PETAL: a research pathway to fossil-competitive solar electricity

Faiman, D.; Biryukov, S.; Pearlmutter, K.K.

doi:10.1109/pvsc.2002.1190867

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“…Research in the field of PV modules, however, is developing rapidly, which seems to offer hope that significant cost reductions can be expected in the short-medium term. Promising lines of research are the exploration of the properties of both crystalline and amorphous silicon and of other semi-conductors such as cadmium telluride and copper indium gallium diselenide for application in thin-film cells [2], and the development of concentrating PV systems [84]. The development of CSP technologies, on the other hand, will be crucial in determining whether solar desalination will become attractive for large-scale desalination systems.…”

Section: Solar Unit Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Solar-driven desalination with reverse osmosis: the state of the art

Ghermandi

Messalem

2009

Desalination and Water Treatment

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ab s t r ac tSolar-driven reverse osmosis desalination can potentially break the dependence of conventional desalination on fossil fuels, reduce operational costs, and improve environmental sustainability. The experience with solar desalination is investigated based on the analysis of 79 experimental and design systems worldwide. Our results show that photovoltaic-powered reverse osmosis is technically mature and -at unit costs as low as 2-3 US$ m -3 -economically cost-competitive with other water supply sources for small-scale systems in remote areas. Under favourable conditions, hybrid systems with additional renewable or conventional power sources perform as good as or better than photovoltaic-powered reverse osmosis. We suggest that in the short-term, solar RO desalination will gain shares in the market of small-scale desalination in remote areas. Concentrating solar power technologies have the highest potential in the medium-term for breakthrough developments in large-scale solar desalination.

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Section: Solar Unit Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Solar-driven desalination with reverse osmosis: the state of the art

Ghermandi

Messalem

2009

Desalination and Water Treatment

149

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“…The deserts of drylands also have the potential to generate large amounts of solar energy. The efficiency of solar energy generation increases with aridity because of the abundance of sunlight and the availability of cheap and vast stretches of land (Faiman et al, 2002). The continued increase in human demand for energy combined with the harmful effects of traditional forms of energy sources will gradually make solar energy production an economically viable option.…”

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Poverty Reduction Through Promoting Alternative Livelihoods: Implications for Marginal Drylands

Adhikari

2011

J of Intl Development

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Land degradation has become a most pressing issue in drylands. Although crop and livestock production have been the dominant sources of income, there is an increasing realisation that alternative livelihood options need to be explored to ensure both environmental and economic sustainability. This paper provides a systematic review of alternative livelihood strategies currently adopted for improving livelihood conditions of dryland dwellers in different parts of the world. Although drylands encompass a vast social and geographic terrain and represent a heterogeneous socio‐economic environment, this paper has been able to document some general lessons applicable to rural drylands for diversifying livelihood opportunities and promoting rural development while minimising the pressure from intensive land‐based activities. The paper concludes with a discussion on how international development policies can move forward in the fight against land degradation and in helping achieve poverty reduction through investments in sustainable land management and alternative livelihood strategies. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…In particular, deserts are likely to be competitive in solar energy generation, due to high solar radiation, low cloudiness, and cheaply available spaces (Faiman et al 2002). It can be argued that to minimize capital investment, only desert margins are the appropriate venue for solar power generation for export, whereas stations for local uses could be placed at other dryland sites.…”

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Achieving sustainability by introducing alternative livelihoods

Adeel¹,

Safriel²

2008

Sustain Sci

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The millennium ecosystem assessment report on global assessment of desertification has highlighted its worldwide impacts on the environment-increasing dust storms, floods and global warming-as well as on societies and economies. It links sustainable management of resources, and inter alia well-being of dryland populations, to reducing societal pressures on dryland ecosystems through adoption of alternative livelihoods. This paper, in combination with a companion paper by Safriel and Adeel, presents the conceptual underpinnings of this approach as well as examples of how innovative approaches for creating livelihoods can help reduce the pressure on marginal drylands.

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PETAL: a research pathway to fossil-competitive solar electricity

Cited by 8 publications

References 2 publications

Solar-driven desalination with reverse osmosis: the state of the art

Solar-driven desalination with reverse osmosis: the state of the art

Poverty Reduction Through Promoting Alternative Livelihoods: Implications for Marginal Drylands

Achieving sustainability by introducing alternative livelihoods

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