Photovoltaics as important source of electric energy

V današnji družbi se vedno bolj uveljavlja sodobni način življenja: vse večja industrializacija, vedno večji pretok blaga, informacij in ljudi, vse večje koncentracije prebivalcev v mestnih središčih ter hitrejši tempo življenja. Takšen način življenja je vzrok za vedno večjo porabo električne energije, kar vodi do neugodnih podnebnih sprememb ter izčrpavanje zemeljskega plina in nafte. Narava nas dejansko sili k pridobivanju električne energije iz virov, ki ne morejo poiti, hkrati pa ne onesnažujejo okolja. Takšni viri so alternativni viri energije. Poznamo več alternativnih virov energije, mi pa se bomo osredotočili na izkoriščanje sončne energije za proizvodnjo električne energije s fotovoltaiko. V diplomski nalogi bomo predstavili njene splošne lastnosti, njeno vlogo v prihodnosti in položaj glede na primarne vire pridobivanja električne energije. Predstavili bomo tudi njen veliki in hitri razvoj na trgu v zadnjih letih. Pojasnili bomo vlogo logistike pri izgradnji sončnih elektrarn, optimizirali logistične procese in procese, ki nastopajo neposredno pri izgradnji sončne elektrarne ter poskušali ugotoviti, kdaj bo električna energija, pridobljena s fotovoltaiko, konkurenčna pridobivanju električne energije iz primarnih virov.A modern way of life in the form of an increasing industrialization, an increasing flow of goods, information, and people, an increasing concentration of population in urban centres, and increasing tempo of life is more and more prevailing in the contemporary society. Such a lifestyle is the cause of increased power consumption, leading to adverse climate change and depletion of natural gas and oil resources. The nature is literally forcing us to extract the electric energy from sources which are inexhaustible, and at the same time do not pollute the environment. Such sources are alternative energy sources. There are several alternative sources of energy but we will focus on the exploitation of solar energy to produce electricity by photovoltaics. In this thesis we are presenting its general features, its future role and position in relation to the primary sources of electric energy. We will also present the increasingly rapid growth of the photovoltaic market in the recent years. We will clarify the role of logistics in the construction of solar power stations, optimize logistics processes as well as the processes, which occur directly in the construction of a solar power station, and will try to ascertain when the electrical energy produced by photovoltaics will be competitive to that generated by primary energy sources