Flamant G. Concentrating Solar Thermal Energy.Fundamentals..2022

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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.
Introduction
Solar Power Plants: State of the Art
Solar Resource Management, Assessment and Forecasting
Optics of Concentrating Systems
Solar Receivers
Heat Transfer Fluids for Solar Power Plants
Numerical Simulations of Flows and Heat Transfers of Solar Receivers
Materials for Concentrated Solar Power
Thermal Energy Storage
Hybrid PV–CSP Systems
Synthetic Fuels from Hydrocarbon Resources
Solar Fuel Production by Thermochemical Dissociation of Water and Carbon Dioxide