Research Article
Cost-Benefit Analysis for the Concentrated Solar Power in China
Table 4
Cost-benefit for the PT-CSP technology of China.
| | | PT1 | PT2 | PT4 | PT5 | PT7 | Mean |
| | DNI (kWh/m2/yr) | 1,800 | 2,056.5 | 2,025 | 1,976 | 1,700 | – | | Initial costs (RMB/W) | 26.90 | 39.72 | 28.00 | 38.77 | 28.13 | – | | TES capacity (h) | 9 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 16 | – | | SP (years) | 14.5 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 17.6 | 6.5 | 12.6 | | NPV (Million RMB) | 7.2 | 49.9 | −1.6 | −115.0 | 493.0 | – | | NPVR | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.00 | −0.30 | 1.37 | 0.22 | | IRR | 10.21% | 10.98% | 9.98% | 7.75% | 21.50% | 11.72% |
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