Using Solar Energy to Generate Heat at High Temperatures
The production of cement, metals and many chemical commodities requires extremely high temperatures of over a thousand degrees Celsius. At present, this heat is usually obtained by combusting fossil fuels: coal or natural gas, which emit large amounts of greenhouse gases.
Aldo Steinfeld Emiliano Casati Laura Thomson Zurich Emiliano Casati Systems Engineering Group Professor Of Renewable Energy Carriers
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