Solar powered desalination–Technology, energy and future outlook

FE Ahmed, R Hashaikeh, N Hilal - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Growing water demands have led to rapidly increasing desalination installation capacity
worldwide. In an attempt to lower carbon footprint resulting from high-energy consuming …

A review of solar-driven organic Rankine cycles: Recent challenges and future outlook

R Loni, O Mahian, CN Markides, E Bellos… - … and sustainable energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is an effective technology for power generation from
temperatures of up to 400° C and for capacities of up to 10 MW el. The use of solar …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal design and operation of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system driven by solar energy with sensible thermal energy storage

H Yu, H Helland, X Yu, T Gundersen, G Sin - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the optimal design and operation of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system
driven by solar energy is investigated. A two-tank sensible thermal energy storage system is …

Performance assessment of different Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) configurations driven by solar energy

S Javed, AK Tiwari - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the comparison of three Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) configurations
specifically Basic, Recuperative and Regenerative from the energy and economic …

Review of Organic Rankine Cycle experimental data trends

BS Park, M Usman, M Imran, A Pesyridis - Energy conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC)-based systems are being extensively investigated
for heat-to-electric power conversion from various sources, such as biomass, waste heat …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal performance of latent heat energy storage system with/without enhancement under solar fluctuation for Organic Rankine power cycle

S Zhang, Y Yan - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal energy storage (TES) is an effective method to buffer solar fluctuation and enable
Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) to operate under steady and design conditions. Heat transfer …

A techno-economic comparison of a photovoltaic/thermal organic Rankine cycle with several renewable hybrid systems for a residential area in Rayen, Iran

MH Jahangir, SA Mousavi, MAV Rad - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The main objective of this investigation is to introduce an economic and feasible hybrid
energy system to provide the required load for a household in Rayen, Iran. The case study is …

Techno-economic analysis of a hybrid PV-CSP system with thermal energy storage applied to isolated microgrids

JA Aguilar-Jiménez, N Velázquez, A Acuña, R Cota… - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work an economic and technical analysis on a hybrid Photovoltaic (PV)–Concentrated
solar power (CSP) system, to be used as an energy source in isolated microgrids, is …

Process improvements and multi-objective optimization of compressed air energy storage (CAES) system

H Yu, S Engelkemier, E Gençer - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Intermittency and high cost were the main barriers to the large-scale commercialization of
renewable energy decades ago. The cost of renewable energy has decreased dramatically …

Assessment of photovoltaic power generation using fin augmented passive cooling technique for different climates

G Raina, S Sinha, G Saini, S Sharma, P Malik… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
This research work entails a methodical study tackling one deterrent causing lower
conversion efficiency for photovoltaic system, ie, module temperature. Based on literature, a …