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Title: Design and global optimization of high-efficiency solar thermal systems with tungsten cermets

Journal Article · · Optics Express
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.00A245· OSTI ID:1066940

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0001299; FG02-09ER46577
OSTI ID:
1066940
Journal Information:
Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue S3; Related Information: S3TEC partners with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (lead); Boston College; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; ISSN 1094-4087
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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