Full-spectrum solar energy utilization integrating spectral splitting, photovoltaics and methane reforming

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 173, Issue , 2018, Pages 602-612

  Li, Wenjia ^a,b,e   Jin, Jian ^a,b   Wang, Hongsheng ^c   Wei, Xin ^d   Ling, Yunyi ^a,b   Hao, Yong ^a,b   Pei, Gang ^d   Jin, Hongguang ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING THERMOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^e TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Combined heating and power generation; Energy storage; Methane reforming; Solar photovoltaic thermal; Spectral splitting

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY STORAGE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HYBRID SYSTEMS; METHANE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THERMAL ENERGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; COMBINED HEATING AND POWER; COMPREHENSIVE UTILIZATIONS; METHANE REFORMING; METHANE STEAM REFORMING; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; SPECTRAL SPLITTING;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 85051119592     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2018.06.012     Document Type: Article

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