The Masdar Institute solar platform: A new research facility in the UAE for development of CSP components and thermal energy storage systems

Calvet, Nicolas; Martins, M. T.; Grange, Benjamin; Pérez, Víctor; Belasri, Djawed; Ali, Muhammad Tauha; Armstrong, Peter

doi:10.1063/1.4949191

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“…Therefore, a cost-benefit analysis should be considered for each process. Examples of the beam-down reflector coupled with a fluidized bed receiver have shown its usefulness (Calvet et al, 2016,Kodama et al, 2010. Another beam-down approach has been recently presented in (Gómez-Hernández et al, 2017) where, instead of focusing on a single point, the beam-down reflector concentrates linearly on the particle receiver while the solids are moving horizontally.…”

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“…Another beam-down approach has been recently presented in (Gómez-Hernández et al, 2017) where, instead of focusing on a single point, the beam-down reflector concentrates linearly on the particle receiver while the solids are moving horizontally. Therefore, the beam-down with a ground receiver approach enhances the application of fluidized bed technology to thermochemical processes (Segal and Epstein, 1997,Segal and Epstein, 2003,Kodama et al, 2010,Gokon et al, 2012, or energy capture processes (Calvet et al, 2016,Kodama et al, 2013,Kodama et al, 2017.…”

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Two-phase heat transfer model of a beam-down gas-solid fluidized bed solar particle receiver

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Two-phase heat transfer model of a beam-down gas-solid fluidized bed solar particle receiver

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“…It was assessed that the LCOE is going to be approximately EUR 0.11 kWh −1 , which is a remarkable value for the first real plant in this category. An alternative instance is the beam-down solar platform of 100 kW at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology [197,198]. This plant utilises molten salt at 250-550 °C and it is possible to reach up to a concentration ratio of 600 suns.…”

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Reactor and Plant Designs for the Solar Photosynthesis of Fuels

Degerli,

Gramegna,

Tommasi

et al. 2024

Energies

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Solar-boosted photo-technology stands out as a powerful strategy for photosynthesis and photocatalytic processes due to its minimal energy requirements, cost-effectiveness and operation under milder, environmentally friendly conditions compared to conventional thermocatalytic options. The design and development of photocatalysts have received a great deal of attention, whereas photoreactor development must be studied deeper to enable the design of efficient devices for practical exploitation. Furthermore, scale-up issues are important for this application, since light distribution through the photoreactor is a concurrent factor. This review represents a comprehensive study on the development of photoreactors to be used mainly for the photoreduction of CO2 to fuels, but with concepts easily transferable to other photosynthetic applications such as ammonia synthesis and water splitting, or wastewater treatment, photovoltaics combined to photoreactors, etc. The primary categories of photoreactors are thoroughly examined. It is also explained which parameters influence the design of a photoreactor and next-generation high-pressure photoreactors are also discussed. Last but not least, current technologies for solar concentrators are recalled, considering their possible integration within the photoreactor. While many reviews deal with photocatalytic materials, in the authors’ view, photoreactors with significant scale and their merged devices with solar concentrators are still unexploited solutions. These are the key to boost the efficiency of these processes towards commercial viability; thus, the aim of this review is to summarise the main findings on solar photoreactors for the photoreduction of CO2 and for related applications.

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“…The solar-driven fluidised bed reactor seems to be the optimal reactor for the hybrid solar chemical looping TCES systems due to its advantages on gas-solid reactions. There is a series of studies [140][141][142][143][144] available on simulation and experimental study of the performance of solar-driven fluidised bed reactor thermochemical processing and energy storage. Except for the reactors for the gas-solids reaction, heat exchangers or solar receivers should be evaluated to integrate with the gas-solid reactors.…”

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Developments in calcium/chemical looping and metal oxide redox cycles for high-temperature thermochemical energy storage: A review

Yan

Wang

Clough

et al. 2020

Fuel Processing Technology

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Energy storage is one of the most critical factors for maximising the availability of renewable energy systems whilst delivering firm capacity on an as-and-when required basis, thus improving the balance of grid energy. Chemical and calcium looping are two technologies which are promising from both the point of view of minimising greenhouse gas emissions and because of their suitability for integrating with energy storage. A particularly promising route is to combine these technologies with solar heating, thus minimising the use of fossil fuels during the materials regeneration steps. For chemical looping, the development of mixed oxide carrier systems remains the highest impact research and development goal, and for calcium looping, minimising the decay in CO2 carrying capacity with natural sorbents appears to be the most economical option. In particular, sorbent stabilisers such as those based on Mg are particularly promising.In both cases, energy can be stored thermally as hot solids or chemically as unreacted materials, but there is a need to build suitable pilot plant demonstration units if the technology is to advance. Highlights Calcium and chemical looping can potentially be deployed at commercial scale within the next two decades. Both technologies have the potential for energy storage, either by means of sensible heat stored in solids or as chemical energy. A critical requirement for such development is construction and testing of suitable pilot and demonstration plants. Both technologies can be combined with solar power to offer particularly attractive systems with thermochemical energy storage.

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The Masdar Institute solar platform: A new research facility in the UAE for development of CSP components and thermal energy storage systems

Cited by 22 publications

References 7 publications

Two-phase heat transfer model of a beam-down gas-solid fluidized bed solar particle receiver

Two-phase heat transfer model of a beam-down gas-solid fluidized bed solar particle receiver

Reactor and Plant Designs for the Solar Photosynthesis of Fuels

Developments in calcium/chemical looping and metal oxide redox cycles for high-temperature thermochemical energy storage: A review

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