Direct steam generation in parabolic-trough collectors: A review about the technology and a thermo-economic analysis of a hybrid system

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 74, Issue , 2017, Pages 453-473

  Giglio, Andrea ^a   Lanzini, Andrea ^a   Leone, Pierluigi ^a   Rodríguez García, Margarita M ^b   Zarza Moya, Eduardo ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Concentrating solar power; Direct steam generation; Thermal energy storage; Thermoeconomic analysis

Indexed keywords

BOILERS; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST REDUCTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; EXERGY; HEAT STORAGE; HYBRID SYSTEMS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; STEAM; STEAM POWER PLANTS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

BIOMASS BOILER; COST OF ELECTRICITY; DIRECT STEAM GENERATION; ECONOMICS ANALYSIS; HYBRIDISATION; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; THERMOECONOMIC; THERMOECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

THERMAL ENERGY;

EID: 85013745777     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.176     Document Type: Review

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