EU-Project POWERSOL – Solar-Driven Organic-Rankine Cycle

Sketch of Ranking cycle

Objectives

  1. Modelling a solar-heated thermodynamic cycle (selecting the most suitable boundary conditions and working fluids at three different top temperature ranges).
  2. Development and construction of three solar collector prototypes optimized for operating around 80ºC, 100ºC-150ºC, and 200ºC-250ºC. These are a flat plate collector (static), a compound parabolic concentrator (static), and a parabolic trough collector (sun- tracking), respectively.
  3. Experimental testing of solar-driven mechanical power generation and solar collector prototypes.
  4. Comparing the cycles at the three temperature ranges for operating autonomous or with energy back-up at different capacity ranges.
  5. Full technical evaluation of the proposed POWERSOL technology.
  6. Economic assessment of the developed technology against other conventional and solar-driven techniques.
  7. Assessment of final potential social and development impact.

Further information

Project-related Publications

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