A review of concentrated solar power hybrid technologies

S Pramanik, RV Ravikrishna - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the hybrid power generation technologies of concentrated solar power
(CSP) and other renewable and non-renewable resources such as biomass, wind …

Advances in the integration of solar thermal energy with conventional and non-conventional power plants

MS Jamel, A Abd Rahman, AH Shamsuddin - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2013 - Elsevier
Pollution and increasing fuel prices are the main focus for governments today. The main
cause of pollution is existing electricity power plants that use huge quantities of fossil fuel. A …

Solar parallel feed water heating repowering of a steam power plant: A case study in Iran

G Ahmadi, D Toghraie, OA Akbari - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Currently, the use of renewable energies is put on the agenda of most researchers in the
field of energy. On the other hand, in many parts of the world, fossil fuel power plants …

[HTML][HTML] Solar aided power generation: A review

J Qin, E Hu, X Li - Energy and Built Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Solar Aided Power Generation (SAPG) is the most efficient and economic ways to
hybridise solar thermal energy and a fossil fuel fired regenerative Rankine cycle (RRC) …

Energy and exergy analysis of a super critical thermal power plant at various load conditions under constant and pure sliding pressure operation

S Adibhatla, SC Kaushik - Applied thermal engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to perform an energetic and exergetic analysis on a 660 MWe
coal fired supercritical thermal power plant at 100%, 80% and 60% of normal continuous …

New procedure for optimal solar repowering of thermal power plants and integration with MSF desalination based on environmental friendliness and economic benefit

S Kabiri, MHK Manesh, M Yazdi, M Amidpour - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Using solar collectors to repower steam power plants is one of the cheapest methods to
improve these power generation sites' technical, economic, and environmental performance …

Efficiency improvement of a steam power plant through solar repowering

G Ahmadi, D Toghraie… - International Journal of …, 2017 - inderscienceonline.com
Currently, fossil fuel power plants generate about 93.2% of Iran's electricity network.
Negative growth of average efficiency of thermal power plants in the past years necessitates …

Off-design thermodynamic performances of a combined solar tower and parabolic trough aided coal-fired power plant

H Liu, R Zhai, K Patchigolla, P Turner… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The solar tower and parabolic trough aided coal-fired power generation has been
demonstrated as a promising technology and has potential advantages in utilisation of solar …

Annual performance analysis and optimization of a solar tower aided coal-fired power plant

C Li, R Zhai, Y Yang, K Patchigolla, JE Oakey, P Turner - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The integration of solar energy into coal-fired power plants has been proven as a potential
approach in the utilization of solar energy to reduce coal consumption. Moreover, solar …

Efficiency improvement strategies for the feedwater heaters network designing in supercritical coal-fired power plants

S Espatolero, LM Romeo, C Cortés - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
Coal will continue playing a major role in worldwide electricity generation during next years.
This trend will augment CO 2 emission to the atmosphere. Improving power plant efficiency …