Concentrated Solar Power
Below is all the information about the project: Concentrated Solar Power
Concentrated solar power (CSP) uses mirrors to concentrate sunlight, generating heat that produces steam to drive turbines and create electricity. Unlike solar photovoltaic systems, CSP generates heat, allowing for energy storage without batteries, making it a renewable alternative to conventional power sources like coal and natural gas. The four main CSP technologies are parabolic trough collectors (PTC), parabolic dish collectors (PDC), heliostat towers, and linear Fresnel reflectors (LFR). While PTC is the most established, heliostat towers, which incorporate energy storage, are the most economically viable and likely to grow in use. This analysis models CSP technologies with and without storage.
Impact:
Concentrated solar power generated 0.05 percent of the world’s electricity in 2018. This analysis assumes that this solution could rise to 8-6 percent of world electricity generation by 2050, avoiding 18.00-21.51 gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions, with a net first cost to implement of US$481.52-576.86 billion. A benefit of concentrated solar power in addition to greenhouse gas mitigation is that it can store energy, allowing for extended use after dark or during peak demand periods.
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