Review on sensible thermal energy storage for industrial solar applications and sustainability aspects

B Koçak, AI Fernandez, H Paksoy - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Industry is one of the leading energy consumers with a global share of 37%. Fossil fuels are
used to meet more then 80% of this demand. The sun's heat can be exploited in most …

Thermal energy storage systems for concentrated solar power plants

U Pelay, L Luo, Y Fan, D Stitou, M Rood - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Solar thermal energy, especially concentrated solar power (CSP), represents an
increasingly attractive renewable energy source. However, one of the key factors that …

Liquid thermo-responsive smart window derived from hydrogel

Y Zhou, S Wang, J Peng, Y Tan, C Li, FYC Boey… - Joule, 2020 - cell.com
Buildings account for 40% of global energy consumption, while windows are the least
energy-efficient part of buildings. Conventional smart windows only regulate solar …

Solar energy on demand: a review on high temperature thermochemical heat storage systems and materials

AJ Carrillo, J González-Aguilar, M Romero… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
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 …

Reuse and recycling of by-products in the steel sector: Recent achievements paving the way to circular economy and industrial symbiosis in Europe

TA Branca, V Colla, D Algermissen, H Granbom… - Metals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the last few decades, the European steel industry has focused its efforts on the
improvement of by-product recovery and quality, based not only on existing technologies …

Hybrid biomass, solar and wind electricity generation in rural areas of Fez-Meknes region in Morocco considering water consumption of animals and anaerobic …

M Mahdavi, F Jurado, RAV Ramos, A Awaafo - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
High dependence of Morocco's energy sector on imported fossil fuels and subsequent
associated expensive import bills, as well as global agreements with greenhouse gas …

Importance of renewable energy sources and agricultural biomass in providing primary energy demand for Morocco

M Mahdavi, D Vera - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Morocco's energy sector heavily depends on fossil fuels import to meet a large portion of
country's primary energy demand. However, costly energy imports along with national …

[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 …

Economic and environmental review of Waste-to-Energy systems for municipal solid waste management in medium and small municipalities

JM Fernández-Gonzalez, AL Grindlay… - Waste Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The application of Directive 2008/98/CE on Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) implies
the need to introduce technologies to generate energy from waste. Incineration, the most …

Basic oxygen furnace slag: Review of current and potential uses

TS Naidu, CM Sheridan, LD van Dyk - Minerals Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Steel slag, in particular, basic oxygen furnace slag (BOF-S)–a by-product in the steelmaking
industry–is an environmental challenge due both to the large volume of the material that is …