Potential application of concentrating solar power systems for the generation of electricity in Thailand

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4960-4967

  Janjai, S ^a   Laksanaboonsong, J ^a   Seesaard, T ^a  

^a SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar power technology; Solar energy; Tropical environment

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; IRRADIATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SUBROUTINES;

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ENGINE SYSTEMS; LEVELIZED ELECTRICITY COST; PARABOLIC TROUGH; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SATELLITE DATA; SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRIC; THAILAND; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS;

ELECTRICITY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENGINE; MAPPING METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RADIATION BALANCE; SATELLITE DATA; SOFTWARE; SOLAR POWER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

NORTHEASTERN REGION; THAILAND; UBON RATCHATHANI;

EID: 80052258926     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.06.044     Document Type: Article

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