Concentrating solar technologies are promising renewable energy systems for exploiting
incident beam solar irradiation with high exergy efficiency values. These systems provide …

As an emerging technology, nanofluids can be used to split the solar spectrum for PV/T
applications At present, most of the nanofluids developed for solar applications have been at …

A non-imaging concentrator compound by involute and parabolic concentrator was
considered in a regenerative organic Rankine cycle (ORC). The concentrator was covered …

A two-stage line-axis solar concentrator composed of parabolic and involute reflectors with
tubular absorber, have been designed and experimentally analyzed for thermal …

The global energy demand has enhanced to a level which endangers the ecosystem of the
planet earth. As a result, alternative energy source has become gradually popular with the …

Undoubtedly, Nanofluids usage evolved as promising technologies in the area of energy
harvesting, conversion, and storage developments. Different types of nanofluids such as …

This study presents theoretical and experimental exergoeconomic and thermal efficiency of
weir-type cascade solar still using sun tracking. The results show that the average energy …

The concept of exergy is used to determine the maximum energy that can be extracted from
a system. It is based on both the first and the second laws of thermodynamics and allows us …

This work presents a new methodology for calculations of spectral radiative energy and
radiative exergy to evaluate the performances of concentrated solar power (CSP) systems …