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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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Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes as protective monolayer coatings against the high-temperature corrosion of concentrating solar power absorber surfaces
Luka Noč,Matjaž Ličen,Irena Drevenšek Olenik,Raghuraj Singh Chouhan,Janez Kovač,Daniel Mandler,Ivan Jerman +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on the deposition, testing, and antioxidation properties of ultra-thin (1-3nm) mono-, di-, and tri-layers of hybrid organic polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) on Inconel 617.
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Thermodynamic analysis and optimization of an ORC hybrid geothermal–solar power plant
Rafika Maali,Tahar Khir +1 more
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Shading efficiency calculation for Linear Fresnel reflector
Youssef Elmaanaoui,D. Saifaoui +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented a method to calculate mirror element spacing arrangement in a Linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) for hours, days and for a whole year.
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CRC Handbook of Thermoelectrics
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Solar thermal collectors and applications
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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
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Thermochemistry of ionic liquid heat-transfer fluids
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