| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 130 p.) : col. ill., col. maps |
| Series |
NREL/TP ; 550-47465 |
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NREL/TP ; 550-47465.
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| System Details |
Full text available via Internet in .pdf format. Adobe Acrobat Reader required. |
| Note |
Title from title screen (viewed Sept. 20, 2010). |
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"September 2010." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-127). |
| Summary |
Photovoltaics and concentrating solar power (CSP) are two primary forms of electricity generation using sunlight. These use different technologies, collect different fractions of the solar resource, and have different siting and production capabilities. Although PV systems are most often deployed as distributed generation sources, CSP systems favor large, centrally located systems. Accordingly, large CSP systems require a substantial investment, sometimes exceeding $1 billion in construction costs. Before such a project is undertaken, the best possible information about the quality and reliability of the fuel source must be made available. That is, project developers need to have reliable data about the solar resource available at specific locations to predict the daily and annual performance of a proposed CSP plant. Without these data, no financial analysis is possible. This handbook presents detailed information about solar resource data and the resulting data products needed for each stage of the project. |
| Funding |
DE-AC36-08GO28308 SS10.1720 |
| Subject |
Solar concentrators -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Solar collectors -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Solar radiation -- Measurement.
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Spectral irradiance -- Measurement.
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Radiometers -- Directories.
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| Added Author |
Stoffel, Thomas L.
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
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| Gpo Item No. |
0430-P-03 (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
E 9.16:NREL/TP-550-47465 |
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