Opportunities and challenges in using particle circulation loops for concentrated solar power applications

G Flamant, B Grange, J Wheeldon, F Siros… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is an electricity generation technology that
concentrates solar irradiance through heliostats onto a small area, the receiver, where a …

Fluidized beds for concentrated solar thermal technologies—a review

C Tregambi, M Troiano, F Montagnaro… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Thermal and thermochemical processes can be efficiently developed and carried out in
fluidized beds, due to the unique properties of fluidized suspensions of solid particles and to …

Scaling-up the calcium-loo** process for CO2 capture and energy storage

C Ortiz, JM Valverde, R Chacartegui… - KONA Powder and …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Abstract The Calcium-Loo** (CaL) process has emerged in the last years as a promising
technology to face two key challenges within the future energy scenario: energy storage in …

An experimental characterization of Calcium Loo** integrated with concentrated solar power

C Tregambi, P Salatino, R Solimene… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) and renewable energy sources are both
essential to mitigate the CO 2 emissions in the near future. Calcium Loo** (CaL) is an …

A CFD-DEM study of hydrodynamics with heat transfer in a gas-solid fluidized bed reactor for solar thermal applications

S Bellan, K Matsubara, HS Cho, N Gokon… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The particles flow and heat transfer characteristics of a high temperature solar
thermochemical fluidized bed reactor have been studied for solar beam-down concentrating …

[HTML][HTML] Directly irradiated fluidized bed autothermal reactor (DIFBAR): Hydrodynamics, thermal behaviour and preliminary reactive tests

S Padula, M Troiano, C Tregambi, R Solimene… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The advancements of the Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) technologies in the heat and
power sector are pushing researchers to find new ways to exploit solar energy. Solar-driven …

110th Anniversary: Calcium Loo** Coupled with Concentrated Solar Power for Carbon Capture and Thermochemical Energy Storage

C Tregambi, F Di Lauro, F Montagnaro… - Industrial & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies with energy storage can greatly enhance the
dispatchability and the exploitation of solar energy in different applications. In this context …

Characterization and experimental study of volcanic rocks in fluidized beds with a beam-down solar reflector for CSP applications

LM Cerutti-Cristaldo, M Díaz-Heras… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work experimentally studied the thermal behavior of volcanic rocks in a lab-scale
bubbling fluidized bed with concentrated irradiation from the top. Following an exhaustive …

Experimental characterization of granular materials for directly irradiated fluidized bed solar receivers

C Tregambi, C Bevilacqua, A Cammarota… - AIP Conference …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems stem out as a promising technology that has the
advantage of an easy integration with thermal energy storage. The current benchmark in the …

Numerical simulation of fuel reactor for a methane-fueled chemical loo** combustion using bubbling fluidized bed with internal particle circulation

RY Chein, WF Tseng, KT Wu - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Chemical-loo** combustion (CLC) is recognized as a promising technique to efficiently
and economically capture emitted carbon dioxide in common combustion processes. In this …