Net energy analysis for concentrated solar power plants in northern Chile

Renewable Energy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 123-133

  Larraín, Teresita ^a   Escobar, Rodrigo ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar power; Energy return on investment; Net energy analysis; Solar power plant

Indexed keywords

ATACAMA DESERT; CLEARNESS INDICES; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; DIRECT STEAM GENERATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY COST; ENERGY PAY BACK TIME; ENERGY PROFILE; ENERGY SOURCE; ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY; ENERGY SYSTEMS; GENERATION COMPANIES; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; LAND AVAILABILITY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE MODEL; NET ENERGY; NORTHERN CHILE; OPERATION CONDITIONS; OPERATION MODE; OVER-INVESTMENT; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; RADIATION LEVELS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RETURN ON INVESTMENTS; SOLAR FRACTION; THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL RESOURCES; PROFITABILITY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SUN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; LIFE CYCLE; POWER PLANT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ATACAMA DESERT; CHILE;

EID: 84155170757     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.10.015     Document Type: Article

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