RT Journal Article
T1 Decarbonizing an industrial process through a combined, high-temperature CSP and sensible heat storage
A1 Martín-Alcántara, Antonio
A1 Serrano-Aguilera, Juan José
A1 Sánchez Sánchez de Puerta, Álvaro
A1 Aranda Hidalgo, José Luis
K1 Energía térmica
AB Decarbonization is crucial to meet global environmental goals by 2050 and combating climate change. The current work studies a thermal system combining CSP (solar dish) and thermal energy storage (TES) technologies aimed at reducing CO2 emissions. Given the Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) profiles of two southern Spain locations (Córdoba and Málaga), numerical simulations have been conducted to analyze the power and the energy provided by this proof of concept on three representative days of 2022 (two solstices and one equinox). One or several solar dishes first increase the temperature of the heat transfer fluid (HTF). Then, following a simple decision-making algorithm, the mass flow enters or bypasses a TES unit. If additional backup energy is required to reach a final temperature, it is supplied externally from e.g. electric sources. A sensitivity analysis has shown that four solar dishes in parallel configuration, combined with a TES unit of aspect ratio L/D=1.5 (if in Córdoba) or L/D=1.0 (if in Málaga), is a suitable solution to effectively reduce the external energy consumed by the system as well as the operation cost and the environmental impact. This study is completed with the calculation of the levelized cost of heat (LCOH), resulting in a favorable economic viability compared to other heating plants.
PB Elsevier
YR 2024
FD 2024-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35613
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35613
LA eng
NO A. Martín-Alcántara, J.J. Serrano-Aguilera, A. Sánchez Sánchez de Puerta, J.L. Aranda-Hidalgo, Decarbonizing an industrial process through a combined, high-temperature CSP and sensible heat storage, Journal of Energy Storage, Volume 97, Part A, 2024,112727.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026