The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is an effective technology for power generation from
temperatures of up to 400° C and for capacities of up to 10 MW el. The use of solar …

The ever-increasing demand for energy, scarcity of traditional energy sources and severe
environmental issues are, perhaps, the biggest global challenges that need immediate …

In this study, the optimal design and operation of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system
driven by solar energy is investigated. A two-tank sensible thermal energy storage system is …

This paper presents a review of exergy analysis of solar thermal collectors and processes. It
includes not only various types of solar collectors, but also various applications of solar …

This paper presents a review of the available technologies to provide cooling from solar
energy for both thermal and photovoltaic ways. Several multi-criteria performance indicators …

A dynamic simulation model of a novel solar–geothermal polygeneration system and the
related exergetic and exergoeconomic analyses are presented in this paper. The plant is …

This paper presents a review of exergy analysis of solar thermal systems. It includes both
various types of solar collectors and various applications of solar thermal systems. As solar …

This work focuses on the off-design performance of the system integrated a simple
recuperative supercritical CO 2 Brayton cycle, solar power tower, and thermal energy …

The Rankine cycle is considered the most common and competitive power generation cycle
to produce electricity from solar thermal energy. This paper reviews the work done on the …

This study proposes a novel design optimization method for the solar power tower (SPT)
system with a supercritical CO 2 (S-CO 2) Brayton cycle. The design conditions are …