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Energy From the Desert |
Practical Proposals for Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Systems.
*"Never has very large scale photovoltaics received such an exhaustive analysis" -- Photon International, from review of the first volume
*A unique, extensive, and high-level international study, representing the accumulated research of the world experts from an International Energy Agency (IEA) program
*Includes case studies of worked projects, in full-color throughout
The world’s deserts are sufficiently large that, in theory, covering a fraction of their landmass with PV systems could generate many times the current primary global energy supply. This new "Energy from the Desert" volume examines and evaluates the potential of very large scale photovoltaic power generation (VLS-PV) systems. Following from the success of the first book on the subject, the authors present practical case studies of both virtual and real projects based on selected regions (including the Mediterranean, Sahara, Chinese Gobi, Mongolian Gobi, Indian Thar, Australian Desertm, and the US) and their specific socio-economic dynamics, and argue that VLS-PV systems in desert areas will be readily achievable in the near future. As the essential companion to the previous IEA volume, it reiterates and develops key concepts introduced by the original study and provides firm practical recommendations to achieve long-term targets for policymakers and investors.
Kosuke Kurokawa has 30 years’ experience in energy systems technology. In recent years he has researched a wide variety of photovoltaic systems, from small AC modules to very large scale PV systems, at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.
Keiichi Komoto currently works as a senior consultant in the field of renewable energy for Mizuho Information and Research Institute.
Peter van der Vleuten is a past president of Free Energy Europe and has been involved in work on VLS-PV for desert applications from the beginning, some eight years ago.
David Faiman is a Professor of Physics at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and is also Director of Israel's National Solar Energy Center.
Contents:
Foreword; Preface; Task 8 Participants; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; List of Figures and Tables; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1) Introduction; 2) The Mediterranean Region: A Case Study of Very Large Scale Photovoltaics; 3) The Middle East Region: A Top-Down Approach for Introducing VLS-PV Plants; 4) The Asian Region: Project Proposals of VLS-PV on the Gobi Desert; 5) The Oceania Region: Realizing a VLS-PV Power Generation System at Perenjori; 6) Desert Region Community Development 7) Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix A: Case Studies of VLS-PV Systems in Deserts; Appendix B: Future Possibilities Towards World Major Energy.
Published by Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Edited by Kosuke Kurokawa , Keiichi Komoto , Peter van der Vleuten , David Faiman
Volume Two
January 2007
248 pp., 8 1/2" x 11 3/4", figures, tables, full-color throughout.
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