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Discounted payback period
About: Discounted payback period is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 197 publications have been published within this topic receiving 2922 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a technoeconomic analysis/life-cycle assessment based on actual production by the Cornell Marine Algal Bio-fuels Consortium with biomass productivity of 23g/m2-day.
Abstract: This techno-economic analysis/life-cycle assessment is based on actual production by the Cornell Marine Algal Biofuels Consortium with biomass productivity > 23 g/m2-day. Ten distinct cases are presented for two locations, Texas and Hawaii, based on a 100-ha production facility with end-to-end processing that yields fungible co-products including biocrude, animal feed, and ethanol. Several processing technologies were evaluated: centrifugation and solvent extraction (POS Biosciences), thermochemical conversion (Valicor), hydrothermal liquefaction (PNNL), catalytic hydrothermal gasification (Genifuel), combined heat and power, wet extraction (OpenAlgae), and fermentation. The facility design was optimized by co-location with waste CO2, a terraced design for gravity flow, using renewable energy, and low cost materials. The case studies are used to determine the impact of design choices on the energy return on investment, minimum fuel and feed sale prices, discounted payback period, as well as water depletion potential, human health, ecosystem quality, non-renewable resources, and climate change environmental indicators. The most promising cases would be economically competitive at market prices around $2/L for crude oil, while also providing major environmental benefits and freshwater savings. As global demands for fuels and protein continue rising, these results are important steps towards economical and environmentally sustainable production at an industrial scale.
268 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the potential and the cost-effectiveness of a solar photovoltaic power plant for meeting the energy demand of garment zone at Jaipur (India) is analyzed.
181 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the performance of hybrid PV/solar-thermal (PVT) systems for distributed electricity and hot-water provision in a typical house in London, UK.
168 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a strategy for optimal allocation of multiple Community Energy Storage (CES) units in a distribution system with photovoltaic (PV) generation.
160 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors apply a financial methodology, like the discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis, for the assessment of PV modules recycling process profitability, which goes to evaluate two main indexes, as the Net Present Value (NPV) and the Discounted Payback Period (DPBT).
Abstract: The photovoltaic (PV) industry has a relevant role in terms of energy systems sustainability. The economic and environmental benefits related to its application brought the PV sector to an overall installed power of about 138 GW in 2013 (+24% compared to 2012). The recent update of the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive classifies End-of-Life (EoL) PV panels as an electrical/electronic waste. Hence, it became mandatory to define alternative strategies to landfill [1] . The scientific literature presents different interesting technological solutions, together with related environmental benefits coming from the PV modules recycling. However, there is a clear fragmentation from an economic point of view [2] . The aim of this paper is to apply a financial methodology, like the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis, for the assessment of PV modules recycling process profitability. This method goes to evaluate two main indexes, as the Net Present Value (NPV) and the Discounted Payback Period (DPBT). The Italian context is selected as a reference case study for the definition of an optimal plant capacity size related to current and expected national market volumes. To this aim, two types (pilot and industrial) of plants are proposed by the authors. The obtained financial results are useful to support future strategic decisions about the PV recycling management.
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| Year | Papers |
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| 2022 | 1 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 15 |