Simulation study of a large scale line-focus trough collector solar power plant in Greece

Renewable Energy

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-7

  Bakos, G C ^a   Petroglou, D A ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar power plant; Feasibility assessment; Parabolic trough collector; TRNSYS simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; SIMULATION STUDIES; SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS; TRNSYS SIMULATIONS;

INVESTMENTS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INSTALLATION; INVESTMENT; PROJECT DESIGN; SIMULATION; SOFTWARE; SOLAR POWER;

GREECE;

EID: 84901296338     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.03.053     Document Type: Article

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