Concentrated Solar Power Plants with Molten Salt Storage: Economic Aspects and Perspectives in the European Union

Andrzej Bielecki; Sebastian Ernst; Wioletta Skrodzka; Igor Wojnicki

doi:10.1155/2019/8796814

International Journal of Photoenergy (Jan 2019)

Concentrated Solar Power Plants with Molten Salt Storage: Economic Aspects and Perspectives in the European Union

Andrzej Bielecki,
Sebastian Ernst,
Wioletta Skrodzka,
Igor Wojnicki

Affiliations

Andrzej Bielecki: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Sebastian Ernst: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland
Wioletta Skrodzka: Faculty of Management, Department of Statistics and Econometrics, Częstochowa University of Technology, Armii Krajowej 19B, 42-200 Częstochowa, Poland
Igor Wojnicki: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering, Department of Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8796814
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2019

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Concentrated solar power plants belong to the category of clean sources of renewable energy. The paper discusses the possibilities for the use of molten salts as storage in modern CSP plants. Besides increasing efficiency, it may also shift their area of application: thanks to increased controllability, they may now be used not only to cover baseload but also as more agile, dispatchable generators. Both technological and economic aspects are presented, with focus on the European energy sector and EU legislation. General characteristics for CSP plants, especially with molten salt storage, are discussed. Perspectives for their development, first of all in economic aspects, are considered.

Published in International Journal of Photoenergy

ISSN: 1110-662X (Print); 1687-529X (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery: Renewable energy sources
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/3837

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