Impact of solar thermal power plants on water resources and electricity costs in the Southwest

41st North American Power Symposium, NAPS 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Holbert, Keith E ^a   Haverkamp, Colin J ^b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b Carl Hayden Community High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar power; Environmental factors; Solar power generation; Sustainability; Water resources

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; DRY COOLING; ELECTRIC FACILITIES; ELECTRICITY COSTS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GENERATING STATIONS; PARABOLIC CONCENTRATORS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RESOURCES; SOLAR THERMAL; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS;

ARID REGIONS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FUZZY CONTROL; GEOTHERMAL WATER RESOURCES; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 77954775496     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NAPS.2009.5483989     Document Type: Conference Paper

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