Technology Status - NET Nowak Energie & Technologie AG
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but solar-field maintenance costs, while lower, will be more directly related<br />
to solar-field size. Further cost reduction, due to economy of scale, will be<br />
achieved by increasing the collector area.<br />
Table 24<br />
Planned and Predicted Costs for Each CSP <strong>Technology</strong>: 2005, 2010<br />
and 2020.<br />
Parabolic trough Power tower Parabolic dish<br />
2005 2010 2020 2005 2010 2020 2005 2010 2020<br />
Levelised<br />
electricity<br />
USD/kWh<br />
Capital<br />
0.10 0.08 0.07 0.11 0.07 0.04 0.15 0.10 0.06<br />
costs<br />
USD/W<br />
O&M costs<br />
2.6 2.2 1.4 2.8 2.1 1.1 5.0 3.2 1.2<br />
[USD<br />
cents/kWh]<br />
Surface<br />
1.0 0.5 0.4 1.2 0.4 0.3 4.0 1.5 0.9<br />
costs<br />
USD/m<br />
630 315 275 475 265 200 3,000 1,500 320<br />
2<br />
Source: <strong>NET</strong> Ltd., Switzerland.<br />
Table 25<br />
Costs for Concentrating Solar Power<br />
Current investment costs in USD per kWp Low investment costs: 3,000.<br />
High investment costs: 6,000.<br />
Expected investment costs in USD per kWp in 2010 Low investment costs: 2,000.<br />
High investment costs: 4,000.<br />
Current generation costs in USD cents per kWh Low cost generation: 10-15.<br />
High cost generation: 20-25.<br />
Expected generation costs in USD cents per kWh in 2010 Low cost generation: 6-8.<br />
High cost generation: 10-12.<br />
Source: <strong>NET</strong> Ltd., Switzerland.<br />
CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER X4