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Research Article

Evaluation of the environmental impacts and economical study of Solar Salt in CSP-parabolic trough technology

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Pages 331-337 | Received 01 Feb 2023, Accepted 15 Feb 2023, Published online: 06 Mar 2023

Figures & data

Table 1. The physicochemical properties of Solar Salt, Ref [Citation4].

Figure 1. LCA of 1 kg of binary Solar Salt. Tree diagram of the Climate Change impact category for a cut-off value of 18%.

Figure 1. LCA of 1 kg of binary Solar Salt. Tree diagram of the Climate Change impact category for a cut-off value of 18%.

Table 2. Characterisation of 1 kg of each material.

Figure 2. Assessment of 1 kg ‘Binary salt’ 60%NaNO3-40%KNO3; Method: ReCiPe Midpoint (H) V1.09/Europe Recipe H/Characterisation.

Figure 2. Assessment of 1 kg ‘Binary salt’ 60%NaNO3-40%KNO3; Method: ReCiPe Midpoint (H) V1.09/Europe Recipe H/Characterisation.

Figure 3. Standardisation of 1 kg of Solar Salt

Figure 3. Standardisation of 1 kg of Solar Salt

Table 3. 750 MWhth TES cost.

Table 4. The LCoE calculation of TES with 60% NaNO3–40% NaNO3 with the indirect collection.

Table 5. 60% NaNO3–40% KNO3 mass.

Table 6. The LCoE calculation of TES with 60%NaNO3–40% NaNO3 with direct uptake.