PreFlexMS: Predictable Flexible Molten Salts Solar Power Plants

Impact ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (3) ◽  
pp. 58-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vipluv Aga ◽  
Carlos F Peruchena
Keyword(s):  
Molten Salts ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Solar Power Plants

scholarly journals Concentrated Solar Power Plants with Molten Salt Storage: Economic Aspects and Perspectives in the European Union

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Bielecki ◽  
Sebastian Ernst ◽  
Wioletta Skrodzka ◽  
Igor Wojnicki
Keyword(s):  
Molten Salt ◽  
Molten Salts ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Concentrated Solar Power ◽  
Eu Legislation ◽  
Solar Power Plants ◽  
Concentrated Solar Power Plants

Concentrated solar power plants belong to the category of clean sources of renewable energy. The paper discusses the possibilities for the use of molten salts as storage in modern CSP plants. Besides increasing efficiency, it may also shift their area of application: thanks to increased controllability, they may now be used not only to cover baseload but also as more agile, dispatchable generators. Both technological and economic aspects are presented, with focus on the European energy sector and EU legislation. General characteristics for CSP plants, especially with molten salt storage, are discussed. Perspectives for their development, first of all in economic aspects, are considered.

Corrosion effects between molten salts and thermal storage material for concentrated solar power plants

2012 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 174-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Guillot ◽  
Abdessamad Faik ◽  
Aydar Rakhmatullin ◽  
Julien Lambert ◽  
Emmanuel Veron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molten Salts ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Thermal Storage ◽  
Concentrated Solar Power ◽  
Storage Material ◽  
Solar Power Plants ◽  
Concentrated Solar Power Plants

scholarly journals Spray-graphitization against molten salts corrosion for concentrated solar power plants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaroslav Grosu ◽  
Udayashankar Nithiyanantham ◽  
Mikel Gonzalez ◽  
Luis González-Fernández ◽  
Abdelali Zaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molten Salts ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Concentrated Solar Power ◽  
Solar Power Plants ◽  
Concentrated Solar Power Plants

DESIGN OF MOLTEN SALT SHELLS FOR USE IN ENERGY STORAGE AT SOLAR POWER PLANTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samaan G. Ladkany ◽  
William G. Culbreth ◽  
Nathan Loyd
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Molten Salt ◽  
Molten Salts ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Naval Research ◽  
Solar Thermal Energy ◽  
Steel Columns ◽  
Solar Power Plants

Design of a steel tank for the storage of excess energy from thermal solar power plants using molten salts (MS) at 580°C is presented. Energy can be stored up to a week in large containers to generate eight hours of electricity for use at night or to reduce weather related fluctuation at solar thermal energy plants. Our research supported by Office of Naval Research (ONR) presents a detailed design of a cylindrical shell for the storage of high temperature molten salts. The storage shell consists of an inner stainless steel layer designed to resist corrosion and an external steel structural layer to contain the large pressures resulting from the molten salt. The cylindrical tank is 54 feet (16.459 meters) high and has an 80 feet (48.768 meters) diameter, with the salt level at a height of 42 feet (12.802 meters). Given the heat of the molten salt and the size of the tank, the design includes a flat shell cover supported on stainless steel columns and a semispherical utility access dome at the center. Considerations are made for the reduction of strength of steel at elevated temperatures. Layers of external insulation materials are used to reduce heat loss in the storage shell. The design presents a posttensioned concrete foundation analysis for the storage tank, which sits on a layer of sand to allow for thermal expansion.

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