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Concentrating Solar Deployment System (CSDS) -- A New Model for Estimating U.S. Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Market Potential: Preprint

Conference ·
OSTI ID:881918
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This paper presents the Concentrating Solar Deployment System Model (CSDS). CSDS is a multiregional, multitime-period, Geographic Information System (GIS), and linear programming model of capacity expansion in the electric sector of the United States. CSDS is designed to address the principal market and policy issues related to the penetration of concentrating solar power (CSP) electric-sector technologies. This paper discusses the current structure, capabilities, and assumptions of the model. Additionally, results are presented for the impact of continued research and development (R&D) spending, an extension to the investment tax credit (ITC), and use of a production tax credit (PTC). CSDS is an extension of the Wind Deployment System (WinDS) model created at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). While WinDS examines issues related to wind, CSDS is an extension to analyze similar issues for CSP applications. Specifically, a detailed representation of parabolic trough systems with thermal storage has been developed within the existing structure.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-99GO10337
OSTI ID:
881918
Report Number(s):
NREL/CP-620-39682
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
17 WIND ENERGY
25 ENERGY STORAGE
ANALYSIS MODELS
CAPACITY
CONCENTRATING SOLAR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM MODEL
CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER
CSDS
CSP
Energy Analysis
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GIS
HEAT STORAGE
INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT
ITC
LINEAR PROGRAMMING
LOAD CONSTRAINTS
MARKET
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
SEVERANCE TAX
TAX CREDITS
WIND
WIND DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM MODEL
WIND POWER
WINDS