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Title: Enhancement of Solar Energy Representation in the GCAM Model

Abstract

The representation of solar technologies in a research version of the GCAM (formerly MiniCAM) integrated assessment model have been enhanced to add technologies, improve the underlying data, and improve the interaction with the rest of the model. We find that the largest potential impact from the inclusion of thermal Concentrating Solar Power plants, which supply a substantial portion of electric generation in sunny regions of the world. Drawing on NREL research, domestic Solar Hot Water technologies have also been added in the United States region where this technology competes with conventional electric and gas technologies. PV technologies are as implemented in the CCTP scenarios, drawing on NREL cost curves for the United States, extrapolated to other world regions using a spatial analysis of population and solar resources.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1033089
Report Number(s):
PNNL-18829
EB5701000; TRN: US201202%%639
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; AVAILABILITY; HOT WATER; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS

Citation Formats

Smith, Steven J, Volke, April C, and Delgado Arias, Sabrina. Enhancement of Solar Energy Representation in the GCAM Model. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.2172/1033089.
Smith, Steven J, Volke, April C, & Delgado Arias, Sabrina. Enhancement of Solar Energy Representation in the GCAM Model. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1033089
Smith, Steven J, Volke, April C, and Delgado Arias, Sabrina. 2010. "Enhancement of Solar Energy Representation in the GCAM Model". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1033089. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1033089.
@article{osti_1033089,
title = {Enhancement of Solar Energy Representation in the GCAM Model},
author = {Smith, Steven J and Volke, April C and Delgado Arias, Sabrina},
abstractNote = {The representation of solar technologies in a research version of the GCAM (formerly MiniCAM) integrated assessment model have been enhanced to add technologies, improve the underlying data, and improve the interaction with the rest of the model. We find that the largest potential impact from the inclusion of thermal Concentrating Solar Power plants, which supply a substantial portion of electric generation in sunny regions of the world. Drawing on NREL research, domestic Solar Hot Water technologies have also been added in the United States region where this technology competes with conventional electric and gas technologies. PV technologies are as implemented in the CCTP scenarios, drawing on NREL cost curves for the United States, extrapolated to other world regions using a spatial analysis of population and solar resources.},
doi = {10.2172/1033089},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1033089}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2010},
month = {Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2010}
}