A 50MW concentrating solar power plant for Jordan

Al-Soud, Mohammed S.; Hrayshat, Eyad S.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.11.002

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“…At the same time the increase of electricity demand is predicted to be 7.4% annually by 2020, according to its official energy strategy [35]. On the other hand, several studies have shown a high potential for the economically viable utilization of wind [36], [37] and solar power [36], [38], with the payback period for wind power being as low as 6 years [39] and for solar power as low as 2.3 years [40] in some cases. The benefits of combining wind power [41] and PV [42] with desalination plants have already been discussed by many authors.…”

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Modeling of optimal energy flows for systems with close integration of sea water desalination and renewable energy sources: Case study for Jordan

Perković

Novosel

Pukšec

et al. 2016

Energy Conversion and Management

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This paper presents a new approach for modelling energy flows in complex energy systems with parallel supply of fresh water and electricity. Such systems consist of renewable energy sources (RES), desalination plant, conventional power plants and the residual brine storage which is used as energy storage. The presented method is treating energy vectors in the system as control variables to provide the optimal solution in terms of the lowest critical excess of electricity production (CEEP) and h ighest possible share of RES in the supply mix. The optimal solution for supplying the demands for fresh water and electricity is always found within the framework of model constraints which are derived from the physical limitations of the system. The presented method enables the optimization of energy flows for a larger period of time. This increases the role of energy storage when higher integration of RES in the supply mix. The method is tested on a hypothetical case of Jordan for different levels of ins talled wind and PV capacities, as well as different sizes of the brine storage. Results show that increasing the optimization horizon from one hour to 24 hours can reduce the CEEP by 80% and allow the increase of RES in the supply mix by more than 5% without violating the CEEP threshold limit of 5%. The activity of the energy (brine) storage is crucial for achieving this goal. * Corresponding author; email: luka.perkovic@fsb.hr; tel. +385 1 6168494 KeywordsOptimal energy flows; renewable energy sources (RES); desalination plant; energy storage; critical excess of electricity production (CEEP) Research highlights a new methodology for optimal management of energy systems is proposed  critical excess of electricity production is reduced by optimizing the energy flows  at the same time, the curtailment from the RES can be decreased Nomenclature

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Modeling of optimal energy flows for systems with close integration of sea water desalination and renewable energy sources: Case study for Jordan

Perković

Novosel

Pukšec

et al. 2016

Energy Conversion and Management

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“…its dependence on foreign energy supply [2][3][4]. Solar energy as one of the most important sources of renewable energy, obtains increasing attention in Jordan.…”

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Financial and Economic Analysis of 75 MW Photovoltaic Project for Jordan

Al-Soud¹,

Alsafasfeh²

2015

JEPE

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Jordan has a good natural potential for solar energy source. To reach at economic practicability of solar energy sources, Jordan needs to accelerate the development of the national photovoltaic projects. The economic and financial analysis of the 75 MW Photovoltaic Project for Jordan is presented in this paper. Comparing analysis considers, seven different scenarios regarding the type of the modules and of the mounting system as well as three different cases to further evaluate the effects of land requirements based on an equivalent installed capacity. Based on the analyzed scenarios, it was found that the project will serve as a "fuel saver", as the energy generated at the Jordan Photovoltaic Project replaces energy generated at the thermal plant with the highest variable costs in the grid. This replacement has it, which avoids the CO 2 emissions associated with thermal generation, as the further advantage.

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“…Jordan is a country rich in renewable energy sources (RES), namely wind and solar. Several studies have shown a high potential for the economically viable utilization of both wind [5], [6] and [7] and solar power [5], [8] and [9]. In some cases the payback period for wind power was as low as 6 [10] and for solar power as low as 2.3 years [11].…”

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The influence of reverse osmosis desalination in a combination with pump storage on the penetration of wind and PV energy: A case study for Jordan

Novosel

Ćosić

Krajačić

et al. 2014

Energy

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Water resources are a crucial problem for a number of arid countries. One possible solution for this issue is the implementation of desalination but its utilization can greatly increase the demand for electricity. An important concept for a wide scale implementation of desalination is the integration of water and energy resources. Jordan is currently one of the most water deprived countries in the world. It is also a country very rich in renewable energy sources but almost no utilization of that potential. A combination of desalination, pump storage that utilize the produced brine and renewable energy sources could solve both issues. The desalination plants could produce enough water to ensure the supply for Jordan's ever growing population while the use of wind and solar power could provide much needed electricity and reduce the need for imported fossil fuels as well as CO2 emissions. The goal of this paper is to evaluate the impact of desalination in a combination with pump storage that utilizes the produced brine on the penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources in an energy system. The analysis has been conducted on a case study for the country of Jordan using the EnergyPLAN advanced energy system analyses tool.

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A 50MW concentrating solar power plant for Jordan

Cited by 87 publications

References 8 publications

Modeling of optimal energy flows for systems with close integration of sea water desalination and renewable energy sources: Case study for Jordan

Modeling of optimal energy flows for systems with close integration of sea water desalination and renewable energy sources: Case study for Jordan

Financial and Economic Analysis of 75 MW Photovoltaic Project for Jordan

The influence of reverse osmosis desalination in a combination with pump storage on the penetration of wind and PV energy: A case study for Jordan

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