CERN Academic Training Programme 2005-2006 Towards Sustainable Energy Systems ? Geneve, 28-31 March, 2006 Plataforma Solar de Almer Almerí ía a: : Plataforma Solar de The European Solar Thermal Test Centre The European Solar Thermal Test Centre Diego Martínez Plaza diego.martinez@psa.es Plataforma Solar de Almería Plataforma Solar de Almería: The European Solar Thermal Test Centre. Geneve. 30 March, 2006
BASIC DATA BASIC DATA • Goal • Goal: : R&D in potential industrial applications of concentrating solar R&D in potential industrial applications of concentrating solar thermal energy and solar photochemistry. thermal energy and solar photochemistry. • Location: • Location: Distributed over 103 hectares in the Distributed over 103 hectares in the Tabernas Tabernas Desert ( Desert (Almer Almerí ía a). ). • Annual Budget: • Annual Budget: Approximately 5 M Approximately 5 M€ €, of which 40% come from own income. , of which 40% come from own income. • Human Resources: • Human Resources: Approximately 100 persons, 18 of them in Madrid. Approximately 100 persons, 18 of them in Madrid. Auxiliary personnel represent 60%. Auxiliary personnel represent 60%. Plataforma Solar de Almería: The European Solar Thermal Test Centre. Geneve. 30 March, 2006
DIRECTORATE GENERAL DEPUTY DIRECTORATE-GENERAL C. López DEPARTMENT OF FUSION NATIONAL TECHNICAL TECHNICAL LABORATORY ENERGY OFFICE OFFICE J. Sánchez C. López M. Vila RENEWABLE PHYSICS TJ-II OPERATION PLATAFORMA CEDER COMBUSTION & NUCLEAR ENERGY S. ALMERÍA E.T.Gónzalez GASIFICATION FISSION M. Romero D. Martínez J. Otero E. González Energy DIVISIONS Socio-economics UNITS R. Sáez Plataforma Solar de Almería: The European Solar Thermal Test Centre. Geneve. 30 March, 2006
Concentration and thermal conversion Concentration and thermal conversion � The inherent advantage of STP Efficiency of an ideal solar thermal power technologies is their unique system (optical concentrator, receiver and integrability into conventional OPTICAL CONCENTRATOR OPTICAL CONCENTRATOR OPTICAL CONCENTRATOR OPTICAL CONCENTRATOR OPTICAL CONCENTRATOR OPTICAL CONCENTRATOR power conversion unit) thermal plants: All of them can be integrated as "a solar burner" in RECEIVER RECEIVER RECEIVER RECEIVER RECEIVER RECEIVER parallel to a fossil burner into 1 1 conventional thermal cycles HEAT HEAT HEAT HEAT HEAT HEAT Carnot Eficiencia del sistema Carnot STORAGE STORAGE STORAGE Eficiencia del sistema STORAGE STORAGE STORAGE � With thermal storage or fossil fuel 0.75 0.75 backup solar thermal plants can FOSSIL BACKUP FOSSIL BACKUP FOSSIL BACKUP FOSSIL BACKUP FOSSIL BACKUP FOSSIL BACKUP 20.000 20.000 provide firm capacity without the HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT 0.5 0.5 need of separate backup power POINT POINT POINT POINT POINT POINT plants and without stochastic 5.000 5.000 0.25 W W W W W W 0.25 perturbations of the grid. C=1.000 10.000 � Solar thermal can supply peak C=1.000 10.000 0 power in summer heat periods 0 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 when hydro and wind are scarce COLD POINT COLD POINT COLD POINT COLD POINT COLD POINT COLD POINT Temperatura (K) Temperatura (K) � Solar thermal creates jobs in local Small and Medium Enterprises
TEST FACILITIES TEST FACILITIES 1 1 3 1. Central receiver technology Central receiver technology 1. 2. Parabolic Parabolic- -trough collector technology trough collector technology 2. 7 3. DSG Direct steam generation DSG Direct steam generation 3. 5 4. Parabolic dish + Parabolic dish + Stirling Stirling 4. 6 2 5. Solar furnace 5. Solar furnace 6. 6. Water detoxification Water detoxification 7. Water desalination 7. Water desalination 4 8 8. LECE 8. LECE Plataforma Solar de Almería: The European Solar Thermal Test Centre. Geneve. 30 March, 2006
CESA-1 � Thermal Thermal power power: 7 MW. : 7 MW. � � 300 300- -heliostat heliostat field field. . � � 80 m. 80 m.- -high high tower tower with with 3 3 � testing platforms platforms. . testing Testing area area for for newly newly designed designed � Testing � heliostats. . heliostats
CRS: Central Receiver System � Thermal Thermal power power: 2,7 MW : 2,7 MW � � 111 111- -heliostat heliostat field field. . � � 43 m. 43 m.- -high high tower tower with with two two � testing platforms platforms. . testing
DCS: Distributed Collector System � Thermal Thermal power power: 1,2 MW : 1,2 MW � � Heat Heat storage storage: 5 : 5 MWh MWh � � Coupled Coupled to to a MED a MED plant plant: 3 m : 3 m 3 3 /h /h �
DISS: Direct Solar Steam � Thermal Thermal power power: 1,8 MW : 1,8 MW � � Steam Steam flow flow rate rate: 1 : 1 kg kg/s /s � � T T max max = 400 = 400 º ºC C � � P P max max = 100 = 100 bar bar � � 650 m. 650 m.- -long long collectors collectors in in � two rows rows. . two
HTF: Heat Transfer Fluid � LS LS- -3 3 and and EuroTrough EuroTrough � collectors in in two two parallel parallel collectors rows. . rows � Used Used for for testing testing of of � components. . components � Thermal Thermal power power: 345 : 345 kW kW � � Working � Working fluid fluid is is a a synthetic synthetic thermal thermal oil. oil. � T � T max max: 420 : 420º ºC C � Currently � Currently coupled coupled to to a a thermal thermal storage storage testing testing loop loop. .
