Review of a Solar Thermal Power Plant and its Potential Use in Libya

• Dr . Araf Taher Almasri

  Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering Tobruk University, Tobruk, Libya

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• Mohamed Fargani

  Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Derna, Derna Libya

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• Moutaz Alarida

  Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Omar Al Mukhtar, Albydya Libya

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Given the significant worldwide usage of fossil fuels and the scarcity of traditional energy sources such as wood, coal, and gas, it has become critical to investigate alternative energy-generating methods to solve environmental problems. Solar energy is one of the most well-known alternatives. Solar thermal power plants, a renewable energy technology, successfully capture the sun's energy to create electricity. These plants use mirrors or lenses to focus the sun's beams onto a receiver, which absorbs the heat and transforms it into thermal energy. This thermal energy is converted into steam, which drives a turbine to generate electricity. Both small- and large-scale solar thermal power plants are feasible, and they provide many benefits over traditional energy sources, such as reduced greenhouse gas emissions, increased energy security, and cheaper energy prices. The intermittent nature of solar energy, the related expenses of the technology, and the possible effects on nearby species and the ecosystem all provide obstacles to the effective adoption of solar thermal power plants. Despite these difficulties, solar thermal power plants have the potential to be extremely important in the shift to a future where renewable and sustainable energy sources predominate.

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