Exploring the Potential Competitiveness of Utility-Scale Photovoltaics plus Batteries with Concentrating Solar Power, 2015-2030

David Feldman; Robert Margolis; Paul Denholm; Joseph Stekli

doi:10.2172/1321487

Exploring the Potential Competitiveness of Utility-Scale Photovoltaics plus Batteries with Concentrating Solar Power, 2015-2030

David Feldman
, Robert Margolis
, Paul Denholm
, Joseph Stekli

Strategic Energy Analysis Center

United States Department of Energy

Research output: NLR › Technical Report

Abstract

The following report provides a levelized cost of energy comparison between CSP and PV with batteries over the next 15 years, using historic progress ratios for the various technologies as well as industry analyst projections.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	38
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/1321487
State	Published - 2016

NLR Publication Number

NREL/TP-6A20-66592

Keywords

battery
CSP
experience curve
LCOE
learning curve
levelized cost of energy
progress ratio
PV
solar
solar thermal
storage

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