Torsten Strand
Department of Energy Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
James Spelling
Department of Energy Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Björn Laumert
Department of Energy Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Torsten Fransson
Department of Energy Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp110573836Published in: World Renewable Energy Congress - Sweden; 8-13 May; 2011; Linköping; Sweden
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 57:22, p. 3836-3843
Published: 2011-11-03
ISBN: 978-91-7393-070-3
ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is an emerging renewable energy technology that has the potential to provide a major part of European energy needs at competitive cost levels. Swedish industry is strongly involved in CSP-based energy production either in the form of growing providers on the European energy market or as developers and producers of key components for CSP power plants. The growing industrial interest is reflected and accompanied by state of the art research in this field at the Department of Energy Technology at KTH. In the present paper the main challenges and opportunities for CSP R&D are presented and linked to the industrial environment and interests in Sweden. Related to these challenges; an overview of the latest research activities and results at the Department of Energy Technology is given with examples concerning CSP plant operation and optimisation; technoeconomic cycle studies and high temperature solar receiver development.
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