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Corresponding Web Notes: Solar Thermal Power / Heat Storage ( pptx
/ pdf / key)
NOTE:
CITED U.S. GOVERNMENT SOURCES MAY NOW HAVE DISAPPEARED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING
(but my cached copies remain online)
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"On December 1, 2025, the US Department of Energy changed the laboratory's name from "National Renewable Energy Laboratory" to "National Laboratory of the Rockies", stating that the new name "reflects laboratory’s expanding mission under the Trump Administration"
National Laboratory of the Rockies, Wikipedia
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"Disappearing Data: Trump Administration Removing Climate Information from Government Websites"
National Security Archive, George Washington University, February 2025
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U.S. National Renewable
Energy Lab (NREL) Maps of Average U.S. Daily Solar Energy:
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Papers cited in lecture notes
or used in their preparation:
Overview Papers & Tutorials:
Concentrated Solar Power Projects (with linked lists by
country, project name, technology and status, U.S.
National Renewable Energy Lab - NREL (link
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copy of homepage)
2014: the Year of Concentrating Solar Power,
U.S. Department of Energy (link
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Concentrating Solar Power, Solar Energy
Industries Association - SEIA (link
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Concentrating Solar Power - Technology Brief,
International Renewable Energy Agency - IRENA, 2013 (link
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Concentrating Solar Power, Weinstein et al.,
Chemical Reviews 115, pp. 12797-12838 (2015) (link
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MIT copy)
Technology Fundamentals: Solar Thermal Power Plants,
Volker Quaschning, Renewable Energy World 6, pp. 109-113 (2003)
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Solar Thermal Plants - Power and Process Heat,
Riffelmann et al., 6th International Summer School, Klagenfurt
(Österreich), July 24 - August 4, 2000 (link
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Solar Thermal CSP Technology, M. Romero &
J. Gonzalez-Aguilar, Wires - Energy and Environment 3(1), pp.
42-59 (2013) (link
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Solar Thermal Power Plants - Basics, U.S.
Energy Information Administration, 2019 (link
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Estimating the Value of Utility-Scale Solar
Technologies in California Under a 40% Renewable Portfolio
Standard, Jorgenson et al., U.S. National Renewable
Energy Lab 2014 (link
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Solar Thermal: Which Technology Is Best?, M.
Kanellos, GreenTech Media, April 2009 (link
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cached copy)
Review Talks:
Concentrated Solar Power and Thermal Storage,
Prof. Nick Jelley, Physics Dept., University of Oxford (2015) (link
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copy)
Academic Reviews (more data & detail /
fewer explanations & figures + likely to be behind a paywall):
A Review of Solar Thermal Technologies,
Thirugnanasambandam et al., Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Reviews 14, pp. 312-22 (2010) (link)
A Review of Thermal Collectors and Thermal Energy
Storage in Solar Thermal Applications, Tian et al.,
Applied Energy 104, pp. 538-53 (2013) (link)
State of the Art on High Temperature Thermal Energy
Storage for Power Generation - Part 1: Concepts, Materials and
Modellization, Gil et al., Renewable and Sustainable
Energy Reviews 14, pp. 31-55 (2010) (link)
Thermal Energy Storage Technologies and Systems for
Concentrating Solar Power Plants, Kuravi et al.,
Progress in Energy & Combustion Science, 39, pp. 285-319
(2013) (link)
Exergetic and Environmental Life Cycle Assessment
Analysis of Concentrated Solar Power Plants, Ehtiwesh
et al., Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 56, pp.
145-55 (2016) (link)
NOVEL SOLAR THERMAL:
Solar Chimneys / Solar Updraft Towers:
Solar Updraft Tower - Wikipedia (link
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A Review of Solar Chimney Power Generation
Technology, A. Dhahri & A. Omri, Int. J .Eng.
& Adv. Tech. 2(3), pp. 1-17 (2013) (link
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Solar Chimneys Can Convert Hot Air to Energy - But Is
Funding a Mirage?, T.K. Grose, National Geographic,
April 2014 (link
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Historic and Recent Progress in Solar Chimney Power
Plant Enhancing Technologies, Al-Kayiem et al.,
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 58, pp. 1269-92
(2016) (link)
Solar Downdraft Towers:
Energy Tower (Downdraft), Wikipedia (link
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Solar Thermal Power Technologies - B.J.
