Concentrating solar power (CSP) is a dispatchable, renewable energy option that uses mirrors to focus and concentrate sunlight onto a receiver, from which a heat transfer fluid carries the intense thermal energy to a power block to generate electricity.
[pdf] Solar thermal technologies can be used for water heating, space heating, space cooling and process heat generation. In 1878, at the Universal Exposition in Paris, successfully demonstrated a solar steam engine but could not continue development because of cheap coal and other factors. Solar technologies convert sunlight into electrical energy either through photovoltaic (PV) panels or through mirrors that concentrate solar radiation. This energy can be used to generate electricity or be stored in batteries or thermal storage.
[pdf] A commercial and industrial energy storage system stores electrical energy in specific media, such as batteries and supercapacitors, via a Power Conversion System (PCS). When needed, it releases the stored energy, enabling electrical energy scheduling and power regulation.
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