After an introductory chapter, the next three parts of the book focus on key CST plant components, from mirrors and receivers to thermal storage.
This second edition of Concentrating Solar Power Technology edited by Keith Lovegrove and Wes Stein presents a fully updated comprehensive review of the latest technologies and knowledge, from the fundamental science to systems design, ...
This book includes the author’s theoretical investigation and study findings in solar heat concentrators, a performance evaluation of solar thermal collectors, a numerical simulation of the heat transfer process between complex geometrics ...
This volume of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Second Edition, describes technologies that actively convert solar radiation into useful heat in a temperature range from just above ambient up to more than 1,000°C.
... National Research Council, National Academy of Engineering, Policy and Global Affairs, Committee on U.S.-China Cooperation on ... Energy Tax Act provides personal income tax credits and business tax credits for renewables.
Explains how solar energy is generated and used, discusses solar panels and solar power towers, and considers the use of solar energy as a renewable resource.
Solar Power Generation is a concise, up-to-date, and readable guide providing an introduction to the leading renewable power generation technology.
This is the first discussion of a complete concept, a Crash-Strategy, for the partial replacement of oil and natural gas.
Solar energy is expanding worldwide and becoming an increasingly important part of the energy mix in many countries. Solar energy is used all over the world, but in terms...
Assessment of Parabolic Trough and Power Tower Solar Technology Cost and Performance Forecasts