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Development of a tube receiver for a solar-hybrid microturbine system [PDF]
, 2008 Solar-hybrid microturbine systems with cogeneration offer new possibilities for the generation of electricity and heat or air conditioning. The solar receiver is an important component of such a system. For a prototype system demo project a tube receiver
Amsbeck, Lars +4 more
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Techno-Economic Study of a Hybrid CSP-CPV Plant in Tower Configuration
SolarPACES Conference ProceedingsDespite being a mature technology, CSP plants with thermal energy storage (TES) are unable to achieve the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) values of commerical PV plants.
Alicia Crespo +8 more
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Analysing the benefits of hybridisation and storage in a hybrid solar gas turbine plant
International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 2019 A dynamic model of a tower-driven, hybrid solar gas turbine power plant is presented to highlight the benefits of hybrid operation as well as the development a novel plant configuration to improve solar fraction by leveraging a packed-bed thermal energy ...
Kevin Ellingwood +4 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu +5 more
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An innovative twin-technology solar system design for electricity production
Energy ReportsTraditional solar updraft power plants work during the daytime as it is dependent on solar radiation to generate electricity. Hence, energy productivity, efficiency, and performance are limited.
Emad Abdelsalam +2 more
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Development of an Elevation–Fresnel Linked Mini-Heliostat Array
Energies, 2020 Heliostats are critical components of solar tower technology and different strategies have been proposed to reduce their costs; among them diminishing their size to reduce wind loads or linking nearby heliostats mechanically, to reduce the overall number
Isaías Moreno-Cruz +6 more
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Physical Origin of Temperature Induced Activation Energy Switching in Electrically Conductive Cement
Advanced Science, EarlyView.The temperature‐induced Arrhenius activation energy switching phenomenon of electrical conduction in electrically conductive cement originates from structural degradation within the biphasic ionic‐electronic conduction architecture and shows percolation‐governed characteristics: pore network opening dominates the low‐percolation regime with downward ...
Jiacheng Zhang +7 more
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Study on Optimized Dispatch and Operation Strategies for Heliostat Fields in a Concentrated Solar Power Tower Plant [PDF]
, 2019 Concerning solar flux densities during the operation of a concentrated solar power tower plant, their uneven distribution on a central receiver not only leads to abrupt variations of thermal gradient on the receiver surface but also makes it possible for
Feihu Sun +3 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Laser‐induced graphene (LIG) provides a scalable, laser‐direct‐written route to porous graphene architecture with tunable chemistry and defect density. Through heterojunction engineering, catalytic functionalization, and intrinsic self‐heating, LIG achieves highly sensitive and selective detection of NOX, NH3, H2, and humidity, supporting next ...
Md Abu Sayeed Biswas +6 more
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Multi-objective optimisation of integrated space-based and terrestrial solar energy systems [PDF]
, 2010 This paper proposes the simultaneous optimisation of a combination of a number of ground solar power plants with a space-based solar plant (SPS) delivering electric power for European needs.
Vasile, Massimiliano, Summerer, Leopold
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