scholarly journals Solar Drying Technology in Indonesia: an Overview

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Fudholi ◽  
Abrar Ridwan ◽  
Rado Yendra ◽  
Ari Pani Desvina ◽  
Hartono Hartono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Solar Drying ◽  
Energy Technology ◽  
Important Benefit ◽  
Pollutant Source ◽  
Drying Technology

<span lang="EN-US">The most important benefit of solar energy is renewable and low pollutant source of energy (clean energy). Solar energy technology and research are developing fast and much of the technology needed for these applications in industry and agricultures is already available. Solar drying technology (SDT) is one of the most attractive and promising applications of solar energy technology. In this paper, the various performances of SDTs in Indonesia are summarized with details. Generally, the cabinet-type and tunnel-type SDTs are remarkably well suited to drying small quantities of vegetables and fruit on the household scale. Greenhouse and hybrid SDTs are suitable for use on a large scale by industries.</span>

scholarly journals Solar Energy Technology for Northern Cyprus: Assessment, Statistical Analysis, and Feasibility Study

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youssef Kassem ◽  
Hüseyin Çamur ◽  
Salman Mohammed Awadh Alhuoti
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Global Solar Radiation ◽  
Feasibility Analysis ◽  
Energy Technology ◽  
Northern Cyprus

Solar power is the fastest-growing energy source in the world. New technologies can help to generate more power from solar energy. The present paper aims to encourage people and the government to develop solar energy-based power projects to achieve sustainable energy infrastructures, especially in developing countries. In addition, this paper presents a solar energy road map to attract investors to invest in clean energy technology to help reduce the effect of global warming and enhance sustainable technological development. Therefore, the first objective of the paper is to analyze and compare the monthly global solar radiation for five different locations in Northern Cyprus using the measured data collected from the Meteorological Department and estimated values collected from the satellite imagery database. In addition, the mean hourly meteorological parameters including global solar radiation, air temperature, sunshine, and relative humidity are analyzed statistically and the type of distribution functions are selected based on skewness and kurtosis values. Accordingly, estimating global solar radiation improves solar power generation planning and reduces the cost of measuring. Therefore, models of a surface were analyzed by means of polynomial adjustments considering the values of R-squared. Finally, this study provides a comprehensive and integrated feasibility analysis of a 100 MW grid-connected solar plant project as an economic project in the selected region to reduce electricity tariffs and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. RETScreen Expert software was used to conduct the feasibility analysis in terms of energy production, GHG emissions, and financial parameters for the best location for the installation of a 100 MW grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) plant. Finally, the results concluded that the proposed solar system could be used for power generation in Northern Cyprus.

Prepare(d) for Impact: PV Cost Reduction and Beyond

Green ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Sinke Wim
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Electricity Markets ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Energy Technology ◽  
Sustainable Technology ◽  
The Future ◽  
Photovoltaic Solar Energy

AbstractPhotovoltaic solar energy technology (PV) may reach the terawatt deployment scale within a decade. This is enabled by rapid cost reduction through which PV is able to compete with conventional power in an increasing fraction of electricity markets globally. Although further cost reduction is essential for very large scale deployment and requires dedicated research and development efforts, it is not sufficient. Availability of fully sustainable technology and (electrical & physical) integration are other necessary ingredients for multi-terawatt-scale use. This paper quantifies and discusses the development challenges of PV and reviews some of the recent publications addressing the future of PV.

scholarly journals Solar Energy in Utility Integrated Resource Plans: Factors That Can Impact Customer Clean Energy Goals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celina Bonugli ◽  
Eric O'Shaughnessy ◽  
Heidi Bishop Ratz ◽  
Joseph Womble
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Electric Utilities ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Modeling Practices ◽  
Resource Decisions

Many electric utilities utilize Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) to develop and communicate a long-term vision for their resource development. As such, IRPs play a significant role in solar development and in how customers achieve their clean energy goals. For large-scale energy customers, including corporations and local governments, understanding how IRP processes impact resource decisions—and how this relates to achieving their clean energy targets—can influence their engagement with utilities and regulators. A range of barriers can limit solar energy in IRPs, including outdated or unfounded solar technology assumptions and modeling practices that do not enable solar to compete fairly with other resources in the process. These barriers can reduce the amount of solar in the grid mix or available to customers through utility programs, impacting the ability of customers to meet their clean energy targets. This working paper aims to raise awareness among large-scale customers, utilities, and regulators of some of the current barriers that limit solar energy in utility IRPs.

scholarly journals Study on Application of Solar Energy in Highway

2021 ◽  
Vol 261 ◽  
pp. 01060
Author(s):  
Jianfu Xu ◽  
Zhiqiang Liu ◽  
Haifeng Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Supply ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Supply Network ◽  
Highway Network

