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Innovation in concentrated solar power
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A multitude of advancements have been developed during this period, as the topic of concentrated solar power is becoming more mainstream as mentioned in this paper, including reflector and collector design and materials, heat absorption and transport, power production and thermal storage.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.The article was published on 2011-10-01. It has received 477 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Concentrated solar power & Photovoltaic system.read more
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Design, optimization and performance comparison of solar tower and photovoltaic power plants
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared two main technologies of solar to electrical energy conversion, namely solar tower (ST) and photovoltaic (PV), and provided very useful guidelines for the policymakers to select a particular technology for the future solar-based power generation projects.
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Current status and future prospects of renewable and sustainable energy in North America: Progress and challenges
TL;DR: In this article , a detailed overview of the development and evolution of the renewable and sustainable energy sources is provided in terms of their types, characteristics, applications, production processes, advantages and disadvantages.
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Analysis and optimization of LT-MED system powered by an innovative CSP plant
TL;DR: In this article, an LT-MED system integrated with a novel Parabolic Trough Concentrated Solar Power (PT-CSP) plant whose reference cycle is called DEC, Discrete Ericsson Cycle which uses air as heat transfer fluid.
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Study of heat transfer through a cavity receiver for a solar powered advanced Stirling engine generator
TL;DR: In this paper, experiments were performed to find the most suitable cavity receiver configuration for maximum solar radiation utilizations by an Advanced Stirling Engine Generator (ADSEG) in order to operate the Stirling engine.
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Material optimum choices and parametric design strategies of a photon-enhanced solar cell hybrid system
TL;DR: In this article, a novel design concept of the solar hybrid system consisting of a solar concentrator, a photon enhanced thermionic emission device (PETED), and a thermoelectric generator (TEG) is proposed.
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CRC Handbook of Thermoelectrics
TL;DR: In this article, Rowe et al. proposed a method for reducing the thermal conductivity of a thermoelectric generator by reducing the carrier concentration of the generator, which was shown to improve the generator's performance.
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Solar thermal collectors and applications
TL;DR: A survey of the various types of solar thermal collectors and applications is presented in this paper, where an analysis of the environmental problems related to the use of conventional sources of energy is presented and the benefits offered by renewable energy systems are outlined.
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State of the art on high temperature thermal energy storage for power generation. Part 1—Concepts, materials and modellization
Antoni Gil,Marc Medrano,Ingrid Martorell,Ana Lázaro,Pablo Dolado,Belén Zalba,Luisa F. Cabeza +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the different storage concepts are reviewed and classified, and modellization of such systems is reviewed, and all materials considered in literature or plants are listed. But only a few plants in the world have tested high temperature thermal energy storage systems.
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A review of principle and sun-tracking methods for maximizing solar systems output
TL;DR: In this article, different types of sun tracking systems are reviewed and their pros and cons are discussed and the most efficient and popular sun tracking device was found to be in the form of polar-axis and azimuth/elevation types.
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Thermochemistry of ionic liquid heat-transfer fluids
TL;DR: In this paper, three ionic liquids were chosen for study based on their range of solvent properties and the solvent properties correlate with solubility of water in the ionic liquid.