Innovative Industrial Solutions for Improving the Technical/Economic Competitiveness of Concentrated Solar Power

Valeria Palladino (), Marialaura Di Somma, Carmine Cancro, Walter Gaggioli, Maurizio De Lucia, Marco D’Auria, Michela Lanchi, Fulvio Bassetti, Carla Bevilacqua, Stefano Cardamone, Francesca Nana, Fabio Maria Montagnino and Giorgio Graditi ()
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Valeria Palladino: Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 80055 Naples, Italy
Marialaura Di Somma: Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 80055 Naples, Italy
Carmine Cancro: Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 80055 Naples, Italy
Walter Gaggioli: Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 80055 Naples, Italy
Maurizio De Lucia: CREAR/Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Firenze, 50139 Firenze, Italy
Marco D’Auria: Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 80055 Naples, Italy
Michela Lanchi: Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 80055 Naples, Italy
Fulvio Bassetti: Magaldi Power S.p.A., 00186 Rome, Italy
Carla Bevilacqua: Magaldi Power S.p.A., 00186 Rome, Italy
Stefano Cardamone: Eni S.p.A., Renewable, New Energies and Material Science Research Centre in Novara, 28100 Novara, Italy
Francesca Nana: Eni S.p.A., Renewable, New Energies and Material Science Research Centre in Novara, 28100 Novara, Italy
Fabio Maria Montagnino: Idea S.r.l., 90018 Palermo, Italy
Giorgio Graditi: Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 80055 Naples, Italy

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 2, 1-34

Abstract: The modernization, efficiency, and decarbonization of the energy supply systems are among the new challenges to be faced in the coming decades to achieve the targets and objectives dictated by European strategic policies. Despite the countless benefits related to renewable energy sources (RES) integration, this brings key challenges to the power system, such as the risk of imbalance between energy generation and demand, sudden changes in flows in transmission lines with a need for expensive and time-consuming upgrades, and the withdrawal of conventional generation systems with consequent demands for new solutions and innovation to support grid services. A potential solution to limit the huge intermittence and fluctuation in power generation from RES is Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology integrated with thermal energy storage. The aim of this paper is to discuss the potential benefits related to the use of CSP technology by presenting innovative industrial solutions developed in the Italian SOLARGRID Project, namely the hybridization of CSP–PV systems and the solar thermo-electric system developed by MAGALDI, the parabolic trough collector of Eni, and the new linear Fresnel reflector configuration of IDEA S.r.l. These plant and component solutions are developed for improving the technical performance of CSP technology and reducing the levelized cost of electricity, thereby fostering an effective and massive deployment and encouraging the creation of new business models.

Keywords: concentrating solar power (CSP); renewable energy resources; renewables’ integration; SOLARGRID project; linear Fresnel; parabolic trough; solar tower (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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