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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Concentrated solar power (CSP"”.
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Computational modeling of dynamic phase change materials in thermal energy storage for concentrated solar power
… advent of artificial intelligence and other high-power computing functions are among the biggest drivers of this increasing demand. The design and implementation of reliable, modernized power systems such as modular, networked microgrids is essential to meet this growing demand. Thermal energy …
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Modeling of Thermal Storage Silos and Heat Exchanger for Particle-Based Concentrated Solar Power
Next generation concentrated solar power (CSP) plants are envisioned to use carbon coated particles like HSP 60/40 as a highly efficient heat transfer fluid. There has been previous work on the development of subcomponent models, but these existing models are complex and computationally expensive. …
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Optimized clean hydrogen production using nuclear small modular reactor and concentrated solar power as a renewable energy source
… SMR), connected to a molten-salt based Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, producing electricity and hydrogen is investigated specifically, by modeling and simulations of a Nuclear-Renewable Hybrid Energy System (N-RHES). Optimization of design and functional variables/parameters, as …
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Design and evaluation of solar and geothermal energy systems integrated with Cu-Cl cycle
This thesis study proposes solar and geothermal based three multigeneration systems. System 1 consists of a bifacial photovoltaic (BiPV) plant, multi-effect distillation (MED) desalination unit and, proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer. Systems 2 and 3 additionally consist of the copper …
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Geophysical and industrial requirements of large scale rollout of concentrating solar power (CSP) in South Africa
… supply structure to a large emphasis on Concentrated Solar Power (CSP). It does this by assessing the local geographical conditions and what are the land, water and radiation requirements of CSP followed by an investigation into the transmission grid requirements. Recommendations are …
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Control System Design for a Solar Receiver-Reactor
Solar-thermal receiver-reactor (RR) units are being developed to harness the technology's potential for use in both electrical power generation and materials processing industries. However, there is still substantial work needed to commercialise the technology and a key facet to this is the design …
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Carbon capture from gas-fired power plant and integration with energy storage and CO2 utilisation
The new and existing gas fired power plant requires urgent and stronger implementation of carbon capture integration to reduce CO2 emission. In this study, an integrated carbon capture system produced through calcium looping (CaL) process is proposed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, integrating …
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Dynamic modeling of a steam Rankine Cycle for Concentrated Solar Power applications
Concentrated solar power (CSP) is expected to play a key role in the necessary energy transition towards more sustainability. However, this type of system is inherently subject to transient boundary conditions such as varying solar irradiation. Therefore, advanced control strategies are required to …
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Selective solar absorber materials : nanostructured surfaces via scalable synthesis
Current solar to thermal energy conversion technologies, including concentrated solar power (CSP) and solar water heaters (SWH) utilize absorber surfaces that collect incident solar radiation. However, these absorber surfaces emit thermal energy (at their temperature) in the infrared (IR) spectrum, …
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Corrosion Behavior of Potential Structural Materials for use in Nitrate Salts Based Solar Thermal Power Plants
… fuels and lessen the impact on the environment. Concentrated solar power (CSP) plants have the ability to harness solar energy at an efficiency not yet achieved by other technologies designed to convert solar energy to electricity. The problem of intermittency in power production seen with other …
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Molten Salt Nanomaterials for Thermal Energy Storage and Concentrated Solar Power Applications
The thermal efficiency of concentrated solar power (CSP) system depends on the maximum operating temperature of the system which is determined by the operating temperature of the TES device. Organic materials (such as synthetic oil, fatty acid, or paraffin wax) are typically used for TES. This …
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Potential contribution of solar thermal power to electricity supply in Northern Nigeria
… to consider the possibility of harnessing the solar energy resource in northern Nigeria, this study explores the potential contribution of the adoption of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology to the energy system in the far northern States of Nigeria. These States are chosen because the …
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Adsorption at the nanoparticle interface for increased thermal capacity in solar thermal systems
In concentrated solar power (CSP) systems, high temperature heat transfer fluids (HTFs) are responsible for collecting energy from the sun at the solar receiver and transporting it to the turbine where steam is produced and electricity is generated. Unfortunately, many high temperature HTFs have …
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Analysis of parabolic through collector cleaning system under adaptive scheduling policy
… trough collectors that are used to generate power at concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. The level of cleanliness is proportional to the power produced, and thus it affects the economic pay off at CSP plants. Current practice to address this dust problem, termed as conventional cleaning, …
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The impact of a 'trough' Concentrated Solar Power facility on birds and other animals in the Northern Cape, South Africa
The environmental impacts of solar power generation and particularly Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) are not well understood. There have been reports of birds injured and killed by concentrated solar radiation at power 'towers' and from collisions with mirrors at both tower and 'trough' facilities. …
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Computer simulations to calculate energy flux and image size on a receiver for different reflector geometries using caustics
… countries that lie on the ‘‘Sun Belt’’, where solar irradiation is sufficient, are working towards harvesting and exploiting solar energy. Given the fact that solar radiation has low density, efficient exploitation schemes depend on concentrating solar radiation to generate electricity within …
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Thermofluid design and analysis of centrifugal compressors for a 50 MWe concentrated solar power supercritical CO₂ Brayton power cycle
Brayton power cycles employing supercritical CO₂ (sCO₂) as the working fluid are attracting growing interest for use in concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. The primary motivation is to enhance the efficiency of the power block and reduce overall system costs by utilising the high efficiency, …
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A study of the solar energy systems and storage devices
… South African network by investing in a mix of power generation projects which include coal, nuclear and renewable energy schemes such as solar and wind. The renewable energy resources are considered a more viable option because of their many advantages such as lower greenhouse gas emissions, …
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A reduced order modelling methodology for external cylindrical concentrated solar power central receivers
The use of supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycles for concentrated solar power (CSP) applications is becoming increasingly attractive since these cycles may offer lower capital costs and increased thermal efficiency. However, there are currently no utility-scale sCO2-CSP tower plants in …
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Determining Optical Basicity of Molten Chloride Salts for Solar Thermal Applications
… to improve relevant materials is imperative. Concentrated solar power (CSP) and thermal energy storage (TES) are valuable technologies that, when coupled, allow for intermittent solar power to be stored as thermal energy in molten salt. Thermal storage allows for energy to be accessed when …
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