Optimization and performance enhancement of concentrating solar power in a hot and arid desert environment

Ali J. Sultan, Derek B. Ingham, Kevin J. Hughes, Lin Ma and Mohamed Pourkashanian

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021, vol. 149, issue C

Abstract: The Concentrating Solar Power - Parabolic Trough (CSP-PT) technology with dry-cooled condenser system is an alternative option for arid climate locations such as Kuwait. In this work, the performance of various CSP-PT design configurations is evaluated, including 19 configurations that have been reported in the literature as being optimal. These have optimal Solar Multiple (SM) values based on the lowest Levelised Cost of Electricity (LCOE).

Keywords: Optimization; Performance enhancement; Concentrating solar power (CSP); Parabolic trough (PT); Thermal energy storage (TES); Dry cooling; Wind power; Arid desert environment; Solar resource; Wind resource; Kuwait; Shagaya (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2021.111411

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