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Renewable Energyin Costa Rica
Fred Loxsom November 8, 2002
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Sustainable Development
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
Principle 3
The right to development must be fulfilled so as to equitably meet developmental and environmental needs of present and future generations.
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Sustainable Development
Rio Declaration on Environment and DevelopmentPrinciple 9
States should cooperate to strengthen endogenous capacity-building for sustainable development by improving scientific understanding through exchanges of scientific and technological knowledge, and by enhancing the development, adaptation, diffusion and transfer of technologies, including new and innovative technologies.
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The Economic Base
Economic Sector % GDP Agriculture 13 Industry 22 Commerce and Tourism 40
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Costa Rica
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Natural Beaches
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Birdwatching
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Lizard Watching
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Volunteering
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Observing Natural Phenomena
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Being Observed as Unnatural Phenomena
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Studying Geothermal
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Studying Windpower
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Economic Indicators
United States Costa Rica Population 280 million 3.8 million
Growth Rate 0.80% 1.60%
GDP (per capita) $36,300 $3,850
Gini Index 0.41 0.46
Oil (per capita) 26 bbl/year 3.7 bbl/year
Auto (per capita) 44% 34%
Imported Oil 55% 100%
Electricty (per capita) 13,000 kWh 1,500 kWh
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Electricity Generation
United States Costa Rica Electricty (per capita) 13,000 kWh 1,500 kWh Demand Growth 2% 5% Fossil Fuel 71% 1% Nuclear 20% 0% Hydroelectric 7% 83% Geothermal 1% 14% Wind 1% 2%
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Electricity Generation Costs
Electricity Generation Cost (¢/kWh)
Oil 1% 26 Geothermal 14% 3.5 Hydroelectric 82% 2.2 Wind 3% ?
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Potential Generation Capacity
Installed Capacity
(MW)
Potential Capacity
(MW) Oil 240 0? Geothermal 140 900 Hydroelectric 1200 10,000 Wind 46 >600
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Hydrocarbons
Imported. Expensive Negative environmental impacts
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Geothermal
Local resource Inexpensive Renewable? Some negative environmental impacts.
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Compatible with Eco-tourism?
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Hydroelectric
Local resource Renewable Capital Intensive Some negative environmental impacts.
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Wind
Local resource Renewable Unknown expense Imported equipment Some negative environmental impacts.
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Is Solar Energy An Option?
Local Resource Renewable Imported equipment Cost?
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Insolation Map
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Insolation Map
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Insolation
Average insolation
ranges from
4.0 kWh/m2/day
to
5.4 kWh/m2/day
Assume 5.0 kWh/m2/day or 1,800 kWh/ m2/year
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Which Solar Option?
Hot Water Systems? Process heat? We will only consider Photovoltaic
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Why Photovoltaic?
Converts sunlight directly into electricity.Can stand alone.Very reliable.Modular.
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Solar Panel Output
Assume efficiency = 14%Output = 0.14 x 5.0 kWh/m2/day = 0.70 kWh/m2/day = 365 day/year x 0.70 kWh/m2/day = 255 kWh/m2/year
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Solar System Size
Yearly Growth = 0.05 x 1500 kWh = 75 kWhPanel Area Needed = 75 kWh / 255 kWh/m2
= 0.30 m2
Array Size = 1000 W/m2 x 0.30 m2 x 0.14 = 42 W
Need to add 42 Watt capacity per person – equivalent to 3 square feet.
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Solar Economics
Array cost = $5 / Watt
System cost = $10 / Watt
Per capita cost = 42 Watt x $10 / Watt = $420
This represents 10% of the GDP
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Cost of Solar Electricity
Assume very simple economics – System lasts 25 years and cost is spread evenly over 20 years. Neglect inflation and interest.
Output = 75 kWh / yearSystem Cost = $420 / 20 year = $21 / yearElectricity cost = $21 / 75 kWh = 28 cents/kWh
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Conclusions?
Photovoltaic is expensive. Uses imported equipment. Environmentally benign. Compatible with eco-tourism. Good for remote locations with no grid. Being installed in national parks. Compatible with Hydrogen Economy.
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