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Part a Tutorial Prof. Saifur Rahman Virginia Tech, USA PES ISGT Asia
Part A Tutorial PES ISGT Asia Prof. Saifur Rahman 20 May 2014 Virginia Tech, USA Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1 Part 1: Operational Issues for Wind Energy Technology • Wind turbine technology • Global deployment of wind energy technology • Interactions between wind electricity output and electrical power demand Part 2: Operational Issues for Solar Energy Technology • Solar energy technologies – solar thermal and photovoltaics • Global deployment of solar energy technology • Interactions between solar electricity output and electrical power demand 2 (c) Saifur Rahman Part 3: Demand Response Technologies • Demand response and demand side management (DSM) • Demand response technologies – supply side and demand side • Performance of demand response technologies Part 4: Demand Response Planning and Operations • Sample demand response programs in operation • Customer incentives and participation • Impact of demand response on the electrical load shape 3 (c) Saifur Rahman Source: International Energy Agency (IEA) 2007, 2010 and 2013 Key World Energy Statistics ** Others include solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels and waste, and heat 5/21/2014 4 ©Saifur Rahman WORLD 1971-2011* OECD 1971-2012* (Mtoe) (Mtoe) Biomass and Wast Hydro Nuclear Natural Gas Oil Coal/Peat * Includes aviation and international marine bunkers * Includes aviation and international marine bunkers, excludes electricity trade Source: International Energy Agency (IEA) Key World Energy Statistics 2013 5/21/2014 5 ©Saifur Rahman 2014 6 (c) Saifur Rahman Wind Solar Biomass Geothermal Hydro -
Fire Fighter Safety and Emergency Response for Solar Power Systems
Fire Fighter Safety and Emergency Response for Solar Power Systems Final Report A DHS/Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) Funded Study Prepared by: Casey C. Grant, P.E. Fire Protection Research Foundation The Fire Protection Research Foundation One Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA, USA 02169-7471 Email: [email protected] http://www.nfpa.org/foundation © Copyright Fire Protection Research Foundation May 2010 Revised: October, 2013 (This page left intentionally blank) FOREWORD Today's emergency responders face unexpected challenges as new uses of alternative energy increase. These renewable power sources save on the use of conventional fuels such as petroleum and other fossil fuels, but they also introduce unfamiliar hazards that require new fire fighting strategies and procedures. Among these alternative energy uses are buildings equipped with solar power systems, which can present a variety of significant hazards should a fire occur. This study focuses on structural fire fighting in buildings and structures involving solar power systems utilizing solar panels that generate thermal and/or electrical energy, with a particular focus on solar photovoltaic panels used for electric power generation. The safety of fire fighters and other emergency first responder personnel depends on understanding and properly handling these hazards through adequate training and preparation. The goal of this project has been to assemble and widely disseminate core principle and best practice information for fire fighters, fire ground incident commanders, and other emergency first responders to assist in their decision making process at emergencies involving solar power systems on buildings. Methods used include collecting information and data from a wide range of credible sources, along with a one-day workshop of applicable subject matter experts that have provided their review and evaluation on the topic. -
Environmental and Economic Benefits of Building Solar in California Quality Careers — Cleaner Lives
Environmental and Economic Benefits of Building Solar in California Quality Careers — Cleaner Lives DONALD VIAL CENTER ON EMPLOYMENT IN THE GREEN ECONOMY Institute for Research on Labor and Employment University of California, Berkeley November 10, 2014 By Peter Philips, Ph.D. Professor of Economics, University of Utah Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Peter Philips | Donald Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy | November 2014 1 2 Environmental and Economic Benefits of Building Solar in California: Quality Careers—Cleaner Lives Environmental and Economic Benefits of Building Solar in California Quality Careers — Cleaner Lives DONALD VIAL CENTER ON EMPLOYMENT IN THE GREEN ECONOMY Institute for Research on Labor and Employment University of California, Berkeley November 10, 2014 By Peter Philips, Ph.D. Professor of Economics, University of Utah Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Peter Philips | Donald Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy | November 2014 3 About the Author Peter Philips (B.A. Pomona College, M.A., Ph.D. Stanford University) is a Professor of Economics and former Chair of the Economics Department at the University of Utah. Philips is a leading economic expert on the U.S. construction labor market. He has published widely on the topic and has testified as an expert in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, served as an expert for the U.S. Justice Department in litigation concerning the Davis-Bacon Act (the federal prevailing wage law), and presented testimony to state legislative committees in Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, Kentucky, Connecticut, and California regarding the regulations of construction labor markets. -
