Technology Status - NET Nowak Energie & Technologie AG
Technology Status - NET Nowak Energie & Technologie AG
Technology Status - NET Nowak Energie & Technologie AG
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technologies, with a growth rate of 40% per year from 2005 to 2020. This<br />
means that the parabolic dish cumulative installed capacity would be more<br />
than 6 GW by 2020. This enormous growth rate is explained by the fact that<br />
huge untapped potential in developing countries could be exploited by<br />
parabolic dish systems, which are the most suitable CSP technology for<br />
smaller high-value and off-grid remote applications.<br />
SunLab and SolarPACES estimate that in very good locations, CSP technologies<br />
will be able to deliver power to large-scale, dispatchable markets for gridconnected<br />
peaking or base-load power, and rapidly expanding distributed<br />
markets, including both on-grid and remote/off-grid applications. CSP<br />
technology could meet requirements of current high-value and niche markets<br />
where fuel prices are high (e.g., island systems) or where green power generation<br />
has a high value, provided that the level of insolation meets CSP standards.<br />
Table 23<br />
Current, Planned and Forecast Cumulative Installed Capacity for all<br />
CSP <strong>Technologie</strong>s [MW electricity]<br />
2002 2005 2010 2020<br />
Parabolic trough 354 650 1.600 10,050<br />
Power tower 25 135 410 3,850<br />
Parabolic dish 1 40 215 6,250<br />
Source: <strong>NET</strong> Ltd., Switzerland.<br />
<strong>Technology</strong> Factors<br />
Based on past parabolic trough experience and cost information from<br />
projects under development, the progress ratio for parabolic trough<br />
technology in the near future is expected to be around 85% (meaning that<br />
every doubling of the volume manufactured leads to a cost reduction of 15%).<br />
No new plants have been built since 1991. However, existing plants have<br />
continued to improve through reduced O&M costs and advances in<br />
generation components.<br />
Power tower technology is unique among solar electric technologies in its<br />
ability to store solar energy efficiently and dispatch electricity to the grid<br />
when needed. Compared to parabolic trough technology, power tower<br />
technology has greater cost-reduction potential (particularly with regard to<br />
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