A preliminary study on potential for very large-scale photovoltaic power generation (VLS-PV) system in the Gobi desert from economic and environmental viewpoints

Masakazu Ito; Kazuhiko Kato; Hiroyuki Sugihara; Tetsuo Kichimi; Jinsoo Song; Kosuke Kurokawa

doi:10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00198-8

A preliminary study on potential for very large-scale photovoltaic power generation (VLS-PV) system in the Gobi desert from economic and environmental viewpoints

Masakazu Ito, Kazuhiko Kato, Hiroyuki Sugihara, Tetsuo Kichimi, Jinsoo Song, Kosuke Kurokawa^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A 100 MW very large-scale photovoltaic power generation (VLS-PV) system is designed assuming that it will be installed in the Gobi desert, which is one of the major deserts in the world. Array arrangement, array support, foundation, wiring, and so on are designed in detail. Then energy payback time (EPT), life-cycle CO₂ emission rate and generation cost of the system are estimated based on the methodology of life-cycle analysis. As a result of the estimation, 1.7 year of EPT and 12g C/kWh of CO₂ emission rate are obtained. These show that VLS-PV in the Gobi desert would be very promising for the global energy and environmental issues. The generation cost is calculated at 8.6cent/kWh assuming that PV module price is one US $/W and system lifetime is 30 years.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	507-517
Number of pages	11
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	75
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00198-8
Publication status	Published - 2003 Feb 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Desert
Economic analysis
Energy pay-back
Environment effect
PV system

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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A preliminary study on potential for very large-scale photovoltaic power generation (VLS-PV) system in the Gobi desert from economic and environmental viewpoints. / Ito, Masakazu; Kato, Kazuhiko; Sugihara, Hiroyuki et al.
In: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 75, No. 3-4, 01.02.2003, p. 507-517.

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