Abstract:Existing thermal oil based parabolic trough collector (PTC) power plants have been commercially deployed since 2008. Parabolic trough technology dominates by ca. 90 % the global market of all operational commercial concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. Worldwide over 32 % of these PTC power plants have an indirect salt thermal storage system that enables night operation [1, 2]. Since existing parabolic trough power plants with thermal oil are limited regarding their maximum operating temperature, the addition… Show more
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