An analysis of the costs and opportunities for concentrating solar power in Australia

Hinkley, Jim; Hayward, Jennifer A.; Curtin, Bryan F.; Wonhas, Alex; Boyd, Rod; Grima, Charles; Tadros, Amir; Hall, Ross H.; Naicker, K.

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2013.02.020

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“…Given that Australia has access to world class solar resources, with areas such as Longreach in QLD receiving 2564kWh/m 2 /year [24], there are many areas where high temperature power towers would be a viable power generation option. A study completed by Hinkley et al in 2013 concluded that "tower plants should be targeted for ongoing development and deployment in Australia" [24].…”

Section: Concentrating Solar Thermal With Thermal Storagementioning

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“…In the Australian context, the LCOE of both parabolic trough and power tower solar thermal technologies are estimated to be just over $0.2/kWh [24]. Globally, the LCOE of CST technology and thermal energy storage has been trending downwards with the assistance of various research initiatives and favourable political frameworks in some countries such as Spain and the US.…”

Section: Concentrating Solar Thermal With Thermal Storagementioning

confidence: 99%

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Analysis and Comparison of Energy Generation Technologies in Remote Australia

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Increased implementation of renewable technology for power generation is critical to achieving the emissions targets set by many countries, as well as delivering an economically viable method of providing power to isolated communities. This project set out to analyse and compare three technologies, namely Solar PV, Concentrating Solar Thermal with thermal storage and diesel generators, for deployment in remote Australian areas. In this paper, a detailed literature review of past projects involving renewable energy hybrid power generation systems has been completed. Thirty-six sources were chosen for the review based on criteria of recentness, relevance and peer review. Using these sources, this review has identified key areas of focus in the subsequent analysis as being the inclusion of solar thermal with thermal storage and a life-cycle analysis of GHG (embodied and emitted) and demonstrated the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of implementing hybrid energy systems worldwide and in Australia.The information presented in the literature review has been used to guide the creation of an analysis code in the Python software package which analyses supplied weather and electric load data and identifies the optimum mixture of technologies in the hybrid system. The results of this analysis have shown that Port Augusta is the ideal site for implementation, with an optimum system containing 89% Concentrating Solar Thermal, 9% Diesel and 2% Solar PV and a total installed power of 8.9MW. This system has an LCOE of $0.203/kWh, a renewable fraction of 92% and results in an annual CO 2 reduction from a 100% diesel system of 13,412,749kgeqCO 2 .Final Report -ENGG7280 4 17/06/2017It is recommended for future projects in this area that weather and electric load data be gathered over several years at each site under analysis, preferably over the same period to allow for more accurate comparison. It may also be worthwhile to broaden the scope of future reviews to include wind turbines and battery technology in the analysis.

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Section: Concentrating Solar Thermal With Thermal Storagementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Concentrating Solar Thermal With Thermal Storagementioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis and Comparison of Energy Generation Technologies in Remote Australia

Swanson¹

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“…Also has cost projections for 2020 from US$ 0.06 and 0,12.kWh -1 , where will be decisive a cost reduction in solar thermal plants, and the heliostat field is the key element to achieve this goal (REN, 2014;HINKLEY et al, 2013;EMES et al, 2015) . Solar thermal energy without concentration (fluid heating) is also under constant increase in capacity and was added on the global stage in 2013, 57.1 GWth, leading to a total of 330 GWth already installed worldwide.…”

Section: Solar Energy and Its Ways Of Applyingmentioning

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Solar Energy and Its Global Investments

Toniazzo

Klajn

Nogueira

et al. 2017

R. bras. Ener. Renov.

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This study aimed to analyze the research about solar energy on a global scale over the past five years, in order to identify the way to apply this source of energy and which countries are participating in the solar area investigation. In this context the scientific journals publications on solar energy of the last five years (2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015) were analyzed, focusing on renewable energies and as selection criteria, the Impact Factor (IF) was adopted. The articles were

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“…Washing water is not required to be of high quality and the discharged/treated waters from elsewhere can be used. In some cases, dry cooling systems may be applicable [29,39]; however, this may be more expensive and may reduce annual production by 7% and increase cost of electricity production by 10% [17]. The majority of CSP plants installed to date are generally in desert environments having water scarcity issues.…”

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The Potential of Concentrated Solar Power for Remote Mine Sites in the Northern Territory, Australia

Baig

Surovtseva

Halawa

2015

Journal of Solar Energy

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The Northern Territory (NT) is among the regions in Australia and the world with the highest solar radiation intensities. The NT has many mine sites which consume significant amount of fossil fuel with consequent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The environmental concern related to the fossil fuel consumption and availability of immense solar energy resource in the NT open the possibilities for considering the provision of power to the mining sites using proven solar technologies. Concentrating solar power (CSP) systems are deemed as the potential alternatives to current fossil fuel based generating systems in mining industry in the NT. The finding is based on consideration of the major factors in determining the feasibility of CSP system installation, with particular reference to the NT mine sites. These are plant design requirements, climatic, environmental, and other requirements, and capital and operating costs. Based on these factors, four mine sites have been identified as having the potential for CSP plants installation. These are McArthur River Mine, Ranger Mine, Northern Territory Gold Mines, and Tanami Operations. Each site could be served by one CSP plant to cater for the needs of mining operation and the local communities.

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An analysis of the costs and opportunities for concentrating solar power in Australia

Cited by 103 publications

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Analysis and Comparison of Energy Generation Technologies in Remote Australia

Analysis and Comparison of Energy Generation Technologies in Remote Australia

Solar Energy and Its Global Investments

The Potential of Concentrated Solar Power for Remote Mine Sites in the Northern Territory, Australia

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