The concentrated solar power can be used to heat pressurized air in a gas turbine before it enters the combustion chamber. There is thus no need to
|
Country
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Technology
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Capacity
(MWe)
|
Solar capacity Solar share DNI (kWh/m2/y) (MWe)
|
Construction status at December 2011
|
|
Iran, Yazd
|
ISCCS PT
|
467
|
17
|
3.6%
|
2,500
|
Complete
|
|
Algeria, Hassi R’mel
|
ISCCS PT
|
150
|
25
|
16.7%
|
2,300
|
Well advanced
|
|
Morocco, Ain Beni Mathar
|
ISCCS PT
|
472
|
20
|
4.2%
|
2,300
|
Well advanced
|
|
Egypt, Kuraymat
|
ISCCS PT
|
140
|
40
|
28.6%
|
2,400
|
Well advanced
|
|
Florida Power and Light
|
?
|
?
|
|
|
|
Complete
|
|
US, Victorville, CA
|
ISCCS PT
|
563
|
50
|
8.9%
|
2,200-2,600
|
?
|
|
US, Indiantown, FL
|
ISCCS PT
|
1,125
|
75
|
6.7%
|
–
|
?
|
|
Italy, Siracusa
|
ISCCS PT
|
730
|
30
|
4.1%
|
2,100
|
?
|
|
US, Palmdale, CA
|
ISCCS PT
|
570
|
50
|
8.8%
|
2,200-2,600
|
?
|
|
Mexico, Sonora State
|
ISCCS PT
|
500
|
30
|
6.0%
|
2,600
|
?
|
|
|
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use fossil fuels to preheat the air from 300°C to 1200°C, and the solar heat is converted with all the high thermal efficiency of a modern recuperated or combined gas turbine cycle.
Solar air preheating has great potential to reduce the costs of solar thermal power. In addition, the concept could be applied to a wide range of power levels (from 1 to 100 MW) [27]. Projects involving solar air preheating are discussed below.
