Comparative Assessment of an Innovative Dry-Cooled CSP System

Table 3

Input data and scenarios for ST-CSP technology comparative analysis.

Scenario	Capacity	Specific capital cost	Efficiency	Fixed O and M	Variable O and M	Capacity factor
	MWe	€/kW	%	€/kW/month	€/MWh	%
ST-CSP, water cooling, high DNI	17	6471	16.08	9.20	2.48	22.40
ST-CSP, water cooling, normal DNI	17	6471	16.08	9.20	2.48	17.30
ST CSP, water cooling, low DNI	17	6471	16.08	9.20	2.48	13.30
ST-CSP, dry cooling, high DNI	17	6587	14.86	9.20	2.48	21.20
ST-CSP, dry cooling, normal DNI	17	6587	14.86	9.20	2.48	16.60
ST-CSP, dry cooling, low DNI	17	6587	14.86	9.20	2.48	12.70
ST-CSP, MACC cooling, high DNI, 14.5% efficiency	17	6482	14.50	9.23	2.48	20.20
ST-CSP, MACC cooling, high DNI, 15.5% efficiency	17	6482	15.50	9.23	2.48	21.59
ST-CSP, MACC cooling, high DNI, 16.5% efficiency	17	6482	16.50	9.23	2.48	22.99
ST-CSP, MACC cooling, normal DNI, 14.5% efficiency	17	6482	14.50	9.23	2.48	15.60
ST-CSP, MACC cooling, normal DNI, 15.5% efficiency	17	6482	15.50	9.23	2.48	16.68
ST-CSP, MACC cooling, normal DNI, 16.5% efficiency	17	6482	16.50	9.23	2.48	17.75
ST-CSP, MACC cooling, low DNI, 14.5% efficiency	17	6482	14.50	9.23	2.48	11.99
ST-CSP, MACC cooling, low DNI, 15.5% efficiency	17	6482	15.50	9.23	2.48	12.82
ST-CSP, MACC cooling, low DNI, 16.5% efficiency	17	6482	16.50	9.23	2.48	13.65