挖掘印度太阳能水未使用的能源潜力
Aditya Keskar1, Vivek Soni2, Jaya Shukla2
1Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States.
Environmental science & technology
|September 12, 2023
概括
印度 印度 印度
科学领域:
- 农业工程 农业工程
- 可再生能源系统可再生能源系统
- 可持续发展 可持续发展 可持续发展
背景情况:
- 印度的农民经常缺乏可靠的电力,阻碍了农业生产力.
- 太阳能水为传统灌能源提供了一个可持续的替代方案.
- 提高太阳能水利用率是提高农业可持续性和清洁能源获取的关键.
研究的目的:
- 调查印度太阳能水部署在农场层面的影响和机遇.
- 量化未使用的太阳能潜力,并确定太阳能水系统的挑战.
- 与柴油替代品相比,评估太阳能水对环境的好处和经济影响.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自292个农民的初级调查数据和来自1106个太阳能水的运营数据.
- 建模了潜在的太阳能发电,以估计未使用的能源.
- 分析了的使用模式,并与柴油的生命周期CO2-eq排放量进行了比较.
主要成果:
- 据估计,每个系统每月300-400千瓦时的太阳能 (高达95%的潜力) 仍然未被利用.
- 农民报告说,收入增加,操作更容易,但面板清洁和跟踪问题仍然存在.
- 高度使用的太阳能减少了93%的CO2-eq排放,而使用不足的比柴油增加了26%的排放.
结论:
- 大量未使用的太阳能为非送应用提供了机会.
- 大约70%的太阳能显示出积极的环境效益,取决于使用率.
- 解决面板维护等挑战对于最大限度地利用太阳能水技术的好处至关重要.
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