The installation of solar power plants is currently having a notable expansion. The results presented show that the Argentinean Andes range, from the central to northern latitudes, is an excellent region for the placement of these plants, due to the sum of different positive factors: very high mean annual solar irradiation, low ambient temperature and relative humidity, low precipitable water content, normal wind speeds, and extremely low aerosol content of the atmosphere. The proposed regions are nearby San Antonio de los Cobres and El Leoncito and are compared with two important locations where large solar power plants have been (or will be) built: a site in Africa (Ouarzazate, Morocco) and one in Asia (Dubai, Arab Emirates). We present the results of the possible production of electricity, supplying a total of about 21,000 GWh, which is 15.6% of the 2015 Argentinean electric consumption and, consequently, could reduce the emission of greenhouse gases in a total mass of 11.2 × 106 tons of CO2eq. The installation of this type of renewable power plant will contribute significantly to the Argentinean population due to frequent (mainly summer) cutoff of electric power supply and, in particular, to isolated (low income) populations leaving in the Argentinean Andes range.
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August 2019
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Solar and Climatic High Performance Factors for the Placement of Solar Power Plants in Argentina Andes Sites—Comparison With African and Asian Sites
L. S. Della Ceca,
L. S. Della Ceca
Instituto de Física Rosario
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Bv 27 de Febrero 210 bis,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
e-mails: dellaceca@ifir-conicet.gov.ar;
dellaceca.lara@gmail.com
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Bv 27 de Febrero 210 bis,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
e-mails: dellaceca@ifir-conicet.gov.ar;
dellaceca.lara@gmail.com
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M. I. Micheletti,
M. I. Micheletti
Instituto de Física Rosario
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Rosario, 2000, Argentina;
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Rosario, 2000, Argentina;
Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas
y Farmacéuticas,
Universidad Nacional de Rosario,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
y Farmacéuticas,
Universidad Nacional de Rosario,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
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M. Freire,
M. Freire
Instituto de Física Rosario
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
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B. Garcia,
B. Garcia
Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección
y Astropartículas,
Facultad Regional Mendoza,
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional,
Mendoza, 5500, Argentina
y Astropartículas,
Facultad Regional Mendoza,
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional,
Mendoza, 5500, Argentina
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A. Mancilla,
A. Mancilla
Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección
y Astropartículas,
Facultad Regional Mendoza,
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional,
Mendoza, 5500, Argentina
y Astropartículas,
Facultad Regional Mendoza,
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional,
Mendoza, 5500, Argentina
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G. M. Salum,
G. M. Salum
School of Biological Sciences and Engineering,
Yachay Tech University,
Urcuquí, 100650, Ecuador
Yachay Tech University,
Urcuquí, 100650, Ecuador
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E. Crinó,
E. Crinó
Facultad de Ciencias Fisico-Matemáticas
y Naturales,
Universidad Nacional de San Luis,
San Luis, 5700, Argentina
y Naturales,
Universidad Nacional de San Luis,
San Luis, 5700, Argentina
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R. D. Piacentini
R. D. Piacentini
Instituto de Física Rosario
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Bv 27 de Febrero 210 bis,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina;
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Bv 27 de Febrero 210 bis,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina;
Laboratorio de Eficiencia Energética,
Sustentabilidad y Cambio Climático,
IMAE,
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas,
Ingeniería y Agrimensura,
Universidad Nacional de Rosario,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
e-mail: ruben.piacentini@gmail.com
Sustentabilidad y Cambio Climático,
IMAE,
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas,
Ingeniería y Agrimensura,
Universidad Nacional de Rosario,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
e-mail: ruben.piacentini@gmail.com
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L. S. Della Ceca
Instituto de Física Rosario
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Bv 27 de Febrero 210 bis,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
e-mails: dellaceca@ifir-conicet.gov.ar;
dellaceca.lara@gmail.com
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Bv 27 de Febrero 210 bis,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
e-mails: dellaceca@ifir-conicet.gov.ar;
dellaceca.lara@gmail.com
M. I. Micheletti
Instituto de Física Rosario
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Rosario, 2000, Argentina;
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Rosario, 2000, Argentina;
Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas
y Farmacéuticas,
Universidad Nacional de Rosario,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
y Farmacéuticas,
Universidad Nacional de Rosario,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
M. Freire
Instituto de Física Rosario
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
B. Garcia
Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección
y Astropartículas,
Facultad Regional Mendoza,
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional,
Mendoza, 5500, Argentina
y Astropartículas,
Facultad Regional Mendoza,
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional,
Mendoza, 5500, Argentina
A. Mancilla
Instituto de Tecnologías en Detección
y Astropartículas,
Facultad Regional Mendoza,
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional,
Mendoza, 5500, Argentina
y Astropartículas,
Facultad Regional Mendoza,
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional,
Mendoza, 5500, Argentina
G. M. Salum
School of Biological Sciences and Engineering,
Yachay Tech University,
Urcuquí, 100650, Ecuador
Yachay Tech University,
Urcuquí, 100650, Ecuador
E. Crinó
Facultad de Ciencias Fisico-Matemáticas
y Naturales,
Universidad Nacional de San Luis,
San Luis, 5700, Argentina
y Naturales,
Universidad Nacional de San Luis,
San Luis, 5700, Argentina
R. D. Piacentini
Instituto de Física Rosario
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Bv 27 de Febrero 210 bis,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina;
(CONICET—Universidad Nacional de Rosario),
Bv 27 de Febrero 210 bis,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina;
Laboratorio de Eficiencia Energética,
Sustentabilidad y Cambio Climático,
IMAE,
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas,
Ingeniería y Agrimensura,
Universidad Nacional de Rosario,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
e-mail: ruben.piacentini@gmail.com
Sustentabilidad y Cambio Climático,
IMAE,
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas,
Ingeniería y Agrimensura,
Universidad Nacional de Rosario,
Rosario, 2000, Argentina
e-mail: ruben.piacentini@gmail.com
1Corresponding authors.
Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING: INCLUDING WIND ENERGY AND BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION. Manuscript received August 6, 2018; final manuscript received November 28, 2018; published online January 8, 2019. Assoc. Editor: Nieves Vela.
J. Sol. Energy Eng. Aug 2019, 141(4): 041004 (18 pages)
Published Online: January 8, 2019
Article history
Received:
August 6, 2018
Revised:
November 28, 2018
Citation
Della Ceca, L. S., Micheletti, M. I., Freire, M., Garcia, B., Mancilla, A., Salum, G. M., Crinó, E., and Piacentini, R. D. (January 8, 2019). "Solar and Climatic High Performance Factors for the Placement of Solar Power Plants in Argentina Andes Sites—Comparison With African and Asian Sites." ASME. J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2019; 141(4): 041004. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042203
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