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.

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  • @EnhypenNi-kiFan
    @EnhypenNi-kiFan5 ай бұрын

    I LOVE IT! Thank you very much!

  • @user-dl4vu3vx4k

    @user-dl4vu3vx4k

    5 ай бұрын

    hi

  • @EnhypenNi-kiFan

    @EnhypenNi-kiFan

    5 ай бұрын

    Hi@@user-dl4vu3vx4k

  • @user-cd2zc1dp3x
    @user-cd2zc1dp3x5 ай бұрын

    I like this vid

  • @gideonakegwure2654
    @gideonakegwure26543 жыл бұрын

    Thank goodness for KZread. Awesome

  • @sephangelo4603
    @sephangelo46036 жыл бұрын

    Combine this with nuclear, geothermal and hydroelectric and you'll be able to create enough energy for everyone.

  • @Rocket_Man

    @Rocket_Man

    Жыл бұрын

    Brutherr,,, say it again🗣️

  • @cheesechess-tr7pd

    @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

    @Rocket_Man

    6 ай бұрын

    @@cheesechess-tr7pd whisper it my ear🗣️👂

  • @Rocket_Man

    @Rocket_Man

    6 ай бұрын

    Ina wise words of Pino “ you can say that again “ x2 😂😂

  • @BDPowerTraders
    @BDPowerTraders12 жыл бұрын

    we are waiting ... hope someday in Bangladesh we will see the use of this kind of CSP

  • @billybobhobnob101
    @billybobhobnob10112 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @richviers
    @richviers11 жыл бұрын

    Being in the energy industry has it's pluses when it comes to education.

  • @EnhypenNi-kiFan

    @EnhypenNi-kiFan

    5 ай бұрын

    IKR

  • @mananbhatt1991
    @mananbhatt199111 жыл бұрын

    really nice explanation!!

  • @Mair999
    @Mair9993 жыл бұрын

    A decade later and here I am doing science. Whos here in 2030? (it'll make sense in the future C: )

  • @crazykeefe
    @crazykeefe12 жыл бұрын

    Really Groovy!!!!!!

  • @letsgorobots0721

    @letsgorobots0721

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m from the future

  • @torysun1078
    @torysun107811 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @pikminlord343
    @pikminlord3437 жыл бұрын

    so cool

  • @crazykeefe
    @crazykeefe12 жыл бұрын

    Super KOOOOOOLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @kasuskasus
    @kasuskasus14 жыл бұрын

    Go, go, go!

  • @mohammadalmokhtar7261
    @mohammadalmokhtar72614 жыл бұрын

    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

    @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.

  • @user-qd1sh5yh3s
    @user-qd1sh5yh3s7 жыл бұрын

    Impressive.

  • @Energy

    @Energy

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @vifteovn
    @vifteovn13 жыл бұрын

    @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.

  • @TheAfricanSoul
    @TheAfricanSoul14 жыл бұрын

    THAT! WAS! AWESOME! i loved that so much, what an awesome way to change the world! fantastic!!!! :D

  • @latiumful
    @latiumful14 жыл бұрын

    @SparxHCS 250MW generated on the instant, not MWh

  • @fusionstar916
    @fusionstar91612 жыл бұрын

    How about reflective solar cells.

  • @t37able45
    @t37able456 жыл бұрын

    Chile is working very hard on it in Atacama desert...take a look

  • @khelifaob
    @khelifaob7 жыл бұрын

    Big thanks :)

  • @Energy

    @Energy

    7 жыл бұрын

    khelifa ob, Thanks for watching our video!

  • @SmilingNinja
    @SmilingNinja12 жыл бұрын

    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

    @letsgorobots0721

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m from the future

  • @deesa89
    @deesa8912 жыл бұрын

    I'm loving it :)

  • @WayneJohnsonZastil
    @WayneJohnsonZastil12 жыл бұрын

    Why you use heated salt! Stay hot while clouds are out!

  • @jerrylin5089
    @jerrylin50894 жыл бұрын

    Forgot to mention molten salt thermal energy storage

  • @stebarg
    @stebarg4 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @neocivis
    @neocivis13 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @ddnguyen278
    @ddnguyen27814 жыл бұрын

    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..

  • @piercesimmons5830
    @piercesimmons5830 Жыл бұрын

    How did i get here…

  • @smackednoodle
    @smackednoodle8 жыл бұрын

    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

    @NicholasLittlejohn

    8 жыл бұрын

    Acres usually, you may need regular solar panels.

  • @exitar33

    @exitar33

    7 жыл бұрын

    If you didn't find out all of them are quite large. Like 1 square mile and up.

  • @ThaigerDon
    @ThaigerDon13 жыл бұрын

    GET ON IT

  • @crazykeefe
    @crazykeefe12 жыл бұрын

    AWWWEEEESOOMMMME!!!!!

