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July 22, 2022


Particle-based Solar Energy Capture and Storage for Concentrated Solar Power

Particle-based solar thermal energy storage (TES) coupled to concentrated solar power (CSP) is an attractive pathway towards operating at elevated temperatures while extending electricity production beyond diurnal periods of on-sun operation. Operation at elevated temperatures necessitates higher solar concentration ratios at MWth-scales that are only possible with power towers and heliostat fields.

These elevated temperatures are facilitated by particle-based solar thermal energy storage systems due to effective absorptance of concentrated solar irradiation, chemical inertness, and thermal stability combined with high heat capacities. The operating principles of a TES integrated CSP system are direct or indirect heating of particles entering a solar receiver from cold storage tank via exposure to concentrated solar irradiation, which results in an increase in temperature as sensible heat is stored; transfer to a hot storage tank for use when required; conveyance and integration into a heat exchanger where the particle heat is transferred to a fluid drive a power cycle and produce on-demand electricity; and subsequent storage in a cold tank to complete the cycle.

Numerous advances have been made in particle-based solar TES integrated with CSP to make them less expensive, more efficient, and capable of longer continuous operation. A principal enabler has been extensive research and technology development of subcomponents, including solar receivers, storage tanks, and heat exchangers. The development of these technologies is supported by fundamental work aimed at determining key properties for understanding flows, heat and mass transfer, and particle attrition.

Guest editors:

Professor Peter Loutzenhiser, Georgia Tech;

Professor Renkun Chen, UC San Diego;

Dr. Clifford Ho, Sandia National Laboratories;

Dr. Abraham Shultz, U.S. Department of Energy.

Special issue information:

The aim of this special issue of Solar Energy is to consolidate in the state-of-the-art research in particle-based solar TES into a collection of review and technical articles that are authored by subject matter experts. The relevant topics covered in this special issue are outlined as follows:

Particle-based solar receiver development

Particle heat exchanger and storage development

System integration and analysis of CSP coupled to particle-based solar TES

Fundamental radiative heat transfer characterization of particles to inform design and development

Fundament heat transfer and thermodynamic characterization and correlation development of particle
beds to inform design and development

Granular flow characterization at elevated temperatures

Particle attrition, erosion, and long-term stability analyses

Manuscript submission information:

The journal’s submission platform Editorial Manager:
https://www.editorialmanager.com/sej/default1.aspx
will be available for receiving submissions to this Special Issue from 15 July 2022. Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript and select the article type of “VSI:Particle-based CSP” when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could be found on the Journal Homepage here: https://www.elsevier.com/journals/solar-energy/0038-092X/guide-for-authors

Timeline:

Submissions open on 15 July 2022

Submissions close on 30 June 2023

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Source: Elsevier/Solar Energy

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