Veröffentlichungen

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Spiros Alexopoulos

Chapter in an anthology

Concentrating solar power

Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Rau, Christoph ; Sattler, Johannes Christoph ; Anthrakidis, Anette ; Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José ; O’Connor, B. ; Chico Caminos, Ricardo Alexander ; Rendón, C. ; Hilger, P. (2022)
Comprehensive Renewable Energy (Second Edition) / Volume 3: Solar Thermal Systems: Components and Applications. Amsterdam : Elsevier 2022. Seite: 670 - 724
978-0-12-819734-9

High Concentration Solar Collectors

Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Göttsche, Joachim ; Sauerborn, Markus ; Kaufhold, O. (2022)
Comprehensive Renewable Energy (Second Edition) / Volume 3: Solar Thermal Systems: Components and Applications. Amsterdam : Elsevier 2022. Seite: 198 - 245
978-0-12-819734-9

Concentrating Solar Power

Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Rau, Christoph ; Sattler, Johannes Christoph ; Anthrakidis, Anette ; Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José ; O’Connor, B. ; Chico Caminos, Ricardo Alexander ; Rendón, C. ; Hilger, P. (2021)
Earth systems and environmental sciences. Amsterdam : Elsevier 2021.
978-0-12-409548-9

Design and realization of a pilot solar desalination plant in Douar El Hamri in the province of Berkane (Morocco)

Atmane, Ilias ; Hirech, Kamal ; Kassmi, K. ; Mahdi, Zahra ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Schwarzer, Klemens ; Chayeb, H. ; Bachiri, Najib (2020)
Sustainable entrepreneurship, renewable energy-based projects, and digitalization. Boca Raton, Fa. : CRC Press 2020. - 18 Seiten
9781000292541 (E-Book) , 9781003097921 (E-Book) , 9780367468378 (Hardcover)

Biomass technology and bio-fuels: Heating/cooling and power

Book-Cover
Alexopoulos, Spiros (2013)
Renewable energy systems : theory, innovations, and intelligent applications / eds.: Socrates Kaplanis and Eleni Kaplani. Hauppauge, NY : Nova Science Publ. 2013. Seite: 501 - 523
9781624177415

High concentration solar collectors

Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Göttsche, Joachim ; Sauerborn, Markus (2012)
Comprehensive renewable energy / ed. Ali Sayigh. Vol. 3: Solar thermal systems: components and applications. Amsterdam : Elsevier 2012. Seite: 165 - 209
978-0-08-087873-7
61 ZPM 55-3

Concentrating solar power

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Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Rau, Christoph ; Sattler, Johannes Christoph ; Anthrakidis, Anette ; Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José ; O'Connor, P. ; Hilger, Patrick (2012)
Comprehensive renewable energy / ed. Ali Sayigh. Vol. 3: Solar thermal systems: components and applications. Amsterdam : Elsevier 2012. Seite: 595 - 636
978-0-08-087872-0
61 ZPM 55-3

Magazine article

An analytical approach to power optimization of concentrating solar power plants with thermal storage

Cheilytko, Andrii ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Pozhuyev, Andriy ; Kaufhold, Oliver (2024)
Solar. Basel : MDPI. 4 (2024), H. 3. Seite: 509 - 525
2673-9941

Multi-Mirror Array Calculations With Optical Error

Göttsche, Joachim ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Dümmler, Andreas ; Maddineni, S. K. (2019)
. (2019). Seite: 1 - 6

Techno-economic optimization of molten salt solar tower plants

Puppe, Michael ; Giuliano, Stefano ; Frantz, Cathy ; Uhlig, Ralf ; Schumacher, Ralph ; Ibraheem, Wagdi ; Schmalz, Stefan ; Waldmann, Barbara ; Guder, Christoph ; Peter, Dennis ; Schwager, Christian ; Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Spiegel, Michael ; Wortmann, Jürgen ; Hinrichs, Matthias ; Engelhard, Manfred ; Aust, Michael (2018)
AIP Conference Proceedings art.no. 040033. Melville, NY : AIP Publishing. 2033 (2018), H. Issue 1.

