Concentrating solar power

  • 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.

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Author:Bernhard Hoffschmidt, Spiros AlexopoulosORCiD, Christoph Rau, Johannes Christoph SattlerORCiD, Anette Anthrakidis, Cristiano José Teixeira BouraORCiD, B. O’Connor, Ricardo Alexander Chico Caminos, C. Rendón, P. Hilger
ISBN:978-0-12-819734-9
Parent Title (English):Comprehensive Renewable Energy (Second Edition) / Volume 3: Solar Thermal Systems: Components and Applications
Publisher:Elsevier
Place of publication:Amsterdam
Document Type:Part of a Book
Language:English
Year of Completion:2022
Tag:Central receiver power plant; Concentrated systems; Gas turbine; Hybridization; Power conversion systems
First Page:670
Last Page:724
Link:https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819727-1.00089-3
Zugriffsart:bezahl
Institutes:FH Aachen / Fachbereich Energietechnik
FH Aachen / Solar-Institut Jülich
collections:Verlag / Elsevier