Selection of Representative and Strategic CSP/STE Projects Potentially Suitable for Cooperation”
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Market Uptake of Solar Thermal Electricity through Cooperation D5.1 - “Selection of representative and strategic CSP/STE projects potentially suitable for cooperation” Author (s): Andrés Souza (ESTELA) September 2018 A report compiled within the H2020 project MUSTEC (Work Package 5, D5.1) The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 764626 This report should be cited as: Souza A. (2018): Selection of representative and strategic STE projects potentially suitable for cooperation. Deliverable 5.1, MUSTEC project, ESTELA, Brussels. Project Coordinator CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologicas Work Package Coordinator CSIC, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas - CSIC Lead Beneficiary ESTELA, European Solar Thermal Electricity Association Contributing Partners CIEMAT, Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologicas CSIC, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas - CSIC COBRA, COBRA Instalaciones y Servicios S.A. ABOUT THE PROJECT In the light of the EU 2030 Climate and Energy framework, MUSTEC- Market uptake of Solar Thermal Electricity through Cooperation aims to explore and propose concrete solutions to overcome the various factors that hinder the deployment of concentrated solar power (CSP) projects in Southern Europe capable of supplying renewable electricity on demand to Central and Northern European countries. To do so, the project will analyse the drivers and barriers to CSP deployment and renewable energy (RE) cooperation in Europe, identify future CSP cooperation opportunities and will propose a set of concrete measures to unlock the existing potential. To achieve these objectives, MUSTEC will build on the experience and knowledge generated around the cooperation mechanisms and CSP industry developments building on concrete CSP case studies. Thereby we will consider the present and future European energy market design and policies as well as the value of CSP at electricity markets and related economic and environmental benefits. In this respect, MUSTEC combines a dedicated, comprehensive and multi-disciplinary analysis of past, present and future CSP cooperation opportunities with a constant engagement and consultation with policy makers and market participants. This will be achieved through an intense and continuous stakeholder dialogue and by establishing a tailor-made knowledge sharing network. Project information Project Number 764626 Project title Market uptake of Solar Thermal Electricity through Cooperation - MUSTEC Starting date 01/10/2017 Duration in months 36 Call identifier H2020-LCE-2017-RES-CSA TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 8 1.1 Objective................................................................................................................................ 8 1.2 Structure of the report .......................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Context of the work ............................................................................................................... 9 1.4 Methodological approach ................................................................................................... 12 2. Considerations on the current market situation in Europe and beyond ................................... 17 3. Framework conditions necessary for the development of a new project (the industry’s perspective)........................................................................................................................................ 22 4. Considerations and criteria used for selecting projects ............................................................. 25 4.1 Considerations ..................................................................................................................... 25 4.2 Criteria for the selection of projects ................................................................................... 27 4.3 Description of operational profiles ..................................................................................... 36 5. Presentation of the projects analysed as examples of “representative” or relevant cases ...... 40 5.1 “La Africana” Plant – Standalone (parabolic trough) .......................................................... 42 5.2 Noor III Project – Standalone (Central receiver on tower) .................................................. 45 5.3 “Xina Solar One” Plant (Abengoa) – Peaker with “time of day” premium .......................... 48 5.4 Gemasolar (Torresol Energy) – Standalone baseload ......................................................... 51 5.5 DEWA-IV Project (ACWA Power) – Complementary operation to PV ................................. 55 5.6 Atacama-1 project (Cerro Dominador complex, ABENGOA) / NOOR Midelt Project (ACWA) – “Commercial hybrid” (CSP+PV) .................................................................................................... 58 5.7 The HySol concept – Decoupled solar-gas combined cycle with TES ................................. 61 6. Comments to the cases .............................................................................................................. 64 7. Conclusions ................................................................................................................................. 67 8. References .................................................................................................................................. 69 FIGURES Figure 1. MUSTEC project structure .................................................................................................. 11 Figure 2. Summary of methodology ................................................................................................. 16 Figure 3. Filling the viability gap ........................................................................................................ 28 Figure 4. South Africa tariff structure for STE from round 3 onwards. ............................................. 50 Figure 5. Generation breakdown example for a 96-hour period in South Africa .............................. 50 Figure 6. Operation profile in summer time ...................................................................................... 54 Figure 7. Operation profile in summer time ...................................................................................... 54 Figure 8. Example of the industry’s perspective on the complementarity of solar technologies ..... 57 Figure 9. Estimation of the evolution of PPA price of a CC plant as a function of its cap. factor ..... 63 TABLES Table 1. Initial configuration variables ............................................................................................... 12 Table 2. Summary of selection criteria .............................................................................................. 35 Table 5.1A. Configuration variables La Africana……………………………………………………………………………44 Table 5.1B. Additional information La Africana ……………………………………………………………………………45 Table 5.2A. Configuration variables Noor III…………….……………………………………………………………………47 Table 5.2B. Additional information Noor III …………….……………………………………………………………………48 Table 5.3A. Configuration variables Xina Solar One ..……………………………………………………………………51 Table 5.3B. Additional information Xina Solar One ………………………………………………………………………52 Table 5.4A. Configuration variables Gemasolar ……………………………………………………………………………56 Table 5.4B. Additional information Gemasolar…………………………………………………………………………..…56 Table 5.5A. Configuration variables DEWA-IV ………………………………………………………………………………58 Table 5.5B. Additional information DEWA-IV …………………………………………………………………….…………58 Table 5.6A. Configuration variables Atacama-1 & Midelt....………………………………………..………………..60 Table 5.6B. Additional information Atacama-1 & Midelt ……………………………………………………………..60 Table 6A. Summary of cases.…..………………………………………….………………………………………………………..65 Table 6B. Summary of identified needs....………………………………………..…………………………………………..66 PICTURES Picture 4-1. Fuel heater in parallel to solar field …. ........................................................................... 38 Picture 4-2. Borges Blanques Plant (22 MW, Spain) .......................................................................... 38 Picture 4-3. Decoupled solar combined cycle .................................................................................... 39 Picture 5-1. Africana Energía Complex (aerial view 1) ....................................................................... 42 Picture 5-2. Africana Energía Complex (aerial view 2) ....................................................................... 42 Picture 5-3. Africana Energía - Molten salts storage tanks ................................................................ 43 Picture 5-4. Africana Energía - Parabolic trough collectors ............................................................... 43 Picture 5-5. Dispatch profile of the Africana Energía plant ............................................................... 44 Picture 5-6. Aerial view of the Noor complex .................................................................................... 46 Picture 5-7. Ground view of a Noor III heliostat ................................................................................ 46 Picture 5-8. Aerial