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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants exploit the thermal energy coming from the sun in the form of solar radiation in order to generate electricity. This chapter describes the different types of CSP systems currently in use, the technological issues associated with them and possible maintenance management methods. The solar thermal industry makes use of parabolic trough, linear Fresnel, solar towers, dish Stirling CSP plants and solar chimney CSP plants. In this chapter a comparison between the different technologies is also presented. The energy production cost of CSP plant needs to be reduced further in order to increase the competitiveness of solar thermal energy in comparison with other power generation technologies. Effective inspection can help increase maintenance efficiency, increase reliability and reduce downtime, resulting in improved profitability of CSP plants.
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Papaelias, M., García Márquez, F.P., Ramirez, I.S. (2018). Concentrated Solar Power: Present and Future. In: García Márquez, F., Karyotakis, A., Papaelias, M. (eds) Renewable Energies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45364-4_4
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