In this study, meteorological data from sixty-two locations in MENA (the Middle East and North Africa) region have been used to simulate the technical and the economic performances of a 50 MWe CSP (Concentrating Solar Power) power plant with parabolic troughs technology and two-tank storage system. As a first step, and due to the difference of the DNI (Direct Normal Irradiance) values in the different locations, the sizing of the optimum solar field and storage capacity has been done for each one of the sixty-two sites. After that, simulation of the electrical and economic output of the 50 MWe power plant has been conducted for all the sites. Furthermore, and for a clear representation of the results, maps of the region's electrical production and LCOE were created by interpolation of the site's simulation outputs and using a GIS software. Finally, a benchmarking of the region's production capacity against ANDASOL, the reference 50 MWe plants already operational in Spain, will be presented.

Results

show that MENA region possesses a great potential to produce electricity from CSP with a competitive LCOE of 11.58 c€/kWh in comparison to Spain the leader on CSP production in the area. Those results can provide a good idea to the policymakers and investors in the field to push forward the installation of large-scale CSP plants in this region. This can lead to the creation of new job opportunities as well as sustainable development for the region's countries.

中文翻译：

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CSP作为中东和北非地区替代能源的整合概述

在这项研究中，来自中东和北非地区（中东和北非）地区62个地点的气象数据已用于模拟采用抛物线槽技术的50 MWe CSP（聚光太阳能）发电厂的技术和经济性能。两罐式存储系统。第一步，由于在不同位置的DNI（直接法向辐照度）值不同，已对62个站点中的每个站点进行了最佳太阳能场和存储容量的确定。之后，针对所有站点进行了50 MWe电厂的电力和经济输出的模拟。此外，为了清楚地表示结果，通过对站点的模拟输出进行插值并使用GIS软件创建了该地区的电力生产和LCOE的地图。

结果

结果表明，与西班牙（该地区CSP生产的领先者）相比，中东和北非地区具有巨大的潜力，可利用CSP发电，其LCOE具有11.58 c€/ kWh的竞争力。这些结果可以为该领域的政策制定者和投资者提供一个好主意，以推动该地区大型CSP工厂的安装。这可以为该地区国家创造新的就业机会以及可持续发展。