West Carleton Renewable Energy R&D Facility Robin Sinha, P.Eng Executive Director Carleton Sustainable Energy Research Centre April 8, 2011

Outline Solar Research Capacity Solar Applications –SolarElectricity –SolarThermal –SolarAir Heating Solar related research considerations for the West Carleton Renewable Energy R&D Facility

Solar Photovoltaics Canada Research Chairs Advanced Photonic Components Group Contact: Professor Jacques Albert Nano-scale IC Design for Reliable Opto-Electronics and Sensors Contact: Professor Winnie Ye

Solar Applications Group Canada Research Chair Simulation and Modelling Contact: Dr. Ian Beausoleil-Morrison Assistant Professor Solar Thermal Contact: Dr. Cynthia Cruickshank

Photovolataics 101

Photovoltaic Applications

Solar Thermal 101

Solar Thermal Applications Sunoco Car Wash equipped with Solar Water Heating System Drake Landing, Alberta Solar Community District Heating Loop with Borehole Thermal Energy Storage Andasol Commercial Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal Power Plant, Spain

Solar Air Heating 101 Solar Wall

Solar Wall Applications Wal-mart Supercentre, Denver, USA 750 m² SOLARWALL providing 60,000 m³/hr Saving 1400 GJ/yr (388,000 kwh/yr) Direct cash saving US$27,000/yr City Hall, Erlangen, Germany 1600ft2 (150m2) of SolarWall panels incorporated into the high-rise office building’s curtain wall between the 6th and the 14th floor.

Solar Wall Applications Roof Mounted Solar Wall Photovolatiac Thermal (PV/T)

Solar Wall Crop Drying Mobile Solar Dryer Super-low energy consumption, low capital cost, high efficiency

West Carleton Renewable Energy R&D Facility State of the art research lab/office space Seminar/training facilities Technology showcase space Maximize use of reused and recycled materials Net zero energy –Energy efficient design –High solar fraction –Innovative solar technologies

West Carleton Renewable Energy R&D Facility Solar Research Opportunities Advanced PV Panels Building Integrated PV Advanced Solar Thermal Concepts Advanced Solar-Air Concepts Thermal Storage concepts Snow O&M

Solar to Electricity Economics OPA MicroFIT Program, <10 kW 20 year contract, $0.82c/kWh, Fixed Conventional Grid Connect No contract, ~$0.10c/kWh+price increase $0.10c/kWh+ increases $0.82c/kWh Fixed, 20 year $0.10c/kWh

Solar PV Economics Minto Net Zero Energy Inspiration House W Modules 6.2 kW = 8166 kWh ~$6700 per year in revenues

Solar PV Farm – Landfill Opportunities Camp Pendleton, San Diego solar power installation supporting electricity generation atop a landfill

Source: An Innovative Low-Energy Technology Application at MCB Camp Pendleton,

Camp Pendleton Solar Power Installation Photovoltaic Design Specifications –1.48 MW (DC) capacity –System made up of 220, 28-module 6.6 kW building blocks –Each panel has a fixed 15° tilt, 190° orientation –Solar tracking Construction Specifications –Units are built on self-ballasted, non-penetrating foundations –Gravel interface between ballasts and landfill cover –Adjustable system structure components –Spacing between modules (maintenance) –No excavation of the existing Evapotranspiration (ET) cover Source: An Innovative Low-Energy Technology Application at MCB Camp Pendleton,

Solar PV Farm Economics

Solar PV Landfill Farm Economics (Crest) S

Solar PV Landfill Farm Economics (Slope) S

Solar PV Landfill Farm Economics (Crest + Slope) S

Solar PV Farm Research Opportunities S Advanced panels Foundations Wind Loading Self Levelling Solar Tracking Snow O&M

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