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  - JOUR
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Breitbach, Gerd
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Stobbe, P.
T1  - Computational fluid flow of porous resic ceramic filtering modules and optimization of the channel edge form geometry
JF  - Proceedings : April 14 - 18, 2008, Leipzig, Germany / hosted by VDI, Society for Chemical and Process Engineering . Vol 2
Y1  - 2008
N1  - Verein Deutscher Ingenieure ; World Filtration Congress ; (10 : ; 2008.04.14-18 : ; Leipzig) ; WFC ; (10 : ; 2008.04.14-18 : ; Leipzig)
SP  - 300
EP  - 304
PB  - Filtech Exhibitions
CY  - Meerbusch
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Latzke, Markus
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - Kronhardt, Valentina
A1  - Rendón, Carlos
A1  - Sattler, Johannes, Christoph
T1  - Comparison of Potential Sites in China for Erecting a Hybrid Solar Tower Power Plant with Air Receiver
T2  - Energy Procedia
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.03.142
SN  - 1876-6102
N1  - International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2014, Beijing, China
SP  - 1327
EP  - 1334
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Breitbach, Gerd
A1  - Alexopoulos, Spiros
A1  - May, Martin
A1  - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José
A1  - Herrmann, Ulf
T1  - Analysis of volumetric solar radiation absorbers made of wire meshes
T2  - AIP Conference Proceedings
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5117521
SN  - 0094243X
VL  - 2126
SP  - 030009-1
EP  - 030009-6
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  -