Trade Remedies, Targeting the Renewable Energy Sector
Green Economy and Trade. Ad hoc Expert Group 2: Trade Remedies in Green Sectors: the Case of Renewables 3−4 April 2014 Salle XXVI, Palais des Nations Geneva Trade Remedies Targeting the Renewable Energy Sector Report by 1 Cathleen Cimino & Gary Hufbauer 1 Cathleen Cimino is a Research Analyst at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Gary Hufbauer is the Reginald Jones Senior Fellow. The views expressed are their own. Table of Contents I. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3 Clash between trade remedies and environmental goals ....................................................... 3 Outline of the report ............................................................................................................ 4 II. Overview of trade remedies ...................................................................................................... 5 III. Trade in renewable energy products affected by AD/CVD cases ............................................... 8 Methodology for the trade remedy survey ............................................................................ 9 Findings from the surveyt .................................................................................................. 10 IV. Renewable energy costs .......................................................................................................... 17 V. WTO disputes relating to renewable energy ........................................................................... -
Rural Electrification in Bolivia Through Solar Powered Stirling Engines
Rural electrification in Bolivia through solar powered Stirling engines Carlos Gaitan Bachelor of ScienceI Thesis KTH School of Industrial Engineering and Management Energy Technology EGI-2014 SE-100 44 STOCKHOLM Bachelor of Science Thesis EGI-2014 Rural electrification in Bolivia through solar powered Stirling engines Carlos Gaitan Approved Examiner Supervisor Catharina Erlich Commissioner Contact person II Abstract This study focuses on the rural areas of Bolivia. The village investigated is assumed to have 70 households and one school. Electrical supply will be covered with the help of solar powered Stirling engines. A Stirling engine is an engine with an external heat source, which could be fuel or biomass for example. The model calculates the electrical demand for two different cases. One low level demand and one high level demand. By studying the total electrical demand of the village, the model can calculate a sizing for the Stirling system. However, for the sizing to be more accurate, more research needs to be done with regards to the demand of the village and the incoming parameters of the model. III Sammanfattning Den här studien fokuserar på landsbygden i Bolivia. En by som antas ha 70 hushåll och en skola är det som ligger till grund för studien. Byn ska försörjas med el med hjälp av soldrivna Stirling motorer. En Stirling motor är en motor som drivs med en extern värmekälla. Denna värmekälla kan vara exempelvis biomassa eller annan bränsle. Modellen som tas fram i projektet beräknar elektricitetsbehovet för byn för två nivåer, ett lågt elbehov och ett högt elbehov. Genom att studera det totala elbehovet över dagen kan modellen beräkna fram en storlek för Stirling systemet. -
CSPV Solar Cells and Modules from China
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells and Modules from China Investigation Nos. 701-TA-481 and 731-TA-1190 (Preliminary) Publication 4295 December 2011 U.S. International Trade Commission Washington, DC 20436 U.S. International Trade Commission COMMISSIONERS Deanna Tanner Okun, Chairman Irving A. Williamson, Vice Chairman Charlotte R. Lane Daniel R. Pearson Shara L. Aranoff Dean A. Pinkert Robert B. Koopman Acting Director of Operations Staff assigned Christopher Cassise, Senior Investigator Andrew David, Industry Analyst Nannette Christ, Economist Samantha Warrington, Economist Charles Yost, Accountant Gracemary Roth-Roffy, Attorney Lemuel Shields, Statistician Jim McClure, Supervisory Investigator Address all communications to Secretary to the Commission United States International Trade Commission Washington, DC 20436 U.S. International Trade Commission Washington, DC 20436 www.usitc.gov Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells and Modules from China Investigation Nos. 701-TA-481 and 731-TA-1190 (Preliminary) Publication 4295 December 2011 C O N T E N T S Page Determinations.................................................................. 1 Views of the Commission ......................................................... 3 Separate Views of Commission Charlotte R. Lane ...................................... 31 Part I: Introduction ............................................................ I-1 Background .................................................................. I-1 Organization of report......................................................... -
