Concentrating solar power had a difficult market start compared to other renewable technologies, leading to a total global capacity of only 5 GW today after more than a decade of deployment. A comprehensive global empirical study identifies distinct deployment phases, with high learning rates exceeding 25% over the past 5 years.
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Pitz-Paal, R. Concentrating solar power: Still small but learning fast. Nat Energy 2, 17095 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nenergy.2017.95
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