Summary
Proposes converting a decommissioned coal-fired plant in Ningxia, China, into a solar chimney power plant whose collector carries PV panels, doubles as a farming greenhouse and feeds waste heat to heat pumps for home heating. Modelling of output, economics and emissions shows overall solar conversion efficiency near 14%, about 37% above an equivalent stand-alone PV plant.
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