Bankrupt Companies
The List of Fallen Solar Companies: 2015 to 2009: S.No Year/Status Company Name and Details 118 2015 Enecsys (microinverters) bankrupt -- Enecsys raised more than $55 million in VC from investors including Wellington Partners, NES Partners, Good Energies and Climate Change Capital Private Equity for its microinverter technology. 117 2015 QBotix (trackers) closed -- QBotix had a two-axis solar tracker system where the motors, instead of being installed two per tracker, were moved around by a rail-mounted robot that adjusted each tracker every 40 minutes. But while QBotix was trying to gain traction, single-axis solar trackers were also evolving and driving down cost. QBotix raised more than $19.5 million from Firelake, NEA, DFJ JAIC, Siemens Ventures, E.ON and Iberdrola. 116 2015 Solar-Fabrik (c-Si) bankrupt -- German module builder 115 2015 Soitec (CPV) closed -- France's Soitec, one of the last companies with a hope of commercializing concentrating photovoltaic technology, abandoned its solar business. Soitec had approximately 75 megawatts' worth of CPV projects in the ground. 114 2015 TSMC (CIGS) closed -- TSMC Solar ceased manufacturing operations, as "TSMC believes that its solar business is no longer economically sustainable." Last year, TSMC Solar posted a champion module efficiency of 15.7 percent with its Stion- licensed technology. 113 2015 Abengoa -- Seeking bankruptcy protection 112 2014 Bankrupt, Areva's solar business (CSP) closed -- Suffering through a closed Fukushima-inspired slowdown in reactor sales, Ausra 111 2014 Bankrupt, -
Background Report Prepared by Arizona State University NINETY-NINTH ARIZONA TOWN HALL
Arizona’s Energy Future 99th Arizona Town Hall November 6 - 9, 2011 Background Report Prepared by Arizona State University NINETY-NINTH ARIZONA TOWN HALL PREMIER PARTNER CONTRIBUTING PARTNER COLLABORATING PARTNERS SUPPORTING PARTNERS CIVIC PARTNERS CORE Construction Kennedy Partners Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite Sundt Construction One East Camelback, Suite 530, Phoenix, Arizona 85012 Phone: 602.252.9600 Fax: 602.252.6189 Website: www.aztownhall.org Email: [email protected] ARIZONA’S ENERGY FUTURE September 2011 We thank you for making the commitment to participate in the 99th Arizona Town Hall to be held at the Grand Canyon on November 6-9, 2011. You will be discussing and developing consensus with fellow Arizonans on the future of energy in Arizona. An essential element to the success of these consensus-driven discussions is this background report that is provided to all participants before the Town Hall convenes. As they have so often done for past Arizona Town Halls, Arizona State University has prepared a detailed and informative report that will provide a unique and unparalleled resource for your Town Hall panel sessions. Special thanks go to editors Clark Miller and Sharlissa Moore of the Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes at ASU for spearheading this effort and marshaling many talented professionals to write individual chapters. For sharing their wealth of knowledge and professional talents, our thanks go to the many authors who contributed to the report. Our deepest gratitude also goes to University Vice President and Dean of the College of Public Programs for ASU, Debra Friedman, and Director of the School of Public Affairs for ASU, Jonathan Koppell, who made great efforts to ensure that ASU could provide this type of resource to Arizona. -
2009 Annual Report
1J`Q` QC:`8HQI +1-602-414-9400 FX: PH: +1-602-414-9300 AZ85281 Tempe, 600 Suite Street, Washington 350 West Q`]Q`: VV:R_%:` V` 1118` QC:`8HQI Cert no. SGS-COC-3028 Cert no. --------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------HINGEHINGEI---------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------HINGE---------E----------------------------------- ------- - _ o - JJ%:CV]Q` % :1J:GCV8 ``Q`R:GCV8 CV:J8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Corporate Informa on Executive Management Michael J. Ahearn, Execu ve Chairman Robert J. Gille e, Chief Execu ve O cer Bruce Sohn, President ---------- Jens Meyerho , Chief Financial O cer HINGE Mary Beth Gustafsson, Execu ve Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary Longuich, Germany (3MW); Phoenix Solar AG TK Kallenbach, Execu ve Vice President, Marke ng and Product Management David Eaglesham, Chief Technology O cer Carol Campbell, Execu ve Vice President, Human Resources James Zhu, Chief Accoun ng O cer About First Solar Board of Directors Michael J. Ahearn, Execu ve Chairman First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) manufactures photovoltaic (PV) Robert J. Gille e, Chief Execu ve O cer solar modules with an advanced semiconductor technology, and First Solar is proud Craig Kennedy, Director designs and builds utility-scale PV solar systems. Our module ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -
E3t-JCKETE-J JEFF HATCH-MILLER Chairman WILLLAM A
