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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Solar pyrolysis to recycle lithium-ion batteries aces Proof of Concept

In the future, the heat from highly concentrated solar energy could be used for a solar pyrolysis technology to recycle lithium-ion batteries As a new industry, lithium-ion battery recycling with pyrolysis could be heated by concentrated solar energy from the start One of the hurdles for concentrated solar thermal energy to decarbonize heat-based industrial processes …

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Published at Scientific Data – Wind and structural loads data measured on parabolic trough solar collectors at an operational power plant

Abstract: Wind loading is a primary contributor to structural design costs of concentrating solar-thermal power collectors, such as heliostats and parabolic troughs. These structures must resist the mechanical forces generated by turbulent wind, while the reflector surfaces must maintain optimal optical performance. Studying wind-driven loads at a full-scale, operational concentrating solar-thermal power plant provides insights …

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Two CSP studies quantify a trade-off between solar efficiency and LCOE

Vast Solar is one of the few commercial firms numbering-up modules in CSP. Efficiency or LCOE: which is more important to reduce the cost of Gen-3 CSP systems? A pair of related papers from ANU in Australia compare the value of efficiency versus Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) systems. The …

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DOE Wants your Input on Receivers and Reactors for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Technologies

Solar Energy Technologies Office The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) issued a request for information (RFI) to better understand technology development needs and commercialization opportunities for receivers and reactors used in concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants for electricity generation and concentrating solar-thermal (CST) plants for solar industrial process heat (IPH) …

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Published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews – Phase change material (PCM) candidates for latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) in concentrated solar power (CSP) based thermal applications – A review

IMAGE Abstract: Solar energy offers over 2,945,926 TWh/year of global Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) potential, that can be used to substitute fossil fuels in power generation and mitigate 2.1 GtCO2 of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission to support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations (UN). Thermal energy storage (TES) is required in CSP …

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Published at Coatings – Using an Al-Incorporated Deep Black Pigment Coating to Enhance the Solar Absorptance of Iron Oxide-Rich Particles

Abstract: The use of solid particles as direct heat absorbance and storage media promises enhanced storage densities in concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies. The long-term optical performance of those particles, which aim to be operational over years, is crucial. Dry powder coating with a deep black Cu-Mn-oxide pigment in a resonant acoustic mixer and subsequent …

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