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Concentrating solar power in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa: a review of development issues and potential to 2050
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- Pitz-Paal, Robert (author)
- Deutsches Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR),German Aerospace Center (DLR)
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- Amin, Amr (author)
- Helwan University
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- Bettzuge, Marc Oliver (author)
- Universität zu Köln,University of Cologne
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- Eames, Philip (author)
- Loughborough University
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- Flamant, Gilles (author)
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
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- Fabrizi, Fabrizio (author)
- Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l'energia e lo sviluppo economico (ENEA) Sostenibile (ENEA),Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA)
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Holmes, John (author)
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- Kribus, Avi (author)
- Tel Aviv University
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- Laan, Harry van der (author)
- Universiteit Utrecht,Utrecht University
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- Martinez, Cayetano Lopez (author)
- Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales y Tecnologicas (Ciemat)
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- Novo, Francisco Garcia (author)
- Universidad de Sevilla,University of Seville
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- Papagiannakopoulos, Panos (author)
- Panepistimio Kritis,University of Crete
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- Pihl, Erik, 1981 (author)
- Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology
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- Smith, Paul (author)
- University College Dublin, National University Of Ireland
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- Wagner, Hermann-Josef (author)
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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- 2012-04-04
- 2012
- English.
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In: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME. - : ASME International. - 1528-8986 .- 0199-6231. ; 134:2, s. Article Number: 024501-
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- This paper summarizes the findings of a study undertaken by the European Academies Science Advisory Council to evaluate the development challenges of concentrating solar power (CSP) and its consequent potential to contribute to low carbon electricity systems in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (the MENA region) to 2050. The study reviewed the current status and prospective developments of the four main CSP technology families, and identified prospective technical developments, quantifying anticipated efficiency improvements and cost reductions. Similarly, developments in thermal energy storage were evaluated, and the role and value of CSP storage in electricity systems were examined. A key conclusion was that as the share of intermittent renewables in an electricity system increases, so does the value of thermal energy storage in CSP plants. Looking ahead, the study concludes that CSP should be cost competitive with fossil-fired power generation at some point in the 2020's provided that commercial deployment continues at an increasing rate, and through support mechanisms that incentivise technology development. Incentive schemes should reflect the real value of electricity to the system, and should ensure sufficient transparency of cost data that learning rates can be monitored. Key factors which will determine CSP's contribution in Europe and the MENA region over the period to 2050 are generating costs, physical constraints on construction of new plants and transmission, and considerations of security of supply. The study makes recommendations to European and MENA region policy makers on how the associated issues should be addressed.
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- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Maskinteknik -- Energiteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Mechanical Engineering -- Energy Engineering (hsv//eng)
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Naturresursteknik -- Annan naturresursteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Environmental Engineering -- Other Environmental Engineering (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)
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