• DocumentCode
    188333
  • Title

    Feasibility analysis and prospect of applications of micro concentrated solar power in Bangladesh

  • Author

    Sowad, Abu ; Karim, Mohammad Faizul

  • Author_Institution
    Department of EEE, American International University-Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    29-31 May 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    Micro concentrated solar power is a very promising technology. It uses relatively smaller solar collectors to concentrate sunlight and convert it into heat. In this paper, feasibility of micro concentrated solar power has been analyzed. Bangladesh has advantages such as solar energy, electric network, back up fossil fuels, ambient temperature for micro concentrated solar power. Among many applications of micro concentrated solar power most important applications are air conditioning, irrigation, process heat, producing electricity, desalination and solar fuels for transportation. Various applications of micro concentrated solar power hold immense potential to help Bangladesh to reduce power crisis.
  • Keywords
    Electricity; Fossil fuels; Hydrogen; Irrigation; Temperature; Water resources; Bangladesh; applications; feasibility; micro concentrated solar power;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Developments in Renewable Energy Technology (ICDRET), 2014 3rd International Conference on the
  • Conference_Location
    Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICDRET.2014.6861713
  • Filename
    6861713