Prospects for large-scale solar thermal electricity generation from the Libyan desert: Technical feasibility

Proceedings of the ASME 3rd International Conference on Energy Sustainability 2009, ES2009

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 517-525

  Aldali, Y ^a   Henderson, D ^a   Muneer, T ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; ELECTRICAL GENERATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; PARABOLIC CONCENTRATORS; SAHARA DESERT; SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRICITY; TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY;

AQUIFERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENERGY CONVERSION; HYDROGEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; POTABLE WATER; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 77953769793     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2009-90007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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