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Concentrating solar thermal power and thermochemical fuels

Manuel RomeroIMDEA Energy Institute, Avda. Ramon de la Sagra, 3, 28935 Mostoles, SpainAldo SteinfeldDepartment of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Concentrated solar energy provides a virtually unlimited source of clean, non-polluting, high-temperature heat. This article reviews the underlying principles of concentrating solar radiation and describes the latest technological advances and future prospects of solar thermal power and thermochemical fuel production.

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