Air-Cooled condensers can potentially reduce the water consumption of a power plant by up to 90%. This is
particularly significant for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants which are typically located in extremely dryregions, where water for wet cooling systems is limited. In many cases an air-cooled condenser may be the only
feasible option for a CSP plant. However, the high operating costs and corresponding hit on plant efficiency
associated with an air-cooled condenser makes it an unpopular option, and there is a clear requirement for more
efficient dry cooling systems for CSP plants. This is seen as a significant barrier to the development of CSP plants in
many regions around the world. This paper is aimed towards the development of a novel air-cooled condenser which
can be erected in a modular format and thus sized for any CSP plant.