Solar thermal power as the plausible basis of grid supply

ISES Solar World Congress 2007, ISES 2007

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 191-197

  Mills, David ^a   Morgan, Robert ^a  

^a AUSRA Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECT SOLAR; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRICITY; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; THERMAL STORAGE; ZERO EMISSION;

DIGITAL STORAGE; ENERGY POLICY; HEAT STORAGE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

SOLAR HEATING;

EID: 84875877075     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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