2013 Installed Capacity (total, including coal, gas and others) in China (ex. Hong Kong) = 1247 GW
Source: Figure 1, International Energy Agency, Technology Map – Solar Thermal, 2014 Edition
CST
PV + CST = ELECTRICITY forever
Source: Figure 6, International Energy Agency, Technology Map – Solar Thermal, 2014 Edition
Future CST Growth
2013 Total Electricity Production in China (ex. Hong Kong) = 5400 TWh
FUNDAMENTALS OF SOLAR ENERGY
Professor The University of Queensland
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The Solar Abundance
From Dr Manuel Blanco, Director, Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative
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• Concentrating Solar Thermal systems are designed using DNI
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What Is Concentrating Solar Thermal?