scholarly journals Economic Future of Concentrating Solar Power for Electricity Generation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enas Raafat Maamoun Shouman
Keyword(s):  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power ◽  
Economic Future

scholarly journals Pilot Low-Cost Concentrating Solar Power Systems Deployment in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Implementation Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6223
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Wendsongre Ramde ◽  
Eric Tutu Tchao ◽  
Yesuenyeagbe Atsu Kwabla Fiagbe ◽  
Jerry John Kponyo ◽  
Asakipaam Simon Atuah
Keyword(s):  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Tracking Systems ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power ◽  
Solar Power Plants ◽  
Sub Saharan

Electricity is one of the most crucial resources that drives any given nation’s growth and development. The latest Sustainable Development Goals report indicates Africa still has a high deficit in electricity generation. Concentrating solar power seems to be a potential option to fill the deficit. That is because most of the components of concentrating solar power plants are readily available on the African market at affordable prices, and there are qualified local persons to build the plants. Pilot micro-concentrating solar power plants have been implemented in Sub-Saharan Africa and have shown promising results that could be expanded and leveraged for large-scale electricity generation. An assessment of a pilot concentrating solar power plant in the sub-region noticed one noteworthy obstacle that is the failure of the tracking system to reduce the operating energy cost of running the tracking control system and improve the multifaceted heliostat focusing behavior. This paper highlights the energy situation and the current development in concentrating solar power technology research in Africa. The paper also presents a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art solar tracking systems for central receiver systems to illustrate the current direction of research regarding the design of low-cost tracking systems in terms of computational complexity, energy consumption, and heliostat alignment accuracy.

Future economic of concentrating solar power (CSP) for electricity generation in Egypt

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 1119-1127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enas R. Shouman ◽  
N.M. Khattab
Keyword(s):  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power

scholarly journals Review of the Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Different Photovoltaic and Concentrating Solar Power Electricity Generation Systems

Energies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raghava Kommalapati ◽  
Akhil Kadiyala ◽  
Md. Shahriar ◽  
Ziaul Huque
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power ◽  
Gas Emissions

scholarly journals A concentrating solar power value proposition for South Africa

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Gauché ◽  
Theodor W. Von Backström ◽  
Alan C. Brent
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Energy Technology ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
Generation System ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
High Degree

Concentrating solar power (CSP) offers the potential for a high degree of localization and an alternative strategy to meet electricity demand for South Africa in a future of uncertain conventional resources. The integrated resource plan (IRP) makes strides to introduce renewables to the electricity generation system by 2030, but we argue that the proposed energy mix is too reliant on resources that are not only unsustainable but also at risk in the short to medium term. Coal and other conventional resources may be more limited than originally anticipated, which if true, requires action to be taken soon. CSP is currently the only sustainable and dispatchable energy technology that could domestically supply a significant portion of South Africa’s electricity needs. A balanced mix of PV, wind and CSP can provide the energy supply needed in South Africa, but steps are required soon to take advantage of the localization potential and excellent sustainable energy resources.

scholarly journals A Quest to the Cheapest Method for Electricity Generation in Concentrating Solar Power Plants

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 514-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubén Abbas ◽  
José M. Martínez-Val ◽  
Javier Muñoz-Antón ◽  
Manuel Valdés ◽  
Alberto Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power ◽  
Solar Power Plants

scholarly journals LCOE Analysis of Tower Concentrating Solar Power Plants Using Different Molten-Salts for Thermal Energy Storage in China

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoru Zhuang ◽  
Xinhai Xu ◽  
Wenrui Liu ◽  
Wenfu Xu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Molten Salts ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power ◽  
Levelized Cost Of Electricity ◽  
Grid Parity

In recent years, the Chinese government has vigorously promoted the development of concentrating solar power (CSP) technology. For the commercialization of CSP technology, economically competitive costs of electricity generation is one of the major obstacles. However, studies of electricity generation cost analysis for CSP systems in China, particularly for the tower systems, are quite limited. This paper conducts an economic analysis by applying a levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) model for 100 MW tower CSP plants in five locations in China with four different molten-salts for thermal energy storage (TES). The results show that it is inappropriate to build a tower CSP plant nearby Shenzhen and Shanghai. The solar salt (NaNO3-KNO3, 60-40 wt.%) has lower LCOE than the other three new molten-salts. In order to calculate the time when the grid parity would be reached, four scenarios for CSP development roadmap proposed by International Energy Agency (IEA) were considered in this study. It was found that the LCOE of tower CSP would reach the grid parity in the years of 2038–2041 in the case of no future penalties for the CO2 emissions. This study can provide support information for the Chinese government to formulate incentive policies for the CSP industry.

Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Trough and Tower Concentrating Solar Power Electricity Generation

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. S93-S109 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Burkhardt ◽  
Garvin Heath ◽  
Elliot Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power ◽  
Gas Emissions

Techno-economic competitiveness of 50 MW concentrating solar power plants for electricity generation under Kuwait climatic conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 134 ◽  
pp. 110342
Author(s):  
Ali J. Sultan ◽  
Kevin J. Hughes ◽  
Derek B. Ingham ◽  
Lin Ma ◽  
Mohamed Pourkashanian
Keyword(s):  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power ◽  
Economic Competitiveness ◽  
Solar Power Plants

The potential of concentrating solar power (CSP) for electricity generation in Libya

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basim Belgasim ◽  
Yasser Aldali ◽  
Mohammad J.R. Abdunnabi ◽  
Gamal Hashem ◽  
Khaled Hossin
Keyword(s):  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power

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