Energy 101: Concentrating Solar Power
From towers to dishes to linear mirrors to troughs, concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies reflect and collect solar heat to generate electricity. A single CSP plant can generate enough power for about 90,000 homes. This video explains what CSP is, how it works, and how systems like parabolic troughs produce renewable power.
For more information on the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's CSP research, see the Solar Energy Technology Program's Concentrating Solar Power Web page at www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/csp_program.html.
Пікірлер: 97
I LOVE IT! Thank you very much!
@user-dl4vu3vx4k
5 ай бұрын
hi
@EnhypenNi-kiFan
5 ай бұрын
Hi@@user-dl4vu3vx4k
I like this vid
Thank goodness for KZread. Awesome
Combine this with nuclear, geothermal and hydroelectric and you'll be able to create enough energy for everyone.
@Rocket_Man
Жыл бұрын
Brutherr,,, say it again🗣️
@cheesechess-tr7pd
6 ай бұрын
@@Rocket_ManCombine this with nuclear, geothermal and hydroelectric and you'll be able to create enough energy for everyone.
@Rocket_Man
6 ай бұрын
@@cheesechess-tr7pd whisper it my ear🗣️👂
@Rocket_Man
6 ай бұрын
Ina wise words of Pino “ you can say that again “ x2 😂😂
we are waiting ... hope someday in Bangladesh we will see the use of this kind of CSP
I wonder if you could do a hybrid concentrated solar/geothermal power plant with both a high temp steam power turbine and a lower temp power system (refrigerator compressor running backwards, temperature differences making electricity instead of electricity making temperature differences) basically you uses solar in the day and the geothermal resource at night, throwing any excess solar generated heat underground.
Being in the energy industry has it's pluses when it comes to education.
@EnhypenNi-kiFan
5 ай бұрын
IKR
really nice explanation!!
A decade later and here I am doing science. Whos here in 2030? (it'll make sense in the future C: )
Really Groovy!!!!!!
@letsgorobots0721
3 жыл бұрын
I’m from the future
This is a great video about solar power. I definitely researching more about solar energy overall and switching your home and living green! You'll save so much money in the long run. My family just bought solar panels from SILICON SOLAR and it's been really amazing.
so cool
Super KOOOOOOLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go, go, go!
Hello.. I have a query please.. While the HTF in the parabolic trough system reaches as hot as 390 C or so, how the steam temperature (that runs the turbine) can be raised to more than 500 C ? Thanks a lot
@701983
4 жыл бұрын
Where are your numbers from? You might have mixed up different systems (trough, tower) and/or different heat transfer media. You can't get steam of 500 degree celsius with thermal oil, but for instance with molten salt. The Gemasolar solar power plant (solar tower) would be an example for over 500 C with molten salt. "Nevada Solar One" (parabolic trough) uses thermal oil, which can be heated up to 400 C.
Impressive.
@Energy
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@mrhippo79. Stop mixing up the numbers here! 250MW peak times 8760hours a year equals = 2,19TWh. (250 * 10^6 J / s * 8760h/year). Of course its not peak all the time (because of night and shade and sun - angles) . Say its peak sunny about 2500 hours/year. Then the produced amount would be: 250MW * 2500h/year = 0.625TWh or 625GWh. Still a handsome amount of power from a desert that can't produce anything else of value.
THAT! WAS! AWESOME! i loved that so much, what an awesome way to change the world! fantastic!!!! :D
@SparxHCS 250MW generated on the instant, not MWh
How about reflective solar cells.
Chile is working very hard on it in Atacama desert...take a look
Big thanks :)
@Energy
7 жыл бұрын
khelifa ob, Thanks for watching our video!
no idea, if i lived in a country where it was practical to produce energy this way, i'd be unequivocally for it. write your congressman or senator or whoever
@letsgorobots0721
3 жыл бұрын
I’m from the future
I'm loving it :)
Why you use heated salt! Stay hot while clouds are out!
Forgot to mention molten salt thermal energy storage
The system works only efficiently if the sun is traveling high up, right? Otherwise, the efficiency would be low because the movement is limited to one axis. Meaning it would be only efficient in the region of the equator.
Haha, I was thinking about storaging heat. There is still something missing in this idea, you can use it for desaltination of sea water and use that water to provide energy trough a water power central.
