Solar thermal energy as renewable energy (PDF)

Seminar paper from the year 2019 in the subject Energy Sciences, grade: 2,0, University of Bremen (Institut Technik und Bildung), course: Erneuerbare Energien, language: English, abstract: Is the installation of a solar thermal system in Namibia for heating water or cooling food energetically reasonable?

In the course of this term paper, general terminology will be discussed first and then pivot to the renewable energy form of solar thermal. This is examined over the current value for the total segment of the renewable energies, the necessary hardware (periphery), up to current application possibilities. In addition, a system for a fictitious example in Namibia is examined and its economic viability is considered. Finally, the work ends in a reflection and the corresponding conclusion.

In Module 3.5 renewable Energies, we dealt extensively with various types of renewable energies. In the foreground were the better known renewable energies such as photovoltaics and wind power. In addition, we also dealt with geothermal energy, biomass, tidal power and solar thermal energy and about the planned grid expansion in the Federal Republic of Germany. In order to better understand and implement the creation and planning of renewable energy plants, a fictitious training center was established during the module in Namibia, which aims to use different concepts of renewable energy. Based on this fictitious training center, the benefits and the possibility of a solar thermal system also in Namibia will be investigated in more detail in this term paper. Not only the possibility of heating but also the possibility of cooling will be investigated.