Concentrating solar power (CSP) has received significant attention among researchers,
power-producing companies and state policymakers for its bulk electricity generation …

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 …

Decarbonization of electricity generation can support climate-change mitigation and
presents an opportunity to address pollution resulting from fossil-fuel combustion. Generally …

Hydrogen is used in the petroleum industry to upgrade crude oil in refineries or as a
chemical agent to produce ammonia, methanol and other products. It is mainly supplied by …

In this paper we first make a review of the past annual production of electricity and the
cumulative installed capacity for photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) …

This review describes outcomes of a 2010 horizon-scanning exercise building upon the first
exercise conducted in 2009. The aim of both horizon scans was to identify emerging issues …

This paper presents estimates of the geographical and technical potentials for solar
electricity generation in rural areas of West Africa (ECOWAS region). The study is performed …

Concentrated solar power plants (CSPs) are gaining momentum due to their potential of
power generation throughout the day for base load applications in the desert regions with …

Molten salts constitute an important class of fluids for high temperature applications, like
catalytic medium for coal gasification, molten salt oxidation of wastes or for latent or sensible …

Solar hotspots are the regions characterized by an exceptional solar power potential
suitable for decentralized commercial exploitation of energy. Identification of solar hotspots …