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A zero-carbon integrated energy system energized by CSP + PV: A real case of isolated grid
IF 6 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-03-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2025.113440
Xiaoyu Zeng, Haipeng Xie, Xuri Chen, Qi Cao, Zhaohong Bie
The integration of concentrated solar power (CSP) system and photovoltaic (PV) can extend the dispatchability of solar energy while contributing to carbon neutrality goals. This paper investigates a real case of zero-carbon integrated energy system energized entirely by solar energy, incorporating CSP, PV, thermal energy storage (TES), and batteries. The system utilizes an extraction condensing steam turbine with flexible heat-to-power ratio as CSP power block, complemented by a segregated steam generation system (S-SGS) enabling direct thermal production from TES, to reduce coupling between electrical and thermal outputs. Based on the case, comprehensive techno-economic analysis through annual hourly production simulation demonstrates that the hybrid system achieves continuous 24-hour operation and meets a 91.17% annual production rate with a levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of 0.121 USD/kWh, representing 2.4% and 4 % reduction compared to the system operating without S-SGS and in separate heat and power production modes, respectively. For reliability enhancement, our analysis reveals that a thermal storage duration to solar multiple ratio of 5.5–5.8 enables the most economically efficient reliability improvements. This optimization allows the system to achieve a 99% annual production rate at an LCOE of 0.172 USD/kWh. However, attaining reliability levels comparable to conventional urban power grids would necessitate prohibitively expensive investments despite significant technological advances.
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Solar energy generation in three dimensions: The hexagonal pyramid
IF 6 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2025.113408
Bárbara Pisoni Bender Andrade , Antonio Carlos Bender Andrade , Daniel Pacheco Lacerda , Fabio Antonio Sartori Piran
Photovoltaic (PV) panels serve as a standard solution for the collection of solar energy. The flat photovoltaic solar plate design has been the most adopted by the market for its ease of installation. However, this design faces limitations due to geometric constraints and the sun’s trajectory through the day. Inspiration was drawn from nature to overcome these limitations by utilizing the tridimensional hexagonal shape observed in honeycomb structures. The used approach aimed to explore a novel design that can reduce the constraints of flat PV panels while maximizing energy output. The unique 3D arrangement of the hexagonal pyramid enables the installation of mirrors inside to ease the reflection of photons and to increase energy production compared to flat panels. Furthermore, this design presents an opportunity to incorporate a water capture and heating system, thereby increasing the system’s overall usage.
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Advancing photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) systems: Innovative cooling technique, thermal management, and future prospects
IF 6 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2025.113402
Hussein Togun , Ali Basem , Abdul Amir H. Kadhum , Azher M. Abed , Nirmalendu Biswas , Farhan Lafta Rashid , Radhi Abdullah Lawag , Hafiz Muhammad Ali , Hayder I. Mohammed , Dipak Kumar Mandal
Photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems serve a dual purpose by simultaneously generating electricity and thermal energy from solar radiation. However, their efficiency is hindered by excessive heat accumulation, reducing overall performance. This review explores advanced cooling strategies aimed at enhancing PV/T efficiency, encompassing both passive and active methods. Various techniques (such as air and liquid cooling, phase change materials (PCM), heat pipes, and hybrid approaches) are analyzed for their effectiveness in thermal regulation and energy optimization. The study delves into PV/T system fundamentals, thermal characteristics, and strategies for improving performance. It highlights recent advancements in hybrid cooling technologies, including the integration of nanofluids, fins, and PCM, and assesses their impact on system efficiency. Additionally, a comprehensive evaluation of life-cycle costs, feasibility, and existing challenges is provided, along with future perspectives on optimizing PV/T systems. By consolidating the latest innovations in PV/T cooling, this review offers valuable insights into strategies for improving system efficiency and expanding applications in sustainable energy. It highlights the importance of continued research and development to enhance performance and reduce costs, facilitating broader adoption of PV/T technology for global energy solutions.
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Particle mechanics and mixture homogeneity in a demonstration reactor system for the indirect reduction of redox particles
IF 6 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2025.113403
Sebastian Richter , Johannes Grobbel , Stefan Brendelberger , Martin Roeb , Christian Sattler
Many studies on two-step solar-thermochemical redox cycles for fuel production consider a combined receiver–reactor to perform the concurrent sub-processes of radiation absorption and reaction, which implies process limitations and increased technical complexity. Designed to circumvent this, an indirect concept uses an inert Al2O3 particle cycle absorbing heat in a receiver and transferring it to the particulate SrFeO3δ redox material in a common reactor. This Particle Mix Reactor (PMR) has been experimentally demonstrated and is investigated here in terms of particle mechanics by both measurement and simulation. With a newly developed tool for experimental particle bed segmentation, the spatial distribution of mixture homogeneity could be determined. DEM simulations – beneficial for the representation of dissimilar particle types – require mechanical contact parameters, that were obtained via an adapted systematic calibration procedure. Al2O3 and SrFeO3δ particles clearly differ in their results for similar collisions, especially concerning the rolling friction coefficient and the coefficient of restitution. Experimental results were reproducible, and no effect of temperature on mixture homogeneity could be identified. A significant improvement potential of mixture quality was revealed, with Al2O3 to SrFeO3δ particle mass ratios of about 3.5 for the upmost bed layer and of about 0.5 for the lower ones. Simulation results are satisfactorily consistent with experimental results, both qualitatively for particle motion, and for mixture homogeneity at a mean deviation of 26%. This makes the simulation model valid for further design and optimization purposes and facilitates the subsequent analysis of simulated temperature results.
