Its simply reflecting sun;s rays into a point with molten salt. There is less CSP vs PV panels. USA CSP failed. China keeps on building CSP
But CSP does things PV cant - generating electricity at night. Molten salt can be stored
Showing posts with label CSP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CSP. Show all posts
August 3, 2024
July 19, 2024
World's first dual tower CSP starts commissioning in China - the power of sun, mirror and salt
Savings from oil and coal importation
The power of sun mirror and salt.
What is CSP? It is concentrated solar power. It is reflecting sun rays via mirror to a tower which boils water into steam, (or a fluid sent on heat exchanger to turn into steam to run turbines) The heat is stored in molten salt so that the whole works work at night. Such an advantage because CSP works 24/7. Clearly an advantage over:
1. Solar panel that works only 1/3 of the day;
2. Wind power that stops occasionally;
3. Hydro that works when rivers are dry.
There are two functioning CSP: one in Morocco and one in Mojave desert in USA.
Most of them use single tower.
But China uses twin tower for 24% efficiency. The China tech uses concentric array of mirrors which follow the sun. The mirrors reflect on twin towers: so efficiency is apparent: one set of mirror arrays servicing two towers.
May 28, 2013
World's Largest Solar Power Plant Shams 1 in UAE goes on line
Repost from Livescience by Marc Lallanila | March 13, 2013
One of the world's largest PV power plant, Shams 1, located in UAE goes on line. The capacity of the PV plant is enough to power 20,000 homes and remove 175,000 tons of CO2 a year, or remove 35,000 cars off the road. There will be another planned l00 mW in KSA by the end of the year known as Noor l. Saudi Arabia plans to have 100 per cent renewable energy by 2022; Qatar's target is 1.8 gW by 2014.
UAE uses CSP technology (concentrated solar power.) Mirrors focus suns rays to create steam which runs steam turbines. The plant has 258,000 parabolic mirrors spread over an area of 1 square mile (2.5 square km)
Why would a country producing energy invest heavily in renewable energy? So that it does not use its own output and sell more oil.
Very practical and makes good economic sense
One of the world's largest PV power plant, Shams 1, located in UAE goes on line. The capacity of the PV plant is enough to power 20,000 homes and remove 175,000 tons of CO2 a year, or remove 35,000 cars off the road. There will be another planned l00 mW in KSA by the end of the year known as Noor l. Saudi Arabia plans to have 100 per cent renewable energy by 2022; Qatar's target is 1.8 gW by 2014.
UAE uses CSP technology (concentrated solar power.) Mirrors focus suns rays to create steam which runs steam turbines. The plant has 258,000 parabolic mirrors spread over an area of 1 square mile (2.5 square km)
Why would a country producing energy invest heavily in renewable energy? So that it does not use its own output and sell more oil.
Very practical and makes good economic sense
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