TY  - CHAP
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Rau, Christoph
A1  - Sattler, Johannes, Christoph
A1  - Anthrakidis, Anette
A1  - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José
A1  - O’Connor, B.
A1  - Chico Caminos, R.A.
A1  - Rendón, C.
A1  - Hilger, P.
T1  - Concentrating solar power
T2  - Comprehensive Renewable Energy (Second Edition) / Volume 3: Solar Thermal Systems: Components and Applications
N2  - The focus of this chapter is the production of power and the use of the heat produced from concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) systems.

The chapter starts with the general theoretical principles of concentrating systems including the description of the concentration ratio, the energy and mass balance. The power conversion systems is the main part where solar-only operation and the increase in operational hours.

Solar-only operation include the use of steam turbines, gas turbines, organic Rankine cycles and solar dishes. The operational hours can be increased with hybridization and with storage.

Another important topic is the cogeneration where solar cooling, desalination and of heat usage is described.

Many examples of commercial CSP power plants as well as research facilities from the past as well as current installed and in operation are described in detail.

The chapter closes with economic and environmental aspects and with the future potential of the development of CSP around the world.
KW  - Central receiver power plant
KW  - Concentrated systems
KW  - Gas turbine
KW  - Hybridization
KW  - Power conversion systems
Y1  - 2022
SN  - 978-0-12-819734-9
SP  - 670
EP  - 724
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Rau, Christoph
T1  - Comparison of steady-state and transient simulations for solar tower power plants with open-volumetric receiver
T2  - SolarPACES 2011 : concentrating solar power and chemical energy systems : 20 - 23 September, 2011, Granada, Spain
Y1  - 2011
CY  - Granada
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Rau, Christoph
A1  - Sattler, Johannes, Christoph
T1  - Choice of solar share of a hybrid power plant of a central receiver system and a biogas plant in dependency of the geographical latitude
T2  - World Renewable Energy Congress-Sweden : 8 -13 May, 2011, Linköping, Sweden / ed.: Bahram Moshfegh
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 9789173930703
SP  - 3710
EP  - 3717
PB  - Univ. Electronic Pr.
CY  - Linköping
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
T1  - Advances in solar tower technology
JF  - Wiley interdisciplinary reviews : Energy and Environment : WIREs
Y1  - 2017
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wene.217
SN  - 2041-840X
VL  - 6
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 19
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  -