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Drying kinetics, mathematical modelling and colour analysis of an indirect solar dryer with latent heat storage unit for cucumber drying
IF 6 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-03-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2025.113431
S. Madhankumar , D. Arunkumar , Ch Mohan Sumanth , Akhilesh Kumar Singh , M.N.V.S.A. Sivaram Kotha , L. Feroz Ali
The industrial drying sector predominantly relies on fossil fuels and electricity to generate hot air for food drying applications, it leads to climate change. As an alternative, solar energy has emerged for producing hot air. This study focuses on developing an Indirect Solar Dryer (ISD) system equipped with a Corrugated Absorber-plate Solar Collector (CASC) integrated with a Lauric acid-filled Latent Heat Storage (LHS) unit to enhance the effectiveness of the food dehydration process. The drying kinetics of cucumber slices were investigated using Open Sun Drying (OSD) and the ISD system with two distinct solar collector configurations: CASC without LHS unit (System 1) and CASC with LHS unit (System 2) under spring and summer conditions. ISD System 2 during the summer season demonstrated superior performance, reducing cucumber moisture content 10.78 % in 12 h, while OSD took 17 h. Mathematical modelling using twelve different drying kinetics models were conducted to predict the drying behaviours. The results showed that the Midilli and Kucuk model provided predictions with high accuracy for all ISD systems with R2 value of >99.5 %. The colour properties of cucumber were also assessed, with ISD system 2 during summer season resulting in minimal colour variation of 6.38, compared to other systems, which had colour parameters of 48.1 Lightness, −19.9 for intensity in red-green, and 21.3 for intensity in blue-yellow. Overall, the findings of this study highlight the effectiveness of the proposed ISD system 2 in dehydrating food items, offering a sustainable alternative to conventional methods.
工业干燥领域主要依靠化石燃料和电力产生热空气用于食品干燥,这导致了气候变化。作为一种替代方法,太阳能已成为生产热空气的新途径。本研究的重点是开发一种间接太阳能干燥器(ISD)系统,该系统配备了波纹吸收板太阳能集热器(CASC)和月桂酸填充潜热存储(LHS)装置,以提高食品脱水过程的效率。使用开放式太阳干燥(OSD)和两种不同太阳能集热器配置的 ISD 系统研究了黄瓜片的干燥动力学:在春季和夏季条件下,分别研究了不带 LHS 装置的 CASC(系统 1)和带 LHS 装置的 CASC(系统 2)。使用 12 种不同的干燥动力学模型进行数学建模,以预测干燥行为。结果表明,Midilli 和 Kucuk 模型对所有 ISD 系统的预测准确度都很高,R2 值达 99.5%。此外,还对黄瓜的颜色特性进行了评估,与其他系统相比,夏季 ISD 系统 2 的颜色变化最小,仅为 6.38,其他系统的颜色参数分别为亮度 48.1、红绿强度 -19.9 和蓝黄强度 21.3。总之,这项研究的结果凸显了拟议的 ISD 系统 2 在食品脱水方面的有效性,为传统方法提供了一种可持续的替代方法。
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Suitable transition temperature on thermo-adaptive reflectance for opaque facades: Influence of climate, solar orientation, and facade material
IF 6 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-03-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2025.113268
Rita Andrade Santos , Nuno Vieira Simões , José Dinis Silvestre , Inês Flores-Colen
Thermo-adaptive reflectance (TAR) opaque facades change their solar reflectance in response to temperature variations. This behaviour can be optimised to improve indoor thermal comfort by tailoring the transition temperature (TT), i.e., the temperature in which the solar reflectance changes. The study aims to identify which factors influence the suitable transition temperature (STT), i.e., the transition temperature that enables achieving the lowest total degree hour, and the magnitude of the benefits of applying TAR concept to opaque facades. A 3D model was created to assess indoor thermal comfort by running dynamic thermal simulations. Resorting to the energy management system, the solar reflectance variation based on the external face’s temperature was possible, enabling thermo-adaptive reflectance emulation. A parametric study was conducted, considering three solar orientations, four density facade categories and four different climates. For each scenario, the STT for TAR on opaque facades was determined by considering the lowest total degree hour. Two multiple regression models were generated using the sample comprising the case studies in which the most STT was used. The entities (case studies) were characterized by variables covering the climate, facade solar orientation, material, and comfort subjects. The analysis identified climate as the primary influencing factor on the STT, followed by facade material and solar orientation. The impact of TAR on the relative total degree hours improvement was significantly influenced by the facade material, followed by climate. Concluding that TT prescription is mandatory for each facade, even within the same building, and that TAR concept application is not universal.
