Performance Assessment of Pakistani Central Receiver Plant Case Study Using Aimpoint Strategy Optimization Tools: Paper No. 030010

Kashif Liaqat, Alexander Zolan, Juan Ordonez

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Abstract

Pakistan has a high potential for both photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) deployment to meet its energy requirements. Previous feasibility studies have shown that a variety of CSP technologies are both technically and economically viable in the Pakistani climate and can significantly mitigate the country's current lack of grid reliability. This work aims to enhance the performance of a previously designed Central Receiver System (CRS) plant for Pakistan using state-of-the-art aimpoint optimization methods. Results from our case study show that optimized aiming strategies have increased practicality due to their adherence to flux limitations on the receiver, and offer ~2.4% more thermal energy delivered to the receiver for the Pakistani case study compared to modern performance characterization software, translating to up to 149 additional hours of nameplate-capacity production to address the shortfall in an electricity-starved market.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-5700-88283

Keywords

  • central receiver system
  • concentrated solar power
  • CSP technologies
  • optimization
  • Pakistan

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