Thermal energy storage (TES) transfers heat to storage media during the charging period,
and releases it at a later stage during the discharging step. It can be usefully applied in solar …

Thermal energy constitutes up to 90% of global energy budget, centering on heat
conversion, transmission, and storage; therefore, the technology for harvesting solar energy …

Volumetric absorbers appear to be a promising technology in order to heat air above 1000°
C to feed combined-cycles (Brayton and Rankine thermodynamic cycles in cascade) for …

A novel application of powders relies on their use as heat transfer medium for heat capture,
conveying and storage. The use of powders as heat transfer fluid in concentrated solar …

Solar thermal receivers collect and can store concentrated solar radiation using solid
particles. Solid ceramic particles have shown to be a practical and efficient heat transfer …

High-temperature radiative properties of open-cell foam ligaments are rather sparse due to
measurement limitation. This study aims to numerically predict the infrared radiative …

Concentrating solar power (CSP) technology provides a commercial solar option to the utility-
scale electricity market. CSP is unique in its ability to include low-cost thermal storage; thus …

Abstract A Linear Fresnel Collector (LFC) is a solar concentrating technology with high
potential for improvements and therefore significant cost reduction. However, LFC …

This study considers the effects of polydispersity of particles on thermodynamic and
hydrodynamic behaviour of solid particle solar receivers. To this end we consider a …

The volumetric receiver is a key component in the concentrated power plant. In this work, we
propose a novel porous medium structure for solar volumetric receivers by accounting for …