Advances in solar tower technology

Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard (2017)
Wiley interdisciplinary reviews : Energy and Environment : WIREs. Weinheim : Wiley. 6 (2017), H. 1. Seite: 1 - 19
2041-840X

Simulation model for the transient process behaviour of solar aluminium recycling in a rotary kiln

Alexopoulos, Spiros (2015)
Applied Thermal Engineering. Amsterdam : Elsevier. 78 (2015). Seite: 387 - 396
1359-4311

Process simulation for solar steam and dry reforming

Kluczka, Sven ; Eckstein, Julian ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Vaeßen, Christiane ; Roeb, Martin (2014)
Energy procedia : Proceedings of the SolarPACES 2013 International Conference. Amsterdam : Elsevier. 49 (2014). Seite: 850 - 859
1876-6102 (E-Journal)

High-temperature thermal storage system for solar tower power plants with open-volumetric air receiver simulation and energy balancing of a discretized model

Kronhardt, Valentina ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Reißel, Martin ; Sattler, Johannes Christoph ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Hänel, Matthias ; Doerbeck, Till (2014)
Energy procedia. Amsterdam : Elsevier. 49 (2014). Seite: 870 - 877
1876-6102 (E-Journal) , 1876-6102 (Print)

Transient simulation of a solar-hybrid tower power plant with open volumetric receiver at the location Barstow

Rau, Christoph ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Breitbach, Gerd ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Latzke, Markus ; Sattler, Johannes Christoph (2014)
Energy procedia : proceedings of the SolarPACES 2013 International Conference. Amsterdam : Elsevier. 49 (2014). Seite: 1481 - 1490
1876-6102

Biogas systems: basics, biogas multifunction, principle of fermentation and hybrid application with a solar tower for the treatment of waste animal manure

Alexopoulos, Spiros (2012)
Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review. Kavala : Kavala Institute of Technology. 5 (2012), H. 4. Seite: 48 - 55
1791-2377

Solar tower power plant in Germany and future perspectives of the development of the technology in Greece and Cyprus

Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard (2010)
Renewable Energy. Amsterdam : ElsevierSeite: 1352 - 1356
0960-1481

Optimization of the geometry of porous SiC ceramic filtering modules using numerical methods

Book-Cover
Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Breitbach, Gerd ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Stobbe, P. (2008)
Developments in porous, biological and geopolymer ceramics : a collection of papers presented at the 31st International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, January 21 - 26, 2007, Daytona Beach, Florida ; [papers presented at the Symposium on Porous Ceramics: Novel Developments and Applications] / ed.: Manuel Brito ... Vol. ed.: Jonathan Salem ... The American Ceramics Society. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley. (2008). - XII, 384 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.Seite: 95 - 104
9780470196403

Computational fluid flow of porous resic ceramic filtering modules and optimization of the channel edge form geometry

Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Breitbach, Gerd ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Stobbe, P. (2008)
Proceedings : April 14 - 18, 2008, Leipzig, Germany / hosted by VDI, Society for Chemical and Process Engineering . Vol 2. Meerbusch : Filtech Exhibitions. (2008). Seite: 300 - 304

First Simulation Results for the Hybridization of Small Solar Power Tower Plants

Göttsche, Joachim ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Funke, J. ; Schwarzbözl, P. (2008)
EuroSun 2008 : 1st International Conference on Solar Heating, Cooling and Buildings, 2008-10-07 - 2008-10-10, Lissabon (Portugal). Vol. 1. Lisbon : Sociedade Portuguesa De Energia Solar (SPES). (2008). Seite: 1299 - 1306
978-1-61782-228-5

Conference Papers

DNI forecast tool for the smart operation of a parabolic trough collector system with concrete thermal energy storage: Theory, results and outlook

Sattler, Johannes Christoph ; Atti, Vikrama Naga Babu ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José ; Herrmann, Ulf ; Dutta, Siddharth ; Kioutsioukis, Ioannis (2022)
SolarPACES 2022 conference proceedings. Hannover : TIB Open Publishing 2022. - 9 Seiten
SolarPACES 2022, 28th International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 27-30 September, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Simulation studies on a new innovative design of a hybrid solar distiller MSDH alimented with a thermal and photovoltaic energy

El Moussaoui, Noureddine ; Kassmi, Khalil ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Schwarzer, Klemens ; Chayeb, Hamid ; Bachiri, Najib (2021)
Materialstoday: Proceedings. Amsterdam : Elsevier 2021. Seite: 7653 - 7660
The Fourth edition of the International Conference on Materials & Environmental Science (ICMES 2020), virtual conference, November 18-28, 2020, Morocco

Operational experience and behaviour of a parabolic trough collector system with concrete thermal energy storage for process steam generation in Cyprus

Sattler, Johannes Christoph ; Chico Caminos, Ricardo Alexander ; Ürlings, Nicolas ; Dutta, Siddharth ; Ruiz, Victor ; Kalogirou, Soteris ; Ktistis, Panayiotis ; Agathokleous, Rafaela ; Jung, Christian ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Atti, Vikrama Naga Babu ; Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José ; Herrmann, Ulf (2020)
AIP Conference Proceedings. 2020. Seite: 140004-1 - 140004-10
SOLARPACES 2019: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 1–4 October 2019, Daegu, South Korea

