Photovoltaic water pumping applications: assessment of the near-term market

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:5045953

Rosenblum, L; Bifano, W J; Scudder, L R; Poley, W A; Cusick, J P

A preliminary assessment of the near-term market for photovoltaic water pumping applications is presented. One of the objectives of the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Photovoltaic Program is to stimulate the demand for photovoltaic power systems so that appropriate markets will be developed in the near-term to support the increasing photovoltaic production capacity also being developed by DOE. Water pumping applications represent such a potential market for photovoltaics. The price of energy for photovoltaic systems is compared to that of utility line extensions and diesel generators. The potential ''domestic'' demand is defined in the government, commercial/institutional and public sectors. The foreign demand and sources of funding for water pumping systems in the developing countries are also discussed briefly. It is concluded that a near-term domestic market of at least 240 megawatts (peak) and a foreign market of about 6 gigawatts (peak) exists and that significant market penetrations should be possible beginning in the 1981-82 period.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, Ohio (USA). Lewis Research Center
• DOE Contract Number: EX-76-A-29-1022
• OSTI ID: 5045953
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA/1022-78/29; NASA-TM-78847
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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