District cooling network connected to a solar power tower

Marugán-Cruz, C.; Sánchez-Delgado, S.; Rodríguez-Sánchez, M.R.; Venegas, M.

doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.01.032

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“…Mostly, radiation losses are major loss, except the case when the temperature is low and the wind velocity is high [59]. The input from concentrated radiation varies with weather condition and it turns out that excess radiation received in summer, needs to be diverted to the other tower, which can also be utilised by other solar thermal application, thereby reducing the load on power grid [60].…”

Section: Concentartion Ratio ¼mentioning

confidence: 99%

Concentrated solar power technology in India: A review

Bijarniya

Sudhakar

Baredar

2016

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Section: Concentartion Ratio ¼mentioning

confidence: 99%

Concentrated solar power technology in India: A review

Bijarniya

Sudhakar

Baredar

2016

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…Numerous studies have been worked on parabolic dish and its performance. 102,103,111,112 The comprehensive energy and exergy analyses of Stirling engine system and concentrator are illustrated in this section. [104][105][106][107][108] For the sake of evaluating (18) Q useful =Q solar −Q loss,externalconv.…”

Section: Parabolic Dish Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Solar power technology for electricity generation: A critical review

Ahmadi

Ghazvini

Sadeghzadeh

et al. 2018

Energy Science & Engineering

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Negative environmental impact of fossil fuel consumption highlight the role of renewable energy sources and give them a unique opportunity to grow and improve. Among renewable energy sources solar energy attract more attention and many studies have focused on using solar energy for electricity generation. Here, in this study, solar energy technologies are reviewed to find out the best option for electricity generation. Using solar energy to generate electricity can be done either directly and indirectly. In the direct method, PV modules are utilized to convert solar irradiation into electricity. In the indirect method, thermal energy is harnessed employing concentrated solar power (CSP) plants such as Linear Fresnel collectors and parabolic trough collectors. In this paper, solar thermal technologies including soar trough collectors, linear Fresnel collectors, central tower systems, and solar parabolic dishes are comprehensively reviewed and barriers and opportunities are discussed. In addition, a comparison is made between solar thermal power plants and PV power generation plants. Based on published studies, PV‐based systems are more suitable for small‐scale power generation. They are also capable of generating more electricity in a specific area in comparison with CSP‐based systems. However, based on economic considerations, CSP plants are better in economic return.

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“…Thus, most sustainable DC system analyses in Table 1 have incorporated a combination of both vapor compression and either single-effect [23,[26][27][28]36,40] or double-effect absorption cooling [6,31,37,41,43]. DC investigations in which vapor compression was the sole cooling technology [21,24,25,34,35] are generally earlier efforts [21,24,25], while DC studies focusing on absorption cooling are recent efforts [29,30,33,42]. Absorption-based and alternative developing air-conditioning technologies with potential for renewable or waste heat use, and/or operation in high ambient temperature/humidity conditions, are identified and discussed in the following paragraphs.…”

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Sustainable District Cooling Systems: Status, Challenges, and Future Opportunities, with Emphasis on Cooling-Dominated Regions

Eveloy

Ayou

2019

Energies

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A review of current and future district cooling (DC) technologies, operational, economic, and environmental aspects, and analysis and optimization methodologies is presented, focusing on the demands of cooling-dominated regions. Sustainable energy sources (i.e., renewable, waste/excess electricity and heat, natural/artificial cold) and cooling/storage technology options with emphasis on heat-driven refrigeration, and their integrations in published DC design and analysis studies are reviewed. Published DC system analysis, modeling, and optimization methodologies are analyzed in terms of their objectives, scope, sustainability-related criteria, and key findings. The current and future development of DC in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, a major developing cooling-dominated market, is examined more specifically in terms of current and future energy sources and their use, and economic, environmental, and regulatory aspects, with potential technical and non-technical solutions identified to address regional DC sustainability challenges. From the review of published DC design and analysis studies presented, collective research trends in key thematic areas are analyzed, with suggested future research themes proposed towards the sustainability enhancement of DC systems in predominantly hot climates.

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District cooling network connected to a solar power tower

Cited by 22 publications

References 22 publications

Concentrated solar power technology in India: A review

Concentrated solar power technology in India: A review

Solar power technology for electricity generation: A critical review

Sustainable District Cooling Systems: Status, Challenges, and Future Opportunities, with Emphasis on Cooling-Dominated Regions

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