Operation of concentrating solar power plants with storage in spot electricity markets

IET Renewable Power Generation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-66

  Usaola, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY MARKET; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; OPTIMISATION METHOD; POWER GRIDS; SOLAR RESOURCES; SPOT ELECTRICITY MARKET; SPOT PRICE;

COMMERCE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84857276260     PISSN: 17521416     EISSN: 17521424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rpg.2011.0178     Document Type: Article

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