The European Union-funded ORC-PLUS project aimed to develop an innovative Thermal Energy Storage (TES) system optimized for concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in the 1-5 MWe size. The Project aimed to increase the dispatchability and number of productive hours of a solar CSP field, regardless of irradiation hours, using an ORC system.
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IRESEN
Client name:
IRESEN – ORC PLUS PILOT PROJECT
Plant Location: BENGUERIR, MOROCCO
Date of implementation:
2016-2019
Plant size:
1.2 MWe
Application:
CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER
Solar field inlet temperature:
180°C
Solar field outlet temperature:
300 °C
Heat transfer fluid type:
mineral oil
Condenser:
AIR
Voltage generator:
LV
Installation:
EXTERNAL
The consortium was coordinated by ENEA and made by a total of 6Â partners from 3 different
European countries plus 1 international partner from Morocco, IRESEN. EXERGY in partnership
with Enerray was involved in the pre-industrial scale pilot demonstrator and provided the ORC
module utilizing the Radial Outflow Turbine and an air-cooled condensing system.
The plant was inaugurated on 24 September 2019 with a ceremony and site visit organized by
the Consortium.
Location:
BENGUERIR, MOROCCO
Scope of the resource:
Geothermal steam / brine temperature:
Plant size:
1.2 MWe
Capacitor:
AIR COOLED
Total installed capacity:
Generator voltage:
LV
Application:
CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER
Installation type:
OUTDOOR
The consortium was coordinated by ENEA and made by a total of 6Â partners from 3 different
European countries plus 1 international partner from Morocco, IRESEN. EXERGY in partnership
with Enerray was involved in the pre-industrial scale pilot demonstrator and provided the ORC
module utilizing the Radial Outflow Turbine and an air-cooled condensing system.
The plant was inaugurated on 24 September 2019 with a ceremony and site visit organized by
the Consortium.
