Concentrating solar power plant investment and operation decisions under different price and support mechanisms

Christoph Kost, Christoph M. Flath and Dominik Möst

Energy Policy, 2013, vol. 61, issue C, 238-248

Abstract: The dispatch opportunities provided by storage-enhanced Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plants have direct implications on the investment decisions as not only nameplate capacity but also the storage capacity and the solar multiple play a crucial role for the viability of the plant investment. By integrating additional technical aspects and operation strategies, this paper extends the optimization model proposed by Madaeni et al., How Thermal Energy Storage Enhances the Economic Viability of Concentrating Solar Power. Using a mixed integer maximization approach the paper yields both the optimal layout decision and the operation of CSP plants.

Keywords: Concentrated solar power; Storage operation; Optimization model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.05.040

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