8th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE 2016) Energy Procedia Volume 105 Beijing, China 8-11 October 2016 Part 1 of 7 Editors: Jinyue Yan Fengchun Sun SK Chou Umberto Desideri Hailong Li Pietro Campana Rui Xiong ISBN: 978-1-5108-4237-3 Printed from e-media with permission by: Curran Associates, Inc. 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY 12571 Some format issues inherent in the e-media version may also appear in this print version. Copyright© by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Printed by Curran Associates, Inc. (2017) For permission requests, please contact Elsevier B.V. at the address below. Elsevier B.V. Radarweg 29 Amsterdam 1043 NX The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 485 3911 Fax: +31 20 485 2457 http://www.elsevierpublishingsolutions.com/contact.asp Additional copies of this publication are available from: Curran Associates, Inc. 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY 12571 USA Phone: 845-758-0400 Fax: 845-758-2633 Email: [email protected] Web: www.proceedings.com TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1 Design Strategy of a Compact Unglazed Solar Thermal Facade (STF) for Building Integration Based on BIM Concept ................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 Jingchun Shen, Xingxing Zhang, Tong Yang, Llewellyn Tang, Yupeng Wu, Song Pan, Jinshun Wu, Peng Xu Effect of Divergent Chimneys on the Performance of a Solar Chimney Power Plant................................................................................7 Siyang Hu, Dennis Y. C. Leung, Michael Z. Q. Chen TEG Maximum Power Point Tracking Using an Adaptive Duty Cycle Scaling Algorithm ....................................................................14 Trevor Hocksun Kwan, Xiaofeng Wu Investigation of Device Performance for Recycling Double-pass V-corrugated Solar Air Collectors....................................................28 Chii-Dong Ho, Ching-Fang Hsiao, Hsuan Chang, Yi-En Tien Microwave Torrefaction of leucaena to Produce Biochar with High Fuel Ratio and Energy Return on Investment..........................35 Yu-Fong Huang, Pei-Hsin Cheng, Pei-Te Chiueh, Shang-Lien Lo Microwave Pyrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass..........................................................................................................................................41 Shang-Lien Lo, Yu-Fong Huang, Pei-Te Chiueh, Wen-Hui Kuan Evaluation of CHP for Electricity and Drying of Agricultural Products in a Nigerian Rural Community ..........................................47 Rasaq O. Lamidi, Yao Dong Wang, Pankaj B. Pathare, A. P. Roskily Analysis of the Impact of Wind on Electricity Prices Based on Selected European Countries ...............................................................55 Krzysztof Badyda, Maciej Dylik The Effect of Feeding Frequency and Organic Loading Rate on the Anaerobic Digestion of Chinese Rice Straw..............................62 A. M. Zealand, A. P. Roskilly, D. W. Graham Review on Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Payback of Solar Photovoltaic Systems and a Case Study ..............................................68 Peishi Wu, Xiaoming Ma, Junping Ji, Yunrong Ma Non-catalytic Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Biomass: An Experimental Design Approach..................................................................75 Flabianus Hardi, Mikko Mäkelä, Kunio Yoshikawa Direct Conversion of Bio-syngas to Gasoline Fuels over a Fe3O4@C Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Catalyst...........................................82 Junling Tu, Mingyue Ding, Tiejun Wang, Longlong Ma, Yongjun Xu, Shimin Kang, Gang Zhang Building Integrated Photovoltaic Thermoelectric Wall System: Balancing Simulation Speed and Accuracy......................................88 Yongqiang Luo, Ling Zhang, Zhongbing Liu, Jing Wu, Xiliang Wang, Lei Xie, Xiu Xu, Xiaohui Lv Optimal Control of Hydrokinetic-powered Pumpback System for a Hydropower Plant in Dry Season: A Case Study ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................94 Fhazhil Wamalwa, Sam Sichilalu, Xiaohua Xia Catalytic Effects of the Typical Alkali Metal on Gaseous Products Distribution and Char Structure During Co- pyrolysis of Low Rank Coal and Lignocellulosic Biomass.........................................................................................................................102 Zhiqiang Wu, Wang Cai Yang, Lin Chen, Haiyu Meng, Jun Zhao, Shuzhong Wang Fuel Property Variation of Biomass Undergoing Torrefaction.................................................................................................................108 