Global advancement of solar thermal energy technologies for industrial process heat and its future prospects: A review

L Kumar, M Hasanuzzaman, NA Rahim - Energy conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Energy is the essential need for the development, modernization and economic growth of
any nation in the industrial sector. About 32–35% of the total energy of the world is used in …

A review of solar-driven organic Rankine cycles: Recent challenges and future outlook

R Loni, O Mahian, CN Markides, E Bellos… - … and sustainable energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is an effective technology for power generation from
temperatures of up to 400° C and for capacities of up to 10 MW el. The use of solar …

A review on recent advancements in performance enhancement techniques for low-temperature solar collectors

S Gorjian, H Ebadi, F Calise, A Shukla… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solar energy as a plentiful and environment-friendly source of energy has an acceptable
potential in nearly most of the regions around the world. Thermal technologies are …

Solar for industrial process heat: A review of technologies, analysis approaches, and potential applications in the United States

CA Schoeneberger, CA McMillan, P Kurup, S Akar… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Renewable energy integration in the industrial sector is a key step in achieving low-carbon
production systems. Solar for industrial process heat (SIPH) is gaining attention towards this …

[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art in solar water heating (SWH) systems for sustainable solar energy utilization: A comprehensive review

MR Al-Mamun, H Roy, MS Islam, MR Ali, MI Hossain… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The solar water-heating (SWH) system is one of the most convenient applications of solar
energy, which is considered an available, economical, and environmentally friendly energy …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid renewable energy utility systems for industrial sites: A review

TG Walmsley, M Philipp, M Picón-Núñez… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The global energy transition to renewable energy is beginning to gain in pace and scale.
This review focuses on how renewable energy from various sources can supply heating …

[HTML][HTML] Energy and exergy assessment of a flat plate solar thermal collector by examine silicon carbide nanofluid: An experimental study for sustainable energy

AM Ajeena, I Farkas, P Víg - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The main reason behind the inefficient performance of heat transfer devices was the use of
conventional fluids with poor heat transfer properties. However, remarkable improvement in …

Experimental and numerical analysis of an efficiently optimized evacuated flat plate solar collector under medium temperature

D Gao, G Gao, J Cao, S Zhong, X Ren, YN Dabwan… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Medium temperature solar thermal systems have a great prospect to be an efficient energy
source for practical industrial applications. Although the evacuated flat solar collector is a …

[HTML][HTML] Flat-plate solar collector thermal performance assessment via energy, exergy and irreversibility analysis

YW Koholé, FCV Fohagui, G Tchuen - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a detail exergy analysis of a flat-plate solar collector based on
irreversibility rates. The governing equations of the flat-plate collector are obtained by writing …

[HTML][HTML] Solar energy harvesting from evacuated flat plate collector: design, thermo-economic analysis, and off design performance

MA Rahman, MR Karim, MM Ehsan - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Adopting renewable energy technologies is becoming more and more popular, particularly
in the industrial sector. Evacuated Flat Plate Collector (EFPC) is a promising technology …