Fruitful symbiosis: Why an export bundled with wind energy is the most feasible option for North African concentrated solar power

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 7136-7145

  Kost, Christoph ^a   Pfluger, Benjamin ^b   Eichhammer, Wolfgang ^b   Ragwitz, Mario ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electricity export; Portfolio of renewable energy; Support mechanisms

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE PRICES; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; DOMESTIC MARKETS; DOMESTIC USE; ELECTRICITY EXPORT; ELECTRICITY MARKET; ENERGY MARKETS; EU DIRECTIVES; FEED-IN TARIFF; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; GREEN ELECTRICITY; LARGE-SCALE DEPLOYMENT; NORTH AFRICA; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SOLAR ELECTRICITY; SOLAR TECHNOLOGY; SOLAR THERMAL PLANTS; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; SUPPORT MECHANISMS; WIND PARK;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PROFITABILITY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; WIND POWER;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPORT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; WIND POWER;

NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 80054848320     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.08.032     Document Type: Article

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