A review of linear Fresnel primary optical design methodologies

AE Rungasamy, KJ Craig, JP Meyer - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Linear Fresnel collector plants represent a promising line-focusing concentrating solar
thermal technology that has not yet reached commercial maturity. This technology has many …

Investigation of nanofluid convective flow through a solar system equipped with mirrors

Z Ebrahimpour, M Sheikholeslami - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Solar energy usage is important to face significant energy challenges including global
warming, growing cost of electricity and fossil fuel reduction. LFR is a significant system …

Automatic heliostat learning for in situ concentrating solar power plant metrology with differentiable ray tracing

M Pargmann, J Ebert, M Götz… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Concentrating solar power plants are a clean energy source capable of competitive
electricity generation even during night time, as well as the production of carbon-neutral …

[HTML][HTML] OTSunWebApp: A ray tracing web application for the analysis of concentrating solar-thermal and photovoltaic solar cells

R Pujol-Nadal, G Cardona - SoftwareX, 2023 - Elsevier
In the field of solar energy, simulation tools based on ray tracing are crucial for the design
and optimization of solar energy systems. However, the limitations of existing free ray tracing …

Development of a novel solar energy controllable Linear fresnel photoreactor (LFP) for high-efficiency photocatalytic wastewater treatment under actual weather

C Zhang, N Liu, J Ming, A Sharma, Q Ma, Z Liu, G Chen… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar-energy-enabled photocatalysis is promising for wastewater treatment. However, due
to the changes in the solar position and variable weather conditions, providing optimized …

Development of a sunlight adjustable parabolic trough reactor for 24-hour efficient photocatalytic wastewater treatment

C Zhang, G An, Y Zhu, X Sun, G Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar energy is the ideal energy source for activating photocatalysis. However, due to the
solar motion, achieving 24-hour solar-powered efficient photocatalytic reactions remains a …

Ray tracing analysis of linear Fresnel concentrators and the effect of plant azimuth on their optical efficiency

S Memme, M Fossa - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Although for a quite small number of installations, Linear Fresnel Collectors (LFC) represent
an interesting technology for efficient solar energy exploitation at medium to high …

[HTML][HTML] On performance of thin-film meso-structured perovskite solar cell through experimental analysis and device simulation

F Bonnín-Ripoll, YB Martynov, RG Nazmitdinov… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the last few years, there has been an unprecedented progress in the increase of the
power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells. Evidently, further advances in the …

Design and optical optimization of a 45 kW beam-down solar-thermal concentrator

R Pujol-Nadal, L Guerreiro, G Cardona - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Abstract Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies offer significant potential as
renewable energy sources, particularly when integrated with storage systems. To address …

Calculation of the incidence angle modifier of a Linear Fresnel Collector: The proposed declination and zenith angle model compared to the biaxial factored approach

A Boccalatte, M Fossa, C Ménézo - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Since their first appearance as a contribution by Professor Francia at the University of
Genova, Italy, the Linear Fresnel Collectors (LFC) demonstrated to be an engineering …