solar supercritical world record
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As nobody has posted on here yet, though I would for you science people..
A world first has been achieved by CSIRO, which has used solar energy to generate ‘supercritical’ steam, at the highest temperatures ever achieved outside of fossil fuel sources.
A solar thermal power plant typically consists of a large number of mirrors, called heliostats, which reflect the energy from the sun onto a central tower. The plant then generates electricity the same way that most of the world’s electricity is produced, namely by heating water to create steam, to turn a steam turbine. A great answer to the green lot!
More if your interested: http://steammain.com/forum/general-steam/steam-use...
A world first has been achieved by CSIRO, which has used solar energy to generate ‘supercritical’ steam, at the highest temperatures ever achieved outside of fossil fuel sources.
A solar thermal power plant typically consists of a large number of mirrors, called heliostats, which reflect the energy from the sun onto a central tower. The plant then generates electricity the same way that most of the world’s electricity is produced, namely by heating water to create steam, to turn a steam turbine. A great answer to the green lot!
More if your interested: http://steammain.com/forum/general-steam/steam-use...
Article is meant to be a quick read and not have loads of detail.
Alot of the existing solar plants, (PS ones in Spain) operate on 40 barg saturated steam. Higher pressures and temperatures of steam generation is due to developments in the use of the tower and mirrors rather than trough type csp technology.
If you want to find out all about solar thermal power:
http://steammain.com/forum/general-steam/steam-use...
or if you have more time a great document...
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&...
Alot of the existing solar plants, (PS ones in Spain) operate on 40 barg saturated steam. Higher pressures and temperatures of steam generation is due to developments in the use of the tower and mirrors rather than trough type csp technology.
If you want to find out all about solar thermal power:
http://steammain.com/forum/general-steam/steam-use...
or if you have more time a great document...
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&...
Edited by steamed on Monday 24th November 21:08
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