The Value of Concentrating Solar Power and Thermal Energy Storage

At the conclusion of this course you should be able to: Describe the CSP Model and Simulations used for this study Identify the operating profits of a CSP plants and TES in energy-only markets Describe the sensitivity of CSP profits to base case assumptions Identify the impacts of CSP profits such as optimization horizons solar availability and price forecasting ancillary service sales and capacity credit Describe the Break-Even Cost of CSP Plants