Energie solaire thermodynamiqueENERGIE SOLAIRE (GSI)

• Introducing the fundamental principles of thermodynamic solar technologies
• Explain the value of concentrating solar radiation
• Describe and explain the main characteristics of cylindroparabolic mirror plants and solar towers
• Show possible uses of thermal storage
• Introduce the dimensioning of a CSP plant for a specific electricity market
• Compare PV and CSP technologies in terms of network service

• Introduction, general principles (0.5 h)
• Solar resource, temporal and geographic variability (0.5 h)
• Optical and receiver concentrators (1.5h)
• Solar loop and storage (1h)
• Power Block (1h)
• Key figures – Global installations (0.5h)
• Costs (0.5h)
• Development prospects (0.5h)
• Power plant operation, maintenance, safety (1h)
• Future of the CSP: innovative business models, R&D orientations (1h)
• Implementation of a plan and semi-parabolic concentrator (12h project)

Monitoring, Project Reporting and Oral Project Reporting

Reference books: • Lovegrove & Stein : Concentrating solar power technology • Solar: Solar energy – fundamentals to today's and tomorrow's technologies Online resources: • Fundamental principles: https://www.powerfromthesun.net/ • Technology Watch & Markets: https://www.solarpaces.org/ • Ongoing projects: https://solarpaces.nrel.gov/ • Modeling of plants: https://sam.nrel.gov/ • Solar resource: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/pvgis • Properties of molten salts: https://www.sqm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Solar-salts-Book-eng.pdf