Techno‐economic feasibility study of autonomous hybrid wind and solar power systems for rural areas in <scp>I</scp>ran, A case study in <scp>M</scp>oheydar village

Sadhu

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

et al. 2019

The primary source of energy is depleting day by day owing to an increase in per capita energy consumption. To ensure energy security, to minimize climate change problems and to guarantee sustainable development, the useful utilization of renewable energy potential is of utmost importance. Recent researches reveal significant environmental effects in utilization of photovoltaic technology in large power plants located in urban locations. Further observations depict that the ground mounted PV power plants occupy large land spaces in the modern cities. These have led to the escalation of land price which has resulted in increasing the levelized tariff of electricity. Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) is an alternative to mitigate the aforesaid problems. In this article, a techno‐economic feasibility of a 10 MW FSPV plant is done to show the economic viability and environmental suitability in maintaining ecological balance through adoption of floating solar photovoltaic technology as compared to conventional ground mounted PV systems. The results show that floating solar photovoltaic power plant has 10.2% more generating capacity than land based PV system and producing 28.38 MU excess generation over the life cycle of the plant. The FSPV plant will save the land cost burden of USD 352125 and water cess burden of USD 47,600. This results in reducing the levelized tariff of FSPV plant to USD 0.026/kWh which is 39% less than land based PV power plant. The FSPV plant will also save 92,945.92 MT of Coal and a total CO2 emission of 340,801.74 ton. The FSPV power plant will help to bridge the gap between energy demand and supply along with reducing the cost of electricity and protecting the environment.

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To increase the reliability and generation capacity, hybrid power plants are now being developed. 14 optimal configuration of solar-wind hybrid system that is more economically viable for Iran has been determined by Atael et al 16 is 75 kW diesel generator, 75 kW wind turbine, and 21 kW photovoltaic array.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Floating solar power plant for sustainable development: A techno‐economic analysis

Sadhu

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

et al. 2019

“…T %,f$] C 1 j/k (14) If the roughness is strong, the behavior behaves as hydraulically rough and we have, for a higher value of Y Figure 4. The roughness of different materials used as piping is presented in Table 3.…”

Section: Head Losses In the Pipementioning

confidence: 74%

“…Various studies have been developed with the final aim of assessing and comparing the performance of different types of PV modules and technologies in specific geographical locations and under various climatic conditions. [10][11][12][13] These studies can help to take economical decisions [14,15]. Optimum standalone PV system sizing process is mainly depending on meteorological data such as solar radiation and ambient temperature.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Rainy Month Performance Evaluation of Photovoltaic Module and Performance Prediction of the PV Water Pumping Systems Under Soudano Sahelian Climate

Deli¹

2018

IJECEC

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the energy yield of the photovoltaic module during the worst case conditions in Soudano Sahelian climate in order to predict real time worst performance of a PV water pumping systems in two stations in soudano-sahelian zone of Cameroon. a simple model has been developed with experimental data of electrical energy delivered by PV module for estimating the performance of a photovoltaic (PV) water pumping systems, this work is made possible using 5-min intervals of measured performance data (ambient temperature, current, voltage) for the month of August using the optimum fixed tilt angle of the PV array. The method is validated by predicting the performance of two PV pumping systems installed in an isolated site in Agola and Dorigué. The daily and the monthly flow rate of the systems predicted by the method are evaluated.

“…,10,11,17,21-24,26-33,35,37,39-41,43-55,57-63,65-70,72-75,77- 84,86-89,92-97,99,101-108,110,111,113-116,118,120-134,136-151, 153,154,157-159,161,164-181,183-187,189-199,201-203,205,206,208, 211-215,217,218,220-230,232-235] Financing conditions[10,11,19,21,23,28-32,34,38,40,41,43,44,47,50,51,53,55,59,64,65,67-69, 76-78,82,85-90,94,96,98,100,101,103-105,113,115,116,121-123,125-127,133,134,136-141,143,145-147,154,162,164,166,167,170,173,174, 178-181,185,189,192,194,196-198,201-203,206,209-211,213,215,219, 226,228,233] 98 Discount rate [4,10,19,21-23,25,26,28-30,33-35,37,38,40,41,43,46-51,53,57,59,60, 63-70,73,76-78,80,83,85-90,93,97-99,103,105-108,110,111,114-120, ,10,11,21,23-25,29-31,40,41,43,47,50,53,56-59,61,63,64,67,72-74, 76-81,83-88,91,92,94,97,101,103,105,107,111,114,115,119,121-126, 130-134,136-143,[145][146][147][148][149][150][152][153][154][156][157][158]162,[164][165][166][167][168][169][170][171][172][173][174][175][176][177][178][179][180]183,185,186,[189][190][191][192]194,…”

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confidence: 99%

Identification and Analysis of Impact Factors on the Economic Feasibility of Photovoltaic Energy Investments

et al. 2020

The introduction of environmental impact targets around the world has highlighted the need to adopt alternative sources of energy, which can supply the demand and mitigate the damage caused to the environment. Solar energy is one of the main sources of alternative energy, and is considered an abundant source of clean energy. However, to facilitate and encourage investors interested in the installation of photovoltaic energy systems for electricity production, it is essential to evaluate the factors that impact the economic viability of the projects. Therefore, the objective of this research is to present a systematic analytical framework, in order to identify and analyze the main factors that impact the financial feasibility of projects for the installation of photovoltaic energy plants. For this purpose, a systematic literature review was carried out, analyzing the main studies related to the topic and identifying the main factors that may financially affect investments in photovoltaic energy systems. From this review, 29 influencing factors were identified and separated into five categories, namely, location, economic, political, climatic and environmental, and technical factors. The main factors highlighted are the investment cost, power generation, operation and maintenance costs, solar radiation, lifetime, energy tariff, efficiency, electricity consumption, and interest and taxes. The results may assist policy makers, investors, researchers, and other stakeholders to identify the key factors that are being examined in the literature, and to evaluate which ones should be considered in their study to ensure the sustainable development of power generation through the solar source.