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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Utility-scale solar"”.
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Utility Scale Solar Projects in California: An Initial Survey
… database for both concentrating and photovoltaic utility-scale solar power projects, those with a generation capacity of greater than 50 MW, hinders the ability of researchers and policy makers to examine the state of solar development in the state of California. This research project seeks to …
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Size Optimization of Utility-Scale Solar PV System Considering Reliability Evaluation
In this work, a size optimization approach for utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is proposed. The purpose of the method is to determine the optimal solar energy generation capacity and optimal location by the minimizing total system cost subject to the constraint that the system …
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Solar Energy Generation Forecasting and Power Output Optimization of Utility Scale Solar Field
… the data collected from the Cal Poly Gold Tree Solar Field. It was able to predict the system performance with 96.4 to 99.6 percent accuracy. The optimization method utilizes the backtracking algorithm already installed in the system and the pitch distance to control the angle of the tracker and …
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The Potential for Repurposing Disturbed Mining Properties in Nevada as Utility-Scale Solar Facilities
… of our energy sector have become commonplace. Utility-scale solar has received increased attention as a potential solution to these problems, and is being encouraged in many parts of the desert west, including Nevada. However, questions remain about the best placement for these new energy …
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Suitability modeling and the location of utility-scale solar power plants in the southwestern United States
… renewable energy at the legislative level, solar energy has started to play a noticeably larger role in the energy portfolio of certain regions in the United States. Decision making concerning the siting of new solar facilities can be complicated, and GIS-based suitability modeling is often …
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EVALUATION OF LAND, SOIL, WATER, AND VEGETATION-RELATED ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND TRADEOFFS AT UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES
Solar photovoltaics are a low-emission electricity source, but utility-scale development of ground-mounted PV may displace natural or agricultural land and compromise the land’s ability to provide ecosystem services. Co-locating solar photovoltaics with vegetation (sometimes referred to as …
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The changing landscape of energy generation in Virginia: How construction of utility-scale solar sites impacts soil physical and hydraulic properties
Utility-scale solar development is crucial for meeting renewable energy demand in many states in the United States, including Virginia. However, construction and operation of these large-scale facilities can substantially alter the ground surface, which subsequently has potential to impact soil …
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Utility Scale Solar Electric (USSE) and land use implications of meeting 2030 Renewable Energy Goals for California and Nevada in the Mojave Desert
… acres of land that hosts some of the highest solar radiation in the United States, the area around the Mojave Desert Ecoregion is the aim for new construction of Utility Scale Solar Electric (USSE), or solar facilities that produce >1 Megawatt in capacity. Using current population trends for …
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Does it have to be so complicated? : municipal renewable energy projects in Massachusetts
… interviews, and an in-depth case study of a solar Brightfield project implemented in Brockton, Massachusetts. The case study describes in detail the city's experience implementing a "Brownfields to Brightfields" solar project initiated through the US Department of Energy's Brightfields …
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Economic Comparison of Solar Racking Options to Decarbonize Florida Power & Light’s System
With the continued decline of the cost of solar photovoltaics, the importance of optimizing this resource in decarbonization efforts is increasing. In this thesis, we compare different solar racking options to minimize total system cost. We focus this analysis on the flat, tracking, and fixed …
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Siting solar energy facilities in New York state : sources of and responses to controversy
… sources of energy. One such source is solar power, and the federal and state governments in the United States have created various policies and financial incentives to encourage adoption of solar energy technologies. While solar energy offers tremendous potential benefits, siting …
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Solar energy in the minerals processing industry: identifying the first opportunities
Solar energy, particularly electricity generated from the solar resource, has long been thought to be amongst the most expensive energy products. However, in a climate of electricity shortages and pressures on industries to reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, many previous truths are …
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Following the Herd: Modeling Mule Deer Resource Selection in an Era of Solar Expansion
… represents a major environmental challenge. Utility scale solar energy (USSE) is perceived as an effective way to reduce emissions from burning fossil fuels, and is being rapidly developed in remote areas that also are wildlife habitats. USSE requires a great deal of land to generate energy, …
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Interfacial engineering and alternative device architectures for perovskite photovoltaics
… These properties could allow perovskite solar cells to revolutionize the PV industry from building integrated-PV to utility-scale solar cell deployment. All-back-contact (ABC) architectures, where both the selective contacts are micropatterned on one side of the absorber, represent …
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The genes must flow: using movement ecology to understand connectivity of Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) populations in altered landscapes
… left on the landscape after construction of utility-scale solar installations. Tortoises avoided areas of high slope and low perennial vegetation cover, avoided moving near low-density roads, and traveled along linear barriers. Results suggested that corridors through mountain passes can …
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Improving the accessibility of in-stream water wheels
… many forms of sustainable energy (include large-scale hydropower and utility-scale solar) are prohibitively expensive for resource-constrained communities. More affordable options for resource-constrained communities are decentralised energy resources, including pico-hydropower. Unfortunately, …
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Applications of Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and Remote Sensing to Improving Air Quality and Solar Energy Production
… spatial and temporal resolutions; however, large-scale WLPMSN calibration and maintenance remain a challenge because the manual labor involved in initial calibration by collocation and routine recalibration is intensive, the transferability of the calibration models determined from initial …