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 …

A review on exergy analysis of drying processes and systems

M Aghbashlo, H Mobli, S Rafiee, A Madadlou - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2013 - Elsevier
In recent years, growing attention has been given to exergy analysis of drying processes
and systems and optimization of drying processes using exergy concept. This research …

Evaluation of renewable power sources using a fuzzy MCDM based on cumulative prospect theory: A case in China

Y Wu, C Xu, T Zhang - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Under the global implementation of low-carbon economy, the development of renewable
energy becomes an important way of energy saving and emission reduction. Multi-criteria …

Key issues and solution strategies for supercritical carbon dioxide coal fired power plant

J Xu, E Sun, M Li, H Liu, B Zhu - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
When supercritical carbon dioxide (Ssingle bondCO 2) Brayton cycle is used for coal fired
power plant, the significantly increased flow rate causes extremely large boiler pressure …

Techno-economic investigation and dual-objective optimization of a stand-alone combined configuration for the generation and storage of electricity and hydrogen …

A Dadak, SA Mousavi, M Mehrpooya, A Kasaeian - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a solar driven co-generation structure of hydrogen and electricity is techno-
economically investigated to be installed in the Farakhi village. In addition, a combined …

Thermo-economic analysis and selection of working fluid for solar organic Rankine cycle

NB Desai, S Bandyopadhyay - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Organic Rankine cycle (ORC), powered by line-focusing concentrating solar collectors
(parabolic trough collector and linear Fresnel reflector), is a promising option for modular …

Design analysis of solar parabolic trough thermal collectors

AZ Hafez, AM Attia, HS Eltwab, AO ElKousy… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of the design parameters, mathematical techniques and
simulations used in the design of parabolic trough solar systems, along with a review on …

Thermodynamic modeling and analysis of a solar and geothermal assisted multi-generation energy system

O Sen, OF Guler, C Yilmaz, M Kanoglu - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A geothermal and solar energy-assisted multi-generation energy system supplying
electricity for the residences is modeled and analyzed. The system considered is a novel …

Performance studies of a solar parabolic trough collector with a thermal energy storage system

G Kumaresan, R Sridhar, R Velraj - Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Concentrating collectors are used primarily for power generation applications, though recent
applications include industrial process heating and institutional cooking. In the present work …

Energetic and exergetic studies of a multigenerational solar–geothermal system

M Al-Ali, I Dincer - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
A new multigenerational integrated geothermal–solar system is presented in this paper to
produce electrical power, cooling, space heating, hot water and heat for industrial use …