The ASTERIx-CAESar project focuses on the development of a novel high-efficiency solar thermal power plant concept with an integrated electricity storage solution. The project combines air-based central receiver Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) to maximize conversion efficiency and power grid energy management, enabling a new operation strategy and business model.
The hybrid concept initiates a futuristic era with adaptive renewable power plants, producing both electrical and thermal energy, including process heat supply and reverse osmosis desalination. As cheap off-peak electricity is used to provide the air compression work of the topping Brayton cycle, the overall peak solar-to-electric energy conversion efficiency of the proposed power plant may reach up to 40% efficiency, which doubles the peak efficiency with respect to state-of-the-art CSP technology.
The main development will cover (i) an advanced high-efficiency solar receiver, (ii) optical sensors and AI-based solar flux control, (iii) optimized CAES with heat exchangers and compressor/expander detailed designs, and (iv) innovative integration of desalination. The proposed technology is set forth by an interdisciplinary partnership spanning the entire CSP value chain. Targeting a TRL of 6-7, the ASTERIx-CAESar concept will be validated with a demonstration-scale prototype of 480 kWth.
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Electric Power Generation
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Asterix-Caesar's website is http://www.asterix-caesar.eu
Asterix-Caesar's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/asterix-caesar
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Asterix-Caesar's industry is
Renewable Energy Power Generation
Asterix-Caesar's top competitors are
H2020-Nextower,
Energia 360,
Royal Tech Csp Limited,
Atlantis Csp Concentrated Solar Power,
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Insigh2t,
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Asterix-Caesar's categories are Renewable Energy Power Generation
Asterix-Caesar's founding year is 2023
