Csp is an indirect method that generates alternating current ac which will then be easy to distribute on the power network.
Csp solar panels.
That heat is then channeled through a conventional generator.
In 2017 csp represented less than 2 of worldwide installed capacity of solar electricity plants.
At a csp installation mirrors reflect the sun to a focal point.
Photovoltaic pv solar panels on the other hand are completely different from csp.
This solar power complex is a concentrated solar power station located in the mojave desert in eastern riverside county california about 25 miles 40 km west of blythe.
Csp technology produces electricity by concentrating and harnessing solar thermal energy using mirrors.
Csp plants generate electric power by using mirrors to concentrate focus the sun s energy and convert it into high temperature heat.
The solar power plant consists of two independent 125 mw net 140 mw gross sections using solar trough technology.
Concentrated solar power also known as concentrating solar power or concentrating solar thermal power works in a similar way conceptually.
The plants consist of two parts.
Csp technology utilizes focused sunlight.
Unlike csp which uses the sun s energy pv solar panels make use of the sun s light instead.
Csp is often compared to photovoltaic solar pv since they both use solar energy.
Concentrating solar power csp technologies use mirrors to concentrate focus the sun s light energy and convert it into heat to create steam to drive a turbine that generates electrical power.