CSP Plants Optimization in Morocco: Best Practices and Real Challenges

T. Bouhal , Y. Agrouaz , Tarik Kousksou (1) , A. Jamil , Youssef Zeraouli (1) , T. El Rhafiki (2) , M. Bakkas

1 SIAME - Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Ingénieur Appliquées à la Mécanique et au génie Electrique
2 ENSAM - Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers [Meknes]

Against the background of an increasing energy demand and growing environmental problems in Morocco due to the strong foreign dependence (Import over 95% of the country's energy needs), renewable energy resources offer interesting opportunities for Morocco. This paper suggests the simulation and perform the analysis of CSP using a Parabolic Trough Collector PTC as a technology. Therefore, the code developed not only used for the optimization of CSP plants implemented in Morocco but also for performance prediction under variable weather conditions of Moroccan zones. On this way, a detailed model on the Ouarzazate CSP project is given taking into account actual data and all technical constraints. Then, a comparison between potentials sites is performed. The analysis shows the competitive viability of CSP plants in Morocco. \textcopyright 2016 IEEE.

Keywords: Concentrated Solar Power CSP; Energy Analysis; Heat Collector Element; Morocco; Solar Energy

Domains: Physics [physics]

T. Bouhal, Y. Agrouaz, Tarik Kousksou, A. Jamil, Youssef Zeraouli, et al.. CSP Plants Optimization in Morocco: Best Practices and Real Challenges. Proceedings of 2016 International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2016, Nov 2016, Marrakech, Morocco, Morocco. pp.269-274, ⟨10.1109/IRSEC.2016.7984059⟩. ⟨hal-02153960⟩