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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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Thermal energy storage technologies and systems for concentrating solar power plants
TL;DR: In this article, a review of thermal energy storage system design methodologies and the factors to be considered at different hierarchical levels for concentrating solar power (CSP) plants is presented.
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Concentrated solar power plants: Review and design methodology
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a methodology to predict hourly beam (direct) irradiation from available monthly averages, based upon combined previous literature findings and available meteorological data, and illustrate predictions for different selected STC locations.
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Heat transfer fluids for concentrating solar power systems – A review
TL;DR: In this paper, the current status of heat transfer fluid, which is one of the critical components for storing and transferring thermal energy in concentrating solar power systems, is reviewed in detail, particularly regarding the melting temperature, thermal stability limit and corrosion issues.
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Concentrating Solar Power.
Lee A. Weinstein,James Loomis,James Loomis,Bikram Bhatia,David M. Bierman,Evelyn N. Wang,Gang Chen +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-Energy) gave DE-AR0000471 and DE-ARM0000181 for the first time, respectively.
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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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Comparative Performances of `TOWER-TOP' and `TOWER-REFLECTOR' Central Solar Receivers
Akiba Segal,Michael Epstein +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of heliostat field density and the performance of tower-top and tower-reflector solar plants are discussed and compared, and a model for calculating the efficiencies of central solar receivers with secondary concentrators is presented.
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Modelling and Design of Direct Solar Steam Generating Collector Fields
Markus Eck,Wolf-Dieter Steinmann +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the direct steam generation (DSG) is an attractive option regarding the economic improvement of parabolic trough technology for solar thermal electricity generation in the multi megawatt range.
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Economic evaluation of the industrial solar production of lime
TL;DR: The use of concentrated solar energy in place of fossil fuels for driving the endothermic calcination reaction CaCO3→CaO+CO2 at above 1300 K has the potential of reducing CO2 emissions by 20% in a state-of-the-art lime plant and up to 40% in conventional cement plant as mentioned in this paper.
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High-concentration photovoltaic designs based on miniature parabolic dishes
TL;DR: In this article, the flux distribution of the transported light is homogenized in a miniature glass kaleidoscope that is optically coupled to a small, high-efficiency solar cell.
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Numerical Investigation of Energy-Efficient Receiver for Solar Parabolic Trough Concentrator
TL;DR: In this paper, a thermal analysis of an energy-efficient receiver for solar parabolic trough concentrator is presented, where the internal flow and heat transfer analysis is carried out based on a RNG k-ϵ turbulent model, whereas external heat losses are treated as a laminar natural convection model.