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What is solar power?. R. Todd Gabbard, LEED-AP, Assoc. AIA Asst. professor, Dept of Architecture, KSU [email protected]. What is solar power?. Electrical flow derived from solar radiation. Advantages. Solar power is… Renewable. Solar Energy Incident in US. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
What is solar power?
R. Todd Gabbard, LEED-AP, Assoc. AIA
Asst. professor, Dept of Architecture, KSU
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
What is solar power?
• Electrical flow derived from solar radiation.
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Advantages
• Solar power is… – Renewable
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Energy Incident in US
Kansas – about 5,000Whrs per square meter per day
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Advantages
• Solar power is… – Renewable– Environmentally Sound
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Advantages
• Solar power is… – Renewable– Environmentally Sound– Versatile
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Disadvantages – the four Ds
• Solar power is…
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Disadvantages – the four Ds
• Solar power is… – Diurnal
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Disadvantages – the four Ds
• Solar power is… – Diurnal– Diffuse
Net emergy ratio
Solar heatersPhotovoltaics
Oil
Hydro-electricity
Coal
Geo-thermal Tide
Natural gas
Nuclear fission
Nuclear fussion
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Concentration
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Disadvantages – the four Ds
• Solar power is… – Diurnal– Diffuse– Dis-efficient– De-inexpensive
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Disadvantages – the four Ds
• Solar power is… – Diurnal– Diffuse– (Dis)efficient ??– (Dis)inexpensive ??
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Power Systems
• Concentrating Solar Power – Thermic (heat driven)
• Photovoltaics– Photic (light driven)
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Concentration Systems
• Harness heat to generate electricity. – Heat used to create steam to turn turbine
• turbine makes electricity
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Concentration Systems
• Troughs. Kramer Junction Facility, CA
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Concentration Systems
• Power Towers.
Solar Two Facility, 10 MW
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Concentration Systems
• Parabolic Dishes.
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Concentration Systems
• Harness heat to generate electricity. – Heat used to run engine.
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Concentration Systems
• Dish Stirling (Stirling Energy Systems) – Heat used for engine (Stirling Engine) that makes
electricity.
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Concentration SystemsSES Dish
Sterling.
Peak production:
25 kW
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Concentration Systems - Applications
• Power Plants.
Kramer Junction Trough Plant
Seville, Spain Power Tower Facility
Model Dish Stirling Plant
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics
• Light energy converted to electrical energy. – based on properties of silicon.
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Applications
• Power plants.
Serpa Power Plant, Portugal.
Peak production:
11 mW
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Applications
• Power plants.• Building-scale
(distributed)
Zero-Energy Home
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Applications
• Power plants.• Building-scale
(distributed)– Can be on or
off grid
Zero-Energy Home
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Applications
• Power plants.• Building-scale
(distributed)– Can be on or
off grid
Project Solar House
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics – Building Scale
• Array
Zero-Energy Home
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics – Building Scale
• Array• Inverter system
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics – Building Scale
• Array• Inverter system• Storage System
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Applications
• Power plants.• Building-scale
(distributed) • Point-of-Use
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Applications
• Power plants.• Building-scale
(distributed) • Point-of-Use
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Applications
• Power plants.• Building-scale
(distributed) • Point-of-Use
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Applications
• Power plants.• Building-scale
(distributed) • Point-of-Use
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Applications
• Power plants.• Building-scale
(distributed) • Point-of-Use
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Applications
• Power plants.• Building-scale
(distributed) • Point-of-Use
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Applications
• Power plants.• Building-scale
(distributed) • Point-of-Use
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Applications
• Power plants.• Building-scale
(distributed) • Point-of-Use
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Applications
• Power plants.• Building-scale
(distributed) • Point-of-Use
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Innovations
• Amorphous Silicon
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Innovations
• Amorphous Silicon• Thin Film
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Innovations
• Amorphous Silicon• Thin Film• Translucent PV• Organic PVs
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - Innovations
• Amorphous Silicon• Thin Film• Translucent PV• Organic PVs
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - BIPVs
solar shingles
Rooftop applications
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - BIPVs
solar laminate
Rooftop applications
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - BIPVs
horizontal lights
Rooftop applications
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - BIPVs
Hong Kong Science Park
200 kW peak production
Facade applications
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Photovoltaics - BIPVs
Hong Kong Science Park
200 kW peak production
Facade applications
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Power Systems - Capacities
• In Use (as of 2006).– Photovoltaics
– Concentrator Systems
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Power Systems - Capacities
• Photovoltaics In Use (as of 2006).– 8,800 MW in use.
