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Abstract

Hybrid concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) plants are gaining relevance because they combine their advantages: easy installation and low cost of PV plus dispatchability of CSP. This paper presents results of a techno-economic modelling of this hybrid approach for sites in Jordan, Tunisia and Algeria. Local boundary conditions such as meteorology, cost and electricity demand have been considered to determine the best configurations for these three sites. Different CSP technologies with thermal energy storage have been selected. Hybridization with natural gas has also been included. The optimization is done towards minimizing the LCOE while covering the electrical demand 24/7. Results are presented for different CO2 emissions ranges, as the use of fossil fuel has a strong impact on the LCOE and for environmental reasons, it may be preferred to be kept to a minimum. For most of the cases analyzed, the fraction of energy from PV that leads to minimum LCOE is lower than the energy from CSP. It is shown that for countries with a high fuel price, the use of natural gas reduces the LCOE until a share from this source of about 20%. A higher integration of fossil fuel for sites rich in solar irradiation is considered not advantageous if the price of natural gas is above EUR 40/MWh.

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Title
Hybrid CSP—PV Plants for Jordan, Tunisia and Algeria
Author
Benitez, Daniel 1 ; Röger, Marc 1 ; Kazantzidis, Andreas 2 ; Al-Salaymeh, Ahmed 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Bouaichaoui, Sofiane 4 ; Guizani, AmenAllah 5   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Balghouthi, Moncef 5 

 Institute of Solar Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), 51147 Cologne, Germany 
 Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Physics Department, University of Patras, 26504 Rio Achaia, Greece 
 Mechanical Engineering Department, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan 
 Centre de Développement des Energies Renouvelable (CDER), Algiers 16340, Algeria 
 Research and Technology Center of Energy (CRTEn), Technopole De Borj-Cédria, Hammam-Lif 2050, Tunisia 
First page
924
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
19961073
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2767217182
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.