Solar power technologies for sustainable electricity generation–A review

J Khan, MH Arsalan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Most of the energy generated globally utilize fossil fuels involving the emission of
environmentally hazardous carbon dioxide and depletion of fossil fuel resources. The …

Spatial assessment of solar energy potential at global scale. A geographical approach

R Prăvălie, C Patriche, G Bandoc - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Solar energy is a key renewable source for decarbonization and the future sustainable
development of human society. However, the success of the worldwide governments in the …

Prospects and problems of concentrating solar power technologies for power generation in the desert regions

X Xu, K Vignarooban, B Xu, K Hsu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Concentrated solar power plants (CSPs) are gaining momentum due to their potential of
power generation throughout the day for base load applications in the desert regions with …

A review of studies using nanofluids in flat-plate and direct absorption solar collectors

P Raj, S Subudhi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
With increasing energy demands worldwide, the consumption of fossil fuels has increased
unprecedently which are scarce in nature. This has led to environmental degradation and …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of site-selection procedures of PV and CSP technologies

S Spyridonidou, DG Vagiona - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar energy is one of the leading renewable energy sources in terms of installed power
capacity on a global scale. Scientific research on the site-selection procedures of solar …

Capacity configuration and economic evaluation of a power system integrating hydropower, solar, and wind

Y Zhang, C Ma, Y Yang, X Pang, J Lian, X Wang - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Determining the economic feasibility and optimal capacity scheme of a hybrid system is the
premise of its development. This study proposed a framework for capacity configuration and …

2050 LCOE (Levelized Cost of Energy) projection for a hybrid PV (photovoltaic)-CSP (concentrated solar power) plant in the Atacama Desert, Chile

C Parrado, A Girard, F Simon, E Fuentealba - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
This study calculates the LCOE (Levelized Cost of Energy) on the PSDA (Atacama Solar
Platform) for a solar–solar energy mix with the objective of evaluate new options for …

Optimization and techno-economic assessment of concentrated solar power (CSP) in South-Western Africa: A case study on Ghana

EB Agyekum, VI Velkin - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The techno-economic performance of two different CSP technologies ie Solar tower (ST)
and parabolic trough (PT) were evaluated in this paper, each at two different locations in …

Technical and economic potential of concentrating solar thermal power generation in India

I Purohit, P Purohit - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aims to assess the technical and economic potential of concentrating solar power
(CSP) generation in India. The potential of CSP systems is estimated on the basis of a …

Concentrating solar systems: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and environmental issues

C Lamnatou, D Chemisana - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The present article is a critical literature review about studies which are based on LCA (life
cycle assessment) and about studies which include environmental issues about …