1. Concentrated solar power plants
Irfan Ullah
Department of Information and Communication Engineering Myongji university, Yongin, South Korea
28 May, 2013
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2. Contents Introduction Concentrated Solar Power
Solar Power Plant Projects
Daylighting
Daylighting Systems
Conclusions
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3. Introduction
Combustion of fossil fuel is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions
Population by major region
CO2 emissions by region
International energy agency (IEA) 2009
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4. Introduction cont’d..
Renewable energy technologies are clean sources of energy that have a much lower environmental impact
Residential market penetration
Additions to electricity generation capacity in the commercial sector, (gigawatts)
World renewable electricity generation by source, (billion kilowatthours)
U.S. Energy information administration (EIA) 2012
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5. Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
Concentrated solar power plant
Collecting, focusing, transmitting, and conversion of solar energy
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6. Solar Power Plant Projects
Micro-scaled Concentrated Solar Power Plant
Parabolic troughs: 1000
Power: 2 MW
Location: Kona District, Hawaii, USA
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7. Solar Power Plant Projects cont’d..
Ivanpah solar thermal power system
Number of plants: 3
Size: Approx. 3,500 acres
Tower height: 450 foot
Heliostats: 173,000
Power Production: MW
Location Ivanpah Dry Lake, California
The PALEN solar thermal power system Units: 2 Size: 3800 acres Power production: 500 MW Home served annually: 200,000 Expected construction date: 2013/2014 Location: California
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8. Solar Power Plant Projects cont’d..
Hydraulic
Motor
Parabolic troughs: 258, Concentration: 1000 times
Absorber Pipes: 27,648
Power: 100 MW
Location: Shams 1, Abu Dhabi
Tracking with nano-composite
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9. Solar Power Plant Projects cont’d..
Size: 100 acres
Power Production: 29 MW thermal
Electrical Output: Approx. 13 MWe (megawatts electric)
Tower Height: 327 feet
Number of Heliostats: 3,822
Location: Coalinga, California Completed: September 2011
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10. Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV)
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11. Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) cont’d..
Solar Techno Park
concentrates sunlight on solar cell
Tower height: 20 m
Concentration: 1000 times
Power: kW
Location: Tokyo, Japan
IBM-led Group
Hundreds of photovoltaic chips
Concentration: 2,000 suns
Power: 25 KW
Location: Kona District, Hawaii, USA
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12. Solar Thermal Photovoltaic System
Losses occurring in the CPV system
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13. Solar Islands
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14. Thanks ?