[HTML][HTML] Recent Advances in Solar Thermal Selective Coatings for Solar Power Applications: Technology Categorization, Preparation Methods, and Induced Aging …

ME Zayed - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Solar thermal selective coatings (STSCs) are crucial for enhancing the thermal efficiency of
receivers in solar power applications. Enhancing the photothermal conversion performance …

Scalable nano-architecture for stable near-blackbody solar absorption at high temperatures

Y Guo, K Tsuda, S Hosseini, Y Murakami… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Light trap** enhancement by nanostructures is ubiquitous in engineering applications, for
example, in improving highly-efficient concentrating solar thermal (CST) technologies …

Thermal treatment of stainless steel substrates along with a thin silicon layer for high temperature solar thermal applications

V Amrutha, S Latha, P Bera, S John, G Srinivas… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar energy harvesting in solar thermal systems using different solar absorber coatings on
collectors has been widely studied. Here, we incorporate a single layer Si (∼ 250 nm) onto …

Surface Reconstruction of La0.5Sr0.5CoO3-δ Ceramic toward High Solar Selectivity for High-Temperature Air-Stable Solar–Thermal Conversion

Z **e, Y Gao, Y Wang, Z Fang, C Lu… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
As a key device for solar energy conversion, solar absorbers play a critical role in improving
the operating temperature of concentrated solar power (CSP) systems. However, solar …

[HTML][HTML] Stability and characterisation of pyromark 2500 cured at different temperatures

S Hosseini, JF Torres, M Taheri, A Tricoli, W Lipiński… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyromark 2500 is a silicone-based high-temperature solar absorber coating commonly used
for concentrating solar power receivers. It has good optical efficiency in its pristine condition …

A multi-scale solar receiver with peak receiver efficiency over 90% at 720° C for the next-generation solar power tower

WQ Wang, YL He, R Jiang - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
To reduce the receiver's energy loss at high temperatures for the next-generation
concentrating solar power plant, a novel multi-scale receiver is proposed by combing fin-like …

[HTML][HTML] Intercomparison of opto-thermal spectral measurements for concentrating solar thermal receiver materials from room temperature up to 800° C

S Caron, M Farchado, G San Vicente, A Morales… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
An intercomparison of opto-thermal spectral measurements has been performed for some
relevant receiver materials in concentrating solar thermal applications, from room …

Influence of different thermal degradation processes on the optical property of Pyromark-2500

N Martínez, M Lopez-Herraiz, A Rico, CJ Múnez… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Concentrating solar power (CSP) is emerging as an increasingly important component of
renewable energy. CSP systems are being widely adopted in the establishment of large …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of high-temperature paints for infrared thermography in fire research

GT Bellamy, MJ DiDomizio, MK Patel, MB McKinnon - Fire Safety Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Infrared temperature measurements are common in fire research and adjacent fields to
provide spatially-resolved temperature distributions on surfaces. To obtain accurate …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation of shortwave infrared ratio thermometers for the remote opto-thermal characterisation of central external receivers

S Caron, R Larue, A Kämpgen, F Sutter, M Röger… - Solar Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
The accurate knowledge of the receiver surface temperature T surf is important for a safe,
efficient and durable power plant operation. Its distribution is typically measured in real time …