Among the diverse technologies for producing clean energy through concentrated solar
power, central tower plants are believed to be the most promising in the next years. In these …

Abstract Supercritical CO 2 (S–CO 2) Brayton cycle has been applied to various heat
sources in recent decades, owing to the characteristics of compact structure and high …

The sector integration of the heat and electricity sectors promotes the flexibility of the energy
system. This, together with the already almost carbon dioxide-free electricity supply in …

Thermocline tanks using packed-bed of rocks have become feasible candidates for
improving the performance of Concentrated Solar Power plants, enabling high operating …

A microreactor power system possesses characteristics such as efficiency, compactness,
and high adaptability to the environment. This paper proposes a microreactor thermoelectric …

Concentrating solar power is crucial in the future energy mix due to its ability to integrate
thermal energy storage, thus providing dispatchability. One way to address the current high …

The most abundant energy on Earth is solar and it is a versatile resource that is to be used to
improve the sustainability of the chemical and process industry. Two main pillars support …

Solar thermal power plants for electricity production include, at least, two main systems: the
solar field and the power block. Regarding this last one, the particular thermodynamic cycle …

Solar energy is clean and sustainable to power our continuously developing society, but the
intermittency and unpredictability lays a barrier on its direct connection to the grid. Seawater …

Thermal energy storage (TES) is the most suitable solution found to improve the
concentrating solar power (CSP) plant's dispatchability. Molten salts used as sensible heat …