  • @gocy
    @gocy13 жыл бұрын

    WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?!

  • @luciusirving5926
    @luciusirving5926 Жыл бұрын

    Molten salt FTW! Especially for terraforming Venus.

  • @AsanMasraf
    @AsanMasraf8 жыл бұрын

    SINGLE PLANT CAN GENERATE 250 MW ? WHAT ABOUT COST PER 250 MW ?

  • @kissesfromhead2toes
    @kissesfromhead2toes10 жыл бұрын

    Can I Use this some information and the animation form your site for my project .....please

  • @NicholasLittlejohn

    @NicholasLittlejohn

    8 жыл бұрын

    Of course, public domain.

  • @TemplarX2
    @TemplarX29 жыл бұрын

    How electricity can a single house generate by itself?

  • @NicholasLittlejohn

    @NicholasLittlejohn

    8 жыл бұрын

    How much? Depends on energy needs, usually 4kw-10kw.

  • @shannontheguy
    @shannontheguy13 жыл бұрын

    Everybody should be responsible for their own power and each house be powered with solar energy.

  • @TheColoradoJerk
    @TheColoradoJerk11 жыл бұрын

    What is the maintenance cost? I heard good things about molten salt.

  • @kwillo4
    @kwillo413 жыл бұрын

    @questionsleadtotruth What's your alternative for money? nice username by the way

  • @ravindertalwar553
    @ravindertalwar553 Жыл бұрын

    I love America and all Americans

  • @MAlrikL
    @MAlrikL11 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @Orderofmerchants
    @Orderofmerchants11 жыл бұрын

    The Department of Energy appears to be busy. Keep it up! What about the use of magnetic current?

  • @letsgorobots0721

    @letsgorobots0721

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m from the future

  • @ZipZapYT
    @ZipZapYT2 жыл бұрын

    *_ummm this didnt teach me 3 ways how we could improve the harvesting of solar energy_*

  • @arisaestheticss2986
    @arisaestheticss29863 жыл бұрын

    Omg 10 years ago

  • @chengfengxie4811
    @chengfengxie481110 жыл бұрын

    For ALL your SOLAR needs, you can find it here! Website: http: //pv-sungreen.com/enindex.asp

  • @WokeandProud
    @WokeandProud4 жыл бұрын

    So even the department of energy has a KZread channel nowadays eh, lol guess I shouldn't be surprised.

  • @Intrepidesign
    @Intrepidesign Жыл бұрын

    there is no L in trough

  • @user-dl4vu3vx4k
    @user-dl4vu3vx4k5 ай бұрын

    hi

  • @RossPfeiffer
    @RossPfeiffer2 жыл бұрын

    2010

  • @partpanwar939
    @partpanwar9393 жыл бұрын

    Here is the beautiful Solar post cap lights : amazon.com/shops/sogrand

  • @bc123132123132
    @bc12313212313212 жыл бұрын

    so what happens on cloudy days?

  • @J0E1L3

    @J0E1L3

    4 жыл бұрын

    The stored heated fluid is used

  • @701983

    @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.

  • @PetertheGreatest1
    @PetertheGreatest113 жыл бұрын

    How much land would such a power plant need compared to a modern coal burner?

  • @Albtraum_TDDC

    @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).

  • @kwillo4
    @kwillo413 жыл бұрын

    @SunGreenSolarEnergy a tiny almost unmeassurable ammount

  • @egorbiletskiy2950
    @egorbiletskiy29506 жыл бұрын

    I did it quickly and efficiently with instructions from Avasva webpage.

  • @t37able45

    @t37able45

    6 жыл бұрын

    Take a look about Atacama proyect ...

  • @ashmipatel7922
    @ashmipatel79223 жыл бұрын

    Who else is doing this for school?

  • @arwaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    @arwaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    3 жыл бұрын

    meee

  • @gustavdrews1127
    @gustavdrews11272 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @robinhyperlord9053
    @robinhyperlord90535 жыл бұрын

    That is closer to solar thermal, not solar concentrated.

  • @donaldzitzer1622
    @donaldzitzer16222 жыл бұрын

    Why did you all allow scope to destroy the ice sheet with middlesboro police department?

  • @reubenjjkerala
    @reubenjjkerala9 жыл бұрын

    this has killed a lot of birds....:( literally fried them

  • @blees123

    @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

    @reubenjjkerala

    8 жыл бұрын

    www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2560494/Worlds-largest-solar-farm-SCORCHING-BIRDS-fly-it.html#v-3211618814001

  • @NicholasLittlejohn

    @NicholasLittlejohn

    8 жыл бұрын

    Says the coal industry :)

  • @sephangelo4603

    @sephangelo4603

    6 жыл бұрын

    That's what sirens are for, to scare them off.

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