Large Scale Solar Plants Integration in Electro-winning Copper Recuperation Process. (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cuevas, Felipe; Murray, Clare; Platzer, Werner; Heimsath, Anna
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 70(2015)
• Page Start: 605
• Page End: 614
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Industrial process -- Copper mining -- Large scale solar systems; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.02.167
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: In this article we study the integration of a solar plant to a copper recuperation process in Northern Chile. We analyze the integration of concentrating and non-concentrating solar energy technologies, identifying their main advantages and disadvantages. Given the energy demand of the process, solar field areas over 30.000 m 2 are studied.