Abstract
Simultaneous production of electrical and high grade thermal energy is proposed with a concentrating photovoltaic/thermal (CPVT) system operating at elevated temperature. CPVT collectors may operate at temperatures above 100 °C, and the thermal energy can drive processes such as refrigeration, desalination and steam production. The performance and cost of a CPVT system with single effect absorption cooling are investigated in detail. The results show that under a wide range of economic conditions, the combined solar cooling and power generation plant can be comparable to, and sometimes even significantly better than, the conventional alternative.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2481-2490 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Energy Conversion and Management |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2007 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Keywords
- Cogeneration
- Concentrating photovoltaics (CPV)
- Polygeneration
- Solar cooling
- Trigeneration
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