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Techno-economic projections for advanced small solar thermal electric power plants to years 1990-2000 [PDF]
, 1978 Advanced technologies applicable to solar thermal electric power systems in the 1990-200 time-frame are delineated for power applications that fulfill a wide spectrum of small power needs with primary emphasis on power ratings less than 10MWe ...
Chen, K. H. +6 more
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Identifying opportunities for developing CSP and PV-CSP hybrid projects under current tender conditions and market perspectives in MENA – benchmarking with PV-CCGT [PDF]
, 2015 Concentrating solar power (CSP) is one of the promising renewable energy technologies provided the fact that it is equipped with a cost-efficient storage system, thermal energy storage (TES).
Ali Zaalouk, Osama
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Energies, 2017 Of all the renewable power generation technologies, solar tower power system is expected to be the most promising technology that is capable of large-scale electricity production.
Chao Li, Rongrong Zhai, Yongping Yang
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VELOX – A Demonstration Facilility for Lunar Oxygen Extraction in a Laboratory Environment [PDF]
, 2010 The ultimate goal of a permanent human presence on the Moon is discussed intensively within the global lunar community. Obviously, such an effort poses stringent demands not only on the technology but also on logistics, especially considering the ...
Braukhane, A. +4 more
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SolarPACES Conference ProceedingsIn the present article a new design of a deformable facet and a heliostat with several deformable facets is presented. Previous work has been made around designing heliostats with concentrating facets in the facilities of the Plataforma Solar de ...
Juan Pablo González-López +3 more
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Characterization of heliostat corrosion
Solar Energy Materials, 1980 Abstract Corroded mirrors from a heliostat exposed at Livermore, CA, for seven months have been characterized by a variety of techniques including optical and electron microscopy, reflectance and transmission spectroscopy, and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.
J.E. Shelby, J. Vitko, R.L. Farrow
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Variation in Reflected Beam Shape and Pointing Accuracy Over Time and Heliostat Field Position
SolarPACES Conference ProceedingsHeliostats are typically constructed with fixed mirror shapes, which they move to varying angles to reflect sunlight onto a receiver. While heliostat facet curvatures and canting angles are selected to maximize a chosen performance criterion, these ...
Randy Brost +4 more
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SolarPACES Conference ProceedingsThis paper surveys the existing landscape of standards relevant to heliostats, identifies their gaps, and proposes a path forward to a comprehensive set of heliostat guidelines, technical specifications, and standards under the framework of ...
Daniel Tsvankin, Matthew Muller
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Parametric Optimization and Performance Analysis of a Central Receiver Solar Power Plant: A Numerical Study for Enhanced Solar Field and Receiver [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesIn the context of the energy transition and the search for sustainable solutions, central receiver solar power plants have become a promising technology for generating green electricity.
Bouaiche Khalid +3 more
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