The Ripasso CSP system provides electricity by combining a stirling power converter with a parabolic mirror. The technology has evolved from a well proven concept that has been demonstrated in operation since the early 1980’s.
This ingenious and simple technology is now being further advanced by Ripasso Energy. The current evolution includes injection of world leading stirling technology and the utilisation of state of the art manufacturing concepts giving a reliable product at low cost.
Initial tests for reference:
Status of the Boeing Dish Engine Critical Component Project
Solar Electric Dish Stirling System Development
A stirling engine convertor and a parabolic dish of mirrors
A stirling engine convertor combined with a parabolic dish with mirrors is a concentrating solar power (CSP) technology that generates grid-quality electricity. A Ripasso CSP unit is based on that design concept.
A parabolic dish of mirrors gathers the solar energy coming directly from the sun. The resulting beam of sunlight is reflected and concentrated onto a thermal receiver that collects the solar heat. The dish is mounted on a structure that tracks the sun continuously throughout the day to maximize the thermal energy projected to the thermal receiver.
The stirling power conversion unit includes the thermal receiver and the engine/generator. The thermal receiver is the interface between the dish and
the engine/generator. The thermal receiver consists of a bank of tubes filled with hydrogen.
The hydrogen acts as heat-transfer medium and also as the working fluid for the stirling engine. The stirling engine uses the heated fluid to move pistons and create mechanical power. The mechanical work, in the form of the rotation of the engine's crankshaft, drives a generator and produces electrical power. No emission and no pollution with minimal environmental impact.
By its nature, the Ripasso CSP system does not provide any greenhouse gas emissions nor does it emit any other pollution, which negatively affects the environment. Forecasts suggests a steadily increase in projected global electricity demand.
The Ripasso CSP system will be a major contributor to tackle the global climate change. Due to the high conversion efficiency and that the ancillaries require minimal land, the land area required for a given electrical power output is much less than for other competing solar technologies.
Extremely low water consumption
In many sunny regions with energy and electricity shortage, the lack of water is a very real problem indeed. The cooling of the Ripasso CSP units is managed by a closed system and therefore no water is consumed during operation. Water is used only for cleaning purposes of the dish mirrors and therefore the water consumption is extremely low compared to other CSP technologies.
This ingenious and simple technology is now being further advanced by Ripasso Energy. The current evolution includes injection of world leading stirling technology and the utilisation of state of the art manufacturing concepts giving a reliable product at low cost.
Initial tests for reference:
Status of the Boeing Dish Engine Critical Component Project
Solar Electric Dish Stirling System Development
A stirling engine convertor and a parabolic dish of mirrors
A stirling engine convertor combined with a parabolic dish with mirrors is a concentrating solar power (CSP) technology that generates grid-quality electricity. A Ripasso CSP unit is based on that design concept.
A parabolic dish of mirrors gathers the solar energy coming directly from the sun. The resulting beam of sunlight is reflected and concentrated onto a thermal receiver that collects the solar heat. The dish is mounted on a structure that tracks the sun continuously throughout the day to maximize the thermal energy projected to the thermal receiver.
The stirling power conversion unit includes the thermal receiver and the engine/generator. The thermal receiver is the interface between the dish and
the engine/generator. The thermal receiver consists of a bank of tubes filled with hydrogen.
The hydrogen acts as heat-transfer medium and also as the working fluid for the stirling engine. The stirling engine uses the heated fluid to move pistons and create mechanical power. The mechanical work, in the form of the rotation of the engine's crankshaft, drives a generator and produces electrical power. No emission and no pollution with minimal environmental impact.
By its nature, the Ripasso CSP system does not provide any greenhouse gas emissions nor does it emit any other pollution, which negatively affects the environment. Forecasts suggests a steadily increase in projected global electricity demand.
The Ripasso CSP system will be a major contributor to tackle the global climate change. Due to the high conversion efficiency and that the ancillaries require minimal land, the land area required for a given electrical power output is much less than for other competing solar technologies.
Extremely low water consumption
In many sunny regions with energy and electricity shortage, the lack of water is a very real problem indeed. The cooling of the Ripasso CSP units is managed by a closed system and therefore no water is consumed during operation. Water is used only for cleaning purposes of the dish mirrors and therefore the water consumption is extremely low compared to other CSP technologies.
Infinite source of power
Many energy sources currently being utilized for generating electricity and for transportation purposes are diminishing. The sun continues with unchanged capacity to deliver free sustainable energy to solar power plants.