Thermoeconomic optimization of solar thermal power plants with storage in high-penetration renewable electricity markets

Energy Procedia

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 541-550

  Guédez, Rafael ^a   Spelling, James ^a   Laumert, Björn ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar power; Electricity demand; Renewable energy; Solar thermal power; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922279172     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.10.208     Document Type: Conference Paper

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