Recent Developments in Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Power Plants

Khandelwal, Neelam; Sharma, Meeta; Singh, Onkar; Shukla, Anoop Kumar

doi:10.1007/s11630-020-1278-2

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“…With the usage of various technologies for power production, interest in CSP plants is always rising due to better efficiency, reduced operating costs, and tremendous up-scale potential (Figure 3). [16] The use of a concentrator to collect solar energy to heat the heat transfer working fluid to a certain temperature, through heat exchange equipment to transfer heat to the working fluid in the power loop or directly generate superheated steam, and finally into the turbine generator set to do work and output power is referred to as concentrator solar thermal power technology. Solar thermal collecting system, heat absorption and transit system, heat storage…”

Section: Concentrating Solar Power (Csp)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of Hybrid Solar-Biomass Power Generation System

Waqar¹,

Shukla

Sharma³

et al. 2022

SMSJ

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The present paper reviewed the studies of the hybrid solar-biomass power plants. Based on renewable energy, several configurations of hybrid power cycles are discussed and summarized. It includes the technical, economical, and environmental aspects of the hybrid solar-biomass plant, how the hybrid power plant works, and the essential resources required for the setup and running of the hybrid solar biomass plant. The advantages and disadvantages associated with the single renewable resource-based power plants are also discussed. The hybrid power plants help rectify the disadvantages over single resource plants, improve the power production rate of the plant, and help it run over seasonally. The present paper also discussed the solar and biomass potential in the Indian context and compared the progress of the hybrid solar-biomass power generation system with other countries.

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Section: Concentrating Solar Power (Csp)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Review of Hybrid Solar-Biomass Power Generation System

Waqar¹,

Shukla

Sharma³

et al. 2022

SMSJ

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“…In recent years, many innovative integrations are being proposed to improve the CSP thermal integration in combined cycles and therefore, the solar share in these plants [17].…”

Section: State Of the Art Of Integrated Solar Combined Cycles (Iscc)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Increasing the solar share in combined cycles through thermochemical energy storage

Ortíz

Chacartegui

Carro

et al. 2021

Energy Conversion and Management

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Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants allow green and dispatchable electricity production. Novel process schemes combining high solar-to-electric performance with an optimum integration of cheap and environmentally friendly storage systems are key for the massive deployment of solar plants. The integration of solar energy in combined cycles, as the most efficient thermal power cycles, is gaining momentum. Combined cycles require high temperature (typically higher than 1000ºC), which does not allow the operation of the solar combined cycle at night by integrating the current commercial thermal storage systems (molten salts-based system maximum temperature is limited to ~600ºC). Thus, solar power share in current Integrated Solar Combined Cycles (ISCC) is typically lower than 20%, while natural gas is used to provide most of the thermal power required. Under this scenario, the promising Thermochemical Energy Storage (TCES), capable of operating at high temperatures with high yields, provide a high potential to increase the solar share since the solar energy stored can be released at temperatures above 1000ºC, allowing electricity production in a combined cycle even without solar radiation or other fuel input. Among TCES systems to be integrated into CSP plants, the Calcium-Looping (CaL) process is gaining momentum due to a high energy density, abundant and cheap raw material (limestone) and its high turning temperature. This paper proposes the novel concept of a High Temperature Storage Solar Combined Cycle (HTSSCC) based on the integration of a TCES system. A model has been developed for simulating the proposed plant. Results show overall plant efficiencies higher than 45% (excluding solar side losses), which suggests a high potential for the development of this novel integration.

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“…Mostafavi Tehrani and Taylor [17] used molten salt as energy storage medium and analysed the performance of a CSP plant in design/offdesigned point. Khandelwal et al [18] reviewed the developments in CSP technologies, heat transfer fluids and phase change materials used for thermal energy storage. Later, they numerically studied an integrated solar thermal cycle with the molten salted-based thermal storage [19].…”

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confidence: 99%