Interest in renewable energy-based hybrid systems—which combine multiple renewable
energy and/or energy storage technologies—is apparent and growing. Such systems could …

Thermal energy constitutes up to 90% of global energy budget, centering on heat
conversion, transmission, and storage; therefore, the technology for harvesting solar energy …

The objective of this study is to include environmental impact in optimization of concentrated
solar power plants previously limited to techno-economic analysis only. Performance of …

The work explores the opportunities offered by higher temperature heat transfer/heat storage
fluids, and higher temperature power cycles, in higher concentration solar thermal power …

The integration of thermal energy storage into a concentrating solar power system allows for
mitigating some of the risk associated with uncertain solar irradiance and uncertain energy …

Concentrating solar power researchers are evaluating the potential of the supercritical
carbon dioxide recompression cycle to improve the thermal efficiency and decrease the …

This paper investigates the techno-economic performance of a molten salt power tower
integrated with an air-cooled supercritical carbon dioxide recompression cycle. Prior …

Energy-intense enterprises that flexibilize their electricity consumption can market this either
at electricity spot markets or by offering ancillary services on demand, such as balancing …

Concentrating solar power (CSP) tower technologies capture thermal radiation from the sun
utilizing a field of solar-tracking heliostats. When paired with inexpensive thermal energy …

Concentrating solar power (CSP) plants present a promising path towards utility-scale
renewable energy. The power tower, or central receiver, configuration can achieve higher …