Which trigeneration plant has more solar energy input?

By investigating Fig. 4, one can easily note that the conventional trigeneration plants (GTPP) with small GT capacity, e.g. 100 MWe size, have more contribution from the solar energy input in the required bottoming plant output (around 198.2 MW which representing 55% of overall thermal power required in the bottoming cycle (about 360 MW).

What is the future of solar energy in China?

China has already made major commitments to transitioning its energy systems towards renewables, especially power generation from solar, wind and hydro sources. However, there are many unknowns about the future of solar energy in China, including its cost, technical feasibility and grid compatibility in the coming decades.

Does integrated solar trigeneration reduce the levelled electricity Cost (LEC)?

Despite increasing the levelled electricity cost (LEC) via PTC integration with the GTPP (ranged between 4.43 and 6.22 USȻ/kWh), the integrated solar trigeneration system (ISGTPP) reduces the LEC by about 69–78% compared with the stand-alone PTC solar thermal power plants (20 USȻ/kWh [ 15, 49 ]).

How does solar irradiance affect the performance of an integrated solar Trigeneration System?

The performance of an integrated solar trigeneration system (ISGTPP) depends on solar irradiance. As shown in Fig. 14, the energy, exergy and instantaneous solar share are plotted as a functions of solar irradiance at a plant elevation of about 50 m and at ambient temperature 32 °C.

Can a PTC solar power plant replace a conventional trigeneration power plant?

Consequently, one can draw that the optimally solar integration of PTC solar field area of 126 ha (total aperture area of 46.2 ha) with the 130 MWe gas turbine capacity is the most thermodynamically-economically-environmentally feasible design to supplant the conventional trigeneration power plant considered in this article.

Is solar PV a resource for China's decarbonization?

This is more than twice the country’s total consumption of energy in all forms, including not only electricity but also fuels consumed directly by vehicles, factories, building heating and more. The findings show solar PV is an enormous resource for China’s decarbonization.