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Solar power technologies will have to become a major pillar in the world's future energy system to combat climate change and resource depletion. However, it is unclear which solar technology is and will prove most viable. Therefore, a comprehensive comparative assessment of solar technologies along the key quantitative and qualitative competitiveness criteria is needed. Based on a literature review and detailed techno-economic modeling for 2010 and 2020 in five locations, we provide such an assessment for the three currently leading large-scale solar technologies. We show that today these technologies cannot yet compete with conventional forms of power generation but approach competitiveness around 2020 in favorable...
This paper reviews research into two key issues related to the ecology of short rotation coppice crops (SRC)-pest control and wildlife habitat provision. It argues that established SRC has a high economic threshold to pest damage and can be managed with few pesticide applications without compromising production considerations. Tolerating the presence of certain insects and other plants is in turn cited as the main reason why SRC, if appropriately located, has the potential to increase biodiversity in many farmland situations. Research into the wildlife use of SRC crops is reviewed and species lists presented for key groups. Summary guidelines for the enhancement of SRC production plantations as a wildlife habitat...
Solar power technologies will have to become a major pillar in the world's future energy system to combat climate change and resource depletion. However, it is unclear which solar technology is and will prove most viable. Therefore, a comprehensive comparative assessment of solar technologies along the key quantitative and qualitative competitiveness criteria is needed. Based on a literature review and detailed techno-economic modeling for 2010 and 2020 in five locations, we provide such an assessment for the three currently leading large-scale solar technologies. We show that today these technologies cannot yet compete with conventional forms of power generation but approach competitiveness around 2020 in favorable...
Solar power technologies will have to become a major pillar in the world's future energy system to combat climate change and resource depletion. However, it is unclear which solar technology is and will prove most viable. Therefore, a comprehensive comparative assessment of solar technologies along the key quantitative and qualitative competitiveness criteria is needed. Based on a literature review and detailed techno-economic modeling for 2010 and 2020 in five locations, we provide such an assessment for the three currently leading large-scale solar technologies. We show that today these technologies cannot yet compete with conventional forms of power generation but approach competitiveness around 2020 in favorable...
This paper reviews research into two key issues related to the ecology of short rotation coppice crops (SRC)-pest control and wildlife habitat provision. It argues that established SRC has a high economic threshold to pest damage and can be managed with few pesticide applications without compromising production considerations. Tolerating the presence of certain insects and other plants is in turn cited as the main reason why SRC, if appropriately located, has the potential to increase biodiversity in many farmland situations. Research into the wildlife use of SRC crops is reviewed and species lists presented for key groups. Summary guidelines for the enhancement of SRC production plantations as a wildlife habitat...