Partial separation of carbonated material to improve the efficiency of calcium looping for the thermochemical storage of solar energy

Pascual, Sara (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Tregambi, Claudio ; Di Lauro, Francesca ; Solimene, Roberto ; Salatino, Piero ; Montagnaro, Fabio ; Romeo, Luis M. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Lisbona, Pilar (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Concentrating solar power (CSP) technology with thermal energy storage (TES) could contribute to achieving a net zero emissions scenario by 2050. Calcium looping (CaL) is one of the potential TES processes for the future generation of CSP plants coupled with highly efficient power cycles. Research on CaL as a system for thermochemical energy storage (TCES) has focused on efficiency enhancement based on hybridization with other renewable technologies. This work proposes a novel solid management system to improve the efficiency of a CaL TCES system. The inclusion of a solid–solid separation unit after the carbonation step could lead to energy and size savings. The role of segregation between carbonated and calcined material on plant requirements is assessed, given the experimental evidence on the potential classification between more and less carbonated particles. The results show lower energy (up to 12%) and size (up to 76%) demands when the circulation of less carbonated material through the CaL TCES system diminishes. Moreover, under a classification effectiveness of 100%, the retrieval energy could increase by 32%, and the stored energy is enhanced by five times. The present work can be a proper tool to set the design and size of a CaL TCES system with a partial separation of the carbonated material.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/en17061372

Año: 2024

Publicado en: Energies 17, 6 (2024), 1372 [16 pp.]
ISSN: 1996-1073

Factor impacto JCR: 3.2 (2024)

Categ. JCR: ENERGY & FUELS rank: 112 / 182 = 0.615 (2024) - Q3 - T2

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.713 - Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Energy (miscellaneous) (Q2) - Energy Engineering and Power Technology (Q2) - Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (Q2) - Control and Optimization (Q2) - Fuel Technology (Q2) - Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/T46-20R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/727348/EU/SOlar Calcium-looping integRAtion for Thermo-Chemical Energy Storage/SOCRATCES
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCIU/FPU17-03902
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICIU EST19-00144

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Máquinas y Motores Térmi. (Dpto. Ingeniería Mecánica)