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Advanced Concrete Steam Accumulation Tanks for Energy Storage for Solar Thermal Electricity
(MDPI, 2021-07)
Steam accumulation is one of the most effective ways of thermal energy storage (TES) for the solar thermal energy (STE) industry. However, the steam accumulator concept is penalized by a bad relationship between the ...
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Optimization of a Steam Reforming Plant Modeled with Artificial Neural Networks
(MDPI, 2020-11)
The objective of this research is to improve the hydrogen production and total profit of a real Steam Reforming plant. Given the impossibility of tuning the real factory to optimize its operation, we propose modelling ...
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Experimental Analysis of the Performance and Load Cycling of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
(MDPI, 2020-05)
In this work, a comprehensive experimental analysis on the performance of a 50 cm2 polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell is presented, including experimental results for a dedicated load cycling test. The harmonized ...
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Data from Experimental Analysis of the Performance and Load Cycling of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
(MDPI, 2020-05)
Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that convert the chemical energy stored in fuels (hydrogen for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells) directly into electricity with high e ciency. Fuel cells are already ...
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Experimental evaluation of the thermal degradation of solar salt under different gas covers
(Elsevier, 2023)
Commercial concentrating solar power (CSP) plants use solar salt (60–40 wt% NaNO3-KNO3) as thermal energy storage media due to its proven performance. Nevertheless, at high temperatures its decomposition can become a ...
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Renewable Energy-Driven Desalination: New Trends and Future Prospects of Small Capacity Systems
(MDPI, 2022)
New trends and future prospects for small capacity systems of Renewable Energy-driven DESalination (REDES) are reviewed and assessed in this paper over a nominal desalination capacity range of 3–1000 m3 /d. A thorough ...
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Corrosion performance of alloy 800H and alloy 625 for potential use as molten salts solar receiver materials in concentrating solar power tower plants
(Elsevier, 2022-11-30)
Two high corrosion resistant super-alloys, alloy 800H and alloy 625, were evaluated for corrosion compatibility with molten nitrate salts at 565 °C under air atmosphere since these super-alloys are possible candidates for ...
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The Role of Innovation in Industry Product Deployment: Developing Thermal Energy Storage for Concentrated Solar Power
(MDPI, 2020-06)
Industries with fast-developing technologies and knowledge-intensive business services rely on the development of scientific knowledge for their growth. This is also true in the renewable energy industry such as in ...
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Improvement of Phase Change Materials (PCM) Used for Solar Process Heat Applications
(MDPI, 2021-02)
The high intermittency of solar energy is still a challenge yet to be overcome. The use of thermal storage has proven to be a good option, with phase change materials (PCM) as very promising candidates. Nevertheless, PCM ...