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Solar thermal technologies - Potential benefits to U.S. utilities and industrySolar energy systems were investigated which complement nuclear and coal technologies as a means of reducing the U.S. dependence on imported petroleum. Solar Thermal Energy Systems (STES) represents an important category of solar energy technologies. STES can be utilized in a broad range of applications servicing a variety of economic sectors, and they can be deployed in both near-term and long-term markets. The net present value of the energy cost savings attributable to electric utility and IPH applications of STES were estimated for a variety of future energy cost scenarios and levels of R&D success. This analysis indicated that the expected net benefits of developing an STES option are significantly greater than the expected costs of completing the required R&D. In addition, transportable fuels and chemical feedstocks represent a substantial future potential market for STES. Due to the basic nature of this R&D activity, however, it is currently impossible to estimate the value of STES in these markets. Despite this fact, private investment in STES R&D is not anticipated due to the high level of uncertainty characterizing the expected payoffs. Previously announced in STAR as N83-10547
Document ID
19830056805
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Terasawa, K. L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Gates, W. R.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1983
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Energy
Volume: 7
ISSN: 0146-0412
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Accession Number
83A38023
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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