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Assessment of solar thermal tower technology under Algerian climate

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  • Yamani, Noureddine
  • Khellaf, Abdallah
  • Mohammedi, Kamal
  • Behar, Omar

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Among all Concentrating Solar Power technologies available for power generation, the solar power tower, also known as central receiver system, is attracting a lot of interest day to day.

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  • Yamani, Noureddine & Khellaf, Abdallah & Mohammedi, Kamal & Behar, Omar, 2017. "Assessment of solar thermal tower technology under Algerian climate," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 126(C), pages 444-460.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:126:y:2017:i:c:p:444-460
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.03.022
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