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Solar Energy
Florida Electric Cooperatives Association2014 Finance & Accounting Conference
Glenn SpurlockSeptember 17, 2014
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• In 1 hour, the Earth receives more solar energy than it takes to power the world for 1 year.
• 0.22% - The portion of US electricity that is generated from solar power installations.
Solar Energy
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• Solar Thermal Water Heating
• Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CST)
• Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Technologies
• Solar Photovoltaic
What do we mean by “Solar Energy”?
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• Solar thermal systems are a way to satisfy heating needs by capturing the thermal energy of the sun for heating applications such as buildings, hot water or swimming pools.
• Most households use, on average, 20% of their total energy for heating water.
• The US market penetration for medium temperature, domestic solar hot water is currently less than 1%.
• Adoption is driven by energy prices, environmental awareness, state and local renewable energy goals
Solar Thermal Water Heating
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Solar Thermal Water Heating
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Solar Thermal Water Heating
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• Concentrated solar thermal power (CST) uses mirrors to direct sunlight, or solar thermal energy, onto a receiver/absorber tube. The solar thermal energy converts the water in the receiver to steam which drives a turbine connected to a generator, thus converting the solar thermal energy into electrical energy.
• CST technology is intended for areas of high irradiation and low humidity/low cloud cover, making it suitable for large power plants in desert regions.
Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CST)
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Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CST)
• Troughs
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Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CST)
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Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CST)
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• Concentrated solar power (CSP) uses mirrors or lenses to focus direct sunlight onto a receiver located at a “power tower” in the center of the array. The solar energy converts the water in the tower-mounted receiver to steam, which drives a turbine connected to a generator, thus converting the solar energy into electrical energy.
• CSP technology is intended for areas of high irradiation and low humidity/low cloud cover, making it suitable for large power plants in desert regions.
Concentrated Solar Power
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• DishConcentrated Solar Power (CSP) Technologies
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• Concentrated Solar Power Facility
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Technologies
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• Solar panels that convert sunlight to electric energy are referred to as photovoltaic panels (PV for short). The PV panels collect sunlight and turn it into direct current (DC) power. This current is created when photons hit the panel and cause electrons in the silicon to be excited.
• These excited electrons are conducted out of the solar panels and are transmitted to a DC to AC inverter for interconnection to the public utility grid.
Solar Photovoltaic
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Residential Solar Photovoltaic
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Solar Photovoltaic (12 kW) Solar water heating
Residential Solar Photovoltaic
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Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic
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Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic
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Key Components
• Panels– Thin-Film (generally of lower efficiency)
– Silicon (60, 72, or 80 cells)• Mono-crystalline silicon• Poly-crystalline silicon
Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic
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Key Components• DC/AC Inverters Micro Inverters String Inverters Central Inverters
Solar Photovoltaic
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• Racking & Mounting– Roof– Pole– Ground
• Fixed Tilt
Fixed Tilt
Fixed Tilt Mounting System
Solar Photovoltaic
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• Racking & Mounting (cont.)– 1-Axis Tracking– 2-Axis Tracking
• Balance of Plant• Grid Connection
Solar Photovoltaic
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Solar Photovoltaic2-Axis Tracking
Committee July 10, 2014
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Solar Energy
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Industry Trends &
Influences
Solar Energy
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Solar EnergyPolitically popular on left and right
◦Environmentally friendly◦Appearance of freedom from
government-regulated monopolies
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Solar EnergySome Perceive All Utilities Like This…
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Solar Insolation
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Why Consider Solar?
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Solar EnergyPolitical Challenges
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Net Metering Policies
Solar EnergyPolitical Challenges
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Solar Energy
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Solar Photovoltaic
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Grid Impacts
Solar Energy
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• At higher penetration levels, under ideal circumstances, DG can have positive impacts on the grid– Reduced losses– Delayed distribution and/or transmission investment– Delayed capacity investment
• These potential benefits are overplayed in the policy arena, underplayed in real life.
Grid Impacts
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• Without appropriate regulation, at higher penetration levels, DG can: – Undermine safety, reliability, and power quality on the
distribution or the transmission grid– Require additional investments in the grid– Require potentially costly re-dispatch of generation– Reduce the reliability, and increase the O & M costs, of
the existing generation fleet by forcing plants to “cycle”– Require additional investments in generation– Strand investments in generation– Require DG to be “integrated” not just “interconnected”
Grid Impacts
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Grid Impacts
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Solar Energy
Committee July 10, 2014