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Concentrated solar butterfly power generation

This paper proposes a new power generating system that combines wind power (WP), photovoltaic (PV), trough concentrating solar power (CSP) with a supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO2) Brayton power cycle, a thermal energy storage (TES), and an electric heater (EH) subsystem. . A solar power tower at Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project concentrating light via 10,000 mirrored heliostats, occupying an area of 13 million sq ft (1. We create Super-systems integrating solar, wind, water, waste technologies and electric vehicles into energy positive grids operating in harmony with Mother Earth. PV with batteries can not only smooth the power output, but also increase the overall system economic benefits.