Abstract:Thermal energy storage (TES) systems have paramount importance in the design of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants. TES systems allow storing the energy collected from solar radiation as heat energy in a thermal fluid and, in that way, extending the energy duration period of the plant and making the produced electricity dispatchable, depending on the actual demand and not only on the availability of the sun. The thermal fluids, synthetic oils, or molten salts, usually operate at temperatures from 500°C up … Show more
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