Process Efficiency Multipliers:: Quantifying the Impact of Optimized Logistics and Sourcing Strategy on the Levelized Cost of Energy for Utility Scale - Softcover

Ogbedo, Nancy

 
9786209358401: Process Efficiency Multipliers:: Quantifying the Impact of Optimized Logistics and Sourcing Strategy on the Levelized Cost of Energy for Utility Scale
Softcover
ISBN 10: 6209358403 ISBN 13: 9786209358401
Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

The global energy sector's decarbonization imperative has firmly established utility-scale solar photovoltaics (PV) as a cornerstone technology. Historically, its rapid adoption has been fueled by a dramatic reduction in the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), primarily driven by plummeting hardware costs, particularly for PV modules. However, this era of hardware-centric cost reduction is concluding as module prices approach their theoretical floor. The project cost structure has consequently undergone a fundamental paradigm shift, with the balance now dominated by balance-of-system components, soft costs, and complex global logistics. This research posits that strategic integration of logistics and sourcing operations acts as a powerful Process Efficiency Multiplier (PEM), capable of generating non-linear, multiplicative savings on overall project cost, risk, and schedule.

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Publisher
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
6209358403
ISBN 13 
9786209358401
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
52