Renewable build-up pathways for the US: Generation costs are not system costs

Energy

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 437-445

  Becker, Sarah ^a,b   Frew, Bethany A ^b   Andresen, Gorm B ^b,c   Jacobson, Mark Z ^b   Schramm, Stefan ^a   Greiner, Martin ^c  

^a FRANKFURT INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Germany)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Energy system design; Large scale integration of renewable power generation; Levelized cost of electricity; Optimal mix of wind and solar PV; Renewable power generation

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL STORAGE; SOLAR ENERGY;

AVERAGE GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SYSTEM; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENERGY SYSTEM DESIGN; LEVELIZED COST OF ELECTRICITIES; RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION; SOLAR PVS; WIND AND SOLAR POWER;

COSTS;

FUTURE PROSPECT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; WIND POWER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924854810     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.12.056     Document Type: Article

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