Preliminary energy sector assessments of Jamaica. Volume III: renewable energy. Part I: solar energy - commercial and industrial

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6890105

This study concerns commercial and industrial solar applications, specifically solar water heating and solar air cooling. The study finds that solar domestic water heating and boiler make-up water preheating are technically feasible and, depending on the displaced energy source (electrical or various fuel types), economically justified; and that solar hot water installations could displace the equivalent of 189,842 barrels of fuel oil per year. However, solar cooling requires high performance collectors not currently manufactured in Jamaica, and feasibility studies indicate that solar cooling in the near term is not economically justified.

• Research Organization: Energy Systems International, McLean, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6890105
• Report Number(s): PB-82-249533
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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