Collectors are one time cost and they don't cost much more then the money spent on the fuel for a conventional power plant over its life time. There are already several gigawatt solar plants going up in Arizona. Would be better if there were more but it's a start..
How did i get here…
Excuse me, but how large are these plants? I would like to know because I am doing a project and I have a limited space to make things to generate electricity.
@NicholasLittlejohn
8 жыл бұрын
Acres usually, you may need regular solar panels.
@exitar33
7 жыл бұрын
If you didn't find out all of them are quite large. Like 1 square mile and up.
GET ON IT
AWWWEEEESOOMMMME!!!!!
WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?!
Molten salt FTW! Especially for terraforming Venus.
SINGLE PLANT CAN GENERATE 250 MW ? WHAT ABOUT COST PER 250 MW ?
Can I Use this some information and the animation form your site for my project .....please
@NicholasLittlejohn
8 жыл бұрын
Of course, public domain.
How electricity can a single house generate by itself?
@NicholasLittlejohn
8 жыл бұрын
How much? Depends on energy needs, usually 4kw-10kw.
Everybody should be responsible for their own power and each house be powered with solar energy.
What is the maintenance cost? I heard good things about molten salt.
@questionsleadtotruth What's your alternative for money? nice username by the way
I love America and all Americans
Interesting! Could you elaborate or are you willing to refer to more information about the criticism on CSP or the benefits/explanation of PV / VAST etc. Much appreciated!
The Department of Energy appears to be busy. Keep it up! What about the use of magnetic current?
@letsgorobots0721
3 жыл бұрын
I’m from the future
*_ummm this didnt teach me 3 ways how we could improve the harvesting of solar energy_*
Omg 10 years ago
For ALL your SOLAR needs, you can find it here! Website: http: //pv-sungreen.com/enindex.asp
So even the department of energy has a KZread channel nowadays eh, lol guess I shouldn't be surprised.
there is no L in trough
hi
2010
Here is the beautiful Solar post cap lights : amazon.com/shops/sogrand
so what happens on cloudy days?
@J0E1L3
4 жыл бұрын
The stored heated fluid is used
@701983
4 жыл бұрын
@@J0E1L3 Usually, heat storage is just for a couple of full-load-hours. To shift solar energy from midday to the evening (rather high energy demand). There is no CSP-plant which can run on buffered heat for days. On cloudy days, there is no electricity production. Some CSP-plants are hybrids and can run on natural gas too.
How much land would such a power plant need compared to a modern coal burner?
@Albtraum_TDDC
Жыл бұрын
Less if you count all the strip mining devastation. Not to mention the toxic fumes, the radioactive ash (yes, coal power plants emit more radioactivity in the surrounding area than nuclear power plants), the increasing costs of operating and maintenance. (and the eventual running out of coal).
@SunGreenSolarEnergy a tiny almost unmeassurable ammount
I did it quickly and efficiently with instructions from Avasva webpage.
@t37able45
6 жыл бұрын
Take a look about Atacama proyect ...
Who else is doing this for school?
@arwaaaaaaaaaaaaa
3 жыл бұрын
meee
I just figured out how to produce energy that can be given back the grid in Arizona three to four times a day in Alaska the same amount and how I thought to do this how can we do this so that the homeowner never has to worry about the longevity of their batteries anymore and we do it by converting to capacitor high low capacitors that are capable of storing the years worth of energy capacitors that can give back to grid three or four times a day capacitors capacitors people we need to do this I don't even have a home yet but my first home is going to have solar panels with capacitors
That is closer to solar thermal, not solar concentrated.
Why did you all allow scope to destroy the ice sheet with middlesboro police department?
this has killed a lot of birds....:( literally fried them
@blees123
8 жыл бұрын
+Reuben JJ Unless you're trolling this is funny, but due to the climate change many animal species have been severely affected, many have died. the main reason of climate change is due to pollution, which generates the green house effect, you may say many birds are dying, but if we as society don't do anything about it, your precious birds wont exist anymore.
@reubenjjkerala
8 жыл бұрын
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2560494/Worlds-largest-solar-farm-SCORCHING-BIRDS-fly-it.html#v-3211618814001
@NicholasLittlejohn
8 жыл бұрын
Says the coal industry :)
@sephangelo4603
6 жыл бұрын
That's what sirens are for, to scare them off.