Published at Energy Conversion and management – Solar oil refinery: Solar-driven hybrid chemical cracking of residual oil towards efficiently upgrading fuel and abundantly generating hydrogen

Abstract: Built on the Solar Reactive Utilization framework, this study presents an innovative concept called the Solar Oil Refinery, applying solar energy in the energy-demanding oil refining. Herein, a solar multi-energies-driven hybrid chemical oil refining system, exemplified by residual oil cracking, has been successfully developed and formulated in solar-driven thermo-electrochemical cracking of residual oil. This …

Published at Energy Conversion and Management – Comparative study of process simulation, energy and exergy analyses of solar enhanced char-cycling biomass pyrolysis process

Comparative study of process simulation, energy and exergy analyses of solar enhanced char-cycling biomass pyrolysis process Abstract: Pyrolysis is an efficient technology for converting biomass into value-added products, characterized by endothermal reactions. The introduction of induced solar irradiance can boost product yields and reduce carbon emissions associated with incineration. However, direct solar pyrolysis faces challenges …

Tetra Pak y Absolicon presentan innovadoras soluciones para disminuir emisiones en la industria alimentaria.

Tetra Pak se ha asociado con la empresa sueca de energía solar térmica Absolicon para ofrecer una solución estandarizada que utiliza energía térmica renovable en equipos industriales. Absolicon ha desarrollado un módulo solar térmico de concentración escalable que puede integrarse con líneas de procesamiento UHT (Ultra Alta Temperatura) para productos lácteos, permitiendo opciones de descarbonización …

Nordic Green Bank lends Kyoto Group EUR 4 million for Heatcube thermal storage

Heatcube gets a EUR 4 million investment to scale up its molten salt-based thermal energy storage from Nefco Press Release:Nefco Nefco – the Nordic Green Bank – has signed a loan agreement with Kyoto Group AS, a Norwegian company that has developed a heat storage technology based on molten salt. The EUR 4 million investment …