Industrial applications of solar total energy. Volume III. Market penetration. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:5234850

The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the market penetration of a solar total energy system as an alternative source of energy for industrial applications. Total energy systems are those in which industrial process heat, electrical demands, and space heating and cooling requirements are satisfied at maximum possible efficiency. Determining market potential and penetration rates for these systems is an exceptionally difficult task because of the many variables and uncertainties involved, such as solar total energy system costs (capital, land and O and M), escalation rates, system size and annual energy displacement, cost of capital, cost and availability of conventional energy sources and governmental incentives for solar total energy systems. In reality, there can be no single deterministic answer; the best alternative is to provide a framework for the analysis of market penetration as a function of the primary variables. In this study, an integrated economic/market penetration model has been developed to simulate the impact of the various quantifiable parameters on the economic viability and market penetration potential of specific solar total energy systems. The two basic types of solar total-energy-system configurations considered in this analysis are: (1) central receiver systems and (2) distributed concentrating systems. Conceptual-system designs have been developed for each of the systems and in each of the five candidate-industry applications. The conceptual designs developed for each industry were used as reference baselines to determine economic viability of specific applications. The five industries that were selected are: (1) meat packing industry; (2) fluid milk industry; (3) sugar beet industry; (4) asphalt material industry; and (5) concrete block. (WHK)

• Research Organization: McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co., Huntington Beach, Calif. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5234850
• Report Number(s): SAN/1132-2/3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ASPHALTS
BEETS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BITUMENS
BODY FLUIDS
BUILDING MATERIALS
CALCULATION METHODS
CANNING
CONCRETES
COST
DESIGN
ECONOMICS
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY SOURCES
FABRICATION
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FOOD
FORECASTING
HEAT
HEATING SYSTEMS
INDUSTRY
INVESTMENT
LAND USE
MANUFACTURING
MARKET
MATERIALS
MATERIALS WORKING
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MEAT
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MONOPOLIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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PASTEURIZATION
POWER PLANTS
PROCESS HEAT
PROCESSING
PRODUCTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
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SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR PROCESS HEAT
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TAR
TOTAL ENERGY SYSTEMS
VEGETABLES