A big interest is given to solarĮnergy due to the fact that the country has a great solar potentialĬharacterized by an intensive solar radiation with an average radiation amount of 5.3 kW h/m2 under annual sunshine ofĢ700e3500 h. Having 42% of the total power installed capacity from solar, windĪnd hydroelectric sources by 2020. Project has been launched for the period 2009e2020 which aims at In this context, an ambitious renewable energy The current energetic challenges by ensuring energy security, sustainable development and encouraging investment in the renewable energy sector. The adopted green economy strategy aims to face Sustainable development as one of the most relevant priorities at The current Moroccan government's energy strategy has set Solar technologies convert solar radiation directly intoĮlectrical energy by using photovoltaic systems or to thermal energy by using CSP systems. Solar energy is one of the mostĪbundant and valuable renewable energy alternatives in theĠ960-1481/© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. However, the country has abundant renewable energy resources Kingdom therefore became highly threatened by increases in international fuel prices, a situation that may increase the burden on Northern African countries on energy imports and fossil fuels.
Situation made Morocco one of the most extremely dependent Nearly 61% of the overall national energy consumption. Energy consumption has risen at an averageĪnnual rate of 5.7% from 2002 to 2011 where petroleum represents Currently, the kingdom imports about 96% of its Nowadays, due to geopolitical circumstances in the MENA region, the energetic situation in Morocco has become one of the We have demonstrated quantitatively how the use of curved mirrors can enhance the optical performance and reduce The optical efficiency of the system are relatively sensitive to the mirror curvatur e. It has been found that the flux distribution over the receiver and
Study is to find a trade-off between heliostat curvature and receiver height since lower and smaller System is evaluated as a function of mirror curvature and receiver height. Of verification tests were developed and detailed within this article.
Order to assess the accuracy of the numerical code developed and the validity of simulation results, a set Used to optimize the optical design taking into account the curvature degree of the heliostat field. For this purpose, a Monte Carlo-ray tracing simulation tool is developed and The objective is to highlightĪnd discuss the effect of mirror curvature on the flux density distribution over the receiver and the The present paper gives a numerical investigation of the effect of mirror curvature on optical performance of a Linear Fresnel Reflector solar field installed recently in Morocco. New Energies and Innovation Ecosystems Team, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Applied Materials (LPCMA), Ecole Nationale SupĮtiers, Avenue Nile 150, Casablanca, Morocco Renewable Energy Team, Department of Energy, Ecole Nationale SupĮtiers, Moulay Ismail University, Marjane II, BP, 4024, Beni Journal homepage: Impact of heliostat curvature on optical performance of Linear Fresnel Contents lists available at ScienceDirect