Groenendaal, VLEEM Project,2002 (link
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Solar Wind Energy Tower,
SolarWindEnergyTower.com (link
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Solar Parabolic Dishes / Stirling Engines:
Solar Dish Collector used in a Solar Hot Water
System, Alternate Energy Tutorials (link
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Maricopa Solar Project, U.S. National
Renewable Energy Lab - NREL (link
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Solar Parabolic Dish Stirling Engine System Design,
Simulation, and Thermal Analysis, Hafez et al.,
Energy Conversion & Management 126, pp. 60-75 (2016) (link)
MAINSTREAM SOLAR THERMAL:
Concentration Scheme / Receiver Designs:
Solar Towers / Heliostat Mirrors:
Solar Power Tower - Wikipedia (link
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Heliostat - Wikipedia (link
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The Science behind Heliostats and Concentrated
Solar Power (CSP) Heliostats, L. Wood,
Helioscsp.com, June 2013 (link
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copy)
Concentrating Solar Power, Weinstein et
al., Chemical Reviews 115, pp. 12797-12838 (2015) (link
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MIT copy)
Concentrating Solar Power Technologies: Present
Status and Outlook, Boretti et al., Nonlinear
Engineering 8, pp. 10-31 (2019) (link
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copy)
Review of High-Temperature Central Receiver Designs
for Concentrating Solar Power, Ho & Iverson,
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews (29), pp. 835-836
(2014) (link
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Advances in Central Receivers for Concentrating
Solar Applications, C.K. Ho, Solar Energy 152,
pp. 38-56 (2017) (link)
New Concentrating Solar Tower Is Worth Its Salt
with 24-7 Power, Scientific American, July 2016 (link
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Parabolic Mirror Troughs:
Parabolic Troughs - Wikipedia (link
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Parabolic Trough Reflector for Solar Thermal
System, Alternate Energy Tutorials (link
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Dynamic Modelling of a Parabolic Trough Solar Power
Plant, Osterholm et al., Proceedings of the 10th
International Modelica Conference, March 10-12 (2014), Lund,
Sweden (link
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Simplified Methodology for Designing Parabolic
Trough Solar Power Plants, Ricardo Vasquez
Padilla, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of South Florida
(2011) (link
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Parabolic Trough Technology, Chapter 5,
Advanced CSP Teaching Materials, Gunther et al., ENER / MENA
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Concentrating Solar Power, Weinstein et
al., Chemical Reviews 115, pp. 12797-12838 (2015) (link
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MIT copy)
Review of Solar Parabolic Trough Collector
Geometrical and Thermal Analyses, Performance, and
Applications, Abdulhamed et al., Renewable and
Sustainable Energy Reviews 91, pp. 822-31 (2018) (link)
Andasol Solar Power Station (Europe's 1st
parabolic trough commercial plant) - Wikipedia (link
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Linear Fresnel Mirrors (including those employing
"Direct Molten Salt - DMS" technology):
Design and Analysis of Rooftop Linear Fresnel
Reflector Solar Concentrator, Gouthamrai et al.,
Int. J. Eng. & Innovative Tech 2(11), pp. 66-69 (2013) (link
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Analytic Optical Design of a Linear Fresnel Solar
Collector with Variable Parameters, Eddhibi et
al., J. Mat. Env. Sci. (2017) (link
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Concentrating Solar Power, Weinstein et
al., Chemical Reviews 115, pp. 12797-12838 (2015) (link
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Direct Molten Salt Linear receiver CSP-concepts
with MS-TES compared with Direct Steam Generation Linear
receiver CSP - Concepts with solid bed TES,
Schneider et al., Energy Procedia (2015) (link
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Direct Molten Salt (DMS) Concentrated Solar Power
Technology, Helioscsp.com, 2016 (link
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New Direct Molten Salt Storage Technology Creates a
Significant Increase in Power Yield, The Smart
Energy Network (link
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Novatec Solar, BASF Successfully Commission Solar
Thermal Demonstration Plant in Spain, Renewable
Energy Focus (link
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New Molten Salt Solar Plant Starts Operation,
Sun and Wind Energy (link
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Concentrated Solar Energy Applications using
Fresnel lenses: A Review, Xie et al., Renewable
and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15, pp. 2588-2606 (2011) (link)
Heat Transfer Fluids - Water vs. Oil vs. Molten Salt
vs. Nanofluid:
Concentrating Solar Power, Weinstein et al.,
Chemical Reviews 115, pp. 12797-12838 (2015) (link
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Heat Transfer Fluids for Concentrating Solar Power
Systems – A review, Vignarooban et al., Applied
Energy 146, pp. 383-96 (2015) (link)
Advanced Heat Transfer Fluids for Direct Molten Salt
Line-Focusing CSP Plants, Bonk et al., Progress in
Energy & Combustion Science 67, pp. 69-87 (2018) (link)
Nanofluids in Solar Collectors - Wikipedia (link
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Performance Investigation of High Temperature
Application of Molten Solar Salt Nanofluid in a Direct
Absorption Solar Collector, Karim et al., Molecules
24, p. 285 (2019) (link
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Nanofluids for Solar Collector Applications - A
Review, Nagarajan et al., Energy Procedia 61, pp.