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Power Systems - Capacities
1,744 MW
(mostly distributed installations)
• Photovoltaics Installed (in 2006).– Photovoltaics
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Power Systems - Capacities
8,800 MW
524 MW (most in US)
• Installed (by 2006).– Photovoltaics
– Concentrator Systems
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Power Systems - Capacities
• Under Construction.3,800 MW produced in 2007
(mostly distributed installations)
115 MW (all in Spain)
– Photovoltaics
– Concentrator Systems
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Power Systems - Capacities
• Over 13,000 MW power installed or under construction.– Enough to power 2.5 million US homes
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Power Systems - Capacities
• Announced.Lots.California: 3,000 MW by 2010Japan: 5,000 MW by 2010Germany: 20% renewable by 2020
4,000 MW (2300 MW are US installations)
– Photovoltaics
– Concentrator Systems
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Power Systems - Capacities
Photovoltaic
Japan: World leader in PV use and manufacture
1992 – 32 MW of PV power installed
1997 – 70,000 Roofs plan begins
Government subsidizes PV installation, promotes massive publicity campaign, encourages developer participation
2002 – 70,000 Roofs plan terminated; net result: 144,000 Solar
Roofs installed
2003 – 887 MW PV power in use
2010 – 4810 MW (projected)
New manufacture of PV per year, in MW
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Power Systems - Capacities
Photovoltaic
Japan: World leader in PV use and manufacture
1992 – 32 MW of PV power installed
1997 – 70,000 Roofs plan begins
Government subsidizes PV installation, promotes massive publicity campaign, encourages developer participation
2002 – 70,000 Roofs plan terminated; net result: 144,000 Solar
Roofs installed
2003 – 887 MW PV power in use
2010 – 4810 MW (projected)
New manufacture of PV per year, in MW
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Power Systems - Capacities
Photovoltaic
Japan: World leader in PV use and manufacture
1992 – 32 MW of PV power installed
1997 – 70,000 Roofs plan begins
Government subsidizes PV installation, promotes massive publicity campaign, encourages developer participation
2002 – 70,000 Roofs plan terminated; net result: 144,000 Solar
Roofs installed
2003 – 887 MW PV power in use
2010 – 4810 MW (projected)
New manufacture of PV per year, in MW
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Power Systems - Capacities
Photovoltaic
Japan: World leader in PV use and manufacture
1992 – 32 MW of PV power installed
1997 – 70,000 Roofs plan begins
Government subsidizes PV installation, promotes massive publicity campaign, encourages developer participation
2002 – 70,000 Roofs plan terminated; net result: 144,000 Solar
Roofs installed
2003 – 887 MW PV power in use
2010 – 4810 MW (projected)
New manufacture of PV per year, in MW
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Solar Power Systems - Capacities
Photovoltaic
Japan: World leader in PV use and manufacture
1992 – 32 MW of PV power installed
1997 – 70,000 Roofs plan begins
Government subsidizes PV installation, promotes massive publicity campaign, encourages developer participation
2002 – 70,000 Roofs plan terminated; net result: 144,000 Solar
Roofs installed
2003 – 887 MW PV power in use
2010 – 4810 MW (projected)
New manufacture of PV per year, in MW
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Efficiency & Expense
• Efficiency – how much fuel energy is converted to electrical energy
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Efficiency & Expense
• How efficient is solar energy?
