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Pros and Cons of Concentrated Solar Power

PECULIARITIES OF CSP PLANTS

High energy efficiency

Capacity to store energy produced

Flexible technology

Need for high levels of irradiance

High cost of electricity produced at CSP plants

BBVA-OpenMind-Evolucion precios de energia electrica producida por renovables
Evolution ofthe prices of electricityproduced by the main renewable technologies. The trends observed since 2010 are presented. The different ranges shown for each technology correspond to the price variations based on country. The solid lines are the average values and the horizontal line that goes across the entire graph (at the bottom), the margins of variation in the prices of the electricity obtained with fossil fuels.

CSP IN THE WORLD TODAY

BBVA-OpenMind-Capacidad instalada acumulada de potencia CSP en el mundo
Cumulative installed capacity ofCSP power in the world, broken down by country

THE FUTURE OF CSP POWER PLANTS

Ignacio Mártil