Towards the hybridization of gas-fired power plants: A case study of Algeria

  1. Antonanzas, J. 1
  2. Alia-Martinez, M. 1
  3. Martinez-De-Pison, F.J. 1
  4. Antonanzas-Torres, F. 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

Revista:
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

ISSN: 1364-0321

Año de publicación: 2015

Volumen: 51

Páginas: 116-124

Tipo: Artículo

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DOI: 10.1016/J.RSER.2015.06.019 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-84934768419 WoS: WOS:000371000900010 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Resumen

The vast solar resource available in Algeria and the high temperatures recorded in this country make the solar thermal integration of gas-fired power plants (ISCC) an attractive method to increase yield by means of solar energy. A feasibility study of potential solar thermal hybridization with parabolic trough technology was performed in 21 Algerian open cycle gas turbines and combined cycle gas turbines, which represent about 97% of electricity generation. An yield increase of 24.9 GW h/year and CO<inf>2</inf> emission savings of 9.91 kton/year were determined to be feasible with solar field sizes ranging from 30 to 37 loops in combined cycle centrals. In the case of open cycle gas turbines, a solar potential of 1085.7 GW h/year and CO<inf>2</inf> emission savings of 652.1 kton/year were recorded with solar shares in the range of 3-4%. The ISCC production model is provided herein as complementary material for future replications of this study (freely available without restrictions in R language) at http://www.github.com/EDMANSolar/AlgeriaSolar. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.