Geração solar térmica: o caso da Usina de Ivanpah.

Abstract

The growing worldwide demand for energy, coupled with environmental concerns and issues such as energy security and the diversification of energy sources, have been some of the reasons for the increased use of renewable energy. Solar energy presents an enormous potential that renewable energy generation environment and its use tends to increase over the years. This paper presents a study on power generation through concentrated solar thermal technology. It is presented a brief history of the evolution of the use of solar energy technology, from Archimedes to its use to generate electricity. Also a descriptive analysis of CSP technologies applied to electricity generation is shown as the alternatives used to increase the efficiency CSP plants, consisting of thermal storage systems and back-up systems. Finally, a case study is made for solar thermal generation, based on the system of solar electric generation Ivanpah.