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Solar Updraft Towers

Authors : Gerhard Weinrebe, Rudolf Bergermann, Jörg Schlaich

Published in: Solar Thermal Energy

Publisher: Springer US

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Greenhouse
Large translucent solar collector roof under which air is heated by solar radiation.
Solar updraft tower (SUT)
Solar power plant where ambient air is heated in a greenhouse and rises in a centrally installed tower tube. This convective flow drives one or more turbines to generate electricity.
Solar energy utilization
Conversion of the electromagnetic radiation from the sun into usable energy, mostly heat, electricity, or chemically stored energy.
Levelized electricity cost (LEC)
LEC is an economic assessment of the cost of an energy-generating system including all the costs over its lifetime: initial investment, operations and maintenance, cost of fuel, and cost of capital. The LEC is the minimum price at which energy must be sold for an energy project to break even.
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Metadata
Title
Solar Updraft Towers
Authors
Gerhard Weinrebe
Rudolf Bergermann
Jörg Schlaich
Copyright Year
2022
Publisher
Springer US
Book
Solar Thermal Energy

Print ISBN: 978-1-0716-1421-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-0716-1422-8

Copyright Year: 2022

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1422-8_682

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