Molten Salt Receivers Operated on Parabolic Trough Demo Plant and in Laboratory Conditions

F. Matino, A. Maccari
2015 Energy Procedia  
Concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies constitute achievable commercial options for large scale power plants as well as for smaller electricity and heat generating device. Archimede Solar Energy (ASE), with the strong contribution of his shareholder Chiyoda and thanks to the important support given by industrial partners † , set recently in motion a Molten Salt Parabolic Trough (MSPT) Demo Plant, with the aim to deepen the knowledge about economy and reliability of Molten Salt
more » ... ough receivers and Power Plants. We present the first characterization of ASE receiver tubes operated on the MSPT Demo Plant and on an indoor test bench as well as the Demo plant outcome regarding operational temperatures and heat loss.
doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2015.03.056 fatcat:7proqftn7neujhcsufml4mg3qi