Among renewable energies, wind and solar are inherently intermittent and therefore both
require efficient energy storage systems to facilitate a round-the-clock electricity production …

The high power density, ease of transportation and storage and many years of development
of internal combustion engine technologies have put liquid hydrocarbon fuels at a privileged …

High temperature fuel production and thermal material processing driven by concentrated
solar energy has the potential to significantly reduce the fossil fuel dependence of our …

Successful demonstration and promising characterization of a solar reactor pilot plant for
thermal reduction of ZnO as part of a two-step water and CO 2 splitting cycle has been …

Solar-driven thermochemical conversion of H 2 O and CO 2 into sustainable fuels, based on
redox cycle, provides a promising path for alternative energy, as it employs the solar energy …

Thermochemical heat storage based on redox oxides has been proposed as suitable
alternative for future concentrating solar plants working at high temperatures. In particular …

A solar-driven thermochemical pilot plant for the high-temperature thermal dissociation of
ZnO has been designed, fabricated, and experimentally demonstrated. Tests were …

This analysis uses component learning curves to investigate the effect of policy support on
the future potential of two methods of producing hydrogen using solar energy: solar …

In this work we investigate the mechanism of Zn oxidation with CO2 and/or H2O to produce
solar derived fuels (CO and/or H2) as part of the Zn/ZnO thermochemical redox cycle. It has …

Concentrated solar power (CSP) can be employed as the only energy source for the
renewable production of hydrogen and/or syngas from water/carbon dioxide. Such a route …