Title of article
A preliminary study on potential for very large-scale photovoltaic power generation (VLS-PV) system in the Gobi desert from economic and environmental viewpoints
Author/Authors
Ito، نويسنده , , Masakazu and Kato، نويسنده , , Kazuhiko and Sugihara، نويسنده , , Hiroyuki and Kichimi، نويسنده , , Tetsuo and Song، نويسنده , , Jinsoo and Kurokawa، نويسنده , , Kosuke، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Pages
11
From page
507
To page
517
Abstract
A 100 MW very large-scale photovoltaic power generation (VLS-PV) system is designed assuming that it will be installed in the Gobi desert, which is one of the major deserts in the world. Array arrangement, array support, foundation, wiring, and so on are designed in detail. Then energy payback time (EPT), life-cycle CO2 emission rate and generation cost of the system are estimated based on the methodology of life-cycle analysis. As a result of the estimation, 1.7 year of EPT and 12 g C/kWh of CO2 emission rate are obtained. These show that VLS-PV in the Gobi desert would be very promising for the global energy and environmental issues. The generation cost is calculated at 8.6 cent/kWh assuming that PV module price is one US $/W and system lifetime is 30 years.
Keywords
Environment effect , Energy pay-back , Desert , PV system , Economic analysis
Journal title
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Serial Year
2003
Journal title
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Record number
1478474
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