Parabolic Trough Market and Economic Assessment Publications
This section features publications about parabolic trough power plant market and economic assessment by the following topics:
- Feasibility studies and assessments
- Power plant siting studies
- Economic and environmental benefits
- Financing renewable power projects
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Parabolic Trough Power Plant Feasibility Studies and Assessments
Clean and Diversified Energy Initiative: Solar Task Force Report
Report Available from: Western Governors' Association (PDF 3.1 MB)
Publication Date: January 2006
Approved 2006 Market Price Referent (MPR) for California
Available from: California Public Utility Commission
Publication Date: December 2006
Potential for Renewable Energy in the San Diego Region
Appendix Available from: San Diego Regional Renewable Energy Study Group (PDF 1.8 MB)
Publication Date: August 2005
Assessment of the World Bank/GEF Strategy for the Market Development of Concentrating Solar Thermal Power
Report Available from: Global Environment Facility (PDF 1.97 MB)
Author: Global Research Alliance for the World Bank
Publication Date: May 2005
CSP (Concentrating Solar Power) Global Market Initiative
Available from: SolarPaces
Assessment of Parabolic Trough and Power Tower Solar Technology Cost and Performance Forecasts
NREL Subcontract Report: (PDF 2.4 MB)
Author: Sargent & Lundy LLC Consulting Group
Publication Date: October 2003
Executive Summary: Assessment of Parabolic Trough and Power Tower Solar Technology Cost and Performance Forecasts
NREL Subcontract Report: (PDF 588 KB)
Author: Sargent & Lundy LLC Consulting Group
Publication Date: October 2003
Note: Includes additional reference lists
Fuel from the Sky: Solar Power's Potential for Western Energy Supply
NREL Subcontract Report: (PDF 3.0 MB)
Author: Leitner, A., RDI Consulting
Publication Date: July 2002
Report to Congress on: Feasibility of 1,000 Megawatts of Solar Power in the Southwest by 2006
Available from: U.S. Department of Energy SunLab (PDF 956 KB)
Publication Date: August 2002
The Commercial Path Forward for Concentrating Solar Power Technologies — A Review of Existing Treatments of Current and Future Markets 2001
Report Available from: SolarPaces (PDF 953 KB)
Author: Morse, F.
Publication Date: December 2000
Cost Reduction Study for Solar Thermal Power Plants
Report Available from: SolarPaces (PDF 1.0 MB)
Author: Enermodal Engineering Limited with Marbek Resource Consultants Ltd. for World Bank
Publication Date: May 1999
Parabolic Trough Solar Power for Competitive U.S. Markets
NREL Conference Paper: (PDF 68 KB)
Event: Renewable and Advanced Energy Systems for the 21st Century Conference (RAES '99)
Authors: Price, H. W.; Kistner, R.
Publication Date: April 1999
Renewable Energy Technology Characterizations
Reports Available from: U.S. Department of Energy
Author: Electric Power Research Institute
Publication Date: December 1997
Parabolic Trough Power Plant Siting Studies
Mining for Solar Resources: U.S. Southwest Provides Vast Potential
Article Available from: Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (PDF 893 KB)
Authors: Mehos, M.; Perez, R.
Publication Date: 2005
Assessing the Potential for Renewable Energy on National Forest Service Lands
NREL Booklet: (PDF 5.1 MB)
Authors: USDA Forest Service and NREL
Publication Date: January 2005
Analysis of Siting Opportunities for Concentrating Solar Power Plants in the Southwestern United States
Conference Paper Available from: Ratepayers United of Colorado (PDF 1.09 MB)
Event: World Renewable Energy Congress VIII, 29 August - 3 September 2004, Denver, Colorado
Authors: Mehos, M. S.; Owens, B.
Assessing the Potential for Renewable Energy on Public Lands
U.S. Department of Energy Booklet: (PDF 4.5 MB)
Authors: U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
Publication Date: February 2003
Parabolic Trough Power Plant Economic and Environmental Benefits
Potential Carbon Emissions Reductions from Concentrating Solar Power by 2030
Chapter Available from: American Solar Energy Society
Authors: Mehos, M.S.; Kearney, D.W.
Publication Date: 2007
Economic, Energy, and Environmental Benefits of Concentrating Solar Power in California
NREL Subcontract Report: (PDF 1.5 MB)
Authors: Stoddard, L.; Abiencunas, J.; O'Connell, R.
Publication Date: April 2006
Schott Memorandum on Solar Thermal Power Plant Technology
Report Available from: Schott (PDF 1.3 MB)
Author: Schott, A.G.
Financing Renewable Power Projects
Economic Valuation of a Geothermal Production Tax Credit
NREL Technical Report: (PDF 591 KB)
Author: Owens, B.
Publication Date: April 2002
Financing Solar Thermal Power Plants
NREL Conference Paper: (PDF 96 KB)
Event: Advanced Energy Systems for the 21st Century Conference, April 11-14, 1999, Maui, Hawaii
Authors: Kistner, R.; Price, H.
Alternative Windpower Ownership Structures: Financing Terms and Project Costs
Report Available from: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (PDF 225 KB)
Authors: Wiser, R., and Kahn, E.
Publication Date: May 1996
Tax Barriers to Solar Central Receiver Generation Technology
Conference Paper Available from: U.S. Department of Energy Information Bridge
Event: ASME/JSME/JESE International Solar Energy Conference, March 1995, Maui, Hawaii
Authors: Jenkins, A.; Reilly, H.
A Manual for the Economic Evaluation of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies
NREL Technical Report: (PDF 6.6 MB)
Authors: Short, W.; Packey, D.J.; Holt, T.
Publication Date: March 1995
Barriers to Commercialization of Large-Scale Solar Electricity: Lessons Learned from the LUZ Experience
Posted with Permission from: Sandia National Laboratories (PDF 1.5 MB)
Author: Lotker, M.
Publication Date: 1991
