1. Renewable Energy
a pathway to a more sustainable future
14 July 2013
Hsin-Hsiang Huang

2. Flat Panel Photovoltaic
Agua Caliente Solar Project, Arizona USA, 2014
397MW

3. Concentrated Photovoltaic
Alamosa Solar Generating Project, Colorado, USA, 2012
37MW, 87.5GWh, 504 module
dual axis, multi-junction cells, fresnel lens, concentrated > 500 times

4. CSP Parabolic Trough
Solar Energy Generating System, Mojave Desert, CA, USA
354MW

5. Concentrated Solar Power
Gemasolar,Andalucia Spain, 2011
19.9MW, 110GWhr

6. Altas Wind Energy Center, California, US (largest) 2013
1,320MW, E.ON

7. Lodon Array, North Foreland, UK, 2013
630MW (341Turbines x 3.4MW)
11.3km out of shore
Eq ~ 900,000 tons CO2
~ 300,000 passenger cars emission

8. Rance Tidal Power Station, Brittany, France, 1966 (1st & largest)
240MW(24 turbines), 600GWh, CF 40%, Barrage dam, 700m

9. Aguçadoura Wave Farm, Póvoa deVarzim, Portugal 2008 (1st)
2.25MW, Surface-following attenuator, Pelamis, 5km from shore

10. Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station, Iceland,1990
Dry steam, 21 wells, 2km depth, 190C, 120MW(4 turbines)

11. Opel Ampera
ElectricVehicle (Extended, dual)
Top speed: 161 km/h
EV range: 60 km (MVEG cycle),Total range: >500 km

12. Smart Grid: distributed generation, info networks, sys. coordination, demand management
Source: IEEE

13. European SuperGrid
Source: Desertec, dii

14. Levelized Cost Comparison between Technologies, 2010 and 2020
Source: IRENA 2012

15. Thank you for your attention!

16. World Potential Solar Energy
Source: UNEP

17. High Potential Areas for Tidal Resources

18. World Potential Renewable Energy

19. Smart Grid & Distributed Energy & Demand Side Management

20. Source: Medgrid