The aim of this study was to determine the economic, social and environmental aspects, that promote choosing an agroforestry system and continuing agricultural production instead […]
The effect of biofuels on the quality and purity of engine oil
The European Union aims to promote the use of biofuels and thus set a commitment to the expansion of biofuels in transport. Biofuels replace fossil […]
Analysis of physical and mechanical properties and of gross calorific value of Jatropha curcas seeds and waste from pressing process
The research was performed with an aim to investigate physical and mechanical properties and a gross calorific value of Jatropha curcas seeds and particular products […]
Deviations between wind speed data measured with nacelle-mounted anemometers on small wind turbines and anemometers mounted on measuring masts
Modern wind turbines with active yaw and pitch control rely in their operation onreal-time wind speed data, which is used for the automatic control operations. […]
Experimental pilot device for thermal analysis of biomass co-firing
The share of biomass in the transformation sector of Latvia accounts for only 15%, at the same time natural gas share in transformation sector is […]
Application of high temperature catalysis to abate emissions from a small scale combustion system
A newly designed downdraft wood stove achieved low-emission heating by integrating an alumina-supported mixed metal oxide catalyst in the combustion chamber operated under high temperature […]
Integrated analysis of biomass co-firing with gaseous fossil fuel. Environmental criteria analysis
The goal of the research described in the paper is to study co-firing of wood pellets and gaseous fossil fuel, evaluating the influence of co-firing […]
Effect of E85 fuel on performance parameters, fuel consumption and engine efficiency – Škoda Fabia 1.2 HTP
The increase in the usage of bioethanol as a fuel in Europe is significant (up to15% annually) (Beran, 2011). The reason could be the European […]
Modelling of biomass cogeneration plant efficiency
The paper presents the analysis of operation conditions of biomass cogeneration plant (CHP). The data set for analysis comprises the data measured on an hourly […]
Cleaner pellet production – an energy consumption study using statistical analysis
This study investigates and analyses the methodology for introducing cleaner wood pellet production. A statistical model is developed for the energy consumption analysis. Efficiency indicators […]