Abstract
Popular comparisons between the amount of solar energy that reaches the earth and our present and projected global energy needs are enormously encouraging but they can be misleading. In the first place, not all of our energy needs are electrical, although probably a significant part of the world’s present-day non-electrical energy needs could be powered by electricity if solar-generated power from VLS-PV systems were to become low enough in cost. But there is a more immediate problem that reveals itself upon closer examination of the electricity sector. Namely, that because of the rapid response of PV cells to changes in solar irradiance, there could be problems in accommodating solar-generated power into an existing electricity grid if the VLS-PV system becomes large enough.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Energy from the Desert |
| Subtitle of host publication | Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Systems: Socio-economic, Financial, Technical and Environmental Aspects |
| Publisher | Earthscan |
| Pages | 99-111 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781849770064 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Business, Management and Accounting
- General Economics, Econometrics and Finance