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Innovative Industrial Solutions for Improving the Technical/Economic Competitiveness of Concentrated Solar Power

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  • Valeria Palladino

    (Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 80055 Naples, Italy)

  • Marialaura Di Somma

    (Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 80055 Naples, Italy)

  • Carmine Cancro

    (Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 80055 Naples, Italy)

  • Walter Gaggioli

    (Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 80055 Naples, Italy)

  • Maurizio De Lucia

    (CREAR/Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università di Firenze, 50139 Firenze, Italy)

  • Marco D’Auria

    (Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 80055 Naples, Italy)

  • Michela Lanchi

    (Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 80055 Naples, Italy)

  • Fulvio Bassetti

    (Magaldi Power S.p.A., 00186 Rome, Italy)

  • Carla Bevilacqua

    (Magaldi Power S.p.A., 00186 Rome, Italy)

  • Stefano Cardamone

    (Eni S.p.A., Renewable, New Energies and Material Science Research Centre in Novara, 28100 Novara, Italy)

  • Francesca Nana

    (Eni S.p.A., Renewable, New Energies and Material Science Research Centre in Novara, 28100 Novara, Italy)

  • Fabio Maria Montagnino

    (Idea S.r.l., 90018 Palermo, Italy
    Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus)

  • Giorgio Graditi

    (Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 80055 Naples, Italy)

Abstract

The modernization, efficiency, and decarbonization of the energy supply systems are among the new challenges to be faced in the coming decades to achieve the targets and objectives dictated by European strategic policies. Despite the countless benefits related to renewable energy sources (RES) integration, this brings key challenges to the power system, such as the risk of imbalance between energy generation and demand, sudden changes in flows in transmission lines with a need for expensive and time-consuming upgrades, and the withdrawal of conventional generation systems with consequent demands for new solutions and innovation to support grid services. A potential solution to limit the huge intermittence and fluctuation in power generation from RES is Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology integrated with thermal energy storage. The aim of this paper is to discuss the potential benefits related to the use of CSP technology by presenting innovative industrial solutions developed in the Italian SOLARGRID Project, namely the hybridization of CSP–PV systems and the solar thermo-electric system developed by MAGALDI, the parabolic trough collector of Eni, and the new linear Fresnel reflector configuration of IDEA S.r.l. These plant and component solutions are developed for improving the technical performance of CSP technology and reducing the levelized cost of electricity, thereby fostering an effective and massive deployment and encouraging the creation of new business models.

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  • Valeria Palladino & Marialaura Di Somma & Carmine Cancro & Walter Gaggioli & Maurizio De Lucia & Marco D’Auria & Michela Lanchi & Fulvio Bassetti & Carla Bevilacqua & Stefano Cardamone & Francesca Nan, 2024. "Innovative Industrial Solutions for Improving the Technical/Economic Competitiveness of Concentrated Solar Power," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(2), pages 1-34, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:2:p:360-:d:1316794
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