
276 Engineering Response to Climate Change
TABLE 7.2
Projected Capital Costs for Power Generation Technologies
Capital Cost (2010 $/KW) Heat Rate (MMBtu/MWh)
2010 2025 2050 2010 2025 2050
Nuclear 6,283 6,283 6,283 9.7 9.7 9.7
Gas Combustion turbine 671 671 671 10.4 10.4 10.4
Gas Combined cycle 1,267 1,267 1,267 6.7 6.7 6.7
Gas Combined cycle
sequestration
NA 3,863 3,863 10.08 10.08 10.08
Coal pulverization 2,977 2,977 2,977 9.37 9 9
Integrated gasication
combined cycle
4,130 4,130 4,130 9.03 7.95 7.95
Integrated gasication
combined cycle sequestration
6,798 6,798 10.38 10.38
Hydro 3,605 3,605 3,605
PV 6,129 3,564 3,018
PV tracking NA 2,482 2,091
CSP storage ...