Criteria for an Ideal Solar Photovoltaic Powered Industry

摘要

A study based on the results of a literature survey on the application of solar photovoltaic energy and the use of energy in the Primary Metals Industries is given. A criteria is outlined for an ideal solar photovoltaic powered industry and the Primary Metals Industries is evaluated with respect to this criteria. Some of the major findings of this report are: (1) The most important requirements of an ideal solar photovoltaic powered industry are the ability to use dc electrical power, ability to be located in Southern California or the Southwestern US and ability to do without power for extended periods of time. (2) The costs of varying from the ideal are most severe with respect to the loss of power element of the criteria. (3) Although most of the industries in the Primary Metals group use tremendous amounts of electrical energy, the general requirements of an uninterruptable power source makes them less than ideal users of photovoltaic energy. (4) It appears to be both technologically and economically feasible to develop processes which would make at least four of the seven members of the Primary Metals Industries ideal solar photovoltaic powered industries. (ERA citation 04:052805)