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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Solar power plant"”.
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Process simulation and economic evaluation of a solar power plant using Aspen
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, 1980.
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Improving the concentrated solar power plant through connecting the modular parabolic solar trough
Concentrating solar power (CSP) stands as a promising renewable energy technology with the ability to contribute towards global reduction of carbon emissions. A major obstacle to increased adoption of CSP plants has to do with their high initial investment cost; consequently, there is a powerful …
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Conceptual design of a concentrating solar power plant for a combined electricity and water supply of the city El Gouna
The cogeneration of power and water in large concentrating solar power (CSP) plants with thermal storage can have significant energetic and economic benefits to supply regions with high direct irradiation and good seawater access. Due to increasing water scarcity, the Middle-East North-Africa (MENA) …
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Thermofluid design and performance analysis of an air-cooled heat rejection system for a 50 MWe sCO2 concentrated solar power plant
… renewable energy technology is concentrated solar power (CSP) plants utilising supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) as a working fluid. This technology promises a more compact and efficient alternative to the current Rankine cycle based CSP plants. However, no such plant currently exists at …
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Assessing the costs of solar power plants for the Island of Roatàn
… assessing the installation costs of different solar power plant technologies and the current commercial availability for installation on the Island or Roatàn. Commercial large-scale power plants have been in use for decades and their technical feasibility has been documented as well as their …
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Collecting heat during the day, observing the sky at night : the use of a heliostat field near Almeria to search for cosmic gamma rays
… at ALmeria) is the result of the conversion of a solar power plant near Almeria into a Cherenkov telescope with a total mirror area of 2500 m^2 for very high energy gamma astronomy. The detector is located in a central solar tower and detects photon-induced showers with an energy threshold of 250 …
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The efforts by the Zambia electricity supply corporation to reduce power outages and their impact in Lusaka’s high density areas.
… also subjected to load shedding and notorious power outages. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effort by the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) to reduce power outages and their impacts in Lusaka’s High Density Areas. The research used a mixed method approach, involving …
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The efforts by the Zambia electricity supply corporation to reduce power outages and their impact in Lusaka’s high density areas.
… also subjected to load shedding and notorious power outages. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effort by the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) to reduce power outages and their impacts in Lusaka’s High Density Areas. The research used a mixed method approach, involving …
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Dynamic modeling and control strategies for a micro-CSP plant with thermal storage powered by the Organic Rankine cycle
… sustainable energy. Coupling small-scale ORCs powered by scroll expander- generators with solar thermal collectors and storage can provide combined heat and power to underserved rural communities. Simulation of such systems is instrumental in optimizing their control strategy. However, most …
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Solar energy in the minerals processing industry: identifying the first opportunities
Solar energy, particularly electricity generated from the solar resource, has long been thought to be amongst the most expensive energy products. However, in a climate of electricity shortages and pressures on industries to reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, many previous truths are …
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Evaluating storage technologies for wind and solar energy
Rapidly falling wind and solar energy costs over the past four decades have led to exponential growth in installation of these technologies. However, these intermittent renewables do not reliably produce power on demand. One possible mitigation strategy is the addition of energy storage …
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Propuesta para incrementar la disponibilidad de una central solar generadora de energía eléctrica usando TPM y RCM en la gestión del mantenimiento
… de cumplimiento de disponibilidad en una Planta Solar Fotovoltaica generadora de energía eléctrica, como fuente de estudio se tomó la data de fallas y producción desde el año 2018 hasta el 2020. Durante el análisis de causas se identifica que el problema se origina en la baja confiabilidad …