کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
300420 512480 2013 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Miracle or mirage? The promise and peril of desert energy part 1
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی انرژی های تجدید پذیر، توسعه پایدار و محیط زیست
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Miracle or mirage? The promise and peril of desert energy part 1
چکیده انگلیسی

Consisting of two parts, this article explores the history and challenges facing the Gobitec project in China, Japan, Mongolia and South Korea, an ambitious proposal to build a multibillion dollar solar power system in the Gobi desert that then exports electricity throughout Northeast Asia. After detailing its primary methods of data collection—research interviews, site visits, and a literature review—this first part of the study details the history of the Gobitec concept and its close relation to the Desertec concept in North Africa and Europe. It then discusses the “promise” of very large solar systems in deserts, namely improved security of supply and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. However, the second part of our study finds that such projects also face a list of serious – and perhaps insurmountable – technical, economic, political, and social barriers. That second part concludes by drawing implications for large-scale energy projects and energy policymaking more broadly.


► Gobitec is a multibillion dollar solar power system proposed for the Gobi desert.
► It could improve security of supply and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
► It also faces serious technical, economic, political, and social barriers.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Renewable Energy - Volume 50, February 2013, Pages 628–636
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