Employing a Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plant with a Sensible Thermal Energy Storage for Covering Electrical Peak Load in Palmyra

This research shows the necessity of building the solar electric generating system to provide a clean renewable energy and to meet people's needs of electrical energy at Peak-Load to keep a clean environment in Palmyra region. This paper concluded a study of electric generating power plant with 30 MW capacity during day. A part of heat power collected in a solar field is stored in sensible thermal energy storage for covering Electrical Peak Load when the plant operates at night. This research showed the advantage of constructing the solar system with a Parabolic Trough in the solar field. The amount of heat collected during months of the year is high and the hours operating at daytime were great. The building of solar-electric plant is valid technically and economically. This research performed a design of solar field and its Parameters using Computer Program (Language C++) and calculated the most important plant performance during months of the year.