Advances in thermal energy storage: Fundamentals and applications
Thermal energy storage (TES) is increasingly important due to the demand-supply
challenge caused by the intermittency of renewable energy and waste heat dissipation to …
challenge caused by the intermittency of renewable energy and waste heat dissipation to …
Thermal energy storage systems for concentrated solar power plants
Solar thermal energy, especially concentrated solar power (CSP), represents an
increasingly attractive renewable energy source. However, one of the key factors that …
increasingly attractive renewable energy source. However, one of the key factors that …
Concentrating solar power
Solar energy is a bountiful renewable energy resource: the energy in the sunlight that
reaches Earth in an hour exceeds the energy consumed by all of humanity in a year. 1 While …
reaches Earth in an hour exceeds the energy consumed by all of humanity in a year. 1 While …
Comprehensive analysis and optimization of combined cooling heating and power system integrated with solar thermal energy and thermal energy storage
The introduction of solar thermal energy and the thermal energy storage are effective
methods for reducing the fossil fuel consumption and improving the operation performance …
methods for reducing the fossil fuel consumption and improving the operation performance …
Solar multiple optimization for a solar-only thermal power plant, using oil as heat transfer fluid in the parabolic trough collectors
Usual size of parabolic trough solar thermal plants being built at present is approximately
50MWe. Most of these plants do not have a thermal storage system for maintaining the …
50MWe. Most of these plants do not have a thermal storage system for maintaining the …
Performance of a direct steam generation solar thermal power plant for electricity production as a function of the solar multiple
This paper describes the influence of the solar multiple on the annual performance of
parabolic trough solar thermal power plants with direct steam generation (DSG). The …
parabolic trough solar thermal power plants with direct steam generation (DSG). The …
Current and future costs for parabolic trough and power tower systems in the US market
NREL's Solar Advisor Model (SAM) is employed to estimate the current and future costs for
parabolic trough and molten salt power towers in the US market. Future troughs are …
parabolic trough and molten salt power towers in the US market. Future troughs are …
Assessing the performance of hybrid CSP+ PV plants in northern Chile
Electricity systems in Chile are characterized by a variable hourly demand in the central grid
and an almost constant demand in the northern grid, which require different operation …
and an almost constant demand in the northern grid, which require different operation …
Extending the validity of lumped capacitance method for large Biot number in thermal storage application
In a typical thermal energy storage system, a heat transfer fluid is usually used to
deposit/extract heat when it flows through a packed bed of solid thermal storage material. A …
deposit/extract heat when it flows through a packed bed of solid thermal storage material. A …
A comparison and evaluation of innovative parabolic trough collector concepts for large-scale application
J Fredriksson, M Eickhoff, L Giese, M Herzog - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The present review defines the state of the art of parabolic trough collectors and identifies
the concepts in the framework of innovation's requirements. These are the increase of …
the concepts in the framework of innovation's requirements. These are the increase of …