Abstract: Water may be produced from atmospheric humidity anywhere on Earth; however, current approaches are energy-intensive and costly, thus limiting the deployment of atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) technologies. A system-level ...

Abstract: We present the design and characterization of a high flux solar simulator (HFSS) based on metal halide lamps and built from commercially available components. The HFSS that we present was developed to support the evaluation ...

Abstract: We describe and analyze the efficiency of a new solarthermochemical reactor concept, which employs a moving packed bed of reactive particles produce of H2 or CO from solar energy and H2O or CO2. The packed bed reactor ...

Abstract: Spherical sintered bauxite particles between 200 خ¼m and 700 خ¼m in diameter have been shown to be effective in the direct absorption and storage of concentrated solar energy. These particles are commercially available ...

Abstract: Falling particle receivers are being evaluated as an alternative to conventional fluid-based solar receivers to enable higher temperatures and higher efficiency power cycles with direct storage for concentrating solar power ...