A typical value of capactiy for an electrical power plant is approximately 100 MW. Some people have proposed to replace fossil fue use with use of "renewable" fuel, i.e. biomass. Assume that the average solar radiation reaching the earth is 250 W/m^2 and that 1% of the solar radiation is transformed into biomass. If the conversion efficiency from biomass to electricity is 25%, how much land area must be used to grow corps to provide fuel for the 100 MW power plant? Express your answers in squre meter, acres and square milesEnvironmental engineering problems?The answer will be as follows.
Amount of radiation converted to biomass= 250*1/100= 2.5W/m2
25% conversion to power= 2.5*25/100= .625W/m2
To produce 100Mw=100*1000*1000 W we require= 100,000,000/.625= 160,000,000M2 of land is required.Environmental engineering problems?M^2=100mw/.75 cant do roots on this keyboard. but M should equal the sq root of 100/.75Environmental engineering problems?cant do roots on this keyboard. but M should equal the sq root of 100/.75
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