Improved electrical load match in california by combining solar thermal power plants with wind farms

American Solar Energy Society - SOLAR 2008, Including Proc. of 37th ASES Annual Conf., 33rd National Passive Solar Conf., 3rd Renewable Energy Policy and Marketing Conf.: Catch the Clean Energy Wave

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 167-189

  Vick, Brian D ^a   Clark, R Nolan ^a   Mehos, Mark ^b  

^a Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST MATCH; CALIFORNIA; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTRICAL GENERATION; ELECTRICAL LOAD; MOLTEN SALT; PARABOLIC TROUGH; SEASONAL WIND; SOLAR GENERATION; SOLAR THERMAL; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS; WIND FARM;

COMMERCE; DIGITAL STORAGE; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY POLICY; FUSED SALTS; MARKETING; SOLAR ENERGY; WIND POWER;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 84868623306     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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