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Economic analysis of a 1 MW solar chimney power plant in Tozeur, Tunisia

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  • Attig-Bahar, F.
  • Guellouz, M.S.
  • Sahraoui, M.
  • Kaddeche, S.

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This work proposes a methodology for optimizing Solar Chimney Power Plant (SCPP) geometric parameters (chimney height, collector area and chimney radius for fixed values of canopy height) and also presents a framework for a combined techno-economic analysis of an optimized 1 MW SCPP to be implemented in Tozeur, located in the south of Tunisia. A CFD model was used to investigate the influence of the chimney height and radius and the collector radius on the plant's electricity production and these were used in a cost estimation method to obtain an optimized design of the 1 MW SCPP.

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  • Attig-Bahar, F. & Guellouz, M.S. & Sahraoui, M. & Kaddeche, S., 2021. "Economic analysis of a 1 MW solar chimney power plant in Tozeur, Tunisia," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 178(C), pages 456-465.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:178:y:2021:i:c:p:456-465
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.06.073
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