Energy from the desert : feasibility of very large scale photovoltaic power generation (VLS-PV) systems /
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| Imprint: | London : James & James (Science Publishers), c2003. |
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| Description: | xl, 195 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5355429 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Task VIII Participants
- List of Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Comprehensive Summary
- Objective
- Background and concept of VLS-PV
- VLS-PV case studies
- Scenario studies
- Understandings
- Recommendations
- Executive Summary
- A.. Background and concept of VLS-PV
- A.1. World energy issues
- A.2. Environmental issues
- A.3. An overview of photovoltaic technology
- A.3.1. Technology trends
- A.3.2. Experiences in operation and maintenance of large-scale PV systems
- A.3.3. Cost trends
- A.3.4. Added values of PV systems
- A.4. World irradiation database
- A.5. Concept of VLS-PV system
- A.5.1. Availability of desert area for PV technology
- A.5.2. VLS-PV concept and definition
- A.5.3. Potential of VLS-PV: advantages
- A.5.4. Synthesis in a scenario for the viability of VLS-PV development
- B.. VLS-PV case studies
- B.1. General information
- B.2. Preliminary case study of VLS-PV systems in world deserts
- B.3. Case studies on the Gobi Desert from a life-cycle viewpoint
- B.4. Case studies on the Sahara Desert
- B.5. Case studies on the Middle East desert
- C.. Scenario studies and recommendations
- C.1. Sustainable growth of the VLS-PV system concept
- C.2. Possible approaches for the future
- C.3. Financial and organizational sustainability
- C.4. Recommendations
- C.4.1. General understandings
- C.4.2. Recommendations on a policy level
- C.4.3. Checklist for specific stakeholders
- Part I. Background and Concept of VLS-PV
- 1.. World energy issues
- 1.1. Long-term trend in world primary energy supply and demand
- 1.2. Potential of renewables
- 1.3. Trends in the PV market
- 1.3.1. PV module production and PV system introduction in the world
- 1.3.2. Perspectives of the PV market
- References
- 2.. Environmental issues
- 2.1. Global environmental issues
- 2.1.1. Observed change in the global climate system
- 2.1.2. Projections of the future climate
- 2.1.3. Projected influences by climate warming
- 2.1.4. Recent progress for mitigating the projected future climate
- 2.2. Regional and local environmental issues
- 2.2.1. Acid rain
- 2.2.2. Desertification and land degradation
- 2.2.3. Biodiversity and natural systems
- 2.3. Expected impacts and approaches for VLS-PV
- References
- 3.. An overview of photovoltaic technology
- 3.1. Basic characteristics of photovoltaic technology
- 3.2. Trends in government budget relating to PV programmes in three regions
- 3.3. Trends in solar-cell technology
- 3.3.1. Crystalline silicon solar cells
- 3.3.2. Thin-film solar cells
- 3.3.3. Technologies in perspective
- 3.4. Trends in PV system technology
- 3.4.1. Technologies in perspective
- 3.4.2. Estimation of electricity production from PV systems
- 3.5. Trends in power transmission technology
- 3.5.1. A.C. power transmission
- 3.5.2. D.C. power transmission
- 3.6. Experiences in operation and maintenance of large-scale PV systems
- 3.6.1. Operation and maintenance cost information
- 3.6.2. Long-term performance
- 3.7. Cost trends
- 3.7.1. Recent trends in PV system and component prices
- 3.7.2. Trends in PV module costs
- 3.7.3. Long-term cost perspectives
- 3.8. Added values of PV systems
- 3.8.1. Research activities on added values of PV systems in IEA/PVPS
- 3.8.2. A case study for added values of PV systems--'utility benefits'
- References
- 4.. World irradiation database
- 4.1. The JWA World Irradiation Database
- 4.2. Negev Radiation Survey
- 4.3. WRDC solar radiation and radiation balance data
- 4.4. BSRN: Baseline Surface Radiation Network
- 4.5. NOAA NCDC GLOBALSOD: global daily WMO weather station data
- 4.6. METEONORM v4.0 (edition 2000)
- 4.7. SeaWiFS surface solar irradiance
- 4.8. LaRC Surface Solar Energy dataset (SSE)
- 4.9. ISCCP datasets
- References
- Website addresses
- 5.. Concept of VLS-PV
- 5.1. Availability of desert areas for PV technology
- 5.1.1. Availability of world deserts
- 5.1.2. Estimation of PV system potentials utilizing world deserts
- 5.2. VLS-PV concept and definition
- 5.3. Potential of VLS-PV: advantages and disadvantages
- 5.4. Synthesis in a scenario for the viability of VLS-PV development
- 5.5. Market trends relevant to VLS-PV
- 5.5.1. End-users, stakeholders and needs
- 5.5.2. Market trends in non-OECD countries
- 5.5.3. Market trends in OECD countries
- References
- Part II. VLS-PV Case Studies
- 6.. General information
- 6.1. Distribution of the deserts
- 6.1.1. Desert areas of the world
- 6.1.2. Major deserts in the world
- 6.2. Major indicators of desert areas and countries
