Photovoltaic solar energy and environmental impacts in the industrial sector: a critical overview of barriers and opportunities

Franco, Antonio Carlos; Franco, Luciane Silva

doi:10.1080/15567036.2021.1960933

Cited by 6 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 34 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…With these data, the economic feasibility calculations were carried out. In the industry, the internal areas available in the technical and economic feasibility analysis for the installation of the PV solar energy system were the parking lots in the logistics sector, totaling 190,000 m 2 …”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The reduction of expenses with the distribution systems in a sustainable way, results in the optimization of damage to the environment with an attractive economic payback period and a significant quality of energy 1 . The continuous monitoring of energy consumption in the industry is a fundamental issue in renewable energies, both in terms of environmental impacts and in terms of operating costs of production 2 …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Brazil, the industrial segment generated more jobs than in previous years. The country needs to adopt a strategy of reducing costs and taxes on imported products 2 . Only with the support of the Brazilian government system will the photovoltaic industries be competitive.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The continuous monitoring of energy consumption in the industry is a fundamental issue in renewable energies, both in terms of environmental impacts and in terms of operating costs of production 2 Among clean sources, the generation of electricity through photovoltaic (PV) solar energy demonstrates attractive technical and economic opportunities, considered as an alternative option for the future. 3,4 In addition, it can be considered a sustainable energy and can contribute to social development.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The country needs to adopt a strategy of reducing costs and taxes on imported products. 2 Only with the support of the Brazilian government system will the photovoltaic industries be competitive. The national industrial production of photovoltaic panels represents only 4.8% of manufacturing in Brazil.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Economic and environmental feasibility of photovoltaic solar energy in industrial processes

Franco

Ravagnani

Franco

2022

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Currently, one of the world's concerns, including Brazil, is to obtain answers to reduce energy dependence on fossil fuels. Environmental damage and possible scarcity of fossil fuels highlight the generation of clean energy to reduce environmental degradation. In the present article, it is proposed a model to analyze the economic and environmental feasibility of implementing solar photovoltaic systems in an industry. A case study in Brazil was used to test the model. The selected industrial sector chosen for the installation of the photovoltaic system was the parking lot with an estimated area of 187,653 m 2 . Regarding economic viability, the calculated net present value was $44,730,630.26, the internal rate of return was 14.52% per year, and the payback time was 132 months. The environmental impacts avoided in the use of the photovoltaic solar energy system were analyzed and the amount of carbon dioxide avoided in the atmosphere per kWh generated with the use of this clean energy showed that 25,381 trees would be needed to fix the CO 2 that would be emitted into the atmosphere.

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations