Solar extinction map in Chile for applications in solar power tower plants, comparison with other places from sunbelt and impact on LCOE

Aitor Marzo, Aloïs Salmon, Jesús Polo, Jesús Ballestrín, Gonzalo Soto, Gonzalo Quiñones, Joaquín Alonso-Montesinos, Elena Carra, Mercedes Ibarra, José Cardemil, Edward Fuentealba and Rodrigo Escobar

Renewable Energy, 2021, vol. 170, issue C, 197-211

Abstract: Direct normal solar irradiation is a crucial parameter for site selection and design of solar power tower plants. It also has a high impact on economic studies, such as the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). However, direct solar irradiation can be partially extinguished in its path between heliostats and receivers. Therefore, considering only direct normal solar irradiation in the solar resource assessment for tower plant projects is insufficient and leads to errors.

Keywords: atmospheric extinction of solar radiation; Atmospheric attenuation of solar radiation; Solar spectral irradiance; Solar resource assessment; Solar power tower plants; LCOE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.01.126

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