Invertis Journals of Renewable Energy

Lokesh Rana ¹, S. K. Singh ¹, Rajesh Kumar ¹

Affiliations
1 National Institute of Solar Energy, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Gurgaon-122003, IN

Abstract

The solar energy is one of the premising source of renewable energy. Among its different methods of tapping the solar energy, linear Fresnel reflectors and parabolic trough collectors are the most viable option. The One MW Solar-Biomass Hybrid Thermal Power Plant gives 30, 77, 212.7 kWh annual output against same DNI. This implies that 18, 10, 937.7 kWh energy generation is more than the normal solar thermal power plant. The Rankine efficiency is also high at 24.76% than that found in the normal case. Thus we conclude that One MW Solar-Biomass Hybrid Thermal Power Plant is more efficient giving high yield and power load factor (PLF).

Keywords

Linear Fresnel Reflectors, Parabolic Trough Collectors, Rankine Efficiency, Power Load Factor.

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