太阳能公路 - 英国的新潜在可再生能源
A Mukherjee1, J Benett1, K T Anyigor1
1Faculty of Engineering & Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
Environmental technology
|February 16, 2024
概括
太阳能公路通过将太阳能电池板集成到现有基础设施中,为减少碳足迹提供了一个有希望的解决方案. 这种创新方法有可能满足英国几乎所有的电力需求.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 可再生能源工程可再生能源工程
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
背景情况:
- 全球变暖是一个不断升级的威胁,由来自能源需求的人为碳排放驱动.
- 可再生能源,特别是太阳能,对于减少碳足迹至关重要.
- 太阳能公路通过利用现有道路基础设施,提供了一个创新的土地效率高的可再生能源解决方案.
研究的目的:
- 评估太阳能公路作为可再生能源的可行性和可行性.
- 评估将太阳能电池板嵌入到英国道路基础设施中的发电潜力.
- 为未来的研究提供信息,以在不同的背景下实施太阳能公路.
主要方法:
- 采用了使用基本数值模型的定量方法.
- 计算考虑了诸如季节性变化,交通量,树木和建筑物的遮阳,道路特征,太阳辐射和太阳能电池板类型等因素.
- 该研究的重点是英国道路网络的具体情况.
主要成果:
- 该研究估计,太阳能公路有可能满足英国总电力需求的96.42%.
- 这一发现凸显了太阳能道路技术的巨大潜力.
结论:
- 太阳能公路是可再生能源发电的可行和有吸引力的提议.
- 进一步的可行性和可行性研究是有必要的,以探索在各种环境中的实施.
- 太阳能公路的整合可以大大减少英国的碳足迹和能源需求.
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