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DOI | 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.12.008 |
Impact of political and economic barriers for concentrating solar power in Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Labordena, Merce1; Patt, Anthony1; Bazilian, Morgan2; Howells, Mark2; Lilliestam, Johan1 | |
2017-03-01 | |
发表期刊 | ENERGY POLICY |
ISSN | 0301-4215 |
EISSN | 1873-6777 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 102 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Switzerland; Sweden |
英文摘要 | Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) needs additional affordable and reliable electricity to fuel its social and economic development. Ideally, all of this new supply is carbon-neutral. The potentials for renewables in SSA suffice for any conceivable demand, but the wind power and photovoltaic resources are intermittent and difficult to integrate in the weak electricity grids. Here, we investigate the potential for supplying SSA demand centers with dispatchable electricity from concentrating solar power (CSP) stations equipped with thermal storage. We show that, given anticipated cost reductions from technological improvements, power from CSP could be competitive with coal power in Southern Africa by 2025; but in most SSA countries, power from CSP may not be competitive. We also show that variations in risk across countries influences the cost of power from CSP more than variations in solar resources. If policies to de-risk CSP investment to financing cost levels found in industrialized countries were successfully implemented, power from CSP could become cheaper than coal power by 2025 in all SSA countries. Policies to increase institutional capacity and cooperation among SSA countries could reduce costs further. With dedicated policy measures, therefore, CSP could become an economically attractive electricity option for all SSA countries. |
英文关键词 | Concentrating solar power Sub-Saharan Africa Renewable electricity trade Transmission Geographic analysis |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000397357200007 |
WOS关键词 | NORTH-AFRICA ; ELECTRICITY IMPORTS ; COSTS ; POTENTIALS ; COUNTRIES ; RISKS ; PV |
WOS类目 | Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/18994 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.ETH, Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Climate Policy Grp, Dept Environm Syst Sci, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland; 2.KTH Royal Inst Technol, SE-10044 Stockholm, Sweden |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Labordena, Merce,Patt, Anthony,Bazilian, Morgan,et al. Impact of political and economic barriers for concentrating solar power in Sub-Saharan Africa[J]. ENERGY POLICY,2017,102. |
APA | Labordena, Merce,Patt, Anthony,Bazilian, Morgan,Howells, Mark,&Lilliestam, Johan.(2017).Impact of political and economic barriers for concentrating solar power in Sub-Saharan Africa.ENERGY POLICY,102. |
MLA | Labordena, Merce,et al."Impact of political and economic barriers for concentrating solar power in Sub-Saharan Africa".ENERGY POLICY 102(2017). |
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