Thermo-Mechanical Solar Power Plants: Proceddings of the Second International Workshop on the Design, Construction and Operation of Solar Central Receiver Projects, Varese, Italy, 4–8 June, 1984

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Workshop Introduction....Pages 3-3
Welcome Speech....Pages 4-4
Keynote Speech....Pages 5-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Summary of the Session by the Rapporteur....Pages 8-9
Technical Aspects of the Eurelios Plant Operation....Pages 10-20
Central Receiver Solar Power Plant of the IEA/SSPS Project....Pages 21-34
10 MWe Solar Thermal Central Receiver Pilot Plant Overview Part I....Pages 35-46
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
Summary of the Session by the Rapporteur....Pages 48-51
A 1MWe Solar Thermal Electric Power Pilot Plant (Sunshine Project)....Pages 52-61
Themis Plant Operation Progress Report....Pages 62-72
CESA-1 Project Status Report....Pages 73-82
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
Summary Of The Session By The Rapporteur....Pages 84-85
Conceptional Design of Solar Power Plant with Central Receiver Tower Based on Improved Heliostats....Pages 86-91
SSPS-CRS Heliostat Performance/History....Pages 92-99
Heliostat Field and Receiver Efficiency Measurement on the Iea — 500 kW e — CRS at Almeria....Pages 100-105
Themis Heliostat Field....Pages 106-111
ASINEL Heliostats for the Gast Technological Program....Pages 112-119
CESA-1 Heliostat Field Evaluation Status Report....Pages 120-123
10 MWe Solar Thermal Central Receiver Pilot Plant — Heliostat Evaluation....Pages 124-127
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Summary Of The Session By The Rapporteur....Pages 130-132
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Operating Experience and Modifications in the Solar Receiver of the Eurelios Plant....Pages 133-139
The SSPS Advanced Sodium Receiver: Transient Response....Pages 140-148
Preliminary Results on the Performance of the Sulzer Cavity Receiver and the Franco-Tosi External Receiver....Pages 149-154
Relevant Aspects in the Design and Construction of the Advanced Sodium Receiver ASR for the IEA-SSPS Central Receiver System Plant (Almeria — Spain)....Pages 155-161
The Themis Plant Start up of the Receiver-First Results....Pages 162-168
Stability of Salt and Corrosion Resistance of Circuit Materials in the Themis Power Plant....Pages 169-174
An Originally Scaled Test Unit of a Modular Gas Cooled Receiver of 50 MW Thermal Power....Pages 175-180
Ceramic as a Material for Large Receiver Constructions....Pages 181-188
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Summary of the Session by the Rapporteur....Pages 190-193
Evaluation of Sodium and Steam System Design for the Solar Power Plant with Central Receiver Tower....Pages 194-199
The Advanced Sodium Receiver (ASR) for the IEA/SSPS Central Tower Plant: Operative Conditions, Control System Design and Performances....Pages 200-208
The Front end Processor of Eurelios Supervision Systems....Pages 209-214
The Concept of the Integrated Design of Process, Control and Operation in Solar Central Receiver Plants....Pages 215-220
CESA-1. Control, System & Cycle Operation & Status Report....Pages 221-225
Front Matter....Pages 227-227
Summary of the Session by the Rapporteur....Pages 228-230
Operation and Performance Status of the Eurelios Power Plant....Pages 231-237
CESA-1 Staffing, Operation and Maintenance Status Report....Pages 238-246
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Summary of the Session by the Rapporteur....Pages 248-252
Solar Radiation Measurements in the Alps....Pages 253-262
Economic Modelling of Molten Salt Solar Central Receiver Plants....Pages 263-274
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Comparison of Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Electricity Generation Using Experimental Data from the Iea SSPS Project....Pages 275-280
Development of an Economic Assessment Model....Pages 281-292
10 MWe Solar Thermal Central Receiver Pilot Plant Total Capital Cost....Pages 293-300
Analysis of Themis Experimental Plant Costs....Pages 301-306
Central Receiver Costs for Electric Power Generation....Pages 307-311
Front Matter....Pages 313-313
Summary of the Session by the Rapporteur....Pages 314-316
Lessons Learned: Considerations for New Design....Pages 317-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Summary of the Session by the Rapporteur....Pages 324-326
Some Basic Aspects on Solar Chemistry and Storage....Pages 327-333
Solar Central Receiver Costs for Electric Power Generation....Pages 334-338
Chemical Storage of Solar Energy and Solar Fuels....Pages 339-343
Application of Solar Energy for Chemical Processes....Pages 344-351
A Modularized Sensible Heat Storage System for Process Heat Generation....Pages 352-362
Front Matter....Pages 363-363
Summary of the Session by the Rapporteur....Pages 364-364
ARCO Central Receiver Solar Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery Project....Pages 365-383
Front Matter....Pages 385-385
Summary of the Session by the Rapporteur....Pages 386-389
Conceptional Design of Solar Thermal Electric Power Plant with Optical Fibers and Channels....Pages 390-395
Low Tension Stress Design for a Glass Receiver Concept....Pages 396-403
The University of Houston Solar Research Program....Pages 404-407
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Summary of the Session by the Rapporteur....Pages 410-411
Front Matter....Pages 409-409
Solid Particles Solar Thermal Loop for Production of Heat at 1000°C....Pages 412-416
Aspects of Future High Temperature Solar Thermal Conversion....Pages 417-428
Front Matter....Pages 429-429
Summary of the Session by the Rapporteur....Pages 430-432
The Gas-Cooled Solar Tower Project ‘Gast’....Pages 433-438
Central Receiver Research Facility at the Weizmann Institute of Science....Pages 439-441
Molten Salt Electric Experiment....Pages 442-448
Solar Thermal Central Receiver Pilot Plant Overview. Part II: A Utility Perspective....Pages 449-457
Workshop Conclusions....Pages 459-461
Back Matter....Pages 463-470