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Performance and Economic Analysis of Concentrated Solar Power Generation for Pakistan

In Pakistan, the utilization of renewable energy sources is increasing in order to reduce the electricity supply and demand gap. However, concentrated solar power (CSP) generation has not been considered in the country even though it has gained considerable attention worldwide. This study, as such,...

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Main Authors: Soomro, Mujeeb Iqbal, Mengal, Abdullah, Memon, Yasir Aftab, M., Waris, Shafiq, Qadir Nawaz, Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019
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HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26328/1/Performance%20and%20Economic%20Analysis.pdf
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spelling my.ump.umpir.263282019-11-06T02:31:03Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26328/ Performance and Economic Analysis of Concentrated Solar Power Generation for Pakistan Soomro, Mujeeb Iqbal Mengal, Abdullah Memon, Yasir Aftab M., Waris Shafiq, Qadir Nawaz Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain HD Industries. Land use. Labor In Pakistan, the utilization of renewable energy sources is increasing in order to reduce the electricity supply and demand gap. However, concentrated solar power (CSP) generation has not been considered in the country even though it has gained considerable attention worldwide. This study, as such, investigates the potential, performance, and economic analyses of four CSP technologies for different locations in Pakistan. Initially, an assessment of CSP sites, including solar resource, land, and water availability, was undertaken. Then, performance simulations of CSP technologies for four different locations of Pakistan, namely Quetta, Hyderabad, Multan, and Peshawar, were examined. For all cases, highest energy production was achieved in summers and lowest in winters, and CSP plants with evaporative cooling were found to be efficient compared to air cooling. The results also revealed that the Quetta and Hyderabad regions were promising for CSP development while parabolic tough (PT) and solar power tower (SPT) were the suitable CSP technologies for these regions. Specifically, the SPT plant with air cooling could be a favorable option for energy production in Quetta. Lastly, economic analyses revealed the financial feasibility of CSP plants in Pakistan since the levelized cost of energy is found to be significantly low. MDPI AG 2019 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26328/1/Performance%20and%20Economic%20Analysis.pdf Soomro, Mujeeb Iqbal and Mengal, Abdullah and Memon, Yasir Aftab and M., Waris and Shafiq, Qadir Nawaz and Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain (2019) Performance and Economic Analysis of Concentrated Solar Power Generation for Pakistan. Processes, 7 (9). pp. 1-26. ISSN 2227-9717 https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7090575 https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7090575
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topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
spellingShingle HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Soomro, Mujeeb Iqbal
Mengal, Abdullah
Memon, Yasir Aftab
M., Waris
Shafiq, Qadir Nawaz
Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain
Performance and Economic Analysis of Concentrated Solar Power Generation for Pakistan
description In Pakistan, the utilization of renewable energy sources is increasing in order to reduce the electricity supply and demand gap. However, concentrated solar power (CSP) generation has not been considered in the country even though it has gained considerable attention worldwide. This study, as such, investigates the potential, performance, and economic analyses of four CSP technologies for different locations in Pakistan. Initially, an assessment of CSP sites, including solar resource, land, and water availability, was undertaken. Then, performance simulations of CSP technologies for four different locations of Pakistan, namely Quetta, Hyderabad, Multan, and Peshawar, were examined. For all cases, highest energy production was achieved in summers and lowest in winters, and CSP plants with evaporative cooling were found to be efficient compared to air cooling. The results also revealed that the Quetta and Hyderabad regions were promising for CSP development while parabolic tough (PT) and solar power tower (SPT) were the suitable CSP technologies for these regions. Specifically, the SPT plant with air cooling could be a favorable option for energy production in Quetta. Lastly, economic analyses revealed the financial feasibility of CSP plants in Pakistan since the levelized cost of energy is found to be significantly low.
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author Soomro, Mujeeb Iqbal
Mengal, Abdullah
Memon, Yasir Aftab
M., Waris
Shafiq, Qadir Nawaz
Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain
author_facet Soomro, Mujeeb Iqbal
Mengal, Abdullah
Memon, Yasir Aftab
M., Waris
Shafiq, Qadir Nawaz
Mirjat, Nayyar Hussain
author_sort Soomro, Mujeeb Iqbal
title Performance and Economic Analysis of Concentrated Solar Power Generation for Pakistan
title_short Performance and Economic Analysis of Concentrated Solar Power Generation for Pakistan
title_full Performance and Economic Analysis of Concentrated Solar Power Generation for Pakistan
title_fullStr Performance and Economic Analysis of Concentrated Solar Power Generation for Pakistan
title_full_unstemmed Performance and Economic Analysis of Concentrated Solar Power Generation for Pakistan
title_sort performance and economic analysis of concentrated solar power generation for pakistan
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2019
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26328/1/Performance%20and%20Economic%20Analysis.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/26328/
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7090575
https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7090575
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