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.