Izikweletu Zentela “Intwasahlobo” zokuthuthukiswa kwe-Tracking System eMelika

Okwasekhaya e-US umsebenzi wokukhiqiza ama-solar tracker nakanjani uzokhula ngenxa yoMthetho Wokuncishiswa Kokwehla Nokwehla kwamandla emali osanda kuphasiswa, ohlanganisa ikhredithi yentela yokukhiqiza yezingxenye ze-solar tracker. Iphakethe lezindleko zikahulumeni lizohlinzeka abakhiqizi ngekhredithi yamashubhu e-torque kanye nezibophelelo zesakhiwo ezenziwe ekhaya e-US.

"Kulabo bakhiqizi be-tracker abahambisa amashubhu e-torque noma izinsimbi zabo zokubopha phesheya kwezilwandle, ngicabanga ukuthi lezi zikweletu zentela zabakhiqizi zizobabuyisela ekhaya," kusho u-Ed McKiernan, umongameli weTerrasmart.

Njengoba lokhu kwenzeka, ikhasimende lokugcina, umnikazi-opharetha we-PV array, uzofuna ukuncintisana ngentengo ephansi. Intengo yama-tracker izoncintisana kakhulu uma iqhathaniswa nokutsheka okungaguquki.”

I-IRA ikhuluma ngokuqondile ngezinhlelo zokulandela umkhondo phezu kwezintaba ezingaguquki, njengoba eyokuqala iyisakhiwo solar esiyinhloko samaphrojekthi amakhulu noma amaphrojekthi e-PV abekwe phansi e-US. Ngaphakathi kwephrojekthi efanayo, abalandeleli belanga bangakha amandla amaningi kunezinhlelo ezinyakazayo ezingaguquki ngenxa yokuthi izikhwebu zizungeziswa 24/7 ukuze kugcinwe amamojula ebheke elangeni.

Amashubhu e-Torsion athola ikhredithi yokukhiqiza engu-$0.87/kg futhi izibophelelo zesakhiwo zithola ikhredithi yokukhiqiza engu-US$2.28/kg. zombili izingxenye ngokuvamile ekhiqizwa ngensimbi.

UGary Schuster, oyi-CEO yomkhiqizi wabakaki basekhaya i-OMCO Solar, uthe, "Kungaba inselele ukulinganisa okokufaka kwemboni ye-IRA ngokwezikweletu zentela zokukhiqiza i-tracker. Sebekushilo lokho, baphethe ngokuthi kunengqondo ukusebenzisa amaphawundi e-torque tube ku-tracker njengesilinganiso ngoba kuyindinganiso evamile yokukhiqiza ama-tracker. Angazi ukuthi ungakwenza kanjani okunye."

I-torque tube ingxenye ejikelezayo ye-tracker enwebeka kuwo wonke amarenki e-tracker futhi ithwala izintambo zengxenye kanye nengxenye ngokwayo.

Izibophelelo zesakhiwo zinokusetshenziswa okuningi. Ngokusho kwe-IRA, bangakwazi ukuxhuma ishubhu ye-torque, baxhume umhlangano wedrayivu kushubhu ye-torque, futhi baxhume uhlelo lwemishini, uhlelo lokushayela, kanye nesisekelo se-solar tracker. U-Schuster ulindele ukuthi izibophelelo zesakhiwo ziphendule cishe u-10-15% wengqikithi yokwakheka kwe-tracker.

Nakuba zingafakwanga engxenyeni yekhredithi yomthamo we-IRA, izibandisi zelanga ezibekwe phansi ezinyakazayo nezinye izingxenye zekhompuyutha zelanga zisengakhuthazwa nge-Investment Tax Credit (ITC) “ibhonasi yokuqukethwe kwasekhaya”.

Amalungu afanayo e-PV okungenani anezingxenye zawo ezingu-40% ezikhiqizwe e-US afanelekela isikhuthazo sokuqukethwe kwasekhaya, esingeza ikhredithi yentela engu-10% ohlelweni. Uma iphrojekthi ihlangabezana nezinye izimfuneko zokufunda kanye nezimfuneko zamaholo ezikhona, umnikazi wesistimu angathola ikhredithi yentela engu-40% yayo.

Abakhiqizi babeka ukubaluleka okukhulu kule nketho yebakaki enyakazayo enyakazayo njengoba yenziwa ngokuyinhloko, uma ingenziwanga kuphela, ngensimbi. Ukwenza insimbi kuyimboni esebenzayo e-USA futhi ukunikezwa kwesikweletu sokuqukethwe kwasekhaya kudinga nje ukuthi izingxenye zensimbi zenziwe e-USA ngaphandle kwezithasiselo zensimbi ezisetshenziswa enqubweni yokucwenga.

Okuqukethwe kwasekhaya kwayo yonke iphrojekthi kumele kufinyelele umkhawulo, futhi ezimweni eziningi, kunzima kubakhiqizi ukuthi bahlangabezane nalokhu okuhlosiwe ngezingxenye nama-inverter, "kusho uMcKiernan. Kukhona ezinye izindlela zasekhaya ezitholakalayo, kodwa zilinganiselwe kakhulu futhi zizothengiswa kakhulu eminyakeni ezayo. Sifuna ukugxila kwangempela kwamakhasimende kuwele ebhalansi ye-electromechanical yohlelo ukuze bakwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zokuqukethwe kwasekhaya."

Ngesikhathi sokushicilela lesi sihloko, uMnyango wezeziMali ufuna ukuphawula ngokusetshenziswa nokutholakala kwekhredithi yentela ye-IRA Clean Energy Tax. Kusele imibuzo emayelana nemininingwane yezidingo ezikhona zamaholo, ukufaneleka kwemikhiqizo yesikweletu sentela, kanye nezinkinga eziphathelene nokuqhubeka kwe-IRA.

U-Eric Goodwin, uMqondisi Wokuthuthukiswa Kwebhizinisi kwa-OMCO, uthe, "Izinkinga ezinkulu azihlanganisi kuphela isiqondiso ngencazelo yokuqukethwe kwasekhaya, kodwa futhi nesikhathi seqoqo lokuqala lamaphrojekthi, futhi amakhasimende amaningi anombuzo, ngizosithola nini lesi sikweletu? Ingabe kuzoba yikota yokuqala? Ingabe kuzoba ngomhlaka-1 Januwari? Ingabe iqala kabusha?

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Isikhathi sokuthumela: Dec-30-2022