| Article ID: | iaor20115984 |
| Volume: | 39 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| Start Page Number: | 4391 |
| End Page Number: | 4398 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Journal: | Energy Policy |
| Authors: | Damerau Kerstin, Williges Keith, Patt Anthony G, Gauch Paul |
| Keywords: | water |
• Scaling up CSP with wet cooling from ground water will be unsustainable in North Africa. • Desalination and alternative cooling systems can assure a sustainable water supply. • On large‐scale, the cost penalties of alternative cooling technologies appear minor.