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Identifying periods of clear sky direct normal irradiance
(Elsevier, 2017)
When modeling the effect of the cloud transients in the Direct Normal Insolation (DNI), it is particularly relevant to identify those moments in which there are no clouds between the observer and the sun. In this paper, ...
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Power cycles integration in concentrated solar power plants with energy storage based on calcium looping
(Elsevier Ltd, 2017)
Efficient, low-cost and environmentally friendly storage of thermal energy stands as a main challenge for large scale deployment of solar energy. This work explores the integration into concentrated solar power plants of ...
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Optimizing the CSP-Calcium Looping integration for Thermochemical Energy Storage
(Elsevier Ltd, 2017)
Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) is considered a promising technology to overcome the issues of intermittent energy generation in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants and couple them with yearly electricity demand. ...
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Advances in thermal energy storage materials and their applications towards zero energy buildings: A critical review
(Elsevier BV, 2017)
Buildings are responsible for one-third of the world's energy consumption, of which 60% is due to heating and cooling. To accomplish the low-carbon energy goal in the building sector, thermal energy storage offers a number ...
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Water build-up and evolution during the start-up of a PEMFC: Visualization by means of Neutron Imaging
(Elsevier, 2017-05)
A commercial 50 cm2 PEM fuel cell with serpentine flow fields was operated at 2.0 bar (a) and 60 °C with different relative humidity (RH) values for the inlet reactants (a matrix of 3 RH for anode and 3 RH for cathode). ...