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• W61978780 abstract "Study of low-carbon renewable alternatives for China revealed that concentrating solar thermal (CST) electric power was under-emphasized in China’s renewable energy plan. The main motivation of this paper is to provide the analysis and strong arguments that CST power can be a viable renewable energy alternative for China to meet its challenges of: 1) continuing to fuel China’s economic growth, 2) narrowing regional disparity, and 3) providing clean energy in China’s path to a low-carbon economy. There are many studies on the subject of China’s economic growth and environmental impact, China’s regional disparity, China’s renewable energy plans, and concentrating solar thermal’s potential and feasibility. However, not many have combined the above to examine comprehensively the role that CST may have in China’s future. As such, this research integrates: 1) a review of China’s past (post-reform), present, and future in terms of economic growth, energy consumption, consequent impact on the environment, and policy response; 2) a technical and economic analysis of CST technology; 3) a comparative economic impact assessment of CST adoption; and 4) a review of policy strategies that can lead to CST commercialization; to better assess the value of concentrating solar thermal power (both absolute and comparative) in China’s geographical and social-economical environment. The analysis shows the competitive viability of CST with major conclusions that include the following: 1) China has the key prerequisites to making CST power generation economical including high-quality solar resources (DNI level ranging from 5 to 9 kWh/m per day in the Western region of China), appropriate land requirements, and power grid availability; 2) CST’s proven history, 100s of MWe scale capacity, and dispatchability makes CST a good utility-scale clean energy power plant option for China especially in the economically under-developed Western regions; 3) CST power is currently not cost competitive to coal-fired electricity on a nominal basis (10 cents per kWh for CST parabolic trough compared to 4.6 cents per kWh for coal-fired electricity in Xinjiang), but can be a very competitive electricity generation alternative when costs of externalities (depending on the assumptions used as externalities estimates vary greatly) are accounted for; 4) with externalities, CST, at 11.4 cents per kWh, can become 57% cheaper than scrubbed coal and 29% cheaper then nuclear power according to estimates; 5) CST power has great potential for continued cost savings from both economies of scale and technological improvements in efficiency and can potentially realize a levelized electricity cost of around 4 cents per kWh within ten years; 6) CST has the potential to positively impact Xinjiang and Tibet’s economy ($5M to $30M of additional GDP per MWe of CST capacity installed), but proper policy and deal structure must be in place to ensure that the local community receives the benefit. In sum, this comprehensive study present a document that is intended to decisively convince the Chinese government and related industries in China that CST is a viable technology to pursue (and invest in). If currently not the main focus in China’s energy plans, CST, at least, should be one of the most promising ones. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Grateful acknowledgment is made to my thesis advisor Professor Noam Lior for his immense knowledge, broad understanding of the inter-connecting issues, and endless patience in guiding, critiquing, and enriching my understanding of different forms of energy and their impact on the environment. TABLE OF CONTENTS" @default.
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• W61978780 title "Concentrating Solar Thermal Power: A Viable Alternative in China's Energy Supply" @default.
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