Storing solar power

Grid-connected concentrating solar power (CSP) plants face the operational limitation of not being functional at night. In addition, unpredictable weather conditions and intermittent sunlight availability impact such projects' generation output and, therefore, their cost effectiveness. In this context, the installation of grid-scale storage solutions at CSP plants becomes important to ensure that electricity supply is not impacted by variations in sunlight availability and the plant is able to supply power throughout the day based on grid demand as well as meet base load requirements.