Abstract: The glazing of thermal barrier coatings using concentrated solar energy has already been demonstrated, but crack initiation appeared as a major drawback of this processing. In this paper, the ...

Abstract: The production of electricity with gas turbine and solar energy project aims to install at the Themis site (Targasonne, France) a prototype of hybrid solar/fossil gas-turbine system for electricity ...

Abstract: Besides continuous implementation of concentrating solar power plants (CSP) in Europe, which stipulate cost reduction by mass production effects, further R&D activities are necessary to achieve ...