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A review of concentrated solar power hybrid technologies
Santanu Pramanik,RV Ravikrishna +1 more
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In this article, the hybrid power generation technologies of concentrated solar power (CSP) and other renewable and non-renewable resources such as biomass, wind, geothermal, coal, and natural gas have been compared based on their plant characteristics and performance metrics using data from the literature and of actual hybrid power plants.About:
This article is published in Applied Thermal Engineering.The article was published on 2017-12-25. It has received 124 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Renewable energy & Distributed generation.read more
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A comprehensive review of state-of-the-art concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies: current status and research trends
TL;DR: It is found that direct steam generation (DSG) is a promising innovation which is reviewed in this study and provides a most up-to-date overview of the CSP technologies implemented across the globe.
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Solar aided power generation: A review
Jiyun Qin,Eric Hu,Xiaohua Li +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed and summarised the progress of research and development of the SAPG plant technology in last almost 30 or so years, including the technical and economic advantages of SAPG over other solar thermal power generation technologies.
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A comprehensive review of solar only and hybrid solar driven multigeneration systems: Classifications, benefits, design and prospective
TL;DR: This review shows that for configuration selection and design, different thermodynamics, economic and environmental aspects should be considered for solar driven multigeneration systems development, and further multidisciplinary research on different aspects of such systems is necessary.
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Commercial parabolic trough CSP plants: Research trends and technological advancements
TL;DR: In this paper, the current status of parabolic trough collector commercial power plants around the world and the technological developments in various constituents of such concentrated solar power plants are discussed, including various developments in the concentrators and receiver tubes in order to enhance both the thermal and the optical efficiencies.
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Concentrated solar thermochemical gasification of biomass: Principles, applications, and development
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized recent development in modeling concentrated solar thermochemical gasification of biomass, the method of concentrated solar thermal for gasification, and applications and development of concentrating solar thermal biomass gasification.
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