Anaerobic bioprocesses such as Anaerobic digestion (AD), fermentative biohydrogen (BioH2), and Bioelectrochemical system (BES), converting municipal, agro-industrial wastes and crops to energy have attracted accelerating interest. Anaerobic digestion (AD) however, still requires optimisation of...

Currently there are different methods to estimate the parameters necessary to model a PV cell or generator. The simplest ones are based on reducing the number of parameters, disregarding some of them or assigning an initial value. These methods use simple equations, often obtained empirically,...

For practical purposes it can be assumed that the power delivered by a photovoltaic generator that is connected to an MPPT is always maximal. When studying the behaviour of a PV generator working in this way, the most interesting aspect is the evolution of the point of maximum power. So, the...

No information exits on the effects of water stress on pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruits. In this paper, the influence of three irrigation treatments on the physical and chemical characteristics of the fruits of adult pomegranate trees was studied. Control (T0) plants were drip irrigated...

This document is the result of the Rural Territorial Dynamics Program, implemented by Rimisp in several Latin American countries in collaboration with numerous partners. The program has been supported by the International Development Research Center (IDRC, Canada). We authorize the...

Clearly, a new agenda is emerging for private international banks. Political issues such as human rights seem to be a current concern. But what about democracy? What about political regimes? Are they taken into account by private banks when they decide whether to invest in a country? Put another...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the risk-adjusted performance of US-based global real estate mutual funds (GREMFs) with emphasis on their ability to manage their domestic and foreign portfolios exposures. Design/methodology/approach – The paper applies common econometric...

This paper proposes a first study in-depth of solar–fossil hybridization from a general perspective. It develops a set of useful parameters for analyzing and comparing hybrid plants, it studies the case of hybridizing Brayton cycles with current solar technologies and shows a tentative...