Thermal storage in a MW scale. Molten salt solar thermal pilot facility: Plant description and commissioning experiences

Renewable Energy

Volumn 99, Issue , 2016, Pages 852-866

  Prieto, Cristina ^a   Osuna, Rafael ^a   Fernández, A Inés ^b   Cabeza, Luisa F ^c  

^a ABENGOA RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Commissioning; Molten salts; Pilot plant; Start up; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

FUSED SALTS; HEAT STORAGE; PILOT PLANTS; REACTOR STARTUP; SALTS; SOLAR ENERGY; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THERMAL ENERGY;

COMMISSIONING; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; MATERIAL CORROSION; MOLTEN SALT; OPERATIONAL ASPECTS; PLANT OPERATIONS; PLANT PERFORMANCE; STORAGE TECHNOLOGY;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SALT; SOLAR POWER; STORAGE TANK; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84961707087     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.07.053     Document Type: Article

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