TCO Materials....Pages 107-118
Effect of Dopant Concentrations on Conversion Efficiency of SiC-Based Intermediate Band Solar Cells....Pages 119-124
Performance Analysis of Ultra-Thin Silicon Based Tunnel Junctions for Tandem Solar Cell Applications....Pages 125-130
A Study on Applications of Holography in Solar Energy Installations....Pages 131-136
A Process Heat Application Using Parabolic Trough Collector....Pages 137-141
On the Use of Agent-Based Simulation for Efficiency Analysis of Domestic Heating Using Photovoltaic Solar Energy Production Combined with a Heatpump....Pages 143-154
The Influence of the Construction of the Cooling System of Semiconductor Devices on the Watt-Hour Efficiency of DC–DC Converters....Pages 155-160
New Method for Analytical Photovoltaic Parameters Identification: Meeting Manufacturer’s Datasheet for Different Ambient Conditions....Pages 161-169
Design of Biomass Gasification and Combined Heat and Power Plant Based on Laboratory Experiments....Pages 171-178
Thermomechanical Properties of Quartz Intended for Carbothermic Process for Silicon Production....Pages 179-184
The Influence of the Material of the Transformer Core on Characteristics of the Selected DC–DC Converters....Pages 185-190
A Novel Zinc Diffusion Process for Fabrication of High Performance GaSb Thermophotovoltaic Cells....Pages 191-198
Impact of Barium on Surface and Reactivity of TiO 2 ....Pages 199-204
Structural Study of Rare Earth Oxides Doped by Barium....Pages 205-210
Object-Oriented Modeling of an Energy Harvesting System Based on Thermoelectric Generators....Pages 211-216
Extensible Wind Towers....Pages 217-223
Zirfon® as Separator Material for Water Electrolysis Under Specific Conditions....Pages 225-231
Onshore Wind Farms: Value Creation for Stakeholders in Lithuania....Pages 233-242
Evaluation of New Thermally Conductive Geopolymer in Thermal Energy Storage....Pages 243-251
Transient Response of Different Highly Conductive PCM Composites....Pages 253-264
Energy Harvesting in the Microwaves Spectrum Using Electrically Small Resonators....Pages 265-272
3D Blade Vibration Measurements on an 80 m Diameter Wind Turbine by Using Non-contact Remote Measurement Systems....Pages 273-278
Aero-elastic Parameter Estimation of a 2.5 MW Wind Turbine Through Dynamic Analysis of In-Operation Vibration Data....Pages 279-285
A Study of Energy Conversion Efficiency of a Savonius Type Wave Energy Converter System....Pages 287-293
Impact of Phosphorus Diffusion Gettering on HEM Multicrystalline Silicon Wafers Taken from Different Ingot Regions....Pages 295-300
Photochemical Degradation of Polybrominated Diphenylether BDE209 Under Ultraviolet Irradiation....Pages 301-306
Influence of Heat Treatment on Structure and Charge Capacity of Sol–Gel Produced TiO 2 Films....Pages 307-313
Investigation of Natural Draft Cooling Tower Performance Using Neural Network....Pages 315-327
Exergo-Economic Analysis of an Experimental Aircraft Turboprop Engine Under Low Torque Condition....Pages 329-335
The Potential of Solar as Alternative Energy Source for Socio-Economic Wellbeing in Rural Areas, Malaysia....Pages 337-343
Economic and Environmental Assessment of a 1 MW Grid Connected Rooftop Solar PV System for Energy Efficient Building in Bangladesh....Pages 345-352
An Experimental Study on the Effect of Using Fresnel Lenses on the Performance of Solar Stills....Pages 353-362
Solar Energy for Rural Egypt....Pages 363-370
Experimental Research of Pyrolysis Gases Cracking on Surface of Charcoal....Pages 371-376
High-Calorific Gas Mixtures Produced from Biomass....Pages 377-383
Aspects Regarding Design of Wind Power Plants Foundation System....Pages 385-390
Aspects Regarding Soil Investigation and Foundation Design for Photovoltaic Power Plants....Pages 391-396
Development of New Technologies of Solid and Gaseous Biofuel Production....Pages 397-403
Data File of the Building Site’s Renewable Energy Characteristics....Pages 405-410
A Multiagent Energy Management System for a Small Microgrid Equipped with Power Sources and Energy Storage Units....Pages 411-417
Comparative Study Between Wind and Photovoltaic (PV) Systems....Pages 419-430
The Graphene Oxide Polymer Composites with High Breakdown Field Strength and Energy Storage Ability....Pages 431-438
Profitability Analysis of Residential Wind Turbines with Battery Energy Storage....Pages 439-448
Dynamic Model and Experimental Validation of a PEM Fuel Cell System....Pages 449-455
First-Principles Structure Prediction of Dual Cation Ammine Borohydrides: LiMg(BH 4 ) 3 (NH 3 ) x ....Pages 457-462
Adsorption of Two Dyes by Mg(OH) 2 : Procion Blue HB and Remazol Brilliant Blue R....Pages 463-468
Wireless Communications in Smart Grid....Pages 469-475
Innovative Solutions for Energetic Refurbishment of Historic Brick Buildings....Pages 477-482
Errata to: International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Energy Related Materials (ENEFM2013)....Pages E1-E1