Assessing current and future techno-economic potential of concentrated solar power and photovoltaic electricity generation

Energy

Volumn 89, Issue , 2015, Pages 739-756

  Köberle, Alexandre C ^a,b   Gernaat, David E H J ^a   van Vuuren, Detlef P ^a,c  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Concentrated solar power, CSP; Energy modeling; Land use; Photovoltaic, PV; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

DROPS; ECONOMICS; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INVESTMENTS; LAND USE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION; ENERGY MODEL; LAND-USE RESTRICTIONS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRICITIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

COSTS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; LAND COVER; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA; NORTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84941878104     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.05.145     Document Type: Article

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