A review of solar thermal technologies

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 312-322

  Thirugnanasambandam, Mirunalini ^a   Iniyan, S ^a   Goic, Ranko ^b  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Solar energy system design; Solar energy system development; Solar energy system study; Solar thermal technologies

Indexed keywords

DRIVING FORCES; INNOVATIVE DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL SIMULATIONS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; POWER SOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM DESIGN; SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM STUDY; SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES; SOLAR THERMAL TECHNOLOGY;

DESIGN; FOSSIL FUELS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 70349489976     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.07.014     Document Type: Review

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