Although the global capacity remains small, the potential is enormous and solar power is expected to contribute significantly to electricity production by the middle of the century.
Solar thermal power generation depends on both a high solar intensity and a large amount of direct incident radiation not scattered by clouds. The best sites are generally in arid, desert regions with high annual sunshine levels. Most of these sites are found between 15º and 40º of latitude either side of the equator.
Scope of this research
• Realize up-to-date competitive intelligence through a comprehensive review of concentrating solar power technologies concepts in power generation.
• Assess the emerging trends in csp technologies – parabolic troughs, solar towers, parabolic dishs, Fresnel reflectors and energy storage.
• Identify which key trends will offer the greatest growth potential and learn which technology trends are likely to have greater market impact.
• Compare how manufacturers are developing new concentrating solar power technologies.
• Quantify costs of csp technologies, with comparisons against other forms of power generation technology, installation costs, cost of electricity.
Research and analysis highlights
While the recent growth in output is promising, solar thermal power plants still provide only a tiny fraction of global power consumption. Total global electricity production in 2008 was 20,169,000GWh. Of this renewable production (mostly from hydropower) accounted for 18.7% and the solar thermal contribution was 0.005%.
The average energy density reaching the earth’s surface is about 170W/m3 and the greatest, in the region of the Red Sea, is close to 300W/m3.
Across the region encompassing Africa, southern Europe and Asia, there is potential to generate 7,350TWh/y while the Pacific region could provide a further 2,300TWh/y.
Key reasons to purchase this research
• What are the drivers shaping and influencing concentrating solar power technology development in the electricity industry?
• What does concentrating solar power generation cost? What will it cost in the future?
• Which concentrating solar power technology types will be the winners and which the losers in terms of power generated, cost and viability?
• Which concentrating solar power technology types are likely to find favor with manufacturers moving forward?
• Which emerging technologies are gaining in popularity and why?
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