Concentrating Solar Power Technologies: A Bibliometric Study of Past, Present and Future Trends in Concentrating Solar Power Research

Calderón, Alejandro; Barreneche, Camila; Prieto, Cristina; Segarra, M.; Fernández, A. Inés

doi:10.3389/fmech.2021.682592

Cited by 14 publications

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“…China featured as the most enthusiastic country participating in solar cooling R&D followed by the United States and European countries. Similar trends were observed in a study conducted by Calderón et al ( 2021 ).…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Shen et al ( 2021 ) explored solar rooftop PV research progress via bibliometric analysis based on 595 curated articles from the Web of Science. Their study appeared to contradict with the CSP research landscape (Calderón et al 2021 ) where United States featured as a top country with active research activities related to rooftop PV compared to China (at rank number 3). From research and development (R&D) perspective, weakness in international and joint collaboration was identified to be the main discouragement of global progression and deployment of rooftop PV.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…A number of bibliometric reviews have been conducted to analyze the development of solar technology research trend. Calderón et al ( 2021 ) conducted an analysis of the past, present, and future trends of concentrating solar power (CSP) research, reviewing approximately 6300 related publications. It was found that China was dominated in the CSP research portfolios, while European countries and United States were more perceptible toward technology development.…”

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The solar end game: bibliometric analysis, research and development evolution, and patent activity of hybrid photovoltaic/thermal—phase change material

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Solar photovoltaic-thermal hybrid with phase change material (PVT-PCM) emerges as an intelligent game changer to stimulate the clean, reliable, and affordable renewable energy technology. This PVT-PCM technology can be manipulated into generating both electricity and thermal energy that feature its practicality for residential and industrial applications. Hybridized of PCM into PVT design adds value to existing architecture with its capability to store excess heat that can be used during insufficient solar irradiation. Present work gives overview of the PVT-PCM system on technology innovation toward commercialization (viz, solar end game) subjected to bibliometric analysis, research and development evolution, and patent activity. A consolidation of these review articles was decluttered to focus on the performance and efficiency of PVT-PCM technology based on the fact that commercialization is ready once the technology is completed and qualified (at technology readiness level, TRL: 8). Economic review was conducted to understand the feasibility of the existing solar technologies and how it affects the PVT-PCM market price. Based on the contemporary findings, promising performance of PVT-PCM technology has underpinned its feasibility and technology readiness. China has predominant local and international framework and expected to be the PVT-PCM technology trendsetter in the next years through its strong international collaborative projects and pioneer in PVT-PCM patent filing. This present work underscores the solar end-game strategy and recommendation to create a path forward to achieve clean energy transition. Though, as to the date of submission of this article, no industry has found to manufacture/sell this hybrid technology in the market.

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The solar end game: bibliometric analysis, research and development evolution, and patent activity of hybrid photovoltaic/thermal—phase change material

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“…The research survey was conducted in the Scopus database during the third week of December 2021, looking for articles that were published in journals indexed between 2010 and 2021, in order to gain complete information about the latest scientific research in the area of "low cost PMEH" from abundant energy resources. The primary goal of this study is to portray the latest picture of technological advancement and revolution in PMEH as it relates to power sources that generate power with low cost from abundant energy resources in the recent publications [26]. To choose the highly cited papers, we needed to search various criteria.…”

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A Bibliometric Analysis of Low-Cost Piezoelectric Micro-Energy Harvesting Systems from Ambient Energy Sources: Current Trends, Issues and Suggestions

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The scientific interest in piezoelectric micro-energy harvesting (PMEH) has been fast-growing, demonstrating that the field has made a major improvement in the long-term evolution of alternative energy sources. Although various research works have been performed and published over the years, only a few attempts have been made to examine the research’s influence in this field. Therefore, this paper presents a bibliometric study into low-cost PMEH from ambient energy sources within the years 2010–2021, outlining current research trends, analytical assessment, novel insights, impacts, challenges and recommendations. The major goal of this paper is to provide a bibliometric evaluation that is based on the top-cited 100 articles employing the Scopus databases, information and refined keyword searches. This study analyses various key aspects, including PMEH emerging applications, authors’ contributions, collaboration, research classification, keywords analysis, country’s networks and state-of-the-art research areas. Moreover, several issues and concerns regarding PMEH are identified to determine the existing constraints and research gaps, such as technical, modeling, economics, power quality and environment. The paper also provides guidelines and suggestions for the development and enhancement of future PMEH towards improving energy efficiency, topologies, design, operational performance and capabilities. The in-depth information, critical discussion and analysis of this bibliometric study are expected to contribute to the advancement of the sustainable pathway for PMEH research.

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“…Notable plants, like Cresent Dunes in Nevada and Gemasolar in Seville, have 10 to 15 h of thermal storage. This technology is established globally, with ongoing projects in various countries like China, the UAE, Morocco, South Africa, the US, and Chile, with expectations for more tower CSP plants and diverse solar power projects in the near future [4][5][6][7][8].…”

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Thermal Cycling Test of Solar Salt in Contact with Sustainable Solid Particles for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Plants

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Thermal energy storage (TES) is crucial in bridging the gap between energy demand and supply globally. Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants, employing molten salts for thermal storage, stand as an advanced TES technology. However, molten salts have drawbacks like corrosion, solidification at lower temperatures, and high costs. To overcome these limitations, research is focusing on alternative TES materials such as ceramic particles. These solids match molten salts in energy density and can withstand higher temperatures, making them well-suited for CSP systems. This study revolves around subjecting Solar Salt alone and Solar Salt alongside Volcanic Ash (VA) and Electric Arc Furnace Slag (EAFS) to a comprehensive thermal cycling test. This test is designed to assess the compatibility over the thermal cycles of the Solar Salt and the Solar Salt in contact with these solids in a CSP plant with a thermocline configuration. With a final thermal and chemical evaluation, our observations indicate that EAFS and VA demonstrate promising compatibility but an increase in the reduction rate of the Solar Salt due to a catalyst effect from EAFS in contact with the salt. No discernible alterations were detected in the properties of either the solid materials or solar salt when combined.

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Concentrating Solar Power Technologies: A Bibliometric Study of Past, Present and Future Trends in Concentrating Solar Power Research

Cited by 14 publications

References 33 publications

The solar end game: bibliometric analysis, research and development evolution, and patent activity of hybrid photovoltaic/thermal—phase change material

The solar end game: bibliometric analysis, research and development evolution, and patent activity of hybrid photovoltaic/thermal—phase change material

A Bibliometric Analysis of Low-Cost Piezoelectric Micro-Energy Harvesting Systems from Ambient Energy Sources: Current Trends, Issues and Suggestions

Thermal Cycling Test of Solar Salt in Contact with Sustainable Solid Particles for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Plants

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