Dynamic simulation tool for a performance evaluation and sensitivity study of a parabolic trough collector system with concrete thermal energy storage

Sattler, Johannes Christoph ; Chico Caminos, Ricardo Alexander ; Atti, Vikrama Naga Babu ; Ürlings, Nicolas ; Dutta, Siddharth ; Ruiz, Victor ; Kalogirou, Soteris ; Ktistis, Panayiotis ; Agathokleous, Rafaela ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José ; Herrmann, Ulf (2020)
AIP Conference Proceedings 2303. Melville, NY : American Institute of Physics 2020. - 6 SeitenSeite: 160004
SOLARPACES 2019: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, 1–4 October 2019, Daegu, South Korea

Improved efficiency prediction of a molten salt receiver based on dynamic cloud passage simulation

Schwager, Christian ; Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José ; Flesch, Robert ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Herrmann, Ulf (2019)
AIP Conference Proceedings. 2019. Seite: 030054-1 - 030054-8

Analysis of volumetric solar radiation absorbers made of wire meshes

Breitbach, Gerd ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; May, Martin ; Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José ; Herrmann, Ulf (2019)
AIP Conference Proceedings. 2019. Seite: 030009-1 - 030009-6

Experimental facility for investigations of wire mesh absorbers for pressurized gases

May, Martin ; Breitbach, Gerd ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Latzke, Markus ; Bäumer, Klaus ; Uhlig, Ralf ; Söhn, Matthias ; Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José ; Herrmann, Ulf (2019)
AIP Conference Proceedings. 2019. Seite: 030035-1 - 030035-9

Dynamic simulation model of a parabolic trough collector system with concrete thermal energy storage for process steam generation

Sattler, Johannes Christoph ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Chico Caminos, Ricardo Alexander ; Mitchell, John C. ; Ruiz, Victor C. ; Kalogirou, Soteris ; Ktistis, Panayiotis K. ; Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José ; Herrmann, Ulf (2019)
AIP Conference Proceedings. 2019. Seite: 150007-1 - 150007-8

Simulation of operational management for the Solar Thermal Test and Demonstration Power Plant Jülich using optimized control strategies of the storage system

Kronhardt, Valentina ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Reißel, Martin ; Latzke, Markus ; Rendon, C. ; Sattler, Johannes Christoph ; Herrmann, Ulf (2015)
Energy procedia. 2015. Seite: 1 - 6

Comparison of Potential Sites in China for Erecting a Hybrid Solar Tower Power Plant with Air Receiver

Latzke, Markus ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Kronhardt, Valentina ; Rendón, Carlos ; Sattler, Johannes Christoph (2015)
Energy Procedia. 2015. Seite: 1327 - 1334
International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2014, Beijing, China

Modelling and validation of a transient heat recovery steam generator of the solar tower power plant Juelich

Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Rau, Christoph ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Breitbach, Gerd ; Latzke, Markus (2012)
Eurosun 2012 : Solar energy for a brighter future : conference proceedings : Rijeka, 18.-22.09.2012. Rijeka 2012. Seite: ID 97

Scenario development for efficient methanol production using CO2 and solar energy

Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Kluczka, Sven ; Vaeßen, Christiane ; Roeb, M. ; Neises, M. (2012)
Eurosun 2012 : Solar energy for a brighter future : conference proceedings : Rijeka, 18.-22.09.2012. Rijeka 2012. Seite: ID 99

Perspektiven für Solarthermische Kraftwerke im Sonnengürtel

Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Alexopoulos, Spiros (2012)
Energiewende : Aspekte, Optionen, Herausforderungen : Vorträge auf der DPG-Frühjahrstagung Arbeitskreis Energie in der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft Berlin, 26. bis 28. März 2012 / hrsg. von Hardo Bruhns. Baf Honnef : DPG 2012. Seite: 81 - 93

InnoSol - environmental aspects of the open volumetric receiver technology

Fricke, Barbara ; Ziolko, C. ; Anthrakidis, Anette ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Giese, F. ; Dillig, M. (2012)
30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011 : : Kassel, Germany, 28 August - 2 September 2011. Vol. 5. Red Hook, NY : Curran 2012. - S. 3412 - 4265Seite: 3895 - 3900

Simulation of hybrid solar tower power plants

Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Rau, Christoph ; Sattler, Johannes Christoph (2012)
30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011 : Kassel, Germany, 28 August - 2 September 2011. Vol. 5. Red Hook, NY : Curran 2012. - S. 3412 - 4265Seite: 4044 - 4050

Choice of solar share of a hybrid power plant of a central receiver system and a biogas plant in dependency of the geographical latitude

Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Rau, Christoph ; Sattler, Johannes Christoph (2011)
World Renewable Energy Congress-Sweden : 8 -13 May, 2011, Linköping, Sweden / ed.: Bahram Moshfegh. Linköping : Univ. Electronic Pr. 2011. Seite: 3710 - 3717

Comparison of steady-state and transient simulations for solar tower power plants with open-volumetric receiver

Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Rau, Christoph (2011)
SolarPACES 2011 : concentrating solar power and chemical energy systems : 20 - 23 September, 2011, Granada, Spain. Granada 2011. - 1 CD-ROM

Simulation von Solarturmkraftwerken mit offenem volumetrischen Receiver am Standort Italien

Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Rau, Christoph ; Sattler, Johannes Christoph ; Kronhardt, Valentina ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard (2011)
Forschung und Entwicklung für solarthermische Kraftwerke : 14. Kölner Sonnenkolloquium Mittwoch, 13. Juli 2011, im Auditorium des Campus Jülich der FH Aachen : Kurzfassungen der Vorträge und Poster. Köln : DLR 2011. - [143] Bl.Seite: 4 S.

Analyse der Verfahren zur solaren Methanolproduktion aus CO2

Vaeßen, Christiane ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Kluczka, Sven ; Sattler, Johannes Christoph ; Roeb, M. ; Neises, M. ; Abdellatif, T. (2011)
Forschung und Entwicklung für solarthermische Kraftwerke : 14. Kölner Sonnenkolloquium Mittwoch, 13. Juli 2011, im Auditorium des Campus Jülich der FH Aachen : Kurzfassungen der Vorträge und Poster. Köln : DLR 2011. - [143] Bl.Seite: 2 S.

InnoSol - life cycle analysis of solar power tower plants

Fricke, Barbara ; Ziolko, C. ; Anthrakidis, Anette ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Dillig, M. ; Giese, F. (2011)
SolarPACES 2011 : concentrating solar power and chemical energy systems : 20 - 23 September, 2011, Granada, Spain. Granada 2011. - 1 CD-ROM

Simulation results for a hybridized operation of a gas turbine or a burner for a small solar tower power plant

Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Rau, Christoph ; Schmitz, M. ; Schwarzbözl, P. ; Pomp, Stefan (2010)
SolarPACES 2010 : the CSP Conference: electricity, fuels and clean water from concentrated solar energy ; 21 to 24 September 2010, Perpignan, France. Saint Maur : Soc. OSC 2010. Seite: 82 - 83

Simulation results for a hybridization concept of a small solar tower power plant

Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Rau, Christoph ; Schwarzbözl, Peter (2009)
SolarPACES 2009 : electricity, fuels and clean water powered by the sun ; 15 - 18 September 2009, Berlin, Germany ; the 15th SolarPACES conference ; proceedings. Stuttgart : Deutsches Zentrum f. Luft- u. Raumfahrt 2009. - 1 CD-ROM

viCERP - the Virtual Institute of Central Receiver Power Plant

Ahlbrink, Nils ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Andersson, Joel A. E. ; Belhomme, B. ; Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José ; Gall, Jan ; Hirsch, Tobias (2009)
MATHMOD 2009 - 6th Vienna International Conference on Mathematical Modelling : February 11 - 13, 2009, Vienna, Austria. ARGESIM Report. No. 35. Amsterdam : Elsevier 2009.

Optimization of the channel form geometry of porous ReSiC ceramic membrane modules

Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Breitbach, Gerd ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard (2009)
Proceedings / International Conference & Exhibition for Filtration and Separation Technology, FILTECH 2009 : October 13 - 15, 2009, Wiesbaden, Germany. Vol. 2. Meerbusch : Filtech Exhibitions Germany 2009. - 781 S.Seite: 686 - 693

Fluid flow in porous ceramic multichannel crossflower filter modules

Breitbach, Gerd ; Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard (2007)
Burlington, Mass. : COMSOL Inc. 2007. - 5 S.

Other publications

Entwicklung der Designvoraussetzungen für ein hybrides Solarthermisches Kraftwerk : Kurztitel: HybSol ; Abschlussbericht ; Berichtszeitraum: 01.03.2007 - 31.10.2010 ; [Förderprogramm: FHprofUnt]

Hoffschmidt, Bernhard ; Alexopoulos, Spiros (2011)
Jülich : Solar-Inst.- 114 S.

Solarthermische Kraftwerke mit thermischen Speichern

Alexopoulos, Spiros ; Hoffschmidt, Bernhard (2010)
Chemie Ingenieur Technik. Weinheim : Wiley-VCHArt.-Nr.: V9.01Seite: 1606
Special Issue: ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2010 und 28. Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen