Future trends in CSP with an emphasis on thermal energy storage

This article focuses on the utilization of concentrated solar energy. It describes current solar field technologies from parabolic troughs through parabolic disks to plane mirrors (heliostats). The article also deals with technologies for the storage of thermal energy from the storage of sensible heat, latent heat, through thermochemical heat, to the storage of sorption heat. The output is the implementation of the design of a concentrating solar thermal power plant, including a heliotechnical device using parabolic trough technology and thermal storage using sensible heat storage technology.