Concentrated solar power

Solar Energy Energy produced from the sun s radiation for the purposes of heating or electric generation. Also, see Photovoltaic (PV) Cell, Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and Passive Solar. ... 

Solar Thermal Collector A device designed to receive solar radiation and convert it into thermal energy. Normally, a solar thermal collector includes a frame, glazing and an absorber, together with the appropriate insulation. The heat collected by the solar thermal collector may be used immediately or stored for later use. Typical use is in solar hot water heating systems. Also, see Passive Solar and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP). ... 

Tamme, R., et al. (2003), Advanced Hydrogen Generation with Concentrated Solar Power Systems , Proceedings ofISEC 2003 International Solar Energy Conference, Hawaii, USA, 16-18 March. 

Another concentrating solar power (CSP) plant is planned in Madinat Zayed in Abu Dhabi. 

Figure 1.1.17 The solar refinery as the conceptual contribution of chemistry by chemical energy conversion to the sustainable use of renewable energy. The upstream part (hydrogen generation) and the downstream parts need not to be colocalized in a practical realization. CSP stands for concentrated solar power. Green boxes indicate solar fuel products blue boxes stand for intermediate platform chemicals. The red arrows indicate flows of solar hydrogen to a storage and transport system for large-scale applications. The blue arrows show the major application lines for chemical production of solar fuels. The scheme also indicates the role of fertilizers from ammonia required in sustained use of biomass for energetic applications.

The high temperatures generated by concentrated solar power can be used to drive chemical reactions. The reverse reaction releases the chemically stored energy as thermal energy. Various systems have been investigated, such as the dissociation of sulphur trioxide (De Maria et al., 1985) ... 

Weimer, AW, "Rapid Solar-thermal Dissociation of Natural Gas," paper to be presented at the 11th International Symposium on Concentrated Solar Power and Chemical Energy Technologies, Zurich, Switzerland (September 5, 2002). 

Thermochemical processes can produce hydrogen from water using high-temperature heat from either nuclear or concentrated solar power (CSP). There are over 100 thermochemical cycles for hydrogen production in the operating temperature range of 600-2500° C, where direct... 

Trieb, F. (ed.) (2002) Concentrating Solar Power Now-Clean Energy for Sustainable Development. Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). 

Mehos, M. (2008) Another pathway to large-scale power generation concentrating solar power. MRS Bull, 33 (4), 364-355. 

Concentrating solar power systems use mirrors to concentrate sunlight to produce temperatures high enough to drive modem, efficient heat engines and to produce electrical power. All concentrating solar power technologies rely on... 

Depending on the system, concentrating solar power generation can be designed to produce from tens to hundreds of megawatts of electricity. The power from it can be dispatchable, because these systems have cost-effective thermal storage and they can be hybridized (coupled with a conventional power plant). Consequently, these plants can produce power before or after sunrise (or 24-hour operation if desired). Concentrating solar power stations are best suited to be either peak-load or intermediate-load power stations. 

Concentrating solar power technology Principles, developments and applications... 

The two most frequently discussed solar technologies for the production of electricity are solar PV, which use semiconductor materials to convert sunlight into electricity, and concentrating solar power (CSP), which concentrates sunlight on a fluid to produce steam to drive a turbine, thus producing electricity. 

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