LAPSE:2020.0943
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LAPSE:2020.0943
A 140 MW Solar Thermal Plant in Jordan
Wael Al-Kouz, Ahmad Almuhtady, Nidal Abu-Libdeh, Jamal Nayfeh, Alberto Boretti
August 29, 2020
This paper aims to compute the performances of a smaller version of Solana power plant, with half the solar field, and 1 of 2 turbines in the power cycle, that can be built in Amman or Ma’an in Jordan. The climate conditions for both Amman and Ma’an are discussed thoroughly in the paper. Furthermore, a preliminary validation exercise performed by using measured monthly average values of electricity production from existing plants, a system advisor model (SAM) is used to predict the performances of the proposed Solana-like plants in Ma’an and Amman. The validation shows a good agreement with the measured data for different existing power plants. The simulation results including the monthly capacity factors suggest the annual operation in Ma’an maybe even better than the operation in Gila Bend, for an annual average capacity factor of about 41% for Ma’an vs. a capacity factor of about 39% for Gila Bend. This is mainly due to the best combination of direct normal irradiance (DNI) and the dry bulb temperature across the year in Ma’an versus Gila Bend.
Keywords
concentrated solar power, Energy Storage, Jordan, molten salt, solar energy
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Al-Kouz W, Almuhtady A, Abu-Libdeh N, Nayfeh J, Boretti A. A 140 MW Solar Thermal Plant in Jordan. (2020). LAPSE:2020.0943
Author Affiliations
Al-Kouz W: Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia
Almuhtady A: Mechanical and Maintenance Engineering Department, School of Applied Technical Sciences, German Jordanian University, Madaba 11180, Jordan [ORCID]
Abu-Libdeh N: Department of Mathematics & Natural Sciences, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia
Nayfeh J: Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia
Boretti A: Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
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Processes
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8
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6
Article Number
E668
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2020
Publication Date
2020-06-04
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2227-9717
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