- 6.2.1. General data
- 6.2.2. Energy data
- 6.3. Methodology of the major analysis technique
- 6.3.1. Methodology of life-cycle assessment of PV technology
- 6.3.2. Methodology of I/O analysis of PV technology
- References
- 7.. A preliminary case study of VLS-PV systems in world deserts
- 7.1. General assumptions
- 7.1.1. World deserts relevant to this case study
- 7.1.2. VLS-PV design and configuration
- 7.1.3. Annual power generation
- 7.2. Estimation of cost components
- 7.2.1. Initial costs
- 7.2.2. Annual operation and maintenance costs
- 7.3. Results and discussion
- 7.3.1. Total annual costs
- 7.3.2. Generation costs
- 7.4. Conclusion
- References
- 8.. Case studies on the Gobi Desert from a life-cycle viewpoint
- 8.1. Installation site of VLS-PV system in this study
- 8.1.1. General information for China
- 8.1.2. Climate data used in this study
- 8.2. Assumptions for case study
- 8.2.1. Rough configuration of VLS-PV system
- 8.2.2. Life-cycle framework of VLS-PV system
- 8.2.3. Data preparation for this case study
- 8.3. System design
- 8.3.1. Array design
- 8.3.2. Array support structure and foundation
- 8.3.3. Wiring
- 8.3.4. Labour requirements and fuel consumption for construction
- 8.3.5. Summary of system design
- 8.4. Operation and maintenance of VLS-PV system
- 8.5. Life-cycle analysis of the VLS-PV system
- 8.5.1. Life-cycle cost analysis
- 8.5.2. Energy and CO[subscript 2] emission analysis
- 8.5.3. Sensitivity analysis: PV module efficiency, interest rate and PV module degradation
- 8.6. Conclusion
- References
- 9.. Case studies on the Sahara Desert
- 9.1. Network concept
- 9.1.1. Long-distance transmission technologies
- 9.1.2. Grid integration issues
- 9.1.3. Pre-case study of the Sahara Desert case
- 9.2. Technology transfer
- 9.2.1. General information on Morocco
- 9.2.2. Analysis of PV module fabrication costs
- 9.2.3. Analysis of socio-economic impact of transferring a PV module manufacturing facility
- 9.3. Conclusions
- References
- 10.. Case studies for the Middle East, including sun-tracking non-concentrator, and concentrator photovoltaics
- 10.1. The Negev Desert: where and why?
- 10.2. A conventional PV system: what could it do?
- 10.2.1. Energy output
- 10.2.2. Annual value of PV electricity at Sede Boqer
- 10.2.3. Land requirements
- 10.2.4. Load matching
- 10.2.5. Growth factors
- 10.2.6. Conclusions regarding a static non-concentrating VLS-PV system in the Negev Desert
- 10.3. Sun-tracking
- 10.3.1. Energy output
- 10.3.2. Load matching
- 10.3.3. Land requirements
- 10.3.4. Sun-tracking conclusions
- 10.4. A concentrator photovoltaic system
- 10.4.1. What is it and what are its possible advantages?
- 10.4.2. Energy output
- 10.4.3. Land requirements
- 10.4.4. Load matching with a CPV system
- 10.5. Cost estimation for concentrator PV system
- 10.5.1. Basic assumptions
- 10.5.2. Workforce costs
- 10.5.3. Cost of material-handling equipment
- 10.5.4. Cost of site preparation
- 10.5.5. Cost of materials for the CPV units
- 10.5.6. Total plant cost estimate
- 10.5.7. Additional costs
- 10.5.8. Cost of financing
- 10.5.9. The D.C. option
- 10.5.10. Operation and maintenance costs
- 10.5.11. Cell degradation
- 10.6. Discussion and conclusions
- References
- Part III. Scenario Studies and Recommendations
- 11.. Introduction: conclusions of Parts I and II
- 11.1. Background and concept of VLS-PV (Part I)
- 11.1.1. Energy and environmental issues
- 11.1.2. Overview of PV technology and relative information
- 11.1.3. Concept of VLS-PV
- 11.2. Lessons learned from VLS-PV case studies (Part II)
- 11.2.1. Indicative electricity cost of VLS-PV
- 11.2.2. Energy payback time and CO[subscript 2] emission from VLS-PV
- 11.2.3. Network concept and socio-economic effects of VLS-PV
- 11.2.4. Technology options for VLS-PV
- 11.3. General conclusions
- 12.. Scenario studies
- 12.1. Sustainable growth of the VLS-PV system concept
- 12.1.1. Concept of the sustainable development scheme of VLS-PV
- 12.1.2. A preliminary economic analysis of the VLS-PV development scheme
- 12.1.3. Expected approaches for the sustainable growth of VLS-PV
- 12.1.4. Conclusions
- 12.2. Possible approaches for the future
- 12.2.1. Basic concept and issues for VLS-PV development
- 12.2.2. VLS-PV development scenario
- 12.2.3. A promising project proposal for 'S-0: R&D stage' in Mongolia
- 12.2.4. Conclusions
- 12.3. Financial and organizational sustainability
- 12.3.1. General assumptions
- 12.3.2. Funding in a phased approach
- 12.3.3. Costs of a 100 MW demonstration plant in Egypt
- 12.3.4. Conclusions and recommendations
- References
- 12.4. Appendix
- A. Investment and cashflow for a 100 MW plant in Egypt, Scenario I (1 000 EUR)
- B. Investment and cashflow for a 100 MW plant in Egypt, Scenario II (1 000 EUR)
- 13.. Recommendations
- 13.1. Introduction
- 13.2. General understandings
- 13.3. Recommendations on a policy level
- 13.4. Checklist for specific stakeholders
