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Solar Chimney Power Plants: A Review of the Concepts, Designs and Performances

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  • Erdem Cuce

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Zihni Derin Campus, Rize 53100, Turkey
    Low/Zero Carbon Energy Technologies Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Zihni Derin Campus, Rize 53100, Turkey)

  • Pinar Mert Cuce

    (Low/Zero Carbon Energy Technologies Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Zihni Derin Campus, Rize 53100, Turkey
    Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Zihni Derin Campus, Rize 53100, Turkey)

  • Salvatore Carlucci

    (Energy, Environment and Water Research Center, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia 2121, Cyprus)

  • Harun Sen

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Zihni Derin Campus, Rize 53100, Turkey
    Low/Zero Carbon Energy Technologies Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Zihni Derin Campus, Rize 53100, Turkey)

  • Kumarasamy Sudhakar

    (Faculty of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan 26600, Malaysia
    Energy Centre, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal, Bhopal 462003, India
    Department of Electric Stations, Grids and Power Supply Systems, South Ural State University, 45408 Chelyabinsk, Russia)

  • Md. Hasanuzzaman

    (Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), UM Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya, Jalan Pantai Baharu, Kuala Lumpur 59990, Malaysia)

  • Reza Daneshazarian

    (Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada)

Abstract

This research presents a comprehensive review of solar chimney power plants (SCPP) as a reliable source of renewable electricity generation. Solar chimney power plants differ from other renewable energy technologies because thermal and momentum effects result in 24-h electricity generation. However, they are influenced by a wide range of design, geometrical and operational parameters, and environmental conditions. This review evaluates the design aspects and the theoretical, numerical, experimental, and performance findings in previous works holistically and concisely. The study also extensively discusses the various optimization strategies, advantages, disadvantages, and limitations of solar chimney power plants. Energy storage aspects and hybrid system designs are also addressed in the present review in order to overcome the known handicaps and limitations of solar chimney power plants. The performance figures of the technology are clearly demonstrated as a function of the design and operational conditions, and future prospects are discussed in detail. It is hoped that designers and policymakers will gain valuable insight into the technological features and advancements of solar chimney power plants, assisting them in making a better-informed decision.

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  • Erdem Cuce & Pinar Mert Cuce & Salvatore Carlucci & Harun Sen & Kumarasamy Sudhakar & Md. Hasanuzzaman & Reza Daneshazarian, 2022. "Solar Chimney Power Plants: A Review of the Concepts, Designs and Performances," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-66, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:3:p:1450-:d:735286
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    1. Pinar Mert Cuce & Erdem Cuce & Saad Alshahrani & Shaik Saboor & Harun Sen & Ibham Veza & C. Ahamed Saleel, 2022. "Performance Evaluation of Solar Chimney Power Plants with Bayburt Stone and Basalt on the Ground as Natural Energy Storage Material," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-14, September.
    2. Torkfar, Arman & Arefian, Amir & Hosseini-Abardeh, Reza & Bahrami, Mohsen, 2023. "Implementation of active and passive control strategies for power generation in a solar chimney power plant: A technical evaluation of Manzanares prototype," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 216(C).
    3. Emad Abdelsalam & Fares Almomani & Shadwa Ibrahim & Feras Kafiah & Mohammad Jamjoum & Malek Alkasrawi, 2023. "A Novel Design of a Hybrid Solar Double-Chimney Power Plant for Generating Electricity and Distilled Water," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-20, February.
    4. Nirmalendu Biswas & Dipak Kumar Mandal & Sharmistha Bose & Nirmal K. Manna & Ali Cemal Benim, 2023. "Experimental Treatment of Solar Chimney Power Plant—A Comprehensive Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(17), pages 1-41, August.

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