Evaluating the potential of concentrating solar power generation in Northwestern India

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 157-175

  Purohit, Ishan ^a   Purohit, Pallav ^b   Shekhar, Shashaank ^c  

^a Daiichi Sankyo India Pharma Pvt Ltd   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^c TERI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar power; Northwestern India; Technical and economic potential

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; ECONOMIC POTENTIALS; LINEAR FRESNEL REFLECTOR (LFR); MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; NATIONAL SOLAR MISSIONS; NORTHWESTERN INDIA; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS;

NATURAL RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

SUN;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

INDIA;

EID: 84884989673     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.069     Document Type: Article

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