Terrestrial Solar Thermal Power Plants: On the verge of commercialization

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 567, 2004, Pages 81-89

  Romero, Manuel ^a   Martínez, Diego ^a   Zarza, Eduardo ^a  

^a PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT STORAGE; OPTIMIZATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

CENTRAL RECEIVER SYSTEM; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER (CSP); LINEAR FRESNEL REFLECTOR SYSTEM; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS (STPP); THERMAL FLUID;

SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 23844467482     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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