Large-Scale Solar Thermal Power: Technologies, Costs and Development - Hardcover

Vogel, Werner; Kalb, Henry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3527405151 ISBN 13: 9783527405152

Publisher: Wiley-VCH, 2010

Synopsis

This important contribution to the issue of renewable energy describes the technical and economical requirements of mass-produced solar thermal power plants, from the different types of power plants to the development needs and a massive development program. The authors - renowned and experienced experts in the field - show that solar thermal power plants, because of their simple technology, are easy to build with high production rates and therefore can play a substantial role in the rapid substitution of fossil fuels. On the basis of solar thermal power (using long distance transmission) and coal from substituted coal plants, a future energy system is described supplying gas and liquid fuels. This is the first discussion of a complete concept, of a crash-strategy, for the partial replacement of oil and natural gas.

About this title

About the Author:

Werner Vogel studied physics, chemistry and mathematics at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. He was involved there at the Institute of Applied Physics in research on solar hydrogen and fuel-cell power plants from 1977 to 1979. Since 1980 he has been a freelance researcher in the ¿ eld of solar energy, especially solar thermal power plants.
Henry Kalb studied physics and was involved in research on solar-hydrogen technology at the University of Karlsruhe from 1976 to 1980. Since 1980, he has been an independent researcher (System-Innovation Karlsruhe), specializing in the areas of solar energy, particularly solar thermal power, and environmental technology.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 3527405151
• ISBN 13: 9783527405152
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 508