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Title: Analysis of Initial Performance of Solergy's HCPV/T System at Rome-Fiumicino International Airport

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5001407· OSTI ID:1399843
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  1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  2. Colorado School of Mines
  3. Solergy Italia Srl.
  4. Aeroporti di Roma
  5. Solergy, Inc.
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A commercial HCPV/T system, developed by Solergy, is installed at the airport of Rome, in Italy, as part of a prototype smart grid. The system is rated at 15 kW AC electric and 20 kW thermal and is used to provide both electricity for charging electric vehicles and heat for a conventional thermal power plant. This paper presents an analysis of the performance of the system, operating since March 2017, which achieves a combined peak efficiency of 48%. This study incorporates also an investigation on the improvements that can benefit the system, including a new type of receiver with improved heat dissipation.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1399843
Report Number(s):
NREL/CP-5J00-68677
Resource Relation:
Conference: Presented at the 13th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems (CPV-13), 1-3 May 2017, Ottawa, Canada
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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