The limits to solar thermal electricity

Energy Policy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 57-64

  Trainer, Ted ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Limits to growth; Renewable energy; Solar thermal power

Indexed keywords

COSTS;

ASSOCIATED COSTS; CENTRAL RECEIVERS; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; GLOBAL ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRICITY; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS;

SOLAR HEATING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COST ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84905372589     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.05.020     Document Type: Article

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