Solar electricity imports from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe

Energy Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 341-353

  Trieb, Franz ^a   Schillings, Christoph ^a   Pregger, Thomas ^a   O'Sullivan, Marlene ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

CSP; Desertec; HVDC

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; COST DATA; CSP; DESERTEC; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY GRIDS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC DATA; GIS ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT; HVDC; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA; REMOTE SENSING ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR ELECTRICITY; SOLAR RESOURCES; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGIES;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRICITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEAT STORAGE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TECHNOLOGY;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EUROPEAN UNION; IMPORT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER;

MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 84856257041     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.091     Document Type: Article

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