Photovoltaics - Hong Kong's renewable energy source?
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Hong Kong Papers in Design and Development, v.1, 1998, pp. 103-108
Abstract
The consensus of the ’92 Rio summit was that all development should aim for sustainable development. The major growth region for the next decade is SE Asia, particularly the cities of South China for which Hong Kong is a role model. Current buildings are heavily dependent on air-conditioning while planning legislation plus cost factors have inhibited the use of external shading devices and building codes have failed to introduce comprehensive integrated standards for energy conservation. Photovoltaics are a renewable energy resource without harmful effects on the environment. The technology is maturing and high efficiency low-cost cells starting in commercial production. Opportunities exist for photovoltaic arrays as shading and cladding panels in high-rise construction. Hong Kong’s solar radiation has been analysed, and the power potential of photovoltaic cladding and shading of a commercial building simulated. This paper outlines the 12-month study of photovoltaics being set up to monitor real values in the urban context and sub-tropical climate of Hong Kong.
(1) Introduction
(2) Background – The Hong Kong context
(3) Developments in photovoltaics
(4) Photovoltaics in Hong Kong
(5) Analysis of Hong Kong’s global solar irradiation
(6) Photovoltaics types
(7) Different photovoltaics types for different uses
(8) Study objectives
(9) Description of the study
(10) Conclusions
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1998
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en