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dc.contributor.authorApostoleris, Harry
dc.contributor.authorChiesa, Matteo
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-31T08:14:19Z
dc.date.available2020-03-31T08:14:19Z
dc.date.issued2019-09-09
dc.description.abstractAs electricity from both photovoltaics and concentrating solar power has become dramatically more affordable in the last several years, the prospect of converting entire national electrical grids to run almost entirely on renewable energy has become feasible in any location with a strong solar resource. However, focusing only on the electric grid neglects the large portion of our energy usage which is thermal rather than electrical. One frequently proposed solution has been to simply electrify all thermal processes, for example in heavy industry, space and water heating. We suggest that the direct use of solar heat for thermal processes enables savings in terms of energy loss, land usage and dollar cost. Focusing on the requirements of heavy industry, desalination and long-distance heat transport, we identify the current and future potential of efficient collection, use and distribution of solar heat to extend the ongoing renewable revolution beyond the grid.en_US
dc.identifier.citationApostoleris H, Chiesa M.(2019) Beyond the grid: The promise of solar concentration for non-electrical energy generation.<i> Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering, 2019, </i>11120en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1803010
dc.identifier.doi10.1117/12.2530146
dc.identifier.issn0277-786X
dc.identifier.issn1996-756X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/17932
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherThe International Society for optics and photonics (SPIE)en_US
dc.relation.journalProceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holder© (2019) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Technology: 500en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Teknologi: 500en_US
dc.titleBeyond the grid: The promise of solar concentration for non-electrical energy generationen_US
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dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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