Solar power technology for electricity generation: A critical review

MH Ahmadi, M Ghazvini… - Energy Science & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Negative environmental impact of fossil fuel consumption highlight the role of renewable
energy sources and give them a unique opportunity to grow and improve. Among renewable …

A review on solar Rankine cycles: Working fluids, applications, and cycle modifications

O Aboelwafa, SEK Fateen, A Soliman… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

[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 …

Concentrated solar power technology in India: A review

JP Bijarniya, K Sudhakar, P Baredar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Conventional power plants suffer from issues like fuel scarcity, availability of site and other
environmental concerns. Alternate technologies based on renewable energy sources …

Energy, exergetic and economic analyses of a combined solar-biomass-ORC cooling cogeneration systems for a Brazilian small plant

PH da Silva Morais, A Lodi, AC Aoki, M Modesto - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Investment in renewable energy sources has grown substantially since the late 1980s,
which together with the 1970s oil crisis and the concern about greenhouse gas emissions …

Demonstration of plausible application of gallium nano-suspension in microchannel solar thermal receiver: experimental assessment of thermo-hydraulic performance …

MM Sarafraz, M Arjomandi - … Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study experimentally investigates the potential application of a liquid metal
enriched with aluminum oxide nanoparticles in a microchannel, which can have further …

Thermal and hydraulic analysis of a rectangular microchannel with gallium-copper oxide nano-suspension

MM Sarafraz, H Arya, M Arjomandi - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, the utilization of liquid metal nano-suspension in a rectangular microchannel
was experimentally investigated with the view to develop a new insight for the fabrication of …

Model-based predictive control for optimal MicroCSP operation integrated with building HVAC systems

M Toub, CR Reddy, M Razmara, M Shahbakhti… - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a model predictive control (MPC) framework to minimize the energy
consumption and the energy cost of the building heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning …

Performance evaluation of solar power plants: a review and a case study

M Makkiabadi, S Hoseinzadeh, A Taghavirashidizadeh… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The world's electricity generation has increased with renewable energy technologies such
as solar (solar power plant), wind energy (wind turbines), heat energy, and even ocean …

Low-temperature multiple-effect desalination/organic Rankine cycle system with a novel integration for fresh water and electrical energy production

JA Aguilar-Jiménez, N Velázquez, R López-Zavala… - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel energetic integration of a Multiple Effect Thermal Desalination
System (MED) and an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) for simultaneous production of potable …