Concentrating solar power/alternative fuel hybrid plants: Annual electricity potential and ideal areas in Australia

Juergen H. Peterseim, Alexander Herr, Sarah Miller, Stuart White and Deborah A. O'Connell

Energy, 2014, vol. 68, issue C, 698-711

Abstract: Australia's extensive solar resource is underexploited especially in the CSP (concentrating solar power) arena because of the high investment and lack of stable investment incentives. CSP hybrid plants provide an option to improve returns from CSP installations because of lower specific investment. This paper investigates the generation potential and most prospective regions for 5–60 MWe CSP hybrids using forestry residues, bagasse, stubble, wood waste and refuse derived fuels in locations with a direct normal irradiance >18 MJ/m2/day. Different plant efficiencies are used to identify the overall electricity potential for single and multiple feedstocks systems. The EfB (energy from biomass) or EfW (energy from waste) components of the hybrid plants considered are assumed to allow base load operation with the CSP components providing additional capacity during the day.

Keywords: Bioenergy; Concentrating solar power; Hybrid plants; Resource assessment; CO2 abatement potential; Australia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.02.068

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