Concentrating solar thermal power and thermochemical fuels
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- 5 April 2012
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Energy & Environmental Science
- Vol. 5 (11), 9234-9245
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ee21275g
Abstract
Concentrated solar energy provides a virtually unlimited source of clean, non-polluting, high-temperature heat. This article reviews the underlying principles of concentrating solar radiation and describes the latest technological advances and future prospects of solar thermal power and thermochemical fuel production.Keywords
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