MACCSOL
The development and verification of a novel modular air cooled condenser for enhanced concentrated solar power generation
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK
Organization address
address: NATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL PARK, PLASSEY contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Ireland [IE] |
| Totale costo | 5˙912˙100 € |
| EC contributo | 4˙088˙546 € |
| Programma | FP7-ENERGY
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Energy |
| Code Call | FP7-ENERGY-2010-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-09-01 - 2015-02-28 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK
Organization address
address: NATIONAL TECHNOLOGICAL PARK, PLASSEY contact info |
IE (LIMERICK) | coordinator | 1˙169˙527.00 |
| 2 |
R & R MECHANICAL LIMITED
Organization address
address: "Millennium House, Main Street ." contact info |
IE (Tullamore) | participant | 1˙222˙436.00 |
| 3 |
FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAT ERLANGEN NURNBERG
Organization address
address: SCHLOSSPLATZ 4 contact info |
DE (ERLANGEN) | participant | 541˙696.00 |
| 4 |
TORRESOL ENERGY INVESTMENTS SA
Organization address
address: Avenida Zugazarte 61 contact info |
ES (GETXO) | participant | 368˙195.29 |
| 5 |
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PERUGIA
Organization address
address: PIAZZA DELL' UNIVERSITA 1 contact info |
IT (PERUGIA) | participant | 306˙496.00 |
| 6 |
AUBREN LIMITED
Organization address
address: PORTLAOISE BUSINESS PARK MOUNTEATH ROAD NA contact info |
IE (PORTLAOISE) | participant | 211˙500.00 |
| 7 |
ARCHI ILEKTRISMOU KYPROU
Organization address
address: FOTI PITTA 15 contact info |
CY (LEFKOSIA) | participant | 205˙651.00 |
| 8 |
TORRESOL ENERGY O&M SL
Organization address
address: CRTA A 389 S/N contact info |
ES (SAN JOSE DEL VALLE) | participant | 63˙044.71 |
| 9 |
VAST SOLAR PTY LTD
Organization address
address: BRIDGE STREET LEVEL 8 17-19 contact info |
AU (SYDNEY NSW) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'This project will develop and verify a novel modular air cooled condenser (MACC) for concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. This technology will enable CSP plants to increase net power output, and reduce costs compared to existing dry cooled plants. Conventional dry cooling is unresponsive to changes in ambient conditions. However, the MACC will incorporate sensors which detect changes in temperature, ambient wind, and fan flow rate, and control algorithms, which will communicate with these sensors to continuously vary fan speed. The MACC will therefore maintain optimum condenser pressure and temperature irrespective of ambient conditions. As a result, turbine outlet conditions will always be optimised, thus maximising power output and reducing operating costs. Also, because the MACC is modular, installation and maintenance costs will be significantly reduced.
The project will first optimise and characterise the performance at module level. Fan control algorithms will be developed and interfaced with temperature and flow sensors which will be developed. At system level, module layouts will be investigated to assess the possibility of harnessing the wind to assist fan operation. Both system and module level development will involve numerical simulation, analytical modelling, physical scale modelling, and measurements on full scale prototypes. The effects of all design options will be assessed using thermodynamic models. Techno-economic modelling will assess the life time cost implications of various design options. To prove the merits of the MACC, full scale testing in an operational CSP plant will be performed. The main outputs of the project will be patented MACC designs, an industrial scale prototype, and dissemination of project activities to ensure a lasting project legacy.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Using solar power to drive steam turbines typically requires water for system cooling. EU scientists are developing novel dry-cooling technology that will make such power plants easily deployable in desert areas.