Performance analysis of a novel combined solar trough and tower aided coal-fired power generation system

Energy

Volumn 201, Issue , 2020, Pages

  Liu, Hongtao ^a,b   Zhai, Rongrong ^a   Patchigolla, Kumar ^b   Turner, Peter ^b   Yang, Yongping ^a  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Available solar exergy; Parabolic trough; Solar exergy share; Solar tower; Solar aided coal fired power generation system

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; EXERGY; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FUEL ECONOMY; INVESTMENTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

COAL CONSUMPTION; COAL FIRED PLANTS; COAL-FIRED POWER GENERATION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COST CONDITIONS; PARABOLIC TROUGH; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; SOLAR TECHNOLOGY;

COAL FIRED BOILERS;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; EQUIPMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 85083464959     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.117597     Document Type: Article

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