Under CopyrightMorin, GabrielGabrielMorin2022-03-0711.6.20112011https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/27891410.24406/publica-fhg-278914A holistic view is essential in the engineering of technical systems. This thesis presents an integrative approach for designing solar thermal power plants. The methodology is based on a techno-economic plant model and a powerful optimization algorithm. Typically, contemporary design methods treat technical and economic parameters and sub-systems separately, making it difficult or even impossible to realize the full optimization potential of power plant systems. The approach presented here overcomes this drawback.enGeneralunternehmersolarthermisches KraftwerkProjektentwicklerIngenieurdienstleisterForschungsinstitutBereich Energietechnik und spezielle Solarenergie621doctoral thesis