Comparative Assessment of an Innovative Dry-Cooled CSP System

Table 2

Input data and scenarios for PT-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	%
PT-CSP, water cooling, high DNI	50	4943	14.00	9.90	2.48	29.10
PT-CSP, water cooling, normal DNI	50	4943	14.00	9.90	2.48	22.50
PT-CSP, water cooling, low DNI	50	4943	14.00	9.90	2.48	17.50
PT-CSP, dry cooling, high DNI	50	5059	12.70	9.90	2.48	27.30
PT-CSP, dry cooling, normal DNI	50	5059	12.70	9.90	2.48	21.50
PT-CSP, dry cooling, low DNI	50	5059	12.70	9.90	2.48	16.60
PT-CSP, MACC cooling, high DNI, 12.5% efficiency	50	4970	12.50	9.93	2.48	25.98
PT-CSP, MACC cooling, high DNI, 13.5% efficiency	50	4970	13.50	9.93	2.48	28.06
PT-CSP, MACC cooling, high DNI, 14.5% efficiency	50	4970	14.50	9.93	2.48	30.14
PT-CSP, MACC cooling, normal DNI, 12.5% efficiency	50	4970	12.50	9.93	2.48	20.09
PT-CSP, MACC cooling, normal DNI, 13.5% efficiency	50	4970	13.50	9.93	2.48	21.70
PT-CSP, MACC cooling, normal DNI, 14.5% efficiency	50	4970	14.50	9.93	2.48	23.30
PT-CSP, MACC cooling, low DNI, 12.5% efficiency	50	4970	12.50	9.93	2.48	15.63
PT-CSP, MACC cooling, low DNI, 13.5% efficiency	50	4970	13.50	9.93	2.48	16.88
PT-CSP, MACC cooling, low DNI, 14.5% efficiency	50	4970	14.50	9.93	2.48	18.13