Concentrated Solar Power Technology and Thermal Energy Storage: A brief Overview of Nascent Sustainable Designs

P. Onu; C. Mbohwa

doi:10.1109/IRSEC48032.2019.9078156

Concentrated Solar Power Technology and Thermal Energy Storage: A brief Overview of Nascent Sustainable Designs

P. Onu
, C. Mbohwa

Quality and Operations Management

University of Johannesburg

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Abstract

Concentrated solar power (CSP) is mainly encouraged to harness the solar energy for producing electricity. The CSP technologies are highly dependent on the efficient reflector and receiver designs, working medium and thermal storage technologies to produce intermittent electrical power with several options like hybrid, peak load operations, co-generation, etcetera. The receivers have smaller aperture areas such that they operate under higher concentration ratios to produce high temperature at the focus. Construction materials of receiver and heat transfer mediums are vital to extracting more solar energy from the mirror fields or parabolic collectors. Phase change materials (PCM) are found to have numerous applications in the energy collection and storage systems. This article provides the recent developments in the concentrated solar receivers and the future direction in the receiver technology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019
Editors	Abdelaaziz El Hibaoui, Mohamed Essaaidi, Youssef Zaz
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728151526
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC48032.2019.9078156
Publication status	Published - Nov 2019
Event	7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019 - Agadir, Morocco Duration: 27 Nov 2019 → 30 Nov 2019

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019

Conference

Conference	7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019
Country/Territory	Morocco
City	Agadir
Period	27/11/19 → 30/11/19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

concentrated solar power
parabolic collectors
phase change material
thermal storage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Onu, P., & Mbohwa, C. (2019). Concentrated Solar Power Technology and Thermal Energy Storage: A brief Overview of Nascent Sustainable Designs. In A. El Hibaoui, M. Essaaidi, & Y. Zaz (Eds.), Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019 Article 9078156 (Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC48032.2019.9078156

Onu, P. ; Mbohwa, C. / Concentrated Solar Power Technology and Thermal Energy Storage : A brief Overview of Nascent Sustainable Designs. Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019. editor / Abdelaaziz El Hibaoui ; Mohamed Essaaidi ; Youssef Zaz. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. (Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019).

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Onu, P & Mbohwa, C 2019, Concentrated Solar Power Technology and Thermal Energy Storage: A brief Overview of Nascent Sustainable Designs. in A El Hibaoui, M Essaaidi & Y Zaz (eds), Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019., 9078156, Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019, Agadir, Morocco, 27/11/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/IRSEC48032.2019.9078156

Concentrated Solar Power Technology and Thermal Energy Storage: A brief Overview of Nascent Sustainable Designs. / Onu, P.; Mbohwa, C.
Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019. ed. / Abdelaaziz El Hibaoui; Mohamed Essaaidi; Youssef Zaz. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 9078156 (Proceedings of 2019 7th International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2019).

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Concentrated Solar Power Technology and Thermal Energy Storage: A brief Overview of Nascent Sustainable Designs

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