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1 The Promise of Concentrating Solar Power Technology a Mature and Utility-Scale Renewable Peaking Power Option Eckhard Lüpfert, Robert Pitz-Paal DLR Solar Research Division, Cologne Stuttgart Almería

2 Concentrating Solar Power Technology Options Parabolic Trough & Linear Fresnel Power Tower Central Receiver Dish Stirling 2 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

3 Large Scale Solar Power Parabolic Trough Collectors with SEGS technology introduced in the Californian Mojave Desert since MW electric capacity installed >10 TWh of electricity produced Huge O&M experience 3 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

4 Solar Radiation Backup Firing Parabolic Trough Plant Scheme Solar Field parabolic trough collectors m 2 Heat Transfer & Buffer hours capacity Power Block steam cycle turbine, condenser MW 4 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

5 Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power Features Energy Resource Beam Irradiation Optional Firing (fossil, bio) Siting Desert, grid connected 1 sq.mi. Technology proven design and operation Operation on-peak solar buffer and gas mode Output Electricity to the Grid Efficiency 21-30% (peak solar-to-electric) 5 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

6 Concentrating Solar Technology Achievements Parabolic Troughs: Available and Qualified Collector Designs Cost-efficient manufacturing, transport, assembly and erection technique Specific Components Mirrors, Receivers, Control, Sensors Full Loop Solar Field Design Storage Performance Models Various Suppliers 6 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

7 EuroTrough Collector Industrial Design within European Commission funded project activity ET Prototype at Plataforma Solar de Almería Follow-up activities: SKAL-ET demonstration loop successfully implemented in SEGS-V Qualification and design improvements Latest SKAL-ET design will be used in Spanish Andasol projects Mature and proven Trough Collector 7 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

8 EuroTrough Skal-ET Collector Qualification Photogrammetry, Efficiency Measurement Measurement Ray-Tracing Flux distribution around absorber tube 8 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

9 Quality Control during Collector Assembly Detection of Geometry Deviations 9 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

10 Power Tower, Central Receiver Systems Solar-Two PSA PS10 10 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

11 Power Tower, or Central Receiver System Technology Options - Higher temperature than troughs - Thermodynamic advantages Scheme: Solar Power Plant with Open Volumetric Receiver Technology Steam Receiver Solar One (US) PS10 Seville Molten Salt Receiver Solar Two (US) Solar Tres (Spain) Open Air Receiver Phoebus/Solair concept metallic or ceramic volumetric receiver Pressurized Air Receiver Refos/Solgate concept direct feed into gas turbine 11 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

12 High Temperature Air Receiver (HiTRec) Technology ambient air intake return air PSA demonstration: module size: 3 MW air outlet C Irradiation > 750 kw/m 2 Long term testing at PSA Demonstration plant layout prepared 12 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

13 High temperature receiver (HiTRec) technology modular concept proven at PSA Demonstration plant layout prepared Licensed to industry partner 13 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

14 Dish-Stirling Systems for remote applications System size kw Very high concentration ratio Power package with Stirling Engine High conversion efficiency 2 EuroDish systems at PSA, Spain 10 kw per unit Remote operation Backup heating of power package with fuel Series production in preparation 14 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

15 Parabolic Dish Unit with Stirling Engine 10kW EuroDish Concentrator Shell Elevation Bearing Konzentrator Schale Elevations Lager Ringträger Ring Truss Elevation Rail Antriebsschiene Elevation Schaltschrank S Control Cabinet Stirling Motor Stirling Einheit Stirling Tragwerk Turn Table Drehstand 8.5 m diameter parabolic reflector shell Stirling engine SOLO 161, 10 kw, helium or H 2 fluid Ceramic cavity Automatic operation Web based remote control interface Antriebsschiene Rail Azimut Azimuth Azimuthantrieb Azimuth Drive Fundament Foundation 15 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

16 Where to Invest? The Solar Resource Mapping Global Radiation Map, in kwh/(m 2 a) 16 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

17 Satellite Measurement of Beam Irradiation Based on Meteosat data, Heliosat model Validated with ground measurements Radiation and GIS-information potential analysis, project development Example: Mediterranean Area 17 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

18 Further Developments Towards Cost Reduction Direct Steam Generation in Parabolic Troughs Thermal storage for CSP, solid and phase-change Receiver developments for troughs Pressurized receivers for solar tower gas turbine coupling Linear fresnel systems Towards water splitting and hydrogen and others 18 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

19 Summary How CSP promises utility scale electricity Long years operation experience available and analysed Improved technology and components available Latest technology improvements qualified in prototype and demonstration scale Project consortia and networks established Full engineering finished Construction capacities prepared Components fabrication established Projects in pipeline: Parabolic Trough Plants (50-70 MW each) Towers (10 MW each) and Dishes (reference units) 19 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

20 Thank you for your attention 20 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

21 Information: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.v. Institute of Technical Thermodynamics Solar Research Cologne (Köln), y Dr. Eckhard Lüpfert, e.luepfert@dlr.de Phone Major financial support by Ministry for the Environment, European Commission, Helmholtz-Association, &other 21 > The Promise of CSP > E. Lüpfert

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