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Title Solar-augment potential of U.S. fossil-fired power plants [electronic resource] / Craig Turchi and Nicholas Langle, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, [and] Robin Bedilion and Cara Libby, Electric Power Research Institute.

Imprint Golden, CO : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, [2011]

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 Axe Federal Documents Online  E 9.16:NREL/TP-5500-50597    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (21 p.) : ill.
Series NREL/TP-5500-50597
NREL/TP ; 5500-50597.
System Details Full text available via Internet in .pdf format. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
Note Title from PDF title screen (NREL, viewed Feb. 28, 2011).
"February 2011."
Summary Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems utilize solar thermal energy for the generation of electric power. This attribute makes it relatively easy to integrate CSP systems with fossil-fired power plants. The "solar-augment" of fossil power plants offers a lower cost and lower risk alternative to stand-alone solar plant construction. This study ranked the potential to add solar thermal energy to coal-fired and natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) plants found throughout 16 states in the southeast and southwest United States. Each generating unit was ranked in six categories to create an overall score ranging from Excellent to Not Considered. Separate analysis was performed for parabolic trough and power tower technologies due to the difference in the steam temperatures that each can generate. The study found a potential for over 11 GWe of parabolic trough and over 21 GWe of power tower capacity. Power towers offer more capacity and higher quality integration due to the greater steam temperatures that can be achieved. The best sites were in the sunny southwest, but all states had at least one site that ranked Good for augmentation.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Funding DE-AC36-08GO28308. Prepared under Task Nos. CP09.2350, SM10.1510
Subject Solar concentrators.
Solar thermal energy.
Electric utilities.
Added Author Turchi, Craig S. (Craig Steven)
Langle, Nicholas.
Bedilion, Robin.
Libby, Cara.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
Electric Power Research Institute.
Added Title Solar augment potential of United States fossil fired power plants
Gpo Item No. 0430-P-03 (online)
Sudoc No. E 9.16:NREL/TP-5500-50597

 
    
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