Potential application of concentrating solar power systems for the generation of electricity in Thailand

Janjai, Serm; Laksanaboonsong, J.; Seesaard, T.

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.06.044

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“…The DLR (German Aerospace Center) issued a research report on the potential European technical innovations and research activities for CSP cost reduction in 2005 as part of the EU (European Union)-funded ECOSTAR (European Concentrated Solar Thermal Road-Mapping) project [16]. The electricity prices and potentials for CSP deployment in Australia [17] and Thailand [18] were also recently discussed in the scientific literature. The IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) published a global CSP analysis in 2012 [19], accounting for the most recent CSP research reports and consulting studies published since 2010 [20e24].…”

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Electricity generation costs of concentrated solar power technologies in China based on operational plants

Zhu

Zhang

Mischke

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Electricity generation costs of concentrated solar power technologies in China based on operational plants

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“…The efficiency of evacuated tube is 73% based on 60°C outlet water temperature at 20 MJ m −2 day −1 solar radiations . The useful energy is calculated assuming that the system works 90% of the days in a year, as the solar radiation (I) in Thailand is about 20 MJ m −2 day −1 throughout the year and average sunshine hour is 7.…”

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Energy and environmental analysis of domestic solar hot water system in Asian developing country context—Thailand

Uddin

Kumar

2015

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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This study presents the life cycle energy consumption, emissions, and environmental impacts of flat plate and evacuated tube domestic solar hot water system manufactured and used in Thailand. The results presented in this article show that the life cycle energy consumption for the flat plate system is 5% lower than that of evacuated tube system. The application of flat plate system is useful over evacuated tube system for 8 out of 12 emissions are examined. The global warming potential is 3% lower for the flat plate system than that of evacuated tube system. The average reduction of energy consumption and environmental impact by reusing materials are 65 and 50%, respectively for the flat plate and evacuated tube system. A comparative study with other systems available in the literatures based on few performance indicators shows that the energetic and environmental performance of domestic solar hot water system in Thailand is quite attractive. This article is useful to enhance the local production in line with energy and environmental sustainability in home and Asian neighboring countries. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 35: 271–283, 2016

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“…Several numerical models for parabolic trough CSP plant that include thermal storage system have been developed by different organizations [160][161][162][163][164]. All these models only consider the conventional molten-salt two-tank storage system for which outlet/inlet temperatures are fixed.…”

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Application of phase change materials for thermal energy storage in concentrated solar thermal power plants: A review to recent developments

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h i g h l i g h t sThermal storage for solar thermal power using phase change materials is reviewed. Various phase change materials and manufacturing techniques are surveyed. Mathematical modeling and simulations to latent heat energy storage is reviewed. Integration of a PCM-based TES unit into a power generation system is discussed. Cost analysis of thermocline latent heat thermal storage systems is reviewed. Keywords: Concentrated solar power (CSP) Thermal energy storage (TES) Phase change material (PCM) Latent heat a b s t r a c tThe objective of this paper is to review the recent technologies of thermal energy storage (TES) using phase change materials (PCM) for various applications, particularly concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) generation systems. Five issues of the technology will be discussed based on a survey to the state-of-the-art development and understandings. The first part is about various phase change materials (PCM) in thermal storage applications and recent development of PCM encapsulation technologies. The second is the current status of research and application of latent heat storage systems in CSP plants. The third is the mathematical modeling and numerical simulations to the phenomenon of latent heat thermal storage. The fourth is about the issues of integration of a PCM-based TES unit into a power generation system and the operation. The last part is a discussion about the cost issues and comparison between sensible and latent heat TES systems. The surveyed information will be very helpful to researchers and engineers in energy storage industry and particularly solar thermal power industry.

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Potential application of concentrating solar power systems for the generation of electricity in Thailand

Cited by 66 publications

References 15 publications

Electricity generation costs of concentrated solar power technologies in China based on operational plants

Electricity generation costs of concentrated solar power technologies in China based on operational plants

Energy and environmental analysis of domestic solar hot water system in Asian developing country context—Thailand

Application of phase change materials for thermal energy storage in concentrated solar thermal power plants: A review to recent developments

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