Benchmarking supercritical carbon dioxide cycles against steam Rankine cycles for Concentrated Solar Power

Solar Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2015, Pages 199-211

  Cheang, V T ^a   Hedderwick, R A ^a   McGregor, C ^a  

^a SASOL TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Combined cycle; Concentrated Solar Power; Steam Rankine cycle; Supercritical carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COSTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY SECURITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; RANKINE CYCLE; SOLAR ENERGY; STEAM; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS; COMBINED CYCLE; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION TECHNOLOGY; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SUPERCRITICAL CONDITION; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BENCHMARKING; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUEL; SOLAR POWER; SUPERCRITICAL FLOW;

EID: 84925280899     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.12.016     Document Type: Article

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