Enclosed trough solar thermal power plant with thermal energy storage and saltwater condenser in Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Alberto Boretti, Stefania Castelletto, Wael Al-Kouz, Jamal Nayfeh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Meteorology
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 020209 energy 020208 electrical & electronic engineering Thermal power station 02 engineering and technology Solar irradiance Solar energy Thermal energy storage Pilot plant Concentrated solar power 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Parabolic trough Environmental science business Condenser (heat transfer) |
| Zdroj: | Renewable Energy Focus. 35:132-147 |
| ISSN: | 1755-0084 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ref.2020.09.005 |
| Popis: | The preliminary design of a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant with thermal energy storage (TES) in Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is here presented. The specific conditions, in terms of environment, weather and sun irradiance, sand and dust, humidity, temperature, solar irradiance, clouds coverage, and proximity to the sea, are considered. A CSP parabolic trough (PT) with TES in a glass enclosure and a once-through saltwater condenser is selected to produce solar energy with the added value of dispatchability. The results of the simulation by using the System Advisor Model (SAM) software are proposed in detail. The manuscript presents the supporting experimental data, and the model development, validation, and application. The computation of the operation of a reference CSP PT with TES plant located in a drastically different environment, requiring specific components such as a glass enclosure and a once-through saltwater condenser, is trustworthy. A small-scale pilot plant is however suggested before moving to full-scale plant construction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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