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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
COMMERCIAL CENTRAL TOWER POWER PLANTS: A BRIEF REVIEW
Submission Author:
Gabriel Ivan Medina Tapia , RN
Co-Authors:
Pedro Augusto Braz Fragoso de Sousa, Gabriel Ivan Medina Tapia
Presenter: Pedro Augusto Braz Fragoso de Sousa
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-0152
Abstract
The growing demand for energy and increasing environmental awareness have highlighted the renewable energies. Among these, the solar energy is gaining space and becoming popular, given its characteristics such as abundance of solar resource (irradiation) and ease of electric grid integration. To process solar energy, there are some options, of which Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) is recommended to generate large amounts of power. Thus, knowing the growth potential of CSP power plants for commercial applications, especially central tower plants, this study present an overview about the commercial central tower power plants with a minimal capacity of 5 MW and the Brazilian scenario concerning this technology. One can notice that despite the potential of the Central Tower (CT) plants and the evolution it has presented to date, it is necessary to maturate the technology and, mainly, reduce costs for popularization in the market. In Brazil, there are two CT plants under development, however some studies concerning CSP technology in the county reflect the world scenario, in which CT plants are not economically competitive.
Keywords
Central Tower, Concentrating Solar Power, Solar Energy, review
