Applications of thermal energy storage in solar organic Rankine cycles: a comprehensive review

M Salem, M Fahim Alavi, I Mahariq… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs) are promising approaches for generating power from
medium or low temperature heat sources. In this regard, ORCs can be used to indirectly …

Performance prediction of a cryogenic organic Rankine cycle based on back propagation neural network optimized by genetic algorithm

Z Tian, W Gan, X Zou, Y Zhang, W Gao - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, a performance prediction model of the cryogenic ORC was presented based
on the back propagation neural network optimized by the genetic algorithm (BPNN-GA) …

[HTML][HTML] Optimisation of a high-efficiency solar-driven organic Rankine cycle for applications in the built environment

A Ramos, MA Chatzopoulou, J Freeman, CN Markides - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Energy security, pollution and sustainability are major challenges presently facing the
international community, in response to which increasing quantities of renewable energy are …

Cryogenic biogas upgrading process using solar energy (process integration, development, and energy analysis)

M Mehrpooya, B Ghorbani, A Manizadeh - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Biogas upgrading is a process that increases methane content to an acceptable percentage
is compared with natural gas and reduces impurities such as CO 2 and H 2 S in the biogas …

[HTML][HTML] Small-scale concentrated solar power system with thermal energy storage: System-level modelling and techno-economic optimisation

Z Kee, Y Wang, J Pye, A Rahbari - Energy Conversion and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
A dynamic, techno-economic model of a small-scale, 31.5 kW e concentrated solar power
(CSP) plant with a dish collector, two-tank molten salt storage, and a sCO 2 power block is …

Biomethane grid injection or biomethane liquefaction: A technical-economic analysis

G Pasini, A Baccioli, L Ferrari, M Antonelli, S Frigo… - Biomass and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The gradual reduction of subsidies for electricity production from biogas and the raising
interest of bio-methane as an integration to natural gas market force the biogas plant owners …

Design and development of an innovative integrated structure for the production and storage of energy and hydrogen utilizing renewable energy

A Dadak, M Mehrpooya, A Kasaeian - Sustainable Energy Technologies …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein, solar dish collector, phase change material energy storage, solid oxide electrolysis
cell, and thermoelectric generator sub-systems for synchronous supply of hydrogen and …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling system integration of a micro solar Organic Rankine Cycle plant into a residential building

A Arteconi, L Del Zotto, R Tascioni, L Cioccolanti - Applied energy, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present energy scenario and considering the high share on global energy demand of
buildings, small and micro-scale combined heat and power units powered by solar energy …

Dynamic response of a micro-scale ORC-based power unit fed by solar flat panels

F Fatigati, D Vittorini, R Cipollone - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In the residential sector, micro-cogeneration can be performed with organic Rankine cycle
(ORC)-based power unit (ORC-bPU) bottoming flat-plate solar thermal collectors. Usually …

Energy, exergy, and environmental assessment of a small-scale solar organic Rankine cycle using different organic fluids

GP Piñerez, GV Ochoa, J Duarte-Forero - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
This article presents an energetic, exergetic, and environmental (3E) analysis of a solar
powered simple Rankine Organic Cycle (ORC). The ORC is simulated using three organic …