Massive grid-scale energy storage for next-generation concentrated solar power: A review of the potential emerging concepts

J Baigorri, F Zaversky, D Astrain - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The cost of renewable energy has significantly decreased in recent years, which marks the
way towards a fully renewable and sustainable future. However, this energy transition is not …

Latest developments, assessments and research trends for next generation of concentrated solar power plants using liquid heat transfer fluids

I Arias, J Cardemil, E Zarza, L Valenzuela… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar thermal technologies for power generation have become cost-effective, efficient,
flexible, and play a prominent role in achieving low-carbon energy systems. Concentrated …

High temperature liquid thermal conductivity: a review of measurement techniques, theoretical understanding, and energy applications

AZ Zhao, JE Garay - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
High temperature heat transfer fluids like molten salts and molten metals will unlock the
higher efficiency and lower cost of next generation grid scale energy sources such as …

Energy storage technologies for modern power systems: A detailed analysis of functionalities, potentials, and impacts

S Sahoo, P Timmann - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power systems are undergoing a significant transformation around the globe. Renewable
energy sources (RES) are replacing their conventional counterparts, leading to a variable …

Electrodeposited nickel coatings for exceptional corrosion mitigation in industrial grade molten chloride salts for concentrating solar power

P Kondaiah, R Pitchumani - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Molten chloride salt eutectics are attractive candidates for use as thermal energy storage
media and heat transfer fluids in generation-three concentrating solar thermal power (Gen3 …

Review of the molten salt technology and assessment of its potential to achieve an energy efficient heat management in a decarbonized chemical industry

D de Figueiredo Luiz, J Boon, GO Rodriguez… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Decarbonizing energy intensive industrial processes is a crucial starting point for
accelerating the progress toward the net-zero emissions scenario. This review aims to …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic assessment of a numbering-up approach for a 100 MWe third generation sodium-salt CSP system

CA Asselineau, A Fontalvo, S Wang, F Venn, J Pye… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This work presents the design and techno-economic analysis of a 100 MW e concentrated
solar power (CSP) system using a supercritical CO 2 power block with 700° C input …

Exploring efficiency limits for molten-salt and sodium external cylindrical receivers for third-generation concentrating solar power

CA Asselineau, J Pye, J Coventry - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Third-generation concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) systems are proposed which aim
to halve the cost of electricity from CSP. This work demonstrates that a transition from state …

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 …

Thermal energy storage in concentrating solar power plants: a review of European and North American R&D projects

S Pascual, P Lisbona, LM Romeo - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thermal energy storage (TES) is the most suitable solution found to improve the
concentrating solar power (CSP) plant's dispatchability. Molten salts used as sensible heat …