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Two scenarios for a solar world economy
Voorthuysen, Evert du Marchie Van - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 8 (2008) 3, pp. 233-247
Solar energy using Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology will become the most abundant source of renewable energy …. The technology and the economics of CSP are explained. An overview is given for the deployed CSP capacity, the CSP … for CSP technology will finally lead to a price for the solar collector field which is half of the most competitive CSP …
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Two scenarios for a solar world economy
Voorthuysen, Evert du Marchie Van - In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 8 (2008) 3, pp. 233-247
Solar energy using Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology will become the most abundant source of renewable energy …. The technology and the economics of CSP are explained. An overview is given for the deployed CSP capacity, the CSP … for CSP technology will finally lead to a price for the solar collector field which is half of the most competitive CSP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008461207
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Corporate sustainability performance and profitability: the moderating role of liquidity and stock price volatility : evidence from Jordan
Taha, Rana; Al Omush, Ahmed M.; Al-Nimer, Munther - In: Cogent business & management 10 (2023) 1, pp. 1-17
The study aims to investigate the effect of Corporate Sustainability Performance (CSP) on profitability by examining … study reveals a significant positive relationship between CSP and profitability; liquidity and stock price volatility also … moderate CSP's effect on the profitability of industrial companies listed on the ASE. Empirical evidence suggests that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014457523
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Corporate sustainability performance and profitability: The moderating role of liquidity and stock price volatility - evidence from Jordan
Taha, Rana; Al-Omush, Ahmed; Al-Nimer, Munther - In: Cogent Business & Management 10 (2023) 1, pp. 1-17
The study aims to investigate the effect of Corporate Sustainability Performance (CSP) on profitability by examining … study reveals a significant positive relationship between CSP and profitability; liquidity and stock price volatility also … moderate CSP's effect on the profitability of industrial companies listed on the ASE. Empirical evidence suggests that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014527904
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Heat transfer fluids for concentrating solar power systems – A review
Vignarooban, K.; Xu, Xinhai; Arvay, A.; Hsu, K.; … - In: Applied Energy 146 (2015) C, pp. 383-396
There is a strong motivation to explore the possibility of harnessing solar thermal energy around the world, especially in locations with temperate weather. This review discusses the current status of heat transfer fluid, which is one of the critical components for storing and transferring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011263238
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Peak shaving strategy through a solar combined cooling and power system in remote hot climate areas
Perdichizzi, A.; Barigozzi, G.; Franchini, G.; Ravelli, S. - In: Applied Energy 143 (2015) C, pp. 154-163
account in the present investigation. On the one hand, the integration of a Concentrated Solar Power system (CSP) with a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011208404
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Combining wind farms with concentrating solar plants to provide stable renewable power
Santos-Alamillos, F.J.; Pozo-Vázquez, D.; Ruiz-Arias, J.A. - In: Renewable Energy 76 (2015) C, pp. 539-550
We evaluate the extent to which a combination of wind power and concentrating solar power (CSP) may lead to stable and … capabilities of CSP plants. A case study is conducted for the region of Andalusia in Spain. To this end, spatiotemporal variability … of modeled CSP and wind capacity factors in a 3-km spatial resolution grid were analyzed based on principal component …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011189897
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Latent heat augmentation of thermocline energy storage for concentrating solar power – A system-level assessment
Flueckiger, Scott M.; Garimella, Suresh V. - In: Applied Energy 116 (2014) C, pp. 278-287
Molten-salt thermocline tanks are a low-cost energy storage option for concentrating solar power plants. Despite the potential economic advantage, the capacity of thermocline tanks to store sufficient amounts of high-temperature heat is limited by the low energy density of the constituent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010737736
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Designing optical devices based on non-uniform rational Béziers splines
Teufel, Edgar - In: Renewable Energy 63 (2014) C, pp. 69-75
Optical system design has a significant impact on solar power plant efficiency. It can be advantageous to be able to very precisely adapt mirror shapes in order to improve energy yield. In this article it is investigated whether it is feasible to use non-uniform rational Béziers splines (NURBS)...
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Concentrating solar power hybrid plants – Enabling cost effective synergies
Peterseim, Juergen H.; White, Stuart; Tadros, Amir; … - In: Renewable Energy 67 (2014) C, pp. 178-185
This paper categorises different concentrating solar power (CSP) hybrid options into light, medium and strong hybrids … and discusses the combination of CSP with coal, natural gas, biomass and waste materials, geothermal, and wind. The degree …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010805734