The world is rapidly adopting renewable energy alternatives at a remarkable rate to address
the ever-increasing environmental crisis of CO 2 emissions. Renewable energy system …

Among the diverse technologies for producing clean energy through concentrated solar
power, central tower plants are believed to be the most promising in the next years. In these …

Industry is one of the leading energy consumers with a global share of 37%. Fossil fuels are
used to meet more then 80% of this demand. The sun's heat can be exploited in most …

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 …

Abstract The term Carnot Battery refers to thermo-mechanical energy storage technologies
that store electricity in the form of thermal exergy with electricity as the main output. The …

To compete with conventional heat-to-power technologies, such as thermal power plants,
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) must meet the electricity demand round the clock even if …

Solar energy is considered to be one of the most promising renewable and sustainable
energy sources. Two key technologies such as photovoltaic and concentrated solar power …

Cost effective methods of storing heat can be an enabling technology to promote utilization
of solar thermal and heat recovery systems for industrial applications. The technology can …

Thermal energy storage systems are extensively investigated because of their fundamental
role in the storage of renewable energy and in the recovery of useful heat generated from …

Develo** solar technologies for converting CO2 into fuels has become a great energy
challenge, as it closes the anthropogenic carbon cycle and leads to the production of …