Introduction to Solar Energy

1. ENGINEERING SCIENCE &
ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
Lecture 3 - Solar
Keith Vaugh BEng (AERO) MEng

3. Solar
Source: http://people.tribe.net/huckaby/photos/8b534e53-28aa-4cee-a473-e565a5e02dbe

5. Source: http://www.eaas.co.uk/news/solar_features.html

7. Source: http://org.ntnu.no/solarcells/pages/Chap.2.php?part=1

9. Passive Solar
Source: http://www.ehow.com/about_5121836_two-methods-solar-heating.html

12. Source: http://www.williams.edu/resources/sustainability/green_buildings/images/five_elements_passive.gif

14. Source: http://www.cfconsultingusa.com/services/green-building/

16. Solar Panels

18. Source: http://www.grantengineering.ie/product/24

20. Source: http://www.grantengineering.ie/product/23

22. Source: http://www.intelligentenergysolutions.com/labels/Solar-Water-Heating-Panels.html

24. PV Solar Panels
Source: http://www.evoenergy.co.uk/cm/images/Solar%20Slate%20Roof%20Project.jpg

28. Solar Power Plants
Source: http://craigcoffmanproductions.com/yahoo_site_admin/

30. Source: http://www.powermag.com/Assets/Image/Imports/2007-12/40-04.gif

32. Source: http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200711/r197000_750535.jpg

34. Source: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/tropical/lecture_02/01m.jpg

36. Source: http://www.limericksolar.ie/images/Solar%20Angles.jpg

38. Source: http://www.eco-hometec.co.uk/solar_panels_feasibility.htm

40. Source: http://www.soda-is.com/eng/index.html

41. Averaged Solar Radiation 1990-2004
180°0'0" 160°0'0"W 140°0'0"W 120°0'0"W 100°0'0"W 80°0'0"W 60°0'0"W 40°0'0"W 20°0'0"W 0°0'0" 20°0'0"E 40°0'0"E 60°0'0"E 80°0'0"E 100°0'0"E 120°0'0"E 140°0'0"E 160°0'0"E 180°0'0"
80°0'0"N 80°0'0"N
70°0'0"N 70°0'0"N
60°0'0"N 60°0'0"N
50°0'0"N 50°0'0"N
40°0'0"N 40°0'0"N
30°0'0"N 30°0'0"N
20°0'0"N 20°0'0"N
10°0'0"N 10°0'0"N
0°0'0" 0°0'0"
10°0'0"S 10°0'0"S
20°0'0"S 20°0'0"S
30°0'0"S 30°0'0"S
40°0'0"S 40°0'0"S
50°0'0"S 50°0'0"S
60°0'0"S 60°0'0"S
70°0'0"S 70°0'0"S
80°0'0"S 80°0'0"S
180°0'0" 160°0'0"W 140°0'0"W 120°0'0"W 100°0'0"W 80°0'0"W 60°0'0"W 40°0'0"W 20°0'0"W 0°0'0" 20°0'0"E 40°0'0"E 60°0'0"E 80°0'0"E 100°0'0"E 120°0'0"E 140°0'0"E 160°0'0"E 180°0'0"
Yearly Mean of Irradiance in W/m!
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
20
00
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
90
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Realized by Michel Albuisson, Mireille Lefèvre, Lucien Wald.
Edited and produced by Thierry Ranchin. Date of production: 23 November 2006.
Centre for Energy and Processes, Ecole des Mines de Paris / Armines / CNRS.
Copyright: Ecole des Mines de Paris / Armines 2006. All rights reserved.

42. Averaged Solar Radiation 1990-2004
180°0'0" 160°0'0"W 140°0'0"W 120°0'0"W 100°0'0"W 80°0'0"W 60°0'0"W 40°0'0"W 20°0'0"W 0°0'0" 20°0'0"E 40°0'0"E 60°0'0"E 80°0'0"E 100°0'0"E 120°0'0"E 140°0'0"E 160°0'0"E 180°0'0"
80°0'0"N 80°0'0"N
70°0'0"N 70°0'0"N
60°0'0"N 60°0'0"N
50°0'0"N 50°0'0"N
40°0'0"N 40°0'0"N
30°0'0"N 30°0'0"N
20°0'0"N 20°0'0"N
10°0'0"N 10°0'0"N
0°0'0" 0°0'0"
10°0'0"S 10°0'0"S
20°0'0"S 20°0'0"S
30°0'0"S 30°0'0"S
40°0'0"S 40°0'0"S
50°0'0"S 50°0'0"S
60°0'0"S 60°0'0"S
70°0'0"S 70°0'0"S
80°0'0"S 80°0'0"S
180°0'0" 160°0'0"W 140°0'0"W 120°0'0"W 100°0'0"W 80°0'0"W 60°0'0"W 40°0'0"W 20°0'0"W 0°0'0" 20°0'0"E 40°0'0"E 60°0'0"E 80°0'0"E 100°0'0"E 120°0'0"E 140°0'0"E 160°0'0"E 180°0'0"
Yearly Mean of Irradiance in W/m!
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
00
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
20
00
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
90
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Realized by Michel Albuisson, Mireille Lefèvre, Lucien Wald.
Edited and produced by Thierry Ranchin. Date of production: 23 November 2006.
Centre for Energy and Processes, Ecole des Mines de Paris / Armines / CNRS.
Copyright: Ecole des Mines de Paris / Armines 2006. All rights reserved.
Source: http://www.soda-is.com/eng/index.html

46. BioMass