Abstract: A study was performed to compare the annual performance of 50 MWe Andasol-like trough plants that employ either a 2-tank or a thermocline-type molten-salt thermal storage system. trnsys software ...

Abstract: A method for applying probabilistic models to concentrating solar-thermal power plants is described in this paper. The benefits of using probabilistic models include quantification of uncertainties ...

Abstract: Recent studies in the United States suggest that parabolic trough levelized energy costs (LECs) can be reduced 10–15% through integration of a large salt energy storage system coupled with the ...

Abstract: Solar power towers can be used to make hydrogen on a large scale. Electrolyzers could be used to convert solar electricity produced by the power tower to hydrogen, but this process is ...

Abstract: A prototype direct absorption central receiver, called the solid particle receiver (SPR), was built and evaluated on-sun at power levels up to 2.5 MWth at Sandia National Laboratories in ...