36. Assessment of Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal Plant in Algeria

In this paper, The techno-economic performances of Parabolic Trough solar thermal plant (PT) were evaluated with minimum levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) as objectives, at three different locations in Algeria (Hassi R’mel, Tamanrasset and InSalah) using the System Advisor Model (SAM) software. In this study, the size of the solar field, the Fossil Fill Fraction of backup system and Full Load Hours of storage are optimized using the concept of solar multiple. Moreover, different models, technologies and scenarios are presented. From results, Parabolic Trough Solar Plant with 25% of backup system and 7.5 h of storage is the best and optimum solution under Algerian climates. Tamanrasset is the suitable location to Parabolic Trough solar thermal plant in Algeria.