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consider adding CSP

Open fneum opened this issue 4 years ago • 1 comments

fneum avatar Mar 02 '21 11:03 fneum

I was writing a review about CSP that might help.

Two main technologies exist 1) solar power tower and 2) parabolic trough. They have three components in common: mirrors field, receiver, storage (optional) and power block. Depending on the heat transfer fluid their design can change dramatically. I guess including this technology can not only help to add new capacity potentials but also help to guide the CSP design.

Adding CSP requires:

  1. time-series of direct radiations potenials
  2. updating/adding component details of solar power towers and parabolic troughs
  3. Adding technology details as "links" (for flexible component sizing?)

Further, I might be able to provide contacts to STERG and Frauenhofer Chile, both having experts in CSP technology.

pz-max avatar Mar 05 '21 12:03 pz-max