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Effect of random microstructure of the film surface on daytime radiative cooling performance 薄膜表面的随机微观结构对日间辐射冷却性能的影响
IF 6 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-03-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2025.113434
Jingjing Li, Ruixiang Wang, Meibo Xing, Rongkai Wang
Radiative cooling film has been widely concerned due to its green energy-saving, low-carbon, and environmentally friendly features. Its surface morphology greatly influences radiative cooling performance. However, traditional morphology designs are cumbersome and costly to prepare limiting the widespread application. In this study, the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) radiative cooling film with random microstructure surfaces was investigated experimentally and numerically. The simulation results show that the optical properties of the film surface are optimized when the random microstructure root mean square (RMS) roughness is 3 μm and the correlation length (CL) is 6 μm. Moreover, radiative cooling films with random microstructure surfaces were prepared by simple template reprinting with different roughness, and their effectiveness on silicon solar cell cooling was verified by indoor or outdoor experiments. Specifically, the film surface was selected for subsequent radiative cooling experiments by polishing the substrate and reprinting the random microstructure with 500 mesh sandpaper. The results demonstrated that the random microstructure of the film surface was capable of cooling the bare silicon solar cell by 6.6℃ and increasing the power generation efficiency by 44 % under the standard solar light in indoor experiments. For outdoor experiments, a cooling of 2.40 °C has been demonstrated. Moreover, the random microstructure of the film surface displays the potential for cooling another material, including copper, aluminum and glass. Under sunny weather, temperature reductions of 2.12, 2.28, and 0.18 °C were observed, respectively.
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Formation analysis of cooling load from envelopes under air-conditioning intermittent operation
IF 6 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-03-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2025.113428
Yifan Guan, Chenxi Hu, Xi Meng
Air-conditioning intermittent operation is commonly employed in office buildings due to occupancy regulations. However, existing research on intermittent operation has mainly focused on individual walls or rooms, with limited investigation into cooling load formation from a whole-building perspective, which is crucial for enhancing energy efficiency in both interior and exterior envelopes. Therefore, this study constructed three representative office buildings and conducted numerical simulation to analyze the formation of cooling load within these buildings. The results demonstrated that optimizing the envelope while considering air-conditioning intermittent operation could significantly reduce the cooling load of the building, including the cooling load of the exterior wall, interior wall and floor slab by 25.57 %, 17.92 %–30.81 % and 58.85 %, respectively. The cooling load of the three office buildings studied can be reduced by 31.98 %–35.11 %, with interior walls and floor slabs contributing up to 82.28 %–89.53 %. This study provides valuable insights into future building design and energy-efficient retrofitting of existing buildings and identifies substantial energy-saving potential.
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Cobalt oxide particles embedded in carbon nitride nanosheets for enhanced photocatalytic performance
IF 6 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2025.113424
Yining Lu , Pingan Zhang , Feifei Tao , Pengfei Liang , Jingjing Xu
Effective removal of organic pollutions and efficient conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) under illumination still pose challenges at present. Herein, carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets were successfully fabricated via high temperature calcination with melamine as raw material. As a typical p-type semiconductor, cobalt oxide (CoO) particles with the sphere-like morphology were embedded in g-C3N4 nanosheets to construct the g-C3N4/CoO composites via impregnation and thermal polymerization. High dispersion of CoO particles into g-C3N4 matrix effectively prohibits their agglomeration, which can gain larger specific surface area, greatly surpassing that of their components. Furthermore, the well coupled interface between components was successfully constructed to improve charge separation and transfer via p-n junction. The above benefits endow g-C3N4/CoO composites with the excellent photocatalytic activity of methyl orange (MO) degradation and CO2 reduction, remarkably superior to g-C3N4 and CoO. The successful preparation of g-C3N4/CoO p-n heterojunctions may be a general and beneficial approach to constructing the visible-light-responsive photocatalytic materials.
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Optimizing the efficiency of InxGa1-xN/GaN quantum well solar cells using piezo-phototronic effects: The impact of external strain
IF 6 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2025.113425
Hamza Bousdra , Noureddine Ben Afkir , Jaafar Meziane , Mimoun Zazoui
This work explores the efficiency enhancement of InxGa1-xN/GaN multiple quantum well (MQW) solar cells through the application of piezo-phototronic effect, which modifies piezoelectric polarization charges at interfaces to raise efficiency. We investigated the impact of external strain on the performance of these solar cells to address the problem of lattice mismatch and its effect on energy conversion efficiency. Using a numerical computational model, our approach involves examining the effects of external strain on the electrical, optical, and band structure properties of the cells. The results showed a notable improvement in energy conversion efficiency with increases of 29.35 % and 21.28 %, respectively, for indium compositions of 0.2 and 0.35. Additionally, the photocurrent density increased from 1.61 mA/cm2 to 2.43 mA/cm2 and from 4.44 mA/cm2 to 5.83 mA/cm2 for both compositions. Band energy realignment calculations clarify that this enhancement is due to the correction of piezoelectric charges caused by lattice mismatch strain. Our findings show that the piezo-phototronic effect can be used to optimize InxGa1-xN/GaN MQW solar cells, provide a viable means of increasing the use of solar energy and developing solar technology.
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