|
Energy analysis at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) encompasses a broad range of energy analysis in support of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), NREL programs and initiatives, and the energy analysis community. Here is the latest news on energy analysis activities at NREL:
Bolko von Roedern
|
On April 10, NREL's Strategic Energy Analysis Center (SEAC) and DOE/EERE's Office of Planning, Budget, and Analysis (PBA) will present a seminar discussing photovoltaic (PV) technology. This seminar, presented by Bolko von Roedern of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, will discuss the options and pathways for deploying photovoltaic energy generation. Emphasis will be on different module technologies, summarizing recent developments, and projecting future enhancements based on what is known today. The presentation will outline current and past Department of Energy (DOE) programs to accelerate PV development. Von Roedern also will review the approaches and roles of the most significant commercial PV producers worldwide.
For more information on the seminar series — including log-in and call-in information for remote access — visit the Web site.
Upcoming seminars
May 8, 2008
"Current and Emerging Solar Technologies" — Robert Margolis, NREL
This presentation will build upon the previous seminar regarding PV devices with information regarding the frontiers of development in solar technologies. This seminar will add issues of markets and policy to the technology discussion.
David Hurlbut
|
TAP Webcast: Texas Renewable Portfolio Standard
The Technical Assistance Project (TAP) for State and Local Officials will sponsor a Webcast on April 16 discussing Texas' experience in establishing its renewable portfolio standard and the "lessons learned." The presentation, which will be 3-4:15 p.m. (ET), is titled "A Look behind the Texas Renewable Portfolio Standard." The presenter is David Hurlbut, a senior analyst at NREL.
Information about the presenter, links to background materials and reports, and access to the speaker presentation (available April 14) can be found on the TAP Section of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program Web site.
Contact Misty Conrad via e-mail or by phone at 303-384-7467 to register (by April 11) or for additional information.
The documents in this section are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader
NREL staff members Nancy Carlisle, Jennifer Elling, and Terry Penney have published the report "A Renewable Energy Community: Key Elements" (PDF 731 KB), which assesses the feasibility of developing renewable energy communities. NREL is analyzing how these communities can help Americans overcome a high level of fossil fuel use and ever-increasing dependence on foreign oil. This project focuses on changing the way we design new communities using a renewable energy systems approach—with sustainable planning, net zero-energy homes, advanced vehicles, and innovative utility interconnections.
NREL recently published several analysis reports relating to solar technologies and their application:
"Photovoltaics Business Models" (PDF 1.0 MB)
This report summarizes work to better understand the structure of future photovoltaics business models and the research, development, and demonstration required to support their deployment.
"Photovoltaics Value Analysis" (PDF 1.3 MB)
This report identifies best practices in methodologies for estimating the value of distributed PV technologies, identifying gaps in existing knowledge, and outlining R&D opportunities.
"Production Cost Modeling for High Levels of Photovoltaics Penetration" (PDF 756 KB)
This report evaluates the likely avoided generation, fuels, and emissions resulting from photovoltaics (PV) deployment in several U.S. locations and identifies new tools, methods, and analysis to improve understanding of PV impacts at the grid level.
"Rooftop Photovoltaics Market Penetration Scenarios" (PDF 3.5 MB)
This study models the market penetration of rooftop photovoltaics (PV) in the United States under a variety of scenarios, on a state-by-state basis, from 2007 to 2015.
"Solar Resource Assessment" (PDF 1.1 MB)
This report covers the solar resource assessment aspects of the Renewable Systems Interconnection study. The status of solar resource assessment in the United States is described, and summaries of the availability of modeled data sets are provided.
NREL staff members Deb Beattie, Andy Walker, Sara Farrar-Nagy, Bob Westby, and Mary Werner participated in the Department of Defense (DOD) Energy Management Forum on March 17-19 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. The forum discussed renewable technologies and implementation strategies, sustainable design, financing, and other topics. It included representatives from the DOD, DOE, General Services Administration, and State of Hawaii.
SEAC analyst Andy Walker presented the results of a "renewable energy screening" report to Anheuser-Busch in March. This screening helped identify the combination of renewable energy technologies at each company site that minimizes life-cycle cost. Technologies considered include photovoltaics, wind, solar ventilation air preheating, solar water heating, daylighting, biomass gasification, and anaerobic digestion. Results identify measures totaling $63 million in implementation cost that could save more than $7 million per year in utility costs.
For the latest updates on information regarding energy analysis, visit the Energy Analysis Web site.
|
