Efficiency measures for energy supply and use aiming for a clean circular economy

PS Varbanov, B Wang, P Ocłoń… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy use minimisation and sufficient energy supply at minimal footprints are crucial for
sustainable development. This article considers the key issues and developments in energy …

Energy and exergy analysis of a vertical solar air heater with nano-enhanced absorber coating and perforated baffles

A Khanlari, AD Tuncer, A Sözen, İ Aytaç, E Çiftçi… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, the effect of applying nano-enhanced absorber coating on the energetic and
exergetic performance of an unglazed vertical solar air heating system has been analyzed …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of a regenerative energy system–beyond carbon emissions neutrality

S Potrč, A Nemet, L Čuček, PS Varbanov… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
To keep temperature rise well below 2° C, production systems should be synthesised in a
way that are regenerative, climate-resilient, and equitable, and to maintain biodiversity to …

Thermal integration of a natural gas combined cycle power plant with carbon capture and utilization technologies

GG Esquivel-Patiño, F Nápoles-Rivera… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the strategies to reduce CO 2 emissions consists in the implementation of carbon
capture processes, which can then be combined with carbon utilization technologies to …

Modeling and analysis of a relocatable solar power tower for pressurized water heating and storage providing low to medium temperature industrial process heat

A Gamil, P Li, AL Khammash - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar power tower systems have been extensively investigated for mega-scale electricity
generation, but very little is seen in applications that provide industrial process heat. The use …

[HTML][HTML] Heat and electric power production using heat pumps assisted with solar thermal energy for industrial applications

G Martínez-Rodríguez, JC Baltazar, AL Fuentes-Silva - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar thermal devices with large installation areas represent technical, economic, and
environmental challenges to design, construct, and operate them. Heat pump assisted with a …

Machine learning interfaces for modular modelling and operation-based design optimization of solar thermal systems in process industry

FB Tilahun - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2024 - Elsevier
The trend of introducing solar thermal systems (STSs) in process industries has resulted in a
new energy paradigm–an interactive platform where there are economic benefits and …

Investigation on an underwater solar concentrating photovoltaic-membrane distillation (CPV-MD) integrated system

S Liang, H Zheng, Z Zhao, X Ma, KC Ng - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents an underwater solar concentrating photovoltaic-membrane distillation
(CPV-MD) integrated system for regions of coastal cities and islands where land resources …

[HTML][HTML] 100% renewable industrial decarbonization: Optimal integration of solar heat and photovoltaics

M Sameti, E Syron - Smart Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Decarbonizing industrial high-temperature (above 500° C) heat demand is considered as
one of the most challenging areas for decarbonization of energy due to (1) their strive for …

An innovative variable flow control strategy and system performance analysis of a solar collector field

Z Zhuang, Y Liu, Y Chen, Y Zhao, D Wang, J Ma… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The dynamic changes in the environmental variables and the fluctuation characteristics of
the thermal storage temperature have notable influences on the efficiency of solar collector …