Yun-Chun Chen, Wei-Hsin Chen, Bo-Jhih Lin, Jo-Shu Chang, Hwai Chyuan Ong Topological Structure of Large-scale Photovoltaic Array and its MPPT Controlling Method.............................................................113 Ruo-Li Tang, Zhou Wu, Yan-Jun Fang Study of Static and Dynamic Performances of Miniature Savonius-type Wind Energy Harvesters....................................................119 Nuomin Han, Xinyan Li An Experimental Study of the Rheological Properties and Stability Characteristics of Biochar-Algae-Water Slurry Fuels .................................................................................................................................................................................................................125 Pengfei Liu, Mingming Zhu, Yee-Kwong Leong, Yang Zhang, Zhezi Zhang, Dongke Zhang Prototype of Dense-array Concentrator Photovoltaic System Using Non-imaging Dish Concentrators and Cross Compound Parabolic Concentrator .............................................................................................................................................................131 Kok-Keong Chong, Tiong-Keat Yew, Chee-Woon Wong, Ming-Hui Tan, Woei-Chong Tan, Boon-Han Lim, An-Chow Lai Combustion and Emission Characteristics of a Spark Ignition Engine Fuelled with Biogas from Two-Phase Anaerobic Digestion (T-PAD) .......................................................................................................................................................................137 Yang Zhang, Mingming Zhu, Zhezi Zhang, Dongke Zhang Characterisation of Asphaltenes Extracted from an Oil Sand and Two Petroleum Vacuum Residues Using HRTEM ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................143 Ce Zheng, Mingming Zhu, Dongke Zhang The Impact of Solar Radiation on the Annual Net Solar to Power Efficiency of a Solar Aided Power Generation Plant with Twelve Possible “Configuration-operation” Combinations....................................................................................................149 Jiyun Qin, Eric Hu Sun-tracking Method for Correcting Self-weight Induced Optical Misalignment in Dense-array Concentrator Photovoltaic System........................................................................................................................................................................................155 Ming-Hui Tan, Kok-Keong Chong Thermogravimetric and Online Gas Analysis on Various Biomass Fuels ...............................................................................................162 Wennan Zhang, Till Henschel, Ulf Söderlind, Khanh-Quang Tran, Xu Han A Game Theory Analysis of China's Agri-biomass-based Power Generation Supply Chain: A Co-opetition Strategy............................................................................................................................................................................................................168 Xingping Zhang, Kaiyan Luo, Qinliang Tan Thermo-economic Assessment of an Externally Fired Hybrid CSP/biomass Gas Turbine and Organic Rankine Combined Cycle..............................................................................................................................................................................................174 Antonio M. Pantaleo, Sergio M. Camporeale, Adio Miliozzi, Valeria Russo, Giacomo Scarascia Mugnozza, Christos N. Markides, Nilay Shah Towards Zero Energy School Building Designs in Hong Kong ................................................................................................................182 Siwei Lou, Ernest K. W. Tsang, Danny H. W. Li, Eric W. M. Lee, Joseph C. Lam Hole Blocking Layer-Free Perovskite Solar Cells with Over 15% Efficiency.........................................................................................188 Lingling Zheng, Yingzhuang Ma, Yuanhao Wang, Lixin Xiao, Fengyan Zhang, Hongxing Yang Thermal Properties and Solar Collection Characteristics of Oil-based Nanofluids with Low Graphene Concentration..................................................................................................................................................................................................194 Ning Wang, Guoying Xu, Shuhong Li, Xiaosong Zhang Mechanical Properties of Stratified Hydrate-bearing Sediments .............................................................................................................200 Tingting Luo, Weiguo Liu, Yanghui Li, Yongchen Song, Qi Wu, Zhaoran Wu Effect of Wet Torrefaction on Thermal Decomposition Behavior of Microalga