Solar Thermal Electricity as the Primary Replacement for Coal and Oil in U.S. Generation and Transportation (2008)
Submitted by Todd Costello on Mon, 05/03/2010 - 20:14.
This report was prepared by David R. Mills and Robert G. Morgan.
The report talks about various ways the US can use the sun as an integrated renewable energy source to fully power the US electrical grid. The report also shows how STE (solar thermal electricity) is being used in different platforms and with the proper storage could be used to power a great majority of the US. A calculation provided in the report suggest that the cost of the STE option will be less than continuing to import oil as well as decrease our dependence on fossil fuels.
- Awareness Raising
- central receivers
- concentrating solar power
- CSP
- Finance and Incentives
- parabolic trough
- Solar Thermal Power
- USA
ST Electricity for electricity replacement.pdf (80 downloads | 424.3 KB)
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