Parabolic trough powerplants nearing PPA end: Retrofit or replace?

Hannah O'Hern, Matthew Orosz, Todd Otanicar

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Abstract

The continued decrease in the cost of photovoltaics, particularly in comparison to concentrating solar thermal power plants has led to a recent case where a CSP plant was decommissioned in favour of replacement with a pure PV plant. In this paper a second option is considered where the existing CSP power plant is retrofit with a bolt-on PV apparatus that achieves 93% of the output of the PV replacement but at 18% of the cost.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSolarPACES 2017
Subtitle of host publicationInternational Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems
EditorsRodrigo Mancilla, Christoph Richter
ISBN (Electronic)9780735417571
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Nov 2018
Event23rd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017 - Santiago, Chile
Duration: 26 Sep 201729 Sep 2017

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2033
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference23rd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017
Country/TerritoryChile
CitySantiago
Period26/09/1729/09/17

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