Cogenerative PV Thermal Modules of Different Design for Autonomous Heat and Electricity Supply

Kharchenko, V. K.; Панченко, Владимир; Tikhonov, Pavel; Vasant, Pandian

doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-3867-7.ch004

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“…The introduction of new models of photovoltaic modules, which increase the service life of PV systems to 40-50 years, as well as their consequences on payback of solar power plants, is also a topic to be considered, especially when compared to standard laminated modules [50]. Solar hybrid is also a promising field of study, which could provide higher efficiencies and a positive effect in the payback of the project [51]. A sensitive analysis could be applied with regard to the efficiency in the aforementioned scenarios, in order to assess the effect of technological advances in this variable.…”

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A European Assessment of the Solar Energy Cost: Key Factors and Optimal Technology

2021

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Solar energy has become one of the most important sources of energy all around the world. Only in the European Union, between 2010 and 2019, solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation capacity increased from 1.9 to over 133 GW. Throughout this work, an economic analysis of the production of photovoltaic solar energy utility scale facilities is performed, previously defining some theoretical concepts relating to electricity generation by means of photovoltaic modules, as well as commenting on studies that have inspired the project. In order to carry out this economic analysis, the locations of twenty capital cities within European Union countries are selected, in order to estimate their yearly solar PV energy produced under specific conditions. The Levelized Costs of Energy (LCOE) is calculated with the goal of comparing the profitability of each photovoltaic tracking technology: fixed, one-axis tracking systems (vertical or inclined) and two-axis tracking systems; including LCOE maps country-wise for each technology. A sensitivity analysis is also presented, in order to evaluate the significance and impact of the main variables involved in the analysis. The results show that one-axis tracking systems are the best option in all countries, reducing LCOE by more than 20% when compared to two-axis tracking system. The impact of wages is also significant. In higher latitudes, in most cases, wages also increase, hence the LCOE is higher and consequently less interesting for a potential investor.

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A European Assessment of the Solar Energy Cost: Key Factors and Optimal Technology

2021

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“…Obtaining high-quality fertilisers when using agricultural wastes in biogas power plants, the operation of those is also possible in combination with thermal photoelectric modules [35]. Also, the production of bio-hydrogen from agricultural wastes is becoming more and more relevant [36].…”

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“…Among the crops studied in combination with AV were wheat [7,10], corn [35], rice, beans, peanuts, potatoes [7,19], sweet potatoes, beetroot [36], grapes [24], lettuce [10,13], Welsh onion [37], basil [34], spinach [34], celery, fennel, chard, tomato, pepper, zucchini, cucumber [10], eggplant, watermelon, pumpkin, various cabbages, Aloe vera [21], agave, taro, clover and other pasture crops [25], raspberry, strawberry, cherries, citrus fruits, and mushrooms.…”

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A Review of Current Activities and Future Trends in Agrivoltaics

Klokov¹,

Loktionov²,

Loktionov³

et al. 2023

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Agrivoltaics (Agri-PV, AV) - the joint use of land for the production of agricultural products and energy - has recently been rapidly gaining popularity, as it can significantly increase income per unit of land area. In a broad sense, AV systems can include converters of not only solar, but also energy from any other local renewable source, including bioenergy. Current approach to AV represents an evolutionary development of agroecology and integrated PV power supply to the grid. That results in nearly doubled income per unit area. While AV could provide a basis for revolution in large-scale unmanned precision (intelligent) farming which is impossible without on-site power supply, chemical fertilisation and pesticides reduction, and yield processing on-site. These approaches could change the logistics of agriculture dramatically, and so, reduce its carbon footprint. Utilisation of decommissioned solar panels in AV could make the technology twice cheaper and postpone the need for bulk PV recycling. This review is mainly focused on the possibilities for AV to be stronger integrated into agriculture that could also help in relevant legal collisions (considered as neither rather than both components) resolution.

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“…Agrovoltaics is also an emerging IoT-related technological revolution that has promising applications in sustainable energy-food production. Emerging developments include light transmittance and extended service life using foldable PV modules and solar tiles [16] and integrated electrical and thermal energy generation systems [68][69][70]. A key drawback is the nascency of agrovoltaic systems [71][72][73].…”

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Application of Internet of Things (IoT) for Optimized Greenhouse Environments

Maraveas

Bartzanas

2021

AgriEngineering

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This review presents the state-of-the-art research on IoT systems for optimized greenhouse environments. The data were analyzed using descriptive and statistical methods to infer relationships between the Internet of Things (IoT), emerging technologies, precision agriculture, agriculture 4.0, and improvements in commercial farming. The discussion is situated in the broader context of IoT in mitigating the adverse effects of climate change and global warming in agriculture through the optimization of critical parameters such as temperature and humidity, intelligent data acquisition, rule-based control, and resolving the barriers to the commercial adoption of IoT systems in agriculture. The recent unexpected and severe weather events have contributed to low agricultural yields and losses; this is a challenge that can be resolved through technology-mediated precision agriculture. Advances in technology have over time contributed to the development of sensors for frost prevention, remote crop monitoring, fire hazard prevention, precise control of nutrients in soilless greenhouse cultivation, power autonomy through the use of solar energy, and intelligent feeding, shading, and lighting control to improve yields and reduce operational costs. However, particular challenges abound, including the limited uptake of smart technologies in commercial agriculture, price, and accuracy of the sensors. The barriers and challenges should help guide future Research & Development projects and commercial applications.

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Cogenerative PV Thermal Modules of Different Design for Autonomous Heat and Electricity Supply

Cited by 36 publications

References 18 publications

A European Assessment of the Solar Energy Cost: Key Factors and Optimal Technology

A European Assessment of the Solar Energy Cost: Key Factors and Optimal Technology

A Review of Current Activities and Future Trends in Agrivoltaics

Application of Internet of Things (IoT) for Optimized Greenhouse Environments

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