Cycle evaluations of reversible chemical reactions for solar thermochemical energy storage in support of concentrating solar power generation systems

8th Annual International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Krishnan, Shankar ^a   Palo, Daniel R ^a   Wegeng, Robert S ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY FACTORS; CHEMICAL ENERGY; CLOSED CYCLE; CONCENTRATED SOLAR ENERGY; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; INTERMEDIATE CHEMICALS; LEVELIZED COST OF ELECTRICITIES; OPEN CYCLES; PLANT CAPACITY FACTORS; POWER GENERATION EFFICIENCY; REVERSIBLE CHEMICAL REACTIONS; THERMOCHEMICAL CYCLES; THERMOCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE;

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; METHANE; METHANOL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STEAM REFORMING;

COST ENGINEERING;

EID: 84856852494     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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