2007 Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 85-95
Solar power generation is regarded as the core energy source for the very long-term period of 100 years to come from the stand point of the future energy sustainability. Here in this paper a model of an integrated system of generation and transmission for such energy system is discussed for the future global technology development program. The capability of the present distributed small systems such as the roof-top photovoltaic systems still remains rather limited only capable of playing a supplementary role. To apply the solar power as the future core primary energy source, it would be necessary to operate giant scaled solar power generation plants set up at various locations throughout the world connected with super-conductive cable networks among them. We constructed our global energy network system model integrating three world major energy consuming countries/region; China, EU and US and five giant solar power plants spread-out around the world in order to estimate the requirements for the generation and transmission of solar power electric energy.
