The term concentrating solar power is often used synonymously with concentrating solar thermal power. Concentrating solar power technology, cost, and markets a guide to the impact csp technologies will have on the solar and broader renewable energy markets through 2020. This practice has a significant effect on the environmental performance of the technology. Pdf power is the most important thing for the world. For more information about seia and solar technology, visit us online at. Concentrated solar power csp, also known as solar thermal electricity, has been around since the 1980s. The thermal energy concentrated in a csp plant can be stored and used to produce electricity when it is needed, day or night.
This concentrating solar power tower system known as solar two near barstow. Concentrating solar power csp can provide lowcarbon, renewable energy resources in countries or regions with strong direct normal irradiance dni, i. An additional 4 gigawatts has been deployed internationally. Life cycle assessment of concentrated solar power csp.
Look for specific topics, latest articles or uploaded documents and announce upcoming events. Photovoltaic is cheaper to build and use, but csp is newer and rapidly improving. Pdf new release concentrating solar power factbook. Department of energy this report is being disseminated by the department of energy. Reducing water consumption of concentrating solar power electricity generation report to congress u. Spain is the leader in concentrated solar power technology, with more than 50 governmentapproved projects in the works. Concentrating solar power csp technologies use mirrors to concentrate focus the suns light energy and convert it into heat to create steam to drive a turbine that generates electrical power. Parabolic trough, molten salt and direct steam power towers, molten salt and direct steam linear fresnel, dish stirling, a generic csp model, integrated solar combined cycle. The heat can then be used to create steam to drive a turbine to produce electrical power or used as industrial process heat. Concentrating solar power plants also create two and a half times as many skilled jobs as traditional plants. Spectrumefficient solar energy for dispatchable electricity or fuels workshop innovate technology solutions for sustainability april 11, 20. This roadmap envisages development and deployment of csp along the following paths.
Solar energy drives conventional power plants concentrating solar collectors produce high temperature heat to operate steam and gas turbines, combined cycles or stand alone engines for electricity or for combined heat and power. Concentrating solar power commercial application study. New release concentrating solar power factbook from sbc energy institute. From towers to dishes to linear mirrors to troughs, concentrating solar power csp technologies reflect and collect solar heat to generate electricity. List of concentrating solar thermal power companies.
The increase in investment would be from 2 billion worldwide to 92. The cstp industry finished a first round of new construction during 20067, a resurgence after more than 15. Solar energy technologies concentrating solar power csp plants use mirrors to concentrate the suns thermal energy to drive a conventional steam turbine to make electricity. The solar portal provides an overview of the information on energypedia related to solar energy. Concentrated solar power csp is a power generation technology that uses mirrors or lenses to concentrate the suns rays and, in most of todays csp systems, to heat a fluid and produce steam. Pdf concentrated solar thermal power in saudi arabia. Concentrated solar power plants are gaining increasing interest, mostly by using the parabolic trough collector system ptc, although solar power towers spt progressively occupy a significant market position due to their advantages in terms of higher efficiency, lower operating costs and good scaleup potential. Concentrated solar power environmental and energy study institute.
Life cycle assessment of a parabolic trough concentrating. Concentrating solar power csp systems use combinations of mirrors or lenses to concentrate direct beam solar radiation to produce forms of useful energy such as heat, electricity or fuels by various downstream technologies. Introduction to concentrating solar power csp technology k. Largescale concentrated solar thermal power csp generation can provide substantial economic benefits to australia. Introduction to concentrating solar power csp technology. Concentrating solar power csp in australia helioscsp.
Life cycle assessment of a parabolic trough concentrating solar power plant and the impacts of key design alternatives john j. Concentrating solar power plants can integrate thermal energy. This is a list of concentrating solar thermal power cstp companies. Unlike photovoltaic pv systems, which use the suns light to generate electricity, concentrating solar power systems generate electricity using the suns heat the united states was a pioneer in the development of csp, or solar thermal power, and californias mojave desert hosts some of the earliest operating csp plants in the world, installed in the 1980s. Europe ruled the global market for concentrated solar power, by way of more than 45% set up capacity of the world. Project appraisal document on a proposed loan in the amount of eur234. Day and night power supply thermal storage systems allow for nighttime solar power generation. Concentrated solar power csp is a method of electric generation. The australian solar thermal energy association announces the release of the major new report, realising the potential for concentrating solar power in australia. Csp can store power for several hours and has a high thermal efficiency. Keys to such long life and reliable performance include consistent operation in responding to daily temperature. Sam includes models for the following kinds of csp systems. Concentrating solar power technologies presentation by swapnil gore ms student 5162011 1 stony brook university, ny swapnil.
Types of systems unlike solar photovoltaic cells, which use light to produce electricity, concentrating solar power systems generate electricity with heat. Concentrating solar power csp plants are capital intensive, but have. Solar energy is the energy, the earth receives from the sun, primarily as visible light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation. Concentrated solar power csp how it works helioscsp. Concentrating solar power csp, also referred to as solar thermal power, uses mirrors to concentrate the suns rays to heat a fluid that is then used to generate electricity, often using. There are several options available for the design of a csp plant. View the concentrating solar thermal power fact sheet pdf. Using the energy source, concentrating major greenhousegas ghg emissions such as co2 1,7,8.
Concentrating solar power csp technology is poised to take its place as one of the major contributors to the future clean energy mix. Smallscale concentrated solar power 3 2 introduction and context this study investigates the potential for uk intervention to accelerate the deployment of smallscale concentrated solar power csp in various developing countries, with a focus on industrial process heat applications, and rural or ongrid or. Concentrating solar power and thermal energy storage. Included in the sunshot initiative are cost and performance targets for solar photovoltaic pv and concentrating solar power csp systems. All concentrating solar power csp technologies use a mirror configuration to concentrate the suns light energy onto a receiver and convert it into heat. Turchi national renewable energy laboratory, 1617 cole blvd. The aim of this paper is to quantify the sustainability of csp and to analyse how this is affected by. Concentrating solar power csp2 technologies are one of the future options being deployed with rising confidence and rapidity around the globe, led by spain and the us. Concentrating solar power csp plants based on parabolic troughs utilise auxiliary fuels usually natural gas to facilitate startup operations, avoid freezing of htf and increase power output. Concentrating solar collectors use mirrors and lenses to con.
Concentrating solar power for seawater desalination. As such, the document was prepared in compliance with section 515 of the treasury and general government. The kingdom of saudi arabia has launched ambitious plans to integrate alternative energy sources into the national grid, including 25 gw of concentrated solar thermal power csp. Using straightforward manufacturing processes, csp technology capitalises on conventional power generation cycles, whilst cost effectively matching supply and demand though the integration of thermal energy storage. Nontracking concentrating solar technologies, when used in a cogeneration system, offer lowcost electricity. Concentrating solar power gen3 demonstration roadmap.
Research is still being done to continually improve efficiency. Concentrating solar power an overview sciencedirect topics. Instead of converting sunlight directly into electricity like photovoltaics pv do, it relies on the core technology of fossilfuel generation. The thermal energy concentrated in a csp plant can be. A novel solar chimney technology is also discussed for largescale power generation. Meeting australias energy needs decisions about australias energy future taken through to 2020 will lock in significant parts of our.
There are pros and cons to photovoltaic and concentrated solar power. Energy storage for direct steam solar power plants. Concentrating solar power provides utilityscale electricity and energy storage thermal energy storage options sensible heat storage molten salt, particles latent heat storage thermochemical storage cost of csp with storage is currently cheaper than photovoltaics with largescale battery storage. For more information see technology characterization solar power towers pdf.
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