Scheduling of dispatchable electricity from concentrating solar power
Date: 11/11/2017
speaker: Jeff Cumpston, Alexander Mitsos
abstract: This presentation describes the advantages of thermal energy storage in concentrating solar power plants, and how these advantages can be maximised through optimisation of generation scheduling.
date of publication: 20190410
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