Achievements and Challenges of Solar Electricity from Photovoltaics

Hegedus, Steven; Ĺuque, A.

doi:10.1002/9780470974704.ch1

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“…Hegedus and Luque [197] assessed the achievements and challenges of solar electricity from PV. They claimed that there is sufficient land, raw materials, safety protocols, capital, technological knowledge and social support to allow PV to provide over 12% of the world's electrical needs by 2030.…”

Section: Environmental Government Policy Limitations and Costs Consmentioning

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Renewable energy-driven desalination technologies: A comprehensive review on challenges and potential applications of integrated systems

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Despite the tremendous improvements in conventional desalination technologies, its wide use is still limited due primarily to high energy requirements which are currently met with expensive fossil fuels. The use of alternative energy sources is essential to meet the growing demand for water desalination. In the last few decades a lot of effort has being directed in the use of different renewable energy (RE) sources to run desalination processes. However, the expansion of these efforts towards larger scale plants is hampered by several techno-economic challenges. Several medium-scale RE-driven desalination plants have been installed worldwide. Nevertheless, most of these plants are connected to the electrical grid to assure a continuous energy supply for stable operation. Furthermore, RE is mostly used to produce electric power which can be used to run desalination systems. This review paper focusses on an integrated approach in using RE-driven with an emphasis on solar and geothermal desalination technologies. Innovative and sustainable desalination processes which are suitable for integrated RE systems are presented. An assessment of the benefits of these technologies and their limitations are also discussed.

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Section: Environmental Government Policy Limitations and Costs Consmentioning

confidence: 99%

Renewable energy-driven desalination technologies: A comprehensive review on challenges and potential applications of integrated systems

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“…Hegedus and Luque (2011) claimed that the promise of significant growth in employment, due to raw materials processing, module manufacturing, installation, and non-PV system components, is becoming a major driving force behind that political support.…”

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Today's and Future Challenges in Applications of Renewable Energy Technologies for Desalination

Goosen

Mahmoudi

Ghaffour

2014

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

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Recent trends and challenges in applications of INTRODUCTIONAdequate and dependable fresh water resources are major issues confronting many nations worldwide (Maila, 2006;Goosen et al., 2011aGoosen et al., & 2011bHuang, 2010; Lund, 2007; Mahmoudi et al., 2010a Mahmoudi et al., & 2010b. With the world's energy demand increasing much research has been directed at overcoming these challenges and in particular in using renewable energy to help meet the power needs for water desalination (Huang, 2010; Lund, 2007; Mahmoudi et al., 2010a;Serpen et al., 2010). However, Goosen (2012) and Gottinger and Goosen (2012) argued that while development opens up and advances economies, and creates new wealth, millions are forced to struggle to make meaning of the darker side of development that is not environmentally sustainable. In the past, the world's ecosystems (i.e. air, land and water) were able to absorb the environmental damage resulting from extensive industrialization and development. Nevertheless, with the rapid increases in global population and industrialization, as well as enhanced demands on natural resources such as fresh water supplies, the earth is no longer able to sustain a healthy and balanced ecosystem (Laboy-Nieves, 2009; Laboy et al., 2009; Mahmoudi et al., 2010a Mahmoudi et al., , 2010b Misra, 2000). The sustainability of the society in which we live is determined not only by technical and economic progress, but also by environmental management (Abdulla et al., 2009; Gottinger and Goosen, 2012; Laboy et al., 2010; Maila, 2006). Sustainable development using more renewable energy sources, by improving energy efficiency and reducing water demand and waste production is now considered by many as being the model to follow (Goosen et al., 2004; Goosen, et al., 2009aGoosen, et al., , 2009b Misra, 2000). Elimelech and Philip (2011), for example, reported on the possible reductions in energy demand by desalination technologies, and the role of innovative technologies in improving the sustainability of desalination as a technological solution to global water shortages ( Figure 1). They argued that future research to improve the energy efficiency of desalination should focus on, for example, the pre-treatment and posttreatment stages of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plants. Furthermore, Peñate & García-Rodríguez (2012a) presented a comprehensive review of the main innovations and future trends in the design of SWRO desalination technology with an emphasis on improving process performance and efficiency. They concluded that desalination with renewable energies is an attractive combination that will help to reduce stress on existing water supplies.The economic potential and environmental benefits of renewable energies, such as geothermal, solar, wave and wind, and their applications to reducing overall energy requirements have been described in a number of recent articles (Cataldi, et al., 1999;Huang, 2010;Goosen et al., 2011b; Lund, 2007; Mahmoudi et al., 2010a;Serpen et al., 2010;Stefansson, 2005)....

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“…A survey of published literature reveals that results from LCOE can vary based on location, capacity for generation, complexity, efficiency, operation, plant lifetime and other factors [12,[53][54][55]. The major factors that determine the profitability of PV solar systems at a particular location include the cost to generate solar electricity-a function of the intensity of sunlight, the efficiency of the solar array, efficient performance of solar panels and its installed cost-and the available incentives and local rates for conventional electricity.…”

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Residential Solar PV Planning in Santiago, Chile: Incorporating the PM10 Parameter

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This paper addresses an economic study of the installation of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels for residential power generation in Santiago, Chile, based on the different parameters of a PV system, such as efficiency. As a performance indicator, the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) was used, which indicates the benefit of the facility vs. the current cost of electrical energy. In addition, due to a high level of airborne dusts typically associated with PM10, the effect of the dust deposition on PV panels' surfaces and the effect on panel performance are examined. Two different scenarios are analyzed: on-grid PV plants and off-grid PV plants.

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Achievements and Challenges of Solar Electricity from Photovoltaics

Cited by 66 publications

References 39 publications

Renewable energy-driven desalination technologies: A comprehensive review on challenges and potential applications of integrated systems

Renewable energy-driven desalination technologies: A comprehensive review on challenges and potential applications of integrated systems

Today's and Future Challenges in Applications of Renewable Energy Technologies for Desalination

Residential Solar PV Planning in Santiago, Chile: Incorporating the PM10 Parameter

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