Annual average efficiency of a solar-thermochemical reactor

Ivan Ermanoski; N. Siegel

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.205

Annual average efficiency of a solar-thermochemical reactor

Ivan Ermanoski, N. Siegel

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We report on results regarding the annual average efficiency of a recuperating packed particle bed reactor for solar-thermochemical hydrogen production via a two-step metal oxide cycle, using detailed numerical models. The key findings are that reactor efficiency is substantially flat as a function of direct normal irradiance, leading to an annual average efficiency almost equal to the design-point efficiency, and that ample high quality waste heat is available to make standalone operation feasible, including feedstock water production. This conclusion has far-reaching implications for solar-thermochemical hydrogen and fuel production in general.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1932-1939
Number of pages	8
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	49
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.03.205
State	Published - 2014
Event	International Conference on Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2013 - Las Vegas, NV, United States Duration: Sep 17 2013 → Sep 20 2013

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Hydrogen
Solar fuels
Thermochemical

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