COMMISSIONERS Arizona Corporation Commission E3t-JCKETE-J JEFF HATCH-MILLER Chairman WILLLAM A. MUNDELL NOV 142006 MIKE GLEASON KRISTIN K. MAYES DWKEZT~DUY BARRY WONG [N THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED DOCKET NO. RE-OOOOOC-05-0030 RULEMAKING FOR THE RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD AND TARIFF RULES. DECISION NO. 69127 2 OPINION AND ORDER s >ATE OF PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING: May 23,2006 and June 5,2006 1C ’LACE OF HEARING: Phoenix, Arizona 11 LDMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE: Teena Wolfe 12 N ATTENDANCE: Chairman Jeff Hatch-Miller Commissioner William A. Mundell 13 Commissioner Mike Gleason Commissioner Kristin K. Mayes 14 LPPEARANCES: Ms. Janice Alward, Assistant Chief Counsel, 15 Legal Division, on behalf of the Commission’s Utilities Division Staff. 16 IY THE COMMISSION: 17 By this Decision, the Arizona Corporation Commission (“Commission”) adopts new 18 enewable Energy Standard and Tariff rules, Arizona Administrative Code (“A.A.C.”) R14-2-1801 19 rough -1815 (“Proposed RES Rules”), and orders the Commission’s Utilities Division Staff 20 Staff ’) to submit the adopted rules to the Office of the Arizona Attorney General for endorsement. 21 he text of the Proposed RES Rules is attached to and incorporated in this Decision as Appendix A. 22 he Proposed RES Rules require Affected Utilities to satisfy an Annual Renewable Energy 23 equirement by obtaining Renewable Energy Credits from Eligible Renewable Energy Resources as 24 :fined in the Proposed RES Rules. The Proposed RES Rules require each Affected Utility to file a 25 riff withthe Commission that proposes methods for recovering the reasonable and prudent costs of 3f; Implying with the Proposed RES Rules, for Commission approval. -
Concentrating Solar Power and Water Issues in the U.S. Southwest
Concentrating Solar Power and Water Issues in the U.S. Southwest Nathan Bracken Western States Water Council Jordan Macknick and Angelica Tovar-Hastings National Renewable Energy Laboratory Paul Komor University of Colorado-Boulder Margot Gerritsen and Shweta Mehta Stanford University The Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis is operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the University of Colorado-Boulder, the Colorado School of Mines, the Colorado State University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University. Technical Report NREL/TP-6A50-61376 March 2015 Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308 Concentrating Solar Power and Water Issues in the U.S. Southwest Nathan Bracken Western States Water Council Jordan Macknick and Angelica Tovar-Hastings National Renewable Energy Laboratory Paul Komor University of Colorado-Boulder Margot Gerritsen and Shweta Mehta Stanford University Prepared under Task No. 6A50.1010 The Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis is operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the University of Colorado-Boulder, the Colorado School of Mines, the Colorado State University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University. JISEA® and all JISEA-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. The Joint Institute for Technical Report Strategic Energy Analysis NREL/TP-6A50-61376 15013 Denver West Parkway March 2015 Golden, CO 80401 303-275-3000 • www.jisea.org Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308 NOTICE This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government. -
Solar Energy Markets Solar Energy Markets an Analysis of the Global Solar Industry
Solar Energy Markets Solar Energy Markets An Analysis of the Global Solar Industry Philip G. Jordan The Economic Advancement Research Institute Wrentham, MA, USA and BW Research Partnership, Inc. Wrentham, MA, USA AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON • NEW YORK • OXFORD PARIS • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Elsevier 32 Jamestown Road, London NW1 7BY, UK 225 Wyman Street, Waltham, MA 02451, USA Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Details on how to seek permission, further information about the Publisher’s permissions policies and our arrangement with organizations such as the Copyright Clearance Center and the Copyright Licensing Agency, can be found at our website: www.elsevier.com/permissions This book and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by the Publisher (other than as may be noted herein). Notice Knowledge and best practice in this field are constantly changing. As new research and experience broaden our understanding, changes in research methods, professional practices, or medical treatment may become necessary. Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating and using any information, methods, compounds, or experiments described herein. In using such information or methods they should be mindful of their own safety and the safety of others, including parties for whom they have a professional responsibility. To the fullest extent of the law, neither the Publisher nor the authors, contributors, or editors, assume any liability for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions, or ideas contained in the material herein.