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Overall status• Betaversionsofthecodes(STEScode<EScode)areexpectedatthebeginningof2014
• Finalversionwillbereadyatthebeginningof2015
ConsortiumGas Natural Fenosa
Total
KTH
Tecnalia
UPC
Project Coordination & Management:Carles-David Pérez Segarra [email protected]
Thermal Storage for Concentrating Solar Plants
Reduce the high capital and maintenance costs in existing thermal energy storage systems in concentrating solar power plants
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Leading Engine for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Energywww.kic-innoenergy.com
• Transient behaviour analysis
• Conduction heat transfer: multidimensional analysis with variable thermo physical properties
• Fluid characterized by lumped or detailed one-dimensional models
• Fluid-solid interactions
• Heat losses through tank walls and insulation
• Detailed foundation analysis
• All relevant fluid dynamic and thermal design aspects are modelled
• Parallel computational platform
Customer needs• Cost reductions in thermal energy storage systems for CSP plants,
• More reliable thermal energy storage designs both at component and system level
Main Milestones• 2014 -Beta versions of the codes
• 2015 - Final versions of the codes
Unique Selling Proposition• Detailed analysis of TES components and systems
• Integration in both technical and economic optimisation of the whole plant in accessible and user friendly tools
Status• Mathematical formulations
developed and implemented for single and double tank designs
• Coupling with Nest platform under way.
Partners KTH
Tecnalia
UPC
Market / Client• Technology / project developers
• Engineering / consulting companies
• Component manufacturing companies
• EPC companies
• CSP plant owners and operators
• Utilities
Product leaderCarles-David Pérez Segarra [email protected]
Detailed codes (STES code & LTES code) and consulting
Tesconsol
free surface
Gas ullage
Molten Salt
Foundation
Soil
Instantaneousmeterological
conditions
Cross section of thermal energy storage tank in CSP plant
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Leading Engine for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Energywww.kic-innoenergy.com
• Design optimal layout for new plants at a given location
• Optimize CAPEX and OPEX of the plant
• Minimize OPEX and maintenance requirements
• Design plant operation and control strategies to achieve customized objectives
• Estimate trade-offs between economic indicators, maintenance requirements and environmental indicators
Customer needs• Cost reductions in thermal energy storage systems for CSP plants
Main Milestones• December 2013 – Second version released
• August 2014- Third version released
Unique Selling Proposition• Optimize energy storage operational strategies and control
• Optimize thermal energy storage system designs according to cost, performance or environmental target functions
Status• July 2013 – First version released
Partners KTH
Tecnalia
UPC
Market / Client• Technology / project developers
• Engineering / consulting companies
• Component manufacturing companies
• EPC companies
• CSP plant owners and operators
• Utilities
Product leaderBjörn Laumert [email protected]
Software (DYESOPT), module library (SOFTCONTROL) and consulting
Tesconsol
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Leading Engine for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Energywww.kic-innoenergy.com
• Thermocline single tank storage system
• Using phase-change materials
Customer needs• Cost reductions in thermal energy storage systems for CSP plants,
• More reliable thermal energy storage system designs
Main Milestones• 2014 –Final design
Unique Selling Proposition• New single tank design resulting in lower costs for thermal energy
storage
Status• Patent submitted
• First simulations performed
Partners KTH
Tecnalia
UPC
Market / Client• Technology / project developers
• Engineering / consulting companies
• Component manufacturing companies
• EPC companies
• CSP plant owners and operators
• Utilities
Product leaderCarles-David Pérez Segarra [email protected]
New single tank storage design (IP)
Tesconsol