Testing and Validation of Innovative on-Site Solar Field Measurement Techniques to Increase Power Tower Plant Performance: The LEIA Project
LEIA project aims to contribute to the development of the next generation of central receiver power plants focusing on validating a combination and integration of pre-commercial solar field control and O&M solutions for the central tower receiver technology using molten salts, as the most promising cost-effective solution with the highest market penetration potential. To effectively remove the existing technical and industrial barriers to optimize central receiver and heliostat field operation & maintenance and thus to improve overall CSP performance, the following innovations are being developed: 1) Smart heliostat field control, 2) Smart control systems, 3) Solar Field Operation and Maintenance control strategies. These developments will be tested and demonstrated in three flagship operational environments: a) Cerro Dominador (Chile), b) CIEMAT – PSA (Spain), and c) CENER – Tudela (Spain).
Authors
- Jesús Fernández‐Reche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1967-7823)
- Antonio L. Ávila-Marín
- Marc Röger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0618-4253)
- Andreas Kämpgen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3383-3346)
- Julian J. Krauth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7769-650X)
- Marina Casanova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9694-5222)
- José Fernando Gallego
- Ansgar Macke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7672-1634)
- Jesús Ballestrín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1800-7273)
- José Manuel Blázquez
- Adriana Zurita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-2008)
- R. Monterreal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7903-0082)
- Amaia Mutuberría (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2799-029X)
- Stefan Schlau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0739-0765)
- Sonia Escorza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3040-6127)
- Annette Barenbruegge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4442-3795)
Institutions
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) (DE)
- Concentrating Solar Power Services (Germany) (DE)
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (ES)
- Acciona (Spain) (ES)
- Tetra Tech (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SolarPACES Conference Proceedings
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.52825/solarpaces.v2i.777
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.10
Funders
- European Commission
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
- Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación