TY - CHAP
T1 - The transition of solar thermal energy in recent years and future directions for industrial utilization
T2 - Materials, heat transfer analysis and applications
AU - Al-Hashmi, Sulaiman
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/3/23
Y1 - 2023/3/23
N2 - Solar energy is an excellent technology due to its wide applications and viability. The enhancement in thermal power requirements due to population expansion and the post-global pandemic emphasized boosting solar thermal energy harvesting. In recent years, the footprints of carbon dioxide emissions have been treacherous. To curb the devastating conditions, scientists and investors put their efforts into maximizing the utilization of alternative energy resources. Thus, solar energy power generation reached up to 1032.5 terawatts, and still, a bundle of projects is running out to tackle the vicious gas emissions. Tech-enhanced solar thermal collectors are developed for utilizing the maximum solar thermal energy. The concentrated solar thermal collectors are constructed to concentrate the direct and diffused radiations towards the receiver tube. The focus was not only on the designing parameters of solar thermal collectors. Researchers also modified the heat transfer fluids via nanotechnology and improved the thermal energy storage and carrier capacity. Nano-enhanced solar thermal collectors outclassed conventional water and building heating technologies. Solar thermal production must increase substantially to reach Net Zero Emissions by 2050. Numerous methods and technologies are under-developed, focusing on improving the designing parameters of solar thermal collectors, thermal-integrated industrial processes, heat transfer fluids capacity and analysis methods.
AB - Solar energy is an excellent technology due to its wide applications and viability. The enhancement in thermal power requirements due to population expansion and the post-global pandemic emphasized boosting solar thermal energy harvesting. In recent years, the footprints of carbon dioxide emissions have been treacherous. To curb the devastating conditions, scientists and investors put their efforts into maximizing the utilization of alternative energy resources. Thus, solar energy power generation reached up to 1032.5 terawatts, and still, a bundle of projects is running out to tackle the vicious gas emissions. Tech-enhanced solar thermal collectors are developed for utilizing the maximum solar thermal energy. The concentrated solar thermal collectors are constructed to concentrate the direct and diffused radiations towards the receiver tube. The focus was not only on the designing parameters of solar thermal collectors. Researchers also modified the heat transfer fluids via nanotechnology and improved the thermal energy storage and carrier capacity. Nano-enhanced solar thermal collectors outclassed conventional water and building heating technologies. Solar thermal production must increase substantially to reach Net Zero Emissions by 2050. Numerous methods and technologies are under-developed, focusing on improving the designing parameters of solar thermal collectors, thermal-integrated industrial processes, heat transfer fluids capacity and analysis methods.
KW - Phase change materials
KW - Solar thermal energy storage
KW - Heating/cooling storage
KW - Energy performance
KW - Industrial solar
KW - Solar concentrators
KW - Solar thermal
KW - Future of solar
KW - Solar collectors
KW - Solar heating
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M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85158034404
SN - 9798886977097
T3 - The Future of Solar Power
SP - 189
EP - 216
BT - The Future of Solar Power
PB - Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
ER -