Technical challenges and opportunities for concentrating solar power with thermal energy storage

Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Stekli, Joseph ^a   Irwin, Levi ^b   Pitchumani, Ranga ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^b ManTech International Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; CRITICAL QUESTIONS; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGES; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; THERMOCHEMICAL STORAGE; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGIES;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; SOLAR ENERGY;

HEAT STORAGE;

EID: 84882695538     PISSN: 19485085     EISSN: 19485093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4024143     Document Type: Article

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