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 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 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.

High resolution solar atlas for Greece under climate change

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iason Markantonis ◽  
Nadia Politi ◽  
Diamando Vlachogiannis ◽  
Nikolaos Gounaris ◽  
Karozis Stylianos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Sunshine Duration ◽  
Wrf Model ◽  
Atmospheric Model ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
The Future ◽  
Spatio Temporal

&lt;p&gt;Renewable energy (RE) is considered as the most attractive and climate friendly source of energy to mitigate GHG effects. Due to the inherent, &amp;#8220;non stationary&amp;#8221; nature of climate, it is of paramount importance to be able make risk-informed decisions considering also the future conditions when installing / operating RES in Greece. As the amount of solar energy falling on the earth&amp;#8217;s surface is highly influenced by local and large scale atmospheric movement conditions, high resolution simulations should be used to calculate it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The aim of this research is to generate a climatology atlas of mean yearly and seasonal values for the GHI for the &amp;#8220;historic time period&amp;#8221; 1980-2009 and compare it against future values in 2020-2050. The current study employs high resolution downscaled climate model data to generate future solar radiation atlases for Greece based on RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios. Greece is a country with high potential in renewable solar energy. Several studies have mentioned the high amount of sunshine hours in most parts of the country, (e.g. Matzarakis &amp; Katsoulis, 2006&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, HNMS&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The data for both historic and future period analyses are produced from WRF 5km downscaled model output with temporal resolution of 6 hours, using as input ERA-INTERIM and EC-EARTH input data, respectively. The study that has produced the atmospheric model dataset is described in Politi, et al. (2018)&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;. We explore spatio-temporal changes of the GHI climatology and identify those areas which will exhibit considerable changes in the future.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;References:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;(Matzarakis &amp; Katsoulis, 2006), &amp;#8216;Sunshine duration hours over the Greek region&amp;#8217;. Theoritical and Applied Climatology.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;HNMS, &amp;#8216;Greece Climate Atlas&amp;#8217;. http://climatlas.hnms.gr/sdi/&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;(Politi, N. et al. 2018) &amp;#8216;Evaluation of the AWR-WRF model configuration at high resolution over the domain of Greece&amp;#8217;. Atmospheric Research Volume 208, 1 August 2018, Pages 229-245.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;Acknowledgments&lt;br&gt;This work was supported by computational time granted from the Greek Research &amp; Technology Network (GRNET) in the National HPC facility &amp;#8211; ARIS - under project ID HRCOG (pr004020).&lt;/p&gt;

Light & Engineering / Svetotekhnika Journal: A Review of 2017 and Looking Forward to 2018-2020

2018 ◽  
pp. 4-6
Author(s):  
Julian B. Aizenberg ◽  
Vladimir P. Budak
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Large Series ◽  
Energy Technology ◽  
Current State ◽  
Engineering Journal

2017 has been a very productive and interesting year for our journal Light & Engineering/Svetotekhnika. It was marked by the publication of a large series of analytical reviews on the current state and prospects for the development of a number of important areas of lighting engineering (a total of 12 reviews), the publication of the regional volume of the Light & Engineering Journal (No. 3) devoted to solar energy technology in China (250 pages, 33 articles), further expansion of publications by international authors in Light & Engineering (since 2010, 120 articles by 230 authors from 23 countries have been published).

Analisys of the Generation of Photovoltaic Solar Energy Connected by Electricity Energy Network using the Software Energyplus

2016 ◽  
pp. 51-56
Author(s):  
Gabriela Pessoa Campos ◽  
Iago de Moura Faria ◽  
Arnulfo Barroso de Vasconcellos ◽  
Cátia Sanchez Roboredo ◽  
Luciana Oliveira da Silva Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Photovoltaic Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Network
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