A Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies use mirrors to concentrate the sun's light energy and convert it into heat to create steam to drive a turbine that generates electrical power. A CSP technologies are 1) Parabolic Trough System uses trough-shaped mirrors that reflect and concentrate solar radiation onto receiver tubes containing heat transfer fluid; 2) Central Receiver uses an array of individually tracking mirrors to reflect and concentrate solar radiation onto an elevated central receiver which produces steam; 3) Linear Fresnel System uses an array of flat or slightly curved reflectors to concentrate solar radiation onto an elevated absorber tubes containing heat transfer fluid; 4) Dish Stirling System uses a parabolic dish to reflect and concentrate solar radiation onto a receiver filled with hydrogen or helium as a transfer gas.
Related Definitions in the Project: The Renewable Energy; Solar Energy; Energy Definitions; Project
