Integration between supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles and molten salt solar power towers: A review and a comprehensive comparison of different cycle layouts

K Wang, YL He, HH Zhu - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present study, several current S-CO 2 Brayton cycle layouts are reviewed, and
considered to be integrated into the existing mature molten salt solar power tower (SPT) …

Energy and exergy analyses of various typical solar energy applications: A comprehensive review

SK Sansaniwal, V Sharma, J Mathur - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The overuse of fossil fuels in real life applications has caused their rapid depletion and fast
climate change due to global warming and thus access to eco-friendly energy resources has …

Investigation of a green energy storage system based on liquid air energy storage (LAES) and high-temperature concentrated solar power (CSP): Energy, exergy …

MH Nabat, M Soltani, AR Razmi, J Nathwani… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Liquid air energy storage, a recently introduced grid-scale energy storage technology, has
attracted attention in recent years due to its unique characteristics: geographic location …

A detailed review of various types of solar air heaters performance

HK Ghritlahre, M Verma, JS Parihar, DS Mondloe… - Solar energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar energy is an endless and environmentally benign renewable energy source. Among
all the forms of solar thermal energy systems, solar air heater is the major system which is …

A review of solar thermochemical processes

D Yadav, R Banerjee - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper reviews development in the field of solar thermochemical processing by
considering experimental demonstrations, reactor technology development, thermodynamic …

A review of studies on central receiver solar thermal power plants

O Behar, A Khellaf, K Mohammedi - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2013 - Elsevier
The use of central receiver system (CRS) for electricity production promises to be one of the
most viable options to replace fossil fuel power plants. Indeed, research and development …

Exergy analysis of solar thermal collectors and processes

SA Kalogirou, S Karellas, K Braimakis, C Stanciu… - Progress in Energy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of exergy analysis of solar thermal collectors and processes. It
includes not only various types of solar collectors, but also various applications of solar …

State-of-the-art of solar thermal power plants—A review

VS Reddy, SC Kaushik, KR Ranjan, SK Tyagi - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

Energy, exergy and exergy-economic analysis of a new multigeneration system based on double-flash geothermal power plant and solar power tower

MA Javadi, MK Abhari, R Ghasemiasl… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this research, a multigeneration system consisting of a double-flash geothermal power
plant, solar power tower, organic Rankine cycle, alkaline electrolyzer and a single-stage …

[HTML][HTML] Energy and exergy assessments of modified Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs)

S Safarian, F Aramoun - Energy reports, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents a theoretical framework for the energy and exergy evaluation of a basic
as well as three modified Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs). The modified ORCs considered …