An analysis of the costs and opportunities for concentrating solar power in Australia

Renewable Energy

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 653-661

  Hinkley, James T ^a   Hayward, Jennifer A ^a   Curtin, Bryan ^a   Wonhas, Alex ^a   Boyd, Rod ^b   Grima, Charles ^b   Tadros, Amir ^b   Hall, Ross ^b   Naicker, Kevin ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AURECON   (Australia)

Author keywords

CSP; LCOE; Operating temperature; Optimization; Power towers

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; TEMPERATURE; TOWERS;

AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER PLANT; COST OF ELECTRICITY; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; LEVELISED COST OF ELECTRICITY; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OPTIMISATIONS; POWER TOWERS; TOWER TECHNOLOGY;

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84875774200     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.02.020     Document Type: Article

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