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Leading Engine for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Energy www.kic-innoenergy.com Overall status • Beta versions of the codes (STES code & LTES code) are expected at the beginning of 2014 • Final version will be ready at the beginning of 2015 Consortium Gas Natural Fenosa Total KTH Tecnalia UPC Project Coordination & Management: Carles-David Pérez Segarra [email protected] Tesconsol Thermal Storage for Concentrating Solar Plants Reduce the high capital and maintenance costs in existing thermal energy storage systems in concentrating solar power plants
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Leading Engine for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Energywww.kic-innoenergy.com
Overall status• Betaversionsofthecodes(STEScode<EScode)areexpectedatthebeginningof2014
• Finalversionwillbereadyatthebeginningof2015
ConsortiumGas Natural Fenosa
Total
KTH
Tecnalia
UPC
Project Coordination & Management:Carles-David Pérez Segarra [email protected]
Thermal Storage for Concentrating Solar Plants
Reduce the high capital and maintenance costs in existing thermal energy storage systems in concentrating solar power plants
Leading Engine for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Energywww.kic-innoenergy.com
• Transient behaviour analysis
• Conduction heat transfer: multidimensional analysis with variable thermo physical properties
• Fluid characterized by lumped or detailed one-dimensional models
• Fluid-solid interactions
• Heat losses through tank walls and insulation
• Detailed foundation analysis
• All relevant fluid dynamic and thermal design aspects are modelled
• Parallel computational platform
Customer needs• Cost reductions in thermal energy storage systems for CSP plants,
• More reliable thermal energy storage designs both at component and system level
Main Milestones• 2014 -Beta versions of the codes
• 2015 - Final versions of the codes
Unique Selling Proposition• Detailed analysis of TES components and systems
• Integration in both technical and economic optimisation of the whole plant in accessible and user friendly tools
Status• Mathematical formulations
developed and implemented for single and double tank designs
• Coupling with Nest platform under way.
Partners KTH
Tecnalia
UPC
Market / Client• Technology / project developers
• Engineering / consulting companies
• Component manufacturing companies
• EPC companies
• CSP plant owners and operators
• Utilities
Product leaderCarles-David Pérez Segarra [email protected]
Detailed codes (STES code & LTES code) and consulting
Tesconsol
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Cross section of thermal energy storage tank in CSP plant
Leading Engine for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Energywww.kic-innoenergy.com
• Design optimal layout for new plants at a given location
• Optimize CAPEX and OPEX of the plant
• Minimize OPEX and maintenance requirements
• Design plant operation and control strategies to achieve customized objectives
• Estimate trade-offs between economic indicators, maintenance requirements and environmental indicators
Customer needs• Cost reductions in thermal energy storage systems for CSP plants
Main Milestones• December 2013 – Second version released
• August 2014- Third version released
Unique Selling Proposition• Optimize energy storage operational strategies and control
• Optimize thermal energy storage system designs according to cost, performance or environmental target functions
Status• July 2013 – First version released
Partners KTH
Tecnalia
UPC
Market / Client• Technology / project developers
• Engineering / consulting companies
• Component manufacturing companies
• EPC companies
• CSP plant owners and operators
• Utilities
Product leaderBjörn Laumert [email protected]
Software (DYESOPT), module library (SOFTCONTROL) and consulting
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Leading Engine for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Energywww.kic-innoenergy.com
• Thermocline single tank storage system
• Using phase-change materials
Customer needs• Cost reductions in thermal energy storage systems for CSP plants,
• More reliable thermal energy storage system designs
Main Milestones• 2014 –Final design
Unique Selling Proposition• New single tank design resulting in lower costs for thermal energy
storage
Status• Patent submitted
• First simulations performed
Partners KTH
Tecnalia
UPC
Market / Client• Technology / project developers
• Engineering / consulting companies
• Component manufacturing companies
• EPC companies
• CSP plant owners and operators
• Utilities
Product leaderCarles-David Pérez Segarra [email protected]
New single tank storage design (IP)
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