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Concentrated solar thermal facilities: A GIS approach for land planning

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500 kVA
287 kVA
1000 kVA
230 kVA
1 15 kVA
161 kVA
230 kVA
500 kVA
230 kVA
1 15 kVA
230 kVA
230 kVA
1 15 kVA
1 15 kVA
Fort Irwin
Twentynine Palms McAg
China Lake Naval Weapons CTR
Edwards Air Force Base
Victorville
Hesperia
Ontario
Apple Valley
Adelanto
Chino
Yucaipa
Twentynine Palms
Fontana
Chino Hills
Barstow
San Bernardino
Redlands
Rialto
Yucca Valley
Colton
Upland
Rancho Cucamonga
Highland
Crestline
Loma Linda
Montclair
Bloomington
Grand Terrace
Yorba Linda
Ridgecrest
Claremont
Brea
Glen Avon
Pomona
Diamond Bar
Banning
San Bernardino NF
Angeles NF
Mojave NPRES
Death Valley NP
Joshua Tree NP Joshua Tree NP
Kelso Dunes
Sheephole Valley
Turtle Mountains
Old Woman Mountains
Kingston Range
Mesquite
Trilobite
Bristol Mountains
Whipple Mountains
Stepladder Mountains
Dead Mountains
San Gorgonio
Golden Valley
Cleghorn Lakes
Hollow Hills
Cadiz Dunes
Chemehuevi Mountains
Clipper Mountain
Piute Mountains
Rodman Mountains
Black Mountain
Newberry Mountains
Grass Valley
North Mesquite Mountains
Bighorn Mountain
Stateline
Bigelow Cholla Garden
Pahrump Valley
Saddle Peak Hills
114°0'0"W
114°0'0"W
115°0'0"W
115°0'0"W
116°0'0"W
116°0'0"W
117°0'0"W
117°0'0"W
35°0'0"N
35°0'0"N
34°0'0"N
34°0'0"N 33°0'0"N
Solar Facility Siting: Prime Locations for Future Development on BLM Land
San Bernardino County, California
Utilities:
Substations
T ransmission Lines
Pipelines
Land Designations:
Public Lands (BLM)
Urban Areas
Airports
Airport Buffer
Military Installation
Restricted Buffer
California State Parks
National Forest Service
National Park Service
Designated Wilderness
Conservation:
Desert Conservation Act
DFG Conservation Projects
US FWS Critical Habitat
BLM Solar Applications: (11/2010)
Authorized
Pending
Closed
Results:
Optimal Solar Prospects
2/19/2011
0 5 10 15 20 2.5
Miles
1:650,000
DNI Values
5100.00 - 6230.00
6230.01 - 7115.00
7115.01 - 7355.00
7355.01 - 7550.00
7550.01 - 7735.01
7735.01 - 8060.00
Direnct Normal Irradiance [DNI]
National
Renewable
Energy
Laboratory
-2010*
Desired DNI Values = 7,000 or higher
*Average Annual
DNI Values
Calculating Slope
Desired Slope
4% or less
Distance From T ransmission Lines
Desired Distance = 5 miles or less
*Euclidean
Distance
Heliostat mirrors tract the sun's movement
redirecting sunlight to a centralized reciever. The
heat is used to power a steam turbine that
generates electricity.
Image: Abengoa Solar - 2010
Heliostat Technology
* A Euclidean metric was used in
determining desired site distances from
main T-lines (115 kVA and higher).
T -Line data provided by HSTI Inc. - 2010
Slope calculated
from Digital Elevation
Models [DEM]
provied by U.S.G.S. -
San Bernardino County
0.0 - 2.0
2.1 - 6.0
6.1 - 12.0
12.1 - 20.0
20.1 - 32.0
32.1 <
Grade of Slope (percent)
Desirability
High
Low
Land Designations and Background: ESRI, ArcGIS - Basemap USA - 2008
Proposed Wilderness Boundary: CA Desert Protection Act 2010 - 2010
Solar Application Data: BLR2000 (BLM online database) - 2010
Utility Data: HTSI, Inc. - 2010
The technology sampled in this model calls for 2,000 contiguous acres,
annual DNI values higher than 7,000, and cumulative surface slopes less
than 4 percent grade. Areas near T-lines, pipelines, and substations were
considered highly desirable. Lands with prior designations (including
proposed wilderness) were not considered for prospect site locations. Due
to potential tower height, areas within 5 miles of airports were excluded
from consideration. Only the sites meeting optimal requirements within
BLM public lands have been displayed for application filing purposes.
Ron Lehman - USC
Note: The information herein was
compiled from multiple sources, is
considered reliable and the most
current available. Siting requirements
and guidelines provided by BrightSource
Energy in conjuntion with PPC Land
Consultants.

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Creator Lehman, Ronald G. (author)

Core Title Concentrated solar thermal facilities: A GIS approach for land planning [map]

School College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Degree Master of Science

Degree Program Geographic Information Science and Technology

Degree Conferral Date 2011-05

Publication Date 05/06/2011

Defense Date 03/11/2011

Publisher University of Southern California (original), University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Tag concentrated solar power,energy planning,facility siting,geographic information systems,land planning,OAI-PMH Harvest,power tower,solar enargy,suitability model

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Language English

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Advisor Kemp, Karen K. (committee chair), Goldberg, Dan (committee member), Swift, Jennifer N. (committee member)

Creator Email rlehman@usc.edu,rlehman25@gmail.com

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/usctheses-c127-15581

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