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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Comparison of a hybrid CSP-biomass power plant performance into two different climate conditions
Submission Author:
Pedro Henrique Dias de Véras Sousa , DF
Co-Authors:
Mario Benjamim Baptista de Siqueira, Pedro Henrique Dias de Véras Sousa
Presenter: Pedro Henrique Dias de Véras Sousa
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-1849
Abstract
In the present work, a hybrid power plant using Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and biomass (bagasse) technologies is investigated in terms of annual energy production. Real data from a Brazilian sugar-cane power plant located in the state of São Paulo is used. The plant crushed about 1.5 million tons of sugar-cane in 2015, producing ethanol and approximately 175 GWh of electricity with a 30 MW power block. CSP performance using central tower technology was evaluated using the free software System Advisor Model (SAM), developed by the U. S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Three different CSP power configurations and two cities, one in the Midwest and another in the Northeast of Brazil, were considered. Results have shown a considerable increase in annual energy production compared to biomass-only case, indicating potential benefits in using hybridization
Keywords
Hybridization, CSP, Biomass, Solar Energy, SAM
