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About this book
The Sun, our star, has inspired the research of many scientists and engineers and brings hope to many of us for a paradigm shift in energy. Indeed, the applications of solar energy are manifold, primarily because it concerns both light and heat. Photovoltaic (PV) conversion is the most well-known among these, but other modes of conversion include photochemical, photobiological, photoelectrochemical, thermal and thermochemical. This book covers the entire chain of conversion from the Sun to the targeted energy vector (heat, electricity, gaseous or liquid fuels). Beginning with the state of the art, subsequent chapters address solar resources, concentration and capture technologies, the science of flows and transfers in solar receivers, materials with controlled optical properties, thermal storage, hybrid systems (PV-thermal) and synthetic fuels (hydrogen and synthetic gas). Written by a number of experts in the field, Concentrating Solar Thermal Energy provides an insightful overview of the current landscape of the knowledge regarding the most recent applications of concentrating technologies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Solar Power Plants: State of the Art
- Chapter 2. Solar Resource Management, Assessment and Forecasting
- Chapter 3. Optics of Concentrating Systems
- Chapter 4. Solar Receivers
- Chapter 5. Heat Transfer Fluids for Solar Power Plants
- Chapter 6. Numerical Simulations of Flows and Heat Transfers of Solar Receivers
- Chapter 7. Materials for Concentrated Solar Power
- Chapter 8. Thermal Energy Storage
- Chapter 9. Hybrid PV–CSP Systems
- Chapter 10. Synthetic Fuels from Hydrocarbon Resources
- Chapter 11. Solar Fuel Production by Thermochemical Dissociation of Water and Carbon Dioxide
- List of Authors
- Index
- EULA