The Potential for Low-Cost Concentrating Solar Power Systems

Conference · Thu Jul 08 00:00:00 EDT 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-2668· OSTI ID:9793

Price, H W ^[1]; Carpenter, S ^[2]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2. Enermodal Engineering Limited

Concern over the possibility of global climate change as a result of anthropogenic greenhouse gas buildup in the atmosphere is resulting in increased interest in renewable energy technologies. The World Bank recently sponsored a study to determine whether solar thermal power plants can achieve cost parity with conventional power plants. The paper reviews the conclusions of that study.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99GO10337
• OSTI ID: 9793
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-550-26649; ON: DE00009793
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
BUILDUP
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER
COST
COST OF ELECTRICITY
CSP
ENERGY CONVERSION
GREENHOUSE GASES
PARABOLIC TROUGHS
PARITY
POWER PLANTS
POWER SYSTEMS
SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR POWER
SOLAR THERMAL ELECTRIC
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
SOLAR TROUGH
SUNLAB
TROUGHS