Making the sun shine at night: comparing the cost of dispatchable concentrating solar power and photovoltaics with stora

3.1.3. Net solar-to-electricity efficiency of CSP

3.2. Modeling specific cost with Balmorel

3.3. Assumptions on technology cost development

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