Among the diverse technologies for producing clean energy through concentrated solar
power, central tower plants are believed to be the most promising in the next years. In these …

Energy systems analyses are integrated elements in planning the transition towards
renewable energy-based energy systems. This is due to a growing complexity arising from …

The concentrating solar power (CSP) technology is promising especially for countries
having an abundance of solar resources in order to secure their energy supply, reduce their …

In this review, we summarise the current status and new trends in concentrating solar power
(CSP) technology, analysing the technology cost and their evolution during the last years …

Researchers and power plant engineers have all taken an interest in Concentrating Solar
Power (CSP) of its capacity to generate large amounts of energy while overcoming the …

In this paper, the design criteria, opt-geometrical parameters, thermal performance analysis,
thermodynamic optimization, techno-economic aspects of Solar Dish Stirling Systems …

Concentrating solar power coupled to thermal energy storage (TES) is a vastly growing
industrial process allowing for the generation of dispatchable and green electricity. This …

Solar energy is a key renewable source for decarbonization and the future sustainable
development of human society. However, the success of the worldwide governments in the …

Conventional thermal energy storage (TES) media and heat transfer fluids (HTFs) currently
used in commercial concentrated solar power (CSP) plants are nitrate-based molten salts …

This paper discusses the adoption of CO 2 mixtures for improving the thermal-to-power
efficiency conversion in solar tower plants and reducing the Levelized Cost of Electricity …