2416-34 (2014) (link
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An Overview on Current Application of Nanofluids in
Solar Thermal Collector and its Challenges, Leong
et al., Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 53, pp.
1092-1105 (2016) (link)
HEAT CONVERSION:
Steam Turbines:
Industrial Steam Turbines, Siemens Corp. (link
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Steam turbines for CSP plants, Siemens
Corp. (link
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Stirling Engines:
Stirling Engine - Wikipedia (link
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Single Cylinder Stirling Engine, Animated
Engines.com (link)
Solar Parabolic Dish Stirling Engine System Design,
Simulation, and Thermal Analysis, Hafez et al.,
Energy Conversion & Management 126, pp. 60-75 (2016) (link)
Thermoelectrics:
How Thermoelectric Generators Work, Alfred
Piggott, Applied Thermoelectric Solutions LLC, 24 Oct.2018 (link
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Concentrating Solar Power, Weinstein et al.,
Chemical Reviews 115, pp. 12797-12838 (2015) (link
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HEAT STORAGE:
Concentrating Solar Power, Weinstein et al.,
Chemical Reviews 115, pp. 12797-12838 (2015) (link
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The Latest in Thermal Energy Storage, A.L.
Harvey, Power Magazine, July 2017 (link
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24 Hour Solar Energy: Molten Salt Makes It Possible and
Prices are Falling Fast, R. Dieterich, Inside Climate
News, January 2018 (link
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State of the Art on High Temperature Thermal Energy
Storage for Power Generation - Part 1: Concepts, Materials and
Modellization, Gil et al., Renewable and Sustainable
Energy Reviews 14, pp. 31-55 (2010) (link)
Thermal Energy Storage Technologies and Systems for
Concentrating Solar Power Plants, Kuravi et al.,
Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 39, pp. 285-319
(2013) (link)
WATER CONSUMPTION:
Concentrating Solar Power Operations & Maintenance,
R. Branke (Fraunhofer Institute), 2nd MENA CSP KIP Workshop 2018
(link
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Concentrating Solar Power and Water Issues in the US
Southwest, Bracken et al., Joint Inst. for Strategic
Energy Analysis & NREL, 2015 (link
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Concentrating Solar Power Water Needs and Alternative
Cooling Method Impacts, Mark W Lausten, U.S.
Department of Energy (link
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Water Issues of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
Electricity in the U.S. Southwest, N.T. Carter &
R.J. Campbell, Congressional Research Service 2009 (link
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BIRD KILLS
Why Solar-Thermal Farms are Accurately Called Wing-
Toasters – Ivahpah (sic) Offs an Estimated
3,500 Birds a Year, OutrunChange.com, June 2015 (link
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California's New Solar Power Plant is Actually a Death
Ray that's Incinerating Birds Mid-flight,
ExtremeTech.com (2014) (link
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No-fly Zone: California Solar Thermal Farm Proves Fatal
to Birds, PV Magazine (2014) (link
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Solar Plant Likely Killed 3,500 Birds in 1st Year,
KCET.org (2015) (link
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Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System Avian &
Bat Monitoring Plan, H.T. Harvey and Associates
(2015) (link
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The Impact of Free-Ranging Domestic Cats on Wildlife of
the United States, P.P. Marra, Nature Communications
(4), p. 1396 (2013) (link
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Direct Mortality of Birds from Anthropogenic Causes,
Loss et al., Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and
Systematics (46), pp.99-120 (2015) (link)
The State of the Birds 2014,
StateoftheBirds.org (link
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Copyright:
John C. Bean (WeCanFigureThisOut.org)
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