SOLAR FURNACE SOLAR FURNACE � Tool for achieving high flux and high temperatures ( T > 2000 ºC). � Peak flux: 3000 suns. Power: 58 kW. Concentrating area: 98,5 m 2 . � Focus diameter: 23 cm. Gaussian energy profile. � Up to now, thermal materials surface treatment applications. � New applications: high temperature chemical processes, industrial process heat. Plataforma Solar de Almería: The European Solar Thermal Test Centre. Geneve. 30 March, 2006
PARABOLIC DISHES PARABOLIC DISHES � Stand-alone electricity generation (P < 25 kW) for remote sites, with Stirling engines. � At the present time, several companies are developing their own first commercial demonstration products (40,000 hours of experience accumulated at the PSA). � EURODISH/ENVIRODISH � EURODISH/ENVIRODISH Projects: Design of new dish, price goal of 5,000 €/kWe � Other key points: hybridization, automation, reliability. Plataforma Solar de Almería: The European Solar Thermal Test Centre. Geneve. 30 March, 2006
DISTAL: Dish-Stirling Almeria � 6 6 units units / 3 / 3 generations generations � � Direct Direct solar solar tracking tracking � � Thermal Thermal power power: 50 : 50 kW kW � � Electric Electric power power: 10 : 10 kW kW �
DETOX: Detoxification Loop � Set Set of of 6 CPC 6 CPC for for water water � detoxification by UV. by UV. detoxification � Total Total volume volume: 405 l. : 405 l. � � Aperture Aperture area area: 33 m2 : 33 m2 � � Set Set of of 4 4 two two- -axis axis � tracking PTC. PTC. tracking � Working Working flow flow: : � 400- -5000 l/h. 5000 l/h. 400 � � � Aperture Aperture area area: 128 m2 : 128 m2 �
LECE: SOLAR ENERGY IN BUILDINGS LECE: SOLAR ENERGY IN BUILDINGS � LECE (Energy Testing of Building Components) consists of 4 16-m 3 thermally insulated test cells with one wall prepared for testing architectural components. � These tests allow component thermal losses and some optical properties as transmissivity of light, etc., to be evaluated. � This laboratory has been quality-certified by ENAC Plataforma Solar de Almería: The European Solar Thermal Test Centre. Geneve. 30 March, 2006
Meteo Station � Target � Target: : To To become become a a member member of the the BSRN. BSRN. of � � Special spectroradiometer spectroradiometer Special available: 200 : 200 – – 2500 2500 nm nm, , available global, direct direct, , diffuse diffuse solar solar global, radiation. . radiation
MAIN HISTORICAL MILESTONES MAIN HISTORICAL MILESTONES 1977 Birth of the PSA: Beginning of the CESA- -1 and SSPS 1 and SSPS 1977 Birth of the PSA: Beginning of the CESA projects. projects. 1981 Solar thermal electricity supplied to the grid for the first 1981 Solar thermal electricity supplied to the grid for the first time: CRS- -SSPS project. SSPS project. time: CRS 1985 Merging of the different facilities into the PSA. 1985 Merging of the different facilities into the PSA. 1987 Signature of Spanish- -German Agreement DLR German Agreement DLR- -CIEMAT. CIEMAT. 1987 Signature of Spanish 1990 Recognition as a Recognition as a ‘ ‘Large European Scientific Installation Large European Scientific Installation’ ’. . 1990 1999 Official inauguration of the direct steam generation Official inauguration of the direct steam generation 1999 (DISS) loop. (DISS) loop. Plataforma Solar de Almería: The European Solar Thermal Test Centre. Geneve. 30 March, 2006
ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION Director Administration Dept. Director’s Office R&D UNITS PSA MANAGEMENT UNIT Maintenance Concentrating Solar Systems IT Services Civil Engineering Environmental Applications of Solar Instrumentation Energy Operation Plataforma Solar de Almería: The European Solar Thermal Test Centre. Geneve. 30 March, 2006
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