Generation IV nuclear power plants (GEN IV NPPs) are supposed to become, in many
countries, an important source of base load power in the middle–long term (2030–2050) …

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) …

The solar thermal power plant is one of the promising renewable energy options to
substitute the increasing demand of conventional energy. The cost per kW of solar power is …

In 2009 the European governments committed their countries to a reduction in green-house-
gas emissions up to 80% by 2050. Consequently, the employment of renewable energies …

Purpose This study aims to systematically review the current academic literature on the role
of technologies in low-carbon supply chain management (SCM), identify and analyse critical …

The main object of this paper consists in the development of a mathematical closed-form
expression for the evaluation, in the period 2010–2050, of the levelized costs of energy …

Solar power is considered among the leading renewable energy technologies. Abundant
supply, flexibility of installation, and decreasing cost makes it an interesting renewable …

Solar energy conversion systems are facing the problem of having low optical and thermal
performance. The low thermal conductivity of the heat transfer fluid and non-effective optical …

Background Concentrated solar energy systems use mirrors to focus a lot of light in one
receiver. When focused light is converted to heat can drive a steam turbine connected to a …

The majority of commercial parabolic-trough plants in the world operate with synthetic oil as
heat transfer fluid in the solar field. However, the synthetic oils that are available at …