A glowing quartz rod at the end of an experiment in absorbing solar radiation, in which it reached a temperature of 1,050°C. Solar process heat above 1,000°C can decarbonize industrial applications such as cement manufacturing and metallurgical extraction.
Emiliano Casati, Leo Allgoewer and Aldo Steinfeld
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Industrial processes like smelting metals or manufacturing cement can be carbon-intensive, as they typically rely on fossil fuels to generate enough energy to produce high…
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