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DOI	10.2172/1039803
报告编号	NREL/TP-6A20-51137
来源ID	OSTI_ID: 1039803
	Utility-Scale Concentrating Solar Power and Photovoltaic Projects: A Technology and Market Overview
	Mendelsohn, M.; Lowder, T.; Canavan, B.
英文摘要	Over the last several years, solar energy technologies have been, or are in the process of being, deployed at unprecedented levels. A critical recent development, resulting from the massive scale of projects in progress or recently completed, is having the power sold directly to electric utilities. Such 'utility-scale' systems offer the opportunity to deploy solar technologies far faster than the traditional 'behind-the-meter' projects designed to offset retail load. Moreover, these systems have employed significant economies of scale during construction and operation, attracting financial capital, which in turn can reduce the delivered cost of power. This report is a summary of the current U.S. utility-scale solar state-of-the-market and development pipeline. Utility-scale solar energy systems are generally categorized as one of two basic designs: concentrating solar power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV). CSP systems can be further delineated into four commercially available technologies: parabolic trough, central receiver (CR), parabolic dish, and linear Fresnel reflector. CSP systems can also be categorized as hybrid, which combine a solar-based system (generally parabolic trough, CR, or linear Fresnel) and a fossil fuel energy system to produce electric power or steam.
出版年	2012
报告类型	Technical Report
语种	英语
国家	美国
来源学科分类	14 SOLAR ENERGY ; CAPITAL ; CENTRAL RECEIVERS ; CONSTRUCTION ; ELECTRIC POWER ; ELECTRIC UTILITIES ; ENERGY SYSTEMS ; FOSSIL FUELS ; FRESNEL REFLECTORS ; MARKET ; SOLAR ENERGY ; STEAM SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ; ELECTRIC UTILITIES SOLAR ; LARGE SCALE SOLAR MARKET REPORT ; CSP CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER ; PV PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ; Energy Analysis
URL	http://www.osti.gov/scitech/servlets/purl/1039803
资源类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/270450
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mendelsohn, M.,Lowder, T.,Canavan, B.. Utility-Scale Concentrating Solar Power and Photovoltaic Projects: A Technology and Market Overview,2012.