Advances in concentrating solar thermal research and technology / edited by Manuel Blanco, Lourdes Ramirez Santigosa

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CONTENIDO Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction to concentrating solar thermal (CST) technologies / Manuel J. Blanco, Sarah Miller .-- Part II: Advances in the collection and concentration of sunlight .-- 2. Advanced mirror concepts for concentrating solar thermal systems / Aranzazu Fernandez Garcia . -- 3. Improved field design for Linear Fresnel reflector systems / Manuel Collares Pereira Sr. .-- Part III: Advances in the thermal conversion of concentrated sunlight .-- 4. A new generation of absorber tubes for concentrating solar thermal (CST) systems / Angel Morales, Gema San Vicente .-- 4. Innovative working fluids for parabolic trough collectors / Eduardo Zarza .-- 5. A new generation of solid-particle and other high performance receiver designs for concentrating solar thermal (CST) central tower systems / Cliff Ho .-- 6. Contents: Next generation of liquid metal and other high performance receiver designs for concentrating solar thermal (CST) central tower systems Manuel Romero, Jose Gonzalez-Aguilar Part IV: Advances in the power block and thermal storage systems 7. Supercritical CO2 and otheradvanced cycles for concentrating solar thermal (CST) systems Saeb Besarati, Yogi Goswami, Barbara Graham 8. Advances in dry cooling for concentrating solar thermal (CST) plants Kamel Hooman, Zhiqiang Guan, Hal Gurgenci 9. High temperature latent heat storage for concentrating solar thermal (CST) systems Joseph Stekli, Ranga Pitchumani, Karthik Nithyanandam 10. Thermochemical energy storage for concentrating solar thermal (CST) systems Joseph Stekli, Ranga Pitchumani 11. Contents: Three-step storage for direct steam generation (DSG) solar plants Loreto Valenzuela Part V: Advances in the control an operation of CPS plants 12. Forecasting and nowcasting of DNI for concentrating solar thermal (CST) systems Lourdes Ramirez, Jose Maria Vindel 13. Advance control strategies to maximize ROI and the value of the concentrating solar thermal (CST) plant to the grid Eduardo F. Camacho, Antonio J. Gallego Len Sr. Part VI: Cost competitive CST plants concepts 15. Linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) plants using superheated steam and other alternative working fluids Manuel Collares Pereira Sr. 17. Central tower systems using the Brayton cycle Reiner Buck, Ralf Uhlig, Stefano Giuliano 16. Central tower systems using supercritical CO2 and supercritical steam cycles and decoupled combined cycles Manuel Silva-Perez 18. Contents: Concentrating solar thermal (CST) applications other than electricity production (e.g. solar chemistry) Wojciech Lipinski, Roman Bader