Adding concentrated solar power plants to wind farms to achieve a good utility electrical load match

Solar Energy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 298-312

  Vick, Brian D ^a   Moss, Tim A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar; Hybrid; Solar thermal storage; Utility electrical loading; Wind farm

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATING SOLAR; ELECTRICAL LOADING; HYBRID; SOLAR THERMAL STORAGES; WIND FARM;

ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY RESOURCES; HEAT STORAGE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; WIND POWER;

LOADING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; POWER PLANT; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877061631     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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