Possible uses of solar energy in European agriculture
The results of a study performed for the European Economic Community with the aim of identifying Solar Energy (SE) systems applicable to agriculture in the EEC and of estimating the size of their potential market are presented. The first part is a state-of-the-art survey of SE systems for agricultural applications. The second part is the presentation and analysis of data relative to energy consumption. The third part uses a double-pronged methodology to identify for each agricultural application those SE techniques which could become competitive: the one line of reasoning analyzes the obstacles hindering the penetration of solar techniques; the second derives a numerical estimate of the solar collector surface that would be necessary to cover any given percentage of the thermal load of each sector in each region. Finally, the two routes are assembled into an overall evaluation of the possibility of introducing a given technology in a given sector in the EEC.
- OSTI ID:
- 6548776
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-800604-P2
- Journal Information:
- Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States), Vol. 3.1; Conference: American section of the International Solar Energy Society conference, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2 Jun 1980
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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