Abstract The Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), Supercritical Rankine Cycle (SRC), and
Supercritical Brayton Cycle (SBC) are three power cycles that are systematically …

Concentrated solar power (CSP), or solar thermal power, is an ideal technology to hybridize
with other energy technologies for power generation. CSP shares technology with …

The utilization of solar energy based technologies has attracted increased interest in recent
times in order to satisfy the various energy demands of our society. This paper presents a …

In this study, a novel power, cooling, and heating cogeneration system was devised. In the
proposed system, parabolic trough solar collectors were used as the primary energy source …

This paper reviews the hybrid power generation technologies of concentrated solar power
(CSP) and other renewable and non-renewable resources such as biomass, wind …

Solar energy is an auspicious renewal energy source because of its abundant availability
and its flexibility to be converted into heat or into electricity. Concentrated solar power …

Efficient, low-cost and environmentally friendly storage of thermal energy stands as a main
challenge for large scale deployment of solar energy. This work explores the integration into …

Surging in energy demand makes it necessary to improve performance of plant equipment
and optimize operation of thermal power plants. Inasmuch as thermal power plants depend …

A trigeneration system based on parabolic trough solar collectors and thermal energy
storage tank is devised for simultaneous power, heating, and freshwater production. The …