Technical and economical system comparison of photovoltaic and concentrating solar thermal power systems depending on annual global irradiation

Solar Energy

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-178

  Quaschning, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Concentrating solar power; Economics; Electricity generation cost; Global irradiation; Photovoltaic systems; Photovoltaics; Solar thermal power systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; IRRADIATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS;

STEAM POWER PLANTS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER PLANT; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 3142680148     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.04.011     Document Type: Article

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