Estimating the capacity value of concentrating solar power plants with thermal energy storage: A case study of the southwestern united states

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1205-1215

  Madaeni, Seyed Hossein ^a   Sioshansi, Ramteen ^a   Denholm, Paul ^b  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity value; Concentrating solar power; Equivalent conventional power

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY PAYMENT MECHANISM; CAPACITY VALUE; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER PLANT; CONVENTIONAL POWER; ENERGY PRICES; OPERATIONAL DECISIONS;

SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

HEAT STORAGE;

EID: 84886433391     PISSN: 08858950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2012.2207410     Document Type: Article

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