How Much Does Solar Energy Cost Per Kwh
Comments (0) How much does solar energy cost per watt?
This is for a science project and i’m comparing wind energy to solar energy. wind energy only costs $1/watt and $0.03-$0.05/kWh in average windspeeds of 6m/s
well your estimate for wind turbines is a little low in practical applications.
the 1 billion dollar 500 megawatt wind farm being built in Washington Iowa hopes to have a production cost of .093 per kwh.
here are some production costs for various types of plants.
costs are given as cents per kwh.
nuclear= 7.5 kwh
super critical pulverized coal=6.5 per kwh.
integrated gasification combined cycle coal(clean coal) =7.2 kwh
same IGCC plant with carbon capture=7.9 to 9.3 kwh
bio mass burning plants=7.5 to 8.8 kwh
solar thermal plants= 17.9 kwh
silicon photovoltaic plants=33.5 to 39.4 cents per kwh
thin film photovoltaic plants=24.6 to 31.5 cents per kwh.
BTW the biomass plants currently in operation burn agricultural & industrial wastes ranging from saw dust to turkey manure
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