2050 LCOE (Levelized Cost of Energy) projection for a hybrid PV (photovoltaic)-CSP (concentrated solar power) plant in the Atacama Desert, Chile

Energy

Volumn 94, Issue , 2016, Pages 422-430

  Parrado, C ^a   Girard, A ^b   Simon, F ^c   Fuentealba, E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBÁÑEZ   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d Centro de Energía   (Chile)

Author keywords

CSP; Hybrid; LCOE; Mining industry; PV; Solar resource

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COSTS; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; HEAT STORAGE; MINERAL INDUSTRY; SOLAR ENERGY;

ATACAMA DESERT , CHILE; CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRICES; HYBRID; LCOE; SOLAR RESOURCES;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY RESOURCE; MINING INDUSTRY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER PLANT; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABILITY; THERMAL POWER;

ATACAMA DESERT; CHILE;

EID: 84956853774     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.11.015     Document Type: Article

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