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Assessing the costs of solar power plants for the Island of Roatàn

Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2011. / Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 36-37). / This is an analysis assessing the installation costs of different solar power plant technologies and the current commercial availability for installation on the Island or Roatàn. Commercial large-scale power plants have been in use for decades and their technical feasibility has been documented as well as their high installation costs. Roatàn is currently seeking alternatives for powering their island. This thesis explores the initial costs of the solar power options currently available to the island, focusing on the large energy storage requirements needed for the island to be powered entirely off of sunlight. / by Ethan Huwe. / S.B.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/68843
Date January 2011
CreatorsHuwe, Ethan (Ethan L.)
ContributorsDaniel Frey., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.
PublisherMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Source SetsM.I.T. Theses and Dissertation
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Format39 p., application/pdf
Coveragencho---
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