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Solar Thermal Energy pp 23–42Cite as

Estimation of Concentrated Solar Power Potential

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Glossary

Central receiver system:

Solar power plant system in which solar radiation is converted by a heliostat field onto a tower-mounted solar receiver.

CRS:

Concentrating receiver system, see central receiver system, synonym

CSP:

Concentrated Solar Power. Energy conversion technologies in which concentrating the intensity of incoming solar radiation allows for higher thermal potential CSP plants generate electricity by converting solar energy into high-temperature heat using various mirror configurations.

DNI:

Radiant flux density in the solar spectrum (0.3–3 μm) incident at the earth’s surface perpendicular to the direction to the sun integrated over a small cone tracing the sun

E:

Exa 1018

P:

Peta 1015

PTC:

Parabolic trough collectors

Radiation:

Emission and propagation of electromagnetic energy through space or material

T:

Tera 1012

Abbreviations

appr.:

approximate

ASI:

Australian Solar Institute

DLR:

German Aerospace Center, Germany

DNI:

Direct Normal Irradiance

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Keywords

  • Solar potential
  • Concentrated solar power
  • Methodology
  • DNI
  • Map
  • Factors

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Alexopoulos, S. (2022). Estimation of Concentrated Solar Power Potential. In: Alexopoulos, S., Kalogirou, S.A. (eds) Solar Thermal Energy. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1422-8_1127

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