Performance evaluation of solar power plants: a review and a case study

M Makkiabadi, S Hoseinzadeh, A Taghavirashidizadeh… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The world's electricity generation has increased with renewable energy technologies such
as solar (solar power plant), wind energy (wind turbines), heat energy, and even ocean …

Optimization of thermal energy storage: Evaluation of natural convection and melting-solidification time of eccentricity for a rotational shell-and-tube unit

H Soltani, M Soltani, J Nathwani - Journal of Energy Storage, 2023 - Elsevier
Changing the eccentricity between outer and inner tubes in horizontal shell-and-tube unit
during phase change of the heat storage medium is an economical procedure to improve …

Parabolic trough solar thermal power plant Noor I in Morocco

Z Aqachmar, A Allouhi, A Jamil, B Gagouch… - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
To go hand in hand with the development of the country and face the rapidly increasing
energy demand, Morocco began developing a green plan in order to produce 2000 MW of …

Estimation of capital costs and techno-economic appraisal of parabolic trough solar collector and solar power tower based CSP plants in India for different condenser …

TK Aseri, C Sharma, TC Kandpal - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The choice of condenser cooling option for concentrating solar power (CSP) plants is likely
to affect their techno-economic feasibility. In view of this, an attempt has been made to …

Performance analysis of a novel mode using solar energy to recycle and reuse water vapor from flue gas of coal-fired power station

L Lei, X Liu, H Wang, Y Zou, Y Xu, M Xu - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coal-fired power stations need to use massive quantities of coal and discharge substantial
amounts of pollutants every year. Coupling solar energy with traditional coal-fired power …

Economic feasibility of solar power plants based on PV module with levelized cost analysis

M Gürtürk - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the cost analysis of solar power system, where is located in Elazığ, Turkey is
calculated according to levelized cost analysis method. In the economic feasibility studies …

Linear parabolic trough solar power plant assisted with latent thermal energy storage system: A dynamic simulation

HJ Mosleh, R Ahmadi - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the efficient solar energy harvesting technics is the parabolic trough concentrated
solar power plant. However, if the concentrated solar power plant were not equipped with a …

New procedure in solar system dynamic simulation, thermodynamic analysis, and multi-objective optimization of a post-combustion carbon dioxide capture coal-fired …

E Mofidipour, M Babaelahi - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the most vital concerns in evaluating power generation systems is the
comprehensive review of all useful indexes. In the vast range of researches regarding …

[PDF][PDF] Solar energy development: Study cases in Iran and Malaysia

H Soonmin, M Taghavi - Int. J. Eng. Trends Technol, 2022 - researchgate.net
Solar energy is one of the most important renewable energy sources worldwide. The solar
cell is the device that converts solar radiation into electrical energy through the photovoltaic …

Assessment of integrating hybrid solar-combined cycle with thermal energy storage for shaving summer peak load and improving sustainability

YMA Manaserh, AM Abubaker, AD Ahmad… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the Al-Qatrana powerplant of Jordan, comprising a combined cycle, was
integrated with a proposed solar power and thermal energy storage system. This study aims …