Figures & data
Table 1. Major difference between concentrating solar power and photovoltaic.
Table 2. Concentrating solar power projects in China (up to September 2014).
Figure 1. The CSP industrial value chain in China. CSP: Concentrating solar power; EPC: Engineering, procurement and construction contractors. Data from CSP Today [Citation8], compiled by the authors.
![Figure 1. The CSP industrial value chain in China. CSP: Concentrating solar power; EPC: Engineering, procurement and construction contractors. Data from CSP Today [Citation8], compiled by the authors.](/cms/asset/569c48a5-5e5f-414e-82d6-c8178c144a72/tcmt_a_987492_f0001_c.jpg)
Table 3. Concentrating solar power projects in India (up to September 2014).
Figure 2. The CSP industrial value chain in India (up to May 2013). CSP: Concentrating solar power; EPC: Engineering, procurement and construction contractors. Source: CSP Today [Citation8]
![Figure 2. The CSP industrial value chain in India (up to May 2013). CSP: Concentrating solar power; EPC: Engineering, procurement and construction contractors. Source: CSP Today [Citation8]](/cms/asset/0cc0285f-37de-4487-a8ab-8a67f4bb8178/tcmt_a_987492_f0002_c.jpg)
Table 4. Concentrating solar power projects in Middle East–North Africa countries (up to September 2014).
Table 5. Concentrating solar power projects in South Africa (up to September 2014).
Table 6. Concentrating solar power projects in South America (up to September 2014).
Figure 3. Global concentrating solar power patenting trends, 1980–2011. Source: EPO Espacenet worldwide patent database, compiled by the authors.
![Figure 3. Global concentrating solar power patenting trends, 1980–2011.
Source: EPO Espacenet worldwide patent database, compiled by the authors.](/cms/asset/81ae9e69-df0d-4845-81b4-afb036f5eead/tcmt_a_987492_f0003_c.jpg)