Solar thermal energy conversion is gaining more attention among researchers due to the
recent development in nanofluids and molten salt technology. Among various solar …

Concentrating solar power coupled to thermal energy storage (TES) is a vastly growing
industrial process allowing for the generation of dispatchable and green electricity. This …

Molten salts constitute an important class of fluids for high temperature applications, like
catalytic medium for coal gasification, molten salt oxidation of wastes or for latent or sensible …

Use of thermal energy storage (TES) materials in solar collectors is known to be the most
effective way of storing thermal energy. The most conventional and traditional heat storage …

CO2 capture and storage (CCS) is a technological solution to stabilize or even reduce the
atmospheric concentration of the greenhouse gas CO2, to mitigate climate change. In this …

Molten salts have been used in solar thermal energy storage due to their high energy
storage density, low cost and excellent chemical stability. However, their application is …

Solar power has prominently been showing potential as a means to sustainable,
dispatchable and affordable source of energy while attracting huge attention for scientists as …

Parabolic trough solar collectors (PTSCs) or parabolic trough collectors have caught the
interest of scientists and renewable energy enthusiasts due to their wide range of operating …

Different fluid compositions have been considered as heat transfer fluids (HTF) for
concentrating solar power (CSP) applications. In linear focusing CSP systems synthetic oils …

One of the major challenges preventing the concentrated solar power (CSP) industry from
occupying a greater portion of the world's energy portfolio are unattractive start up and …