Because concentrating solar power (CSP) and solar photovoltaics (PV)-integrated CSP (CSP-PV) capacity is rapidly increasing in the Asia/Pacific region, this paper provides a review of the development status of commercial-scale CSP and integrated plants and research trends of the related technologies in the Asian and Pacific (APAC) region.
Recommendations have been given to guide future research. Concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) is a dawn technology in the field of photovoltaic that helps in escalating the effective use of solar energy. Nowadays, applications of photovoltaic solar cells are catching attention due to the better utilization of solar energy.
Concentrating solar power (CSP) is suited to countries with high levels of direct solar radiation, that is, solar rays that reach the surface of the earth in a straight line from the sun. This is important because non- directional radiation—though it can be processed into energy via solar photovoltaic (PV) technology— cannot be concentrated.
Introduction Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) systems operate by using an optical assembly to concentrate light onto a photovoltaic (PV) cell. In other words, they entrain a large area of solar energy onto a small cell, which operates at an irradiation level many times greater than that of direct, unconcentrated sunlight.
The cost constraint can be overcome by using concentrated photovoltaic that concentrate solar radiation on small area of PV cell with the help of lenses and optics which increasing the developments in the concentrated photovoltaics technology.
CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER: CLEAN POWER ON DEMAND 24/7 12 1.1 CSP explained Concentrating solar power (CSP) is a renewable energy technology that uses mirrors to focus direct solar radiation on a fluid-filled receiver, typically thermal oil or molten salts.