REVIEW ON CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER TECHNOLOGIES WITH THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE

Concentrated solar power (CSP) is mainly encouraged to harness the solar energy for producing electricity. The CSP technologies are highly dependent on the efficient reflector and receiver designs, working medium and thermal storage technologies to produce intermittent electrical power with several options like hybrid, peak load operations, co-generation etc. The receiver design and optimization of the power plant are important to meet the economic challenges of the CSP generation technologies. This article is focused on such challenges and possible remedial options.