sábado, 28 de abril de 2012

CONCENTRATED SOLAR PLANT


Why is it that in Brazil, thermoelectric solar power plants (CSP –  Concentrated Solar Plant) output power 1 and 50 MW, for example, are not placed to debate economic and technical feasibility and always are assumed as complex and expensive when expressed in U.S. $/Watt  and  Watt/ m²?   Considering the vast Brazil geographic area with strong insolation (600W/m²- See previous blogs) above Tropic of Capricorn ( 23 ° S ).  Did useful 100w/m² for at least 16 hours /day, with storage of solar heat in the rocks underground, would not be much greater than about 12W/m² from hydroelectric with very large flooded area?
 I understand that  thermoelectric solar plants are not complexes and are not expensive when compared with primary total costs from hydroelectric plus costs from transmission lines! For practical reasons, I prefer today to research and develop other kind of power system, neither Photocells nor Wind power plants, to generate clean and sustainable energy. However, as a Brazilian engineer i want to win a lottery! In this case, I will find a University to pay the prices of the Technical and Executive Project also from my own pocket, even for nothing to do about. I would fulfill my duty as the sustainability of Life and Environment, aware that in Brazil there is no interest in technological innovation in the infrastructure area. I assume that would have a nice surprise! Nothing to hear about CSP power plants in Brazil don´t means that Brazilian Universities know nothing about such noble technologies of the highest national interest.

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