Research Projects

Project aims at setting up 1 MW el. (3.5 MW) solar thermal power plant with 16 h thermal storage for continuous operation based on parabolic dish solar concentrators designed and fabricated indigenously at an estimated solar to electric efficiency of about 12%. The configuration of power plant will include 750 solar dishes having a provision of thermal storage and each having 60 square meter aperture area. The estimated output of the power plant will be i) electrical power of 1 MW el. Z 8 hrs, ii) Electrical power of 800 kW x 16 hrs, iii) Cogeneration of 1 million liters of hot water, and iv) Eight tones of steam for 24 h. Detailed report on a) Technical specifications and performance of solar dish concentrator, b) Solar collector field lay out and rationale behind the lay out, and c) Performance data for one year after installation and commissioning containing comparison of the design.