The potential role of concentrated solar power (CSP) in Africa and Europe-A dynamic assessment of technology development, cost development and life cycle inventories until 2050

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 4420-4430

  Viebahn, Peter ^a   Lechon, Yolanda ^b   Trieb, Franz ^c  

^a Institute for Ecological Economy Research   (Germany)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar thermal power; Integrated assessment; Scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGERIA; CLIMATE PROTECTION; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; COST ASSESSMENT; COST DEVELOPMENT; DRIVING FORCES; DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT; ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY DEMANDS; GLOBAL ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; INSTALLED CAPACITY; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; NORTH AFRICA; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY SCENARIOS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST REDUCTION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; RATING; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; TECHNOLOGY;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GREENHOUSE GAS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER;

ALGERIA; SPAIN;

EID: 79958065869     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.09.026     Document Type: Article

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