Health and safety considerations in solar and biomass deployment. A report on aspects of the TASE project
As an element of the Technology Assessment of Solar Energy, the fuel requirements for biomass energy systems and the material requirements for solar energy systems were developed for high and low growth scenarios. The low growth scenario projected 3 quads each for biomass and solar systems (1 quad = 10/sup 15/ Btu); the high growth scenario projected 5.7 quads for biomass and 8.5 quads for solar energy, all for the year 2000. This paper presents general conclusions and supporting data regarding public and occupational health and safety aspects of such incremental growth. It is shown that uncontrolled biomass combustion and, in particular, use of residential firewood, present risks that should be considered in developing energy policies that would encourage these technologies. In contrast, no extraordinary or unique hazards were found in assessing solar technologies.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 5720428
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-33613; ON: DE83018289
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
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ACCIDENTS
AIR POLLUTION
APPLIANCES
BIOMASS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
ENERGY
ENERGY SOURCES
FIRE HAZARDS
FUELS
HARVESTING
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
OXIDATION
POLLUTION
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SAFETY
SOLAR ENERGY
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES
WOOD FUELS