Concentrating Solar Power Technology: Principles, Developments and Applications

Key Features: provides a comprehensive review of concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, from the fundamental science to systems design, development and applications; reviews fundamental principles of concentrating solar power systems, including site selection and feasibility analysis and socio-economic and environmental assessments; provides an overview of technologies such as linear Fresnel reflector technology, parabolic-trough, central tower and parabolic dish concentrating solar power systems, and concentrating photovoltaic systems.

Contents: Part 1 Introduction: Introduction to concentrating solar power technology; Fundamental principles of concentrating solar power (CSP) systems; Solar resources for concentrating solar power (CSP) systems; Site selection and feasibility analysis for concentrating solar power (CSP) systems; Socio-economic and environmental assessment of concentrating solar power (CSP) systems. Part 2 Technology approaches and potential: Linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) technology; Parabolic-trough concentrating solar power (CSP) systems; Central tower concentrating solar power (CSP) systems; Parabolic dish concentrating solar power (CSP) systems; Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems and applications; Thermal energy storage systems for concentrating solar power (CSP) plants; Hybridization of concentrating solar power (CSP) with fossil fuel power plants; Integrating a Fresnel solar boiler into an existing coal-fired power plant: A case study; The long-term market potential of concentrating solar power (CSP) systems. Part 3 Optimisation, improvements and applications: Absorber materials for solar thermal receivers in concentrating solar power (CSP) systems; Optimisation of concentrating solar power (CSP) plant designs through integrated techno-economic modeling; Heliostat size optimisation for central receiver solar power plants; Heat flux and temperature measurement technologies for concentrating solar power (CSP); Concentrating solar technologies for industrial process heat and cooling; Solar fuels and industrial solar chemistry.