Poullikkas, AndreasGrimes, RonanWalsh, EdmondHadjipaschalis, Ioannis2016-03-222016-03-222013-01Poullikkas, Andreas, Ronan Grimes, Edmond Walsh, Ioannis Hadjipaschalis, and George Kourtis. "Optimal sizing of modular air-cooled condensers for CSP plants." Journal of Power Technologies 93, no. 3 (2013): 178-184.2083-41872083-4195http://hdl.handle.net/11073/8300In this work, a parametric optimization analysis of various innovative modular air-cooled condenser systems is carried out in order to identify the optimum system configuration and size to be used as the cooling system in a 50M We parabolic trough concentrated solar power (CSP) plant. The optimization analysis is conducted individually on a total of 17 different configurations and on a total of 8 different condenser sizes for each configuration. The results identify the optimum air cooled condenser configuration and size that can achieve the minimum CSP plant electricity unit cost.en-USAir cooled condensersDry coolingSolar thermal power plantsCSPRenewable energy sourcesEnergy policyArticle