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Ibrahim Tursunovic and Davide Papurello
The energy sector is the main source of greenhouse gases, so it has the highest potential for improvement. The improvements can be achieved by generating energy from renewable sources. It is necessary to combine production from renewable sources with sto...
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Sylvain Rodat and Richard Thonig
Solar energy is not only the most abundant energy on earth but it is also renewable. The use of this energy is expanding very rapidly mainly through photovoltaic technology. However, electricity storage remains a bottleneck in tackling solar resource var...
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Youssef Karout, Axel Curcio, Julien Eynard, Stéphane Thil, Sylvain Rodat, Stéphane Abanades, Valéry Vuillerme and Stéphane Grieu
The present paper deals with both the modeling and the dynamic control of a solar hybrid thermochemical reactor designed to produce syngas through the high-temperature steam gasification of biomass. First, a model of the reactor based on the thermodynami...
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Fabio Maria Aprà, Sander Smit, Raymond Sterling and Tatiana Loureiro
For years, concentrated solar power (CSP) has been considered an emerging technology that could disrupt the energy production sector. The possibility to store the electricity generated during the sunny operating hours in the form of heat enhances energy ...
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S. Potts, D.R. Walwyn
Wide-scale deployment of variable renewable energy (wind and solar photovoltaic) is constrained by its associated requirements for energy storage, the technologies for which are currently too expensive to be routinely used. Concentrated solar power (CSP)...
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Tejvir Singh, Muataz Ali Atieh, Tareq Al-Ansari, Abdul Wahab Mohammad and Gordon McKay
Desalination accounts for 1% of the total global water consumption and is an energy-intensive process, with the majority of operational expenses attributed to energy consumption. Moreover, at present, a significant portion of the power comes from traditi...
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Erick Alfred Dib, Luanda Gimeno Marques, Renan Tavares Figueiredo, Flávio Augusto Sanzovo Fiorelli
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Most of the solar collectors experiments are carried out under clear-sky conditions to evaluate the maximum performance of collectors, even though this condition is not critical for some uses, such as cooking. The optical and thermal performance of a sol...
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Yosoon Choi, Jangwon Suh and Sung-Min Kim
In this study, geographic information system (GIS)-based methods and their applications in solar power system planning and design were reviewed. Three types of GIS-based studies, including those on solar radiation mapping, site evaluation, and potential ...
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Karidewa Nyeinga, Denis Okello, Ole Jorgen Nydal
This study describes a 3D ray tracer model for analysis of a small-scale solar concentrating system where thermal heat is collected for cooking purposes. Emitted sun rays were traced from the source through all reflections until they intercepted with the...
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Alessia Arteconi, Luca Del Zotto, Roberto Tascioni, Khamid Mahkamov, Chris Underwood, Luisa F. Cabeza, Jose Miguel Maldonado, Roberto Manca, André C. Mintsa, Carlo M. Bartolini, Toni Gimbernat, Teresa Botargues, Elvedin Halimic and Luca Cioccolanti
In this paper, the smart management of buildings energy use by means of an innovative renewable micro-cogeneration system is investigated. The system consists of a concentrated linear Fresnel reflectors solar field coupled with a phase change material th...
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