CSP plants with thermocline thermal energy storage and integrated steam generator – Techno-economic modeling and design optimization

A. Pizzolato, Fabio Donato, V. Verda, M. Santarelli and A. Sciacovelli

Energy, 2017, vol. 139, issue C, 231-246

Abstract: Although CSP has reached technological maturity, high capital investment and specific electricity cost remain the major development barriers. To reduce them, highly efficient, integrated, and cheaper CSP components are urgently needed. In this paper, we investigate a novel CSP plant configuration with a single-tank Thermal Energy Storage (TES) fully integrated with the steam generator.

Keywords: Concentrated solar power; Integrated steam generator; Molten salts; Techno-economic optimization; Thermocline energy storage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.07.160

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