Definition of key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate innovative storage systems in concentrating solar power (CSP) plants
| dc.contributor.author | Cabeza, Luisa F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Borri, Emiliano | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gasa, Gemma | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zsembinszki, Gabriel | |
| dc.contributor.author | López-Román, Antón | |
| dc.contributor.author | Prieto, Cristina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-26T10:11:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-10-26T10:11:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The increasing penetration of renewable energies into the energy system is leading to significant development and deployment of generation plants based on the use of solar energy. On large scale, concentrating solar power (CSP) plants is the starring technology. In those systems, thermal energy storage (TES) is an essential component that allows both providing dispatchability and increasing power production thus improving the plant efficiency and reducing both its size and cost. Current storage technologies are mainly based on solar salts (molten salts) and saturated steam, their main drawback being their operating temperatures. Therefore, the current challenge is to develop innovative solutions that allow CSP plants to work at higher temperatures to increase their efficiency. In order to allow the comparison of new TES concepts, the definition of proper key performance indicators (KPIs) helps to better identify the best storage solutions. This paper reports a preliminary selection of KPIs suitable for TES systems and their validation against the commercially available two-tanks molten salts storage concept for a 100 MW net capacity CSP tower plant to allow the comparison with innovative solutions. The results of this study can be used as a basis for comparison of TES technologies with the available ones, as well as to set the target for the research and development of future storage solutions. | ca_ES |
| dc.description.sponsorship | CSPplus is supported under the umbrella of CSP-ERA-Net 1st Cofund Joint Call by AEI - Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, TÜBITAK - Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, and CSO - Israeli Ministry of Energy. CSP-ERA-Net is supported by the European Commission within the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation HORIZON 2020 (Cofund ERA-NET Action, N° 838311) and this work was partially funded by Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) - Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (PCI2020-120695-2/AEI/10.13039/501100011033), and Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades de España (RTI2018-093849-B-C31 - MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE) and by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades-Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) (RED2018-102431-T- AEI). This work is partially supported by ICREA under the ICREA Academia programme. The authors would like to thank the Catalan Government for the quality accreditation given to their research group (2017 SGR 1537). GREiA is certified agent TECNIO in the category of technology developers from the Government of Catalonia. | ca_ES |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.18086/swc.2021.33.02 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/84001 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | ca_ES |
| dc.publisher | International Solar Energy Society | ca_ES |
| dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/RTI2018-093849-B-C31/ES/METODOLOGIA PARA EL ANALISIS DE TECNOLOGIAS DE ALMACENAMIENTO DE ENERGIA TERMICA HACIA UNA ECONOMIA CIRCULAR/ | ca_ES |
| dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PCI2020-120695-2/ES/TECHNO-ECONOMICAL EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE CONCEPTS FOR CSP PLANTS/ | ca_ES |
| dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICIU//RED2018-102431-T/ES/RED ESPAÑOLA EN ALMACENAMIENTO DE ENERGIA TERMICA/ | ca_ES |
| dc.relation.ispartof | SWC 2021: ISES Solar World Congress. Proceedings: (online), October 25-29, 2021 | ca_ES |
| dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/838311/EU/CSP ERANET | ca_ES |
| dc.rights | © 2021. The Authors. Published by International Solar Energy Society | ca_ES |
| dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | ca_ES |
| dc.subject | Concentrating solar power (CSP) plant | ca_ES |
| dc.subject | Solar thermal electricity | ca_ES |
| dc.subject | Thermal energy storage (TES) | ca_ES |
| dc.subject | Key performance indicators (KPIs) | ca_ES |
| dc.title | Definition of key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate innovative storage systems in concentrating solar power (CSP) plants | ca_ES |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject | ca_ES |
| dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | ca_ES |