The potential of concentrating solar power in South Africa

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 5075-5080

  Fluri, Thomas P ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar power; Geographic information systems; Potential assessment

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER PLANT; FREE STATE; PARABOLIC TROUGH; SOLAR RESOURCES; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSMISSION LINE;

ELECTRIC LINES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

VEGETATION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; GIS; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; FREE STATE; NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 71549117883     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.07.017     Document Type: Article

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