The emerging technology known as concentrating solar power, or CSP, holds much promise for countries with plenty of sunshine and clear skies. For CSP to claim its share of the coming energy revolution, concerted action is required over the next ten years by scientists, industry, governments, financing institutions and the public. This roadmap is intended to help chart the course to broad development and deployment of CSP. Table of Contents Foreword Table of contents Acknowledgements Key findings Key actions by government in the next ten years Introduction Rationale for CSP The purpose of the roadmap Roadmap process, content and structure CSP status today The importance of the solar resource Current technologies for power production Enhancing the value of CSP capacities Grid integration of CSP plants Plant cooling and water requirements CSP for niche markets Vision of future deployment Existing scenarios and proposals CSP deployment The vital role of transmission Deployment till 2020: intermediate and peak loads Deployment till 2030: base loads and CO2 reductions Deployment beyond 2030: power and fuels Economic perspectives Operation and maintenance costs Costs of providing finance for CSP plants Generating costs Towards competitiveness Milestones for technology improvements Troughs and LFR Towers and dishes Improvements in storage technologies Emerging solar fuel technologies Policy framework: roadmap actions and milestones Overcoming economic barriers Financing innovation Incentives for deployment Addressing non-economic barriers Research, development and demonstration support Collaboration in R&D and deployment Deployment in developing economies Conclusion and role of stakeholders Units, acronyms, abbreviations and references |
Technology Roadmap: Concentrating Solar Power
