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Naanovo has taken the concept of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) to the next level with its large scale solar power solution, which uses much lower temperatures than conventional CSP technologies and allows for maximizing the use of on-site storage to lengthen the production cycle long after the sun goes down. This CSP solution, which Naanovo calls SolarMaax™, uses a modern and efficient parabolic solar trough system, which concentrates the suns energy to heat water (or other thermal transfer fluid) to drive a turbine and generator used in the power block. Depending on local solar conditions, the power block may involve either conventional turbines or low temperature turbines.
Each SolarMaax™ system can be set up as a stand-alone system or connected together in a series to create larger systems. With the addition of modern thermal storage tanks, solar fields can be arranged to allow for the collection of enough hot water to be stored for extended operating hours. With the right solar conditions (solar insolation values of 5kWh/m2/day or higher) and the use of advanced storage systems, it may even be possible on certain days to produce electricity from the sun around the clock. Of course, with some form of fuel augmentation, it is already possible produce power around the clock. By producing solar power long after the sun goes down, the levelized cost per megawatt can be low enough to be competitive with conventional power plants.
The advantages and major benefits of SolarMaax™ are as follows:
