Large quantum of water requirements
In addition to water needed for the rankine cycle. CSP plants with wet cooling can offer better t...
Read More...Challenges with heat transfer fluids
Presently, several different types of heat transfer fluids (HTF) are used in commercial CSP plant...
Read More...Adverse effects on wildlife and birds
Environmentalists have recently criticized large CSP plants for influencing wildlife such as bird...
Read More...CSP systems employ several hazardous materials such as organics, thermal oils, molten-salts, hydr...
Read More...Use of salt as heat transfer fluid and/or storage medium leads to emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O...
Read More...Unlike solar PV power plants which are relatively maintenance-free, CSP requires establishing a p...
Read More...One attractive pathway for CSP is hybridization with thermal power plants, as both apply similar ...
Read More...Storage technology still evolving
CSP energy storage technologies such as molten salt storage are still not fully stabilised, and p...
Read More...Challenges with absorber materials
An ideal selective absorber material for the CSP system not only needs to have high absorption in...
Read More...Challenges from solar CSP systems glare
The glare coming from the solar tower due to the concentrating solar beam will also cause visual ...
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