Solar Energy Resource Potential in Alaska
dc.contributor.author | Seifert, Richard D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zarling, John P. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-04T22:18:29Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-03-04T22:18:29Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1978-03 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11122/1417 | |
dc.description.abstract | Solar energy applications are receiving attention in Alaska as in much of the rest of the country. Solar energy possibilities for Alaska include domestic water heating, hot-water or hot-air collection for space heating, and the use of passive solar heating in residential or commercial buildings. As a first analysis, this study concentrated on applying solar energy to domestic hot-water heating needs (not space heating) in Alaska, and an analysis of solar hot-water heating economics was performed using the F-CHART solar energy simulation computer program. Results indicate that solar energy cannot compete economically with oil-heated domestic hot water at any of the five study locations in Alaska, but that it may be economical in comparison with electrically heated hot water if solar collector systems can be purchased and installed for $20 to $25 per square foot. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was made possible by a grant from the Solar Planning Office, West, 3333 Quebec, Denver, Colorado. It was performed as the Alaskan response to a western regional solar energy planning grant from the U. S. Department of Energy. The authors wish to acknowledge the support and cooperation of the Alaska State Department of Commerce, Division of Energy and Power Development, through whose efforts the grant was made available, especially Clarissa Quinlan, Grant Peterson, and Don Markle. | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Alaska, Institute of Water Resources | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | IWR;no. 89 | |
dc.subject | solar energy applications | en_US |
dc.subject | computer simulation | en_US |
dc.title | Solar Energy Resource Potential in Alaska | en_US |
dc.type | Technical Report | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-01-24T15:53:11Z |
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