Influence of solar energy resource assessment uncertainty in the levelized electricity cost of concentrated solar power plants in Chile

Renewable Energy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2013, Pages 96-100

  Hanel, Matías ^a   Escobar, Rodrigo ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Parabolic trough; Solar power

Indexed keywords

CHILE; CLEARNESS INDICES; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; DEMONSTRATION PROJECT; ECONOMIC MODELS; HOURLY SIMULATION; LEC; LEVELIZED ELECTRICITY COST; NORTHERN CHILE; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; PARABOLIC TROUGH; QUOTA SYSTEMS; RADIATION LEVELS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SOLAR FIELDS;

COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; HEAT STORAGE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; SUN;

ELECTRICITY;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; POWER PLANT; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; STATE ROLE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHILE;

EID: 84866539301     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.01.056     Document Type: Article

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