US National Renewable Energy Laboratory
The Technical Potential of SWH to Reduce Fossil Fuels & GHG Emissions in the USA (2007)
This study from 2007 provided by the NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) offers a technical analysis of the solar water heating (SWH) potential in reducing fossil fuel consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions in
The Potential Economic Impact of Solar Power in Nevada (2004)
This study published by the NREL (US National Renewable Energy Laboratory) in 2004 estimates the economic impact, in terms of employment, personal income, and gross state product (GSP) of developing some portion of Nevada’s solar energy generation sources.
In Nevada, although a very high potential for renewable electricity has been registered, almost 90 percent of the electricity generated still comes from coal (53 percent) or natural gas (36 percent).
Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal Electric Power Plants (2003)
This document was produced by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (in 2003) and focuses on solar thermal parabolic troughs.
It breaks down how parabolic troughs work, and how to reduce the cost going forward and how it could compete with the costs of fossil-power alternatives.
This document predicts that parabolic trough technology can compete directly with conventional power technologies within 5 to 10 years from when this was written.
- Awareness Raising
- DOE
- NREL
- parabolic troughs
- Solar Thermal Power
- US Department of Energy
- US National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- USA
CSPDOEJUNE2003.pdf (195 downloads | 649.88 KB)
University of Colorado Solar Decathlon – Solar Thermal Water Heating is a Success (2002)
This document from 2002 goes over innovative collector technology and strategy for solar thermal water heating systems. For colder climates, they describe how evacuated tubes are more effective than traditional flat plate collectors. It has a flow chart to describe how the system is schemed.
Economic, Energy, and Environmental Benefits of Concentrating Solar Power in California
The objective of the study, published by the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREl) in 2006, was to characterize commercial and developing CSP technologies and estimate the direct and indirect economic impacts of CSP deployment. The economic impact of CSP deployment was calculated by considering the impact to Gross State Output, earnings, employment, and to state tax receipts. The study was divided into five tasks:
• Task 1: Technology Assessment
• Task 2: Solar Resource Assessment
• Task 3: Cost of Energy and Economic Impact Evaluation
