Comparing carbon capture and storage (CCS) with concentrating solar power (CSP): Potentials, costs, risks, and barriers

Energy Policy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 447-455

  Lilliestam, Johan ^a   Bielicki, Jeffrey M ^b   Patt, Anthony G ^c  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide capture and storage; Concentrating solar power; Electricity sector decarbonization

Indexed keywords

BASELOAD; BUSINESS MODELS; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND STORAGE; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; COAL POWER; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; ELECTRICITY SYSTEM; ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION; HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES; LARGE-SCALE DEPLOYMENT; LEGAL UNCERTAINTY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES;

CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; COAL STORAGE; ELECTRICITY; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

COSTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POWER LINE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84862259356     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.05.020     Document Type: Article

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