[HTML][HTML] Progress in research and technological advancements of thermal energy storage systems for concentrated solar power

MI Khan, F Asfand, SG Al-Ghamdi - Journal of Energy Storage, 2022 - Elsevier
A global transition towards more sustainable production and consumption systems has led
to an increasing share of renewables in the energy market. Renewables, majorly solar PV …

[HTML][HTML] Literature review of the catalytic pyrolysis of methane for hydrogen and carbon production

M McConnachie, M Konarova, S Smart - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review highlights recent developments and future perspectives in CO x-free hydrogen
production through methane pyrolysis. We give detailed discussions on thermal and …

Engineering molten MgCl2–KCl–NaCl salt for high-temperature thermal energy storage: Review on salt properties and corrosion control strategies

C Villada, W Ding, A Bonk, T Bauer - Solar Energy Materials and Solar …, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional thermal energy storage (TES) media and heat transfer fluids (HTFs) currently
used in commercial concentrated solar power (CSP) plants are nitrate-based molten salts …

Thermal conductivity measurement using modulated photothermal radiometry for nitrate and chloride molten salts

KM Chung, T Feng, J Zeng, SR Adapa, X Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Molten salts are being used or explored for thermal energy storage and conversion systems
in concentrating solar power and nuclear power plants. Thermal conductivity of molten salts …

Thermal stability mechanism and operating temperature limit of molten chloride salts for thermal energy storage and concentrated solar power applications

Z Rong, Y Ye, J Ding, F Qiao - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract NaCl–KCl–MgCl 2 molten salt is widely recognized as a potential excellent material
for high-temperature heat transfer and thermal energy storage in concentrated solar power …

CSP Gen3: Liquid-phase pathway to SunShot

CS Turchi, S Gage, J Martinek, S Jape, K Armijo… - 2021 - osti.gov
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) established the Concentrating Solar Power
Generation 3 (CSP Gen3) program to promote the development of advanced CSP systems …

A feedforward-feedback control strategy based on artificial neural network for solar receivers

WQ Wang, MJ Li, JQ Guo, WQ Tao - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In a solar power tower plant, the stability of the receiver's outlet temperature is required for
high-efficiency and safe operation. However, the dramatic variation of solar energy caused …

Unraveling Local Structure of Molten Salts via X-ray Scattering, Raman Spectroscopy, and Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics

S Roy, M Brehm, S Sharma, F Wu… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this work, we resolve a long-standing issue concerning the local structure of molten
MgCl2 by employing a multimodal approach, including X-ray scattering and Raman …

The role of the local structure on the thermal transport within dissociated and complexed molten salt mixtures

AE Gheribi, AT Phan, H Yang, RC Gallagher… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Contrary to the solid state, the understanding of thermal transport within molten salts
remains limited. This study aims at establishing a robust theoretical framework for describing …

Liquid-based high-temperature receiver technologies for next-generation concentrating solar power: a review of challenges and potential solutions

YL He, W Wang, R Jiang, M Li, W Tao - Frontiers in Energy, 2023 - Springer
To reduce the levelized cost of energy for concentrating solar power (CSP), the outlet
temperature of the solar receiver needs to be higher than 700° C in the next-generation …