Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
2-2010
Publisher
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Publisher Location
Golden, CO
First page number:
1
Last page number:
32
Abstract
This paper examines the value of concentrating solar power (CSP) and thermal energy storage (TES) in four regions in the southwestern United States. Our analysis shows that TES can increase the value of CSP by allowing more thermal energy from a CSP plant’s solar field to be used, by allowing a CSP plant to accommodate a larger solar field, and by allowing CSP generation to be shifted to hours with higher energy prices. We analyze the sensitivity of CSP value to a number of factors, including the optimization period, price and solar forecasting, ancillary service sales, capacity value and dry cooling of the CSP plant. We also discuss the value of CSP plants and TES net of capital costs.
Disciplines
Oil, Gas, and Energy | Power and Energy
File Format
File Size
664 KB
Language
English
Rights
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Repository Citation
Sioshansi, R.,
Denholm, P.
(2010).
The Value of Concentrating Solar Power and Thermal Energy Storage.
1-32.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/renew_pubs/3
Comments
NREL Report No. TP-6A2-45833