Sampada Bajaj
Deputy General Manager
Engineers India Limited
Chemical engineer with MBA in MARKETING mgmt, MBA in Oil & Gas mgmt, Certified Energy mngr -Bureau of Energy Efficiency, India
Over 20 years of Consulting experience in FEED, PMC & EPCM:
Lead Power engineer of Gas/Oil/Solid Fired Cogeneration Captive Power Plant (CPP), Combined Cycle Captive Power plant, Steam Boiler, Flue Gas recovery Unit
Lead Power engineer of Solar Thermal and PV based Power plant
Lead Process Engg for EPCM for LLDPE HDPE Petrochemical Plant
Process engineer for design & revamp of various Offshore Well and Process platform
Participates in
TECHNICAL PROGRAMME | Energy Technologies
Solar, Wind and Nuclear Integration
Forum 21 | Digital Poster Plaza 4
29
April
11:30
13:30
UTC+3
The integration of CST and Solar PV coupled with thermal energy storage, in comparison with the standalone solar technologies, exhibits promising solution to solar energy intermittence, emissions, dispatchability, reliability, capacity utilization of generation equipment, space utilization and overall installation cost reduction thus aligning towards net zero goals. This hybrid solution addresses reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and mitigates negative climate change impacts while providing a cost-effective Round-the-Clock (RTC) renewable power generation solution.
This study examines and details combination of CST and Solar PV technologies and shall work out through design & simulation, the development of an ideal RTC Solar based green power generation solution in comparison to use of standalone solar technology. The economics of an optimized grid-connected RTC Solar Power plant with storage is also analyzed.
Overview of Configuration:
The proposed system is RTC MW scale Grid-connected Solar Power Plant delivering consistent & zero-carbon renewable electricity throughout the year with minimal energy import from the grid.
Solar Energy is exchanged to heat molten salts using combination of
Stored thermal energy in molten salts is utilized to meet peak energy / power requirements during non-sunny hours.
Evident Conclusions:
This paper endeavors to reveal the optimized size of both CST and Solar PV power plants and storage, in consideration of the economies of scale, Capacity Utilization Factor (CUF), Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCoE), minimized high temperature steam piping cost, most efficient land utilization in single geography by accommodating Solar PV in between CST, overall efficiency improvement, cons of using single solar technology, import components involved and environmental benefits of the hybrid CST-PV Technology, etc.
Technical Contributions:
Case Study demonstrating 100MW RTC Grid-connected Solar Power plant is conducted.
Keywords:
Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST), Solar Photovoltaic (PV), Grid-Connected Round-the-Clock (RTC), Hybrid CST-PV Technology, Net Zero, LCOE
Co-author/s:
Sachin Gupta, Senior Manager, Engineers India Limited.
Vainav Sundhar R, Engineer, Engineers India Limited.
This study examines and details combination of CST and Solar PV technologies and shall work out through design & simulation, the development of an ideal RTC Solar based green power generation solution in comparison to use of standalone solar technology. The economics of an optimized grid-connected RTC Solar Power plant with storage is also analyzed.
Overview of Configuration:
The proposed system is RTC MW scale Grid-connected Solar Power Plant delivering consistent & zero-carbon renewable electricity throughout the year with minimal energy import from the grid.
Solar Energy is exchanged to heat molten salts using combination of
- Steam generated via CST technology, &
- Electric heater via electricity sourced from Solar PV modules
Stored thermal energy in molten salts is utilized to meet peak energy / power requirements during non-sunny hours.
Evident Conclusions:
This paper endeavors to reveal the optimized size of both CST and Solar PV power plants and storage, in consideration of the economies of scale, Capacity Utilization Factor (CUF), Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCoE), minimized high temperature steam piping cost, most efficient land utilization in single geography by accommodating Solar PV in between CST, overall efficiency improvement, cons of using single solar technology, import components involved and environmental benefits of the hybrid CST-PV Technology, etc.
Technical Contributions:
Case Study demonstrating 100MW RTC Grid-connected Solar Power plant is conducted.
Keywords:
Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST), Solar Photovoltaic (PV), Grid-Connected Round-the-Clock (RTC), Hybrid CST-PV Technology, Net Zero, LCOE
Co-author/s:
Sachin Gupta, Senior Manager, Engineers India Limited.
Vainav Sundhar R, Engineer, Engineers India Limited.