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Efficiency & Expense
• How efficient is solar energy?– Photovoltaics: 10-15% on average (high as 22%)
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Efficiency & Expense
• How efficient is solar energy?– Photovoltaics: 10-15% on average (high as 20%)
Gen-2 cell.
22% efficient
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Efficiency & Expense
• How efficient is solar energy?– Photovoltaics: 10-15% on average (high as 20%)
• Monocrystalline limit: 25%• Polycrystalline limit: 20%• Amorphous/thin film: 10%
SunPower’s SPR-315.
19.3% efficient
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Efficiency & Expense
• How efficient is solar energy?– Photovoltaics: 10-15% on average (high as 22%)
• Monocrystalline limit: 25%• Polycrystalline limit: 20%• Amorphous/thin film: 10%
– Parabolic troughs: 21%– Power towers: 23%– Dish engines: 29.4%
Kyocera’s SPR-315.
18.4% efficient
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Efficiency & Expense
• How efficient is solar energy?– Photovoltaics: 10-15% on average (high as 22%)
• Monocrystalline limit: 25%• Polycrystalline limit: 20%• Amorphous/thin film: 10%
– Parabolic troughs: 21%– Power towers: 23%– Dish engines: 29.4%
Uni-solar Membrane.
9.3% efficient
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Efficiency & Expense
• How efficient is solar energy?– Photovoltaics: 10-15% on average (high as 22%)
• Monocrystalline limit: 25%• Polycrystalline limit: 20%• Amorphous/thin film: 10%
– Parabolic troughs: 21%– Power towers: 23%– Dish engines: 29.4%
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Efficiency & Expense
• How efficient are conventional power plants?
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Coal efficiency
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Efficiency & Expense
• How efficient are conventional power plants?
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Efficiency & Expense
• How efficient are conventional power plants?
32%
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Efficiency & Expense
• How efficient is solar energy?– Photovoltaics: 10-15% on average (high as 20%)– Parabolic troughs: 21%– Power towers: 23%– Dish engines: 29.4%– Coal plants: 32%
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Efficiency & Expense
• How expensive is solar energy?– capital costs– operating costs– maintenance costs
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Solar Power: Types, Capacities, Potential
Efficiency & Expense
• Capital cost – how much to start generating power– Coal fired power plant
• Highwood Generating Station– Southern Montana Electric. 250 MW Plant estimated to cost $720 million - $2.88 per watt
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• Photovoltaics - $8-10 per watt• Solar Concentrator Systems – $4-10 per watt
• Stirling Energy System – roughly $250k for 25kW system• they anticipate that the dish could be made for $100k or less• Parabolic troughs $4-5 per watt
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• Capital costs for Solar Power Systems are on the decline
• Photovoltaics
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• Solar Concentrator Systems • Dish Stirling could be made for $100k or less• Simply doubling size of plant reduces cost per watt by 15%• If power plant sizes reach 100-200MW, plant costs are
projected to be comparable to coal plants.– Dish Stirling - $2.65/watt– Parabolic Troughs - $2.88/watt– Power Tower - $2.73/watt
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• Operating costs– Coal plants: fuel– Solar power systems: no fuel
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• Cost figures for PVs include cost of system– Coal plants: fuel – costs from 2.5-4 cents per kWh
• 8-14 cents to consumer in US– PVs: 20-30 cents per kWh
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• Why so different?– Solar power includes capital costs
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How do we increase solar power use?
– Rebates for installations– Net metering laws – electric companies buy excess
electricity at market prices– Set policy
• Ohio, Colorado – 2.5% solar “carve-out”• Germany• KU – student referendum
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What is solar power?
R. Todd Gabbard, LEED-AP, Assoc. AIA
Asst. professor, Dept of Architecture, KSU