The adaptation of storage systems both to the solar energy receiver system and the power cycle of the plant is essential.
Thermal energy storage systems for concentrating solar power csp plants.
The option to supply electricity on demand is a key advantage of solar thermal power plants with integrated thermal storage.
This project will design and test a multi megawatt thermal falling particle receiver concentrating solar thermal power csp system in the first two gen3 csp phases.
However one of the key factors that determine the development of this technology is the integration of efficient and cost effective thermal energy storage tes systems so as to overcome csp s intermittent character and to be more economically competitive.
Diurnal storage systems providing thermal power in the multi mw range for several hours are required here the temperature range being between 250 c and 700 c.
Thermal energy storage forms a key component of a power plant for improvement of its dispatchability.
The integration of thermal energy storage systems enables concentrating solar power csp plants to provide dispatchable electricity.
In a csp plant that includes storage the solar energy is first used to heat the molten salt or synthetic oil which is stored providing thermal heat energy at high temperature in insulated tanks.
Thermal energy storage provides a workable solution to this challenge.
It will have the potential to operate for thousands of hours provide 6 hours of energy storage and heat a working fluid like supercritical carbon dioxide or air.
Solar thermal energy especially concentrated solar power csp represents an increasingly attractive renewable energy source.
Thermal energy storage for concentrating solar thermal power csp plants can help in overcoming the intermittency of the solar resource and also reduce the levelized cost of energy lcoe by.