Solar energy system with rankine cycle

A solar energy system, comprising:

• a solar-powered steam Rankine cycle (SRC) subsystem configured to receive solar energy, convert the solar energy into thermal energy, and store the thermal energy, wherein the SRC includes a central receiver (CR) in the form of an elevated tank configured to receive solar energy reflected from a plurality of heliostats to heat cold molten salt flowing through the CR;
• an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) subsystem configured to generate an electrical power based on the thermal energy;
• an absorption refrigeration cycle (ARC) subsystem configured to generate a refrigeration effect based on the thermal energy;
• a multi-effect desalination (MED) subsystem configured to desalinate seawater to produce first desalinated water based on steam generated from the ORC subsystem;
• a reverse osmosis (RO) desalination subsystem configured to desalinate the seawater to produce second desalinated water based on the electrical power generated by the ORC subsystem;
• and
• a hydrogen production subsystem configured to produce hydrogen from the second desalinated water produced by the RO desalination subsystem.