In recent years, the construction of large-scale electromechanical facilities and smart roads in the highway network has not only improved the level of operation safety but also generated a huge demand for electric energy, the highway transportation industry has become one of the key energy consumption industries second only to industry and construction. Solar energy has become a kind of green energy that has attracted more and more attention among various new energy sources due to its energy-saving, clean, zero-emission, wide-ranging and safe characteristics. This paper analyzes the distribution of solar photovoltaic resources in China’s highway network; puts forward the solar energy three-dimensional clean energy supply network technology which is suitable for highway scene, fully relying on and optimize the use of road network linear areas such as road surface space, three-dimensional space along the road to develop solar photovoltaic resources. Solar-powered roads, solar photovoltaic slopes, photovoltaic sound barriers, photovoltaic isolation barriers, etc. can be developed along the line, so as to build a three-dimensional road solar clean energy network that combines “points, lines and sections”, so that green and clean energy can be provided to a large number of electricity facilities and equipment along the highway, as well as to surrounding cities and villages, making the highway become the transport network carrying the flow of people and logistics, vehicle-road cooperative intelligent information network and clean energy supply network.

Composition Engineering of Organic–Inorganic Perovskites Prepared in Air for Highly Efficient Energy Conversion

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 592-598
Author(s):  
Yang Li ◽  
Ruiquan Liao
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Carrier Transport ◽  
Perovskite Solar Cells ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Fabrication Process ◽  
Scale Production

The global energy crisis significantly raises the research on renewable energy materials and devices both in academic and industrial community. Besides the electrochemical energy such as batteries, the solar energy is another choice to develop renewable clean energy. During the last ten years, the perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has been a hot research topic and developed fast. However, large-scale production of PSCs is still hindered by the high cost of their fabrication process, because the perovskite films are known to be sensitive to oxygen and water. Therefore, developing a composition engineering in air for PSCs with high solar energy conversion efficiency is urgently required in the field. Herein, it is found that the crystallization and morphology of CH3NH3PbI3 (MAPbI3) perovskite films prepared in air are dependent on the processing methods. The perovskite grain size becomes larger when the concentration of CH3NH3I (MAI) solution was increased from 20 mg/mL to 70 mg/mL, which is beneficial for charge carrier transport and device performance. Thanks to the optimal perovskite fabrication process, the champion PSC has been fabricated in open air and it shows a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 14.9%. More importantly, the PSC fabricated with our method shows good stability. This work provides an effective composition engineering to fabricate PSCs in air with both high PCE and stability.

scholarly journals Applying a Relationally and Socially Embedded Decision Framework to Solar Photovoltaic Adoption: A Conceptual Exploration

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chelsea Schelly ◽  
Don Lee ◽  
Elise Matz ◽  
Joshua M. Pearce
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Energy Technology

Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy technology can play a key role in decreasing the amount of carbon emissions associated with electrical energy production, while also providing an economically justifiable alternative to fossil fuel production. Solar energy technology is also extremely flexible in terms of the size and siting of technological development. Large scale PV farms, however, require access to large tracts of land, which can create community-scale conflict over siting solar energy development projects. While previous scholarship offers frameworks for understanding the mechanisms at play in socio-technological system transitions, including the renewable energy transition, those frameworks fail to center community priorities, values, and concerns, and therefore often do not provide an effective means of addressing community conflict over solar siting. This paper provides a conceptual exploration of how a proposed framework can guide decision making for solar development across multiple scales and settings, while also illuminating the potential barriers and bottlenecks that may limit the potential of solar energy development to occur in scales and forms that receive community acceptance and at the pace necessary to address the greenhouse gas emissions currently contributing to the rapidly changing global climate.

scholarly journals Solar Energy in Utility Integrated Resource Plans: Factors That Can Impact Customer Clean Energy Goals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celina Bonugli ◽  
Eric O'Shaughnessy ◽  
Heidi Bishop Ratz ◽  
Joseph Womble
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Electric Utilities ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Working Paper ◽  
Modeling Practices ◽  
Resource Decisions

Many electric utilities utilize Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) to develop and communicate a long-term vision for their resource development. As such, IRPs play a significant role in solar development and in how customers achieve their clean energy goals. For large-scale energy customers, including corporations and local governments, understanding how IRP processes impact resource decisions—and how this relates to achieving their clean energy targets—can influence their engagement with utilities and regulators. A range of barriers can limit solar energy in IRPs, including outdated or unfounded solar technology assumptions and modeling practices that do not enable solar to compete fairly with other resources in the process. These barriers can reduce the amount of solar in the grid mix or available to customers through utility programs, impacting the ability of customers to meet their clean energy targets. This working paper aims to raise awareness among large-scale customers, utilities, and regulators of some of the current barriers that limit solar energy in utility IRPs.

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