The costs and benefits of large-scale solar photovoltaic power production in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

被引：95

作者：

Harder, Elizabeth ^{[1
]}

Gibson, Jacqueline MacDonald ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ N Carolina, Gillings Sch Global Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 USA

来源：

RENEWABLE ENERGY | 2011年 / 36卷 / 02期

关键词：

Photovoltaic; Cost benefit analysis; RETScreen; Renewable energy; Solar; EXTERNAL COSTS; ELECTRICITY; PERFORMANCE; GENERATION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.renene.2010.08.006

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The potential for a 10 MW photovoltaic power plant in Abu Dhabi is examined in this paper using RETScreen modeling software to predict energy production, financial feasibility and GHG emissions reductions. Initial results show high energy production potential, generating 24 GWh and saving over 10,000 tons of GHG emissions annually, but poor financial prospects yielding a net present value (NPV) of -$51 million. Benefits of reducing GHG and air pollution emissions by replacing natural gas with PV generation are calculated to have a net present value of $47 million, with a large range of possible values. Results show that the high initial costs and low expected price for electricity generated are driving reasons why photovoltaic systems are not being implemented in Abu Dhabi. A feed-in tariff rate of $0.16/kWh is recommended to make large-scale PV systems profitable. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：789 / 796

页数：8

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