Analysis and feasibility of implementing solar chimney power plants in the Mediterranean region

Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1680-1690

  Nizetic, S ^a   Ninic, N ^a   Klarin, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Electric output; Levelized electricity cost; Mediterranean region; Solar chimney

Indexed keywords

CHIMNEYS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FINANCE; INVESTMENTS; SMALL POWER PLANTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

COSTS ANALYSIS; CROATIA; ELECTRIC ENERGIES; ELECTRIC OUTPUT; ELECTRIC POWER OUTPUT; ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION; ENERGY SOURCING; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS; LEVELIZED ELECTRICITY COST; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; POWER SOURCES; SIMPLIFIED MODELS; SOLAR CHIMNEY; SOLAR CHIMNEYS; TOTAL INVESTMENT;

POWER PLANTS;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER PLANT; PRICE DETERMINATION; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CROATIA; DUBROVNIK; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPLIT;

EID: 52149118227     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.05.012     Document Type: Article

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