Life Cycle Assessment of heat transfer fluids in parabolic trough concentrating solar power technology

2017 ◽  
Vol 171 ◽  
pp. 91-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Batuecas ◽  
C. Mayo ◽  
R. Díaz ◽  
F.J. Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Parabolic Trough ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power ◽  
Heat Transfer Fluids

Life Cycle Assessment of a Model Parabolic Trough Concentrating Solar Power Plant With Thermal Energy Storage

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Burkhardt ◽  
Garvin Heath ◽  
Craig Turchi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Heat Transfer Fluid ◽  
Parabolic Trough ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power

This study evaluates the environmental impacts of a hypothetical 103 megawatt, parabolic trough, wet-cooled concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in the U.S. Southwest with 6.3 hours of thermal energy storage by means of a hybrid life cycle assessment. Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, cumulative energy demand, and water consumption associated with the manufacture, construction, operation, dismantling, and disposal of the power plant are evaluated and disaggregated by major systems and components. The reference CSP plant emits 26 g CO2eq per kWh of electrical output across its life cycle, cumulatively demands 0.43 MJeq/kWh of energy, and consumes 4.7 L/kWh of water. The majority of water is consumed by the power block for evaporative cooling. Sensitivity analyses are performed on several key assumptions and design elements: the configuration of the thermal energy storage system (i.e., thermocline), the heat transfer fluid, the nitrate salts, the cooling system type (i.e., dry-cooled) and the energy required for construction and end-of-life dismantling. Our base case results are robust to alternative assumptions regarding the heat transfer fluid and energy required for construction and dismantling; however, the total life cycle impacts are strongly influenced by the type of cooling system and nitrate salts employed.

Heat transfer fluids for concentrating solar power systems – A review

2015 ◽  
Vol 146 ◽  
pp. 383-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Vignarooban ◽  
Xinhai Xu ◽  
A. Arvay ◽  
K. Hsu ◽  
A.M. Kannan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power ◽  
Heat Transfer Fluids

Heat Transfer Fluids in Concentrating Solar Power Systems: Principle and Practice

2021 ◽  
pp. 279-314
Author(s):  
Elise B. Fox ◽  
Sai Raghuveer Chava ◽  
Jingbo Louise Liu ◽  
Sajid Bashir
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power ◽  
Heat Transfer Fluids

Ag-based nanofluidic system to enhance heat transfer fluids for concentrating solar power: Nano-level insights

2017 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
pp. 19-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Gómez-Villarejo ◽  
Elisa I. Martín ◽  
Javier Navas ◽  
Antonio Sánchez-Coronilla ◽  
Teresa Aguilar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power ◽  
Enhance Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Fluids ◽  
Nanofluidic System

Dramatically enhanced thermal properties for TiO2-based nanofluids for being used as heat transfer fluids in concentrating solar power plants

2018 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 809-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrey Yasinskiy ◽  
Javier Navas ◽  
Teresa Aguilar ◽  
Rodrigo Alcántara ◽  
Juan Jesús Gallardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Properties ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Concentrating Solar Power ◽  
Heat Transfer Fluids ◽  
Solar Power Plants
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