Saeed Ahmed, Rehman Shafiqur, Al-Sulaiman Fahad A
Interdisciplinary Research Center for Renewable Energy and Power Systems (IRC-REPS), The Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Heliyon. 2024 Aug 6;10(16):e35180. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35180. eCollection 2024 Aug 30.
To mitigate the environmental effects of burning fossil fuels for power generation, clean, self-renewing, and efficient technologies are being developed and used. Photovoltaics have received attention during the last decades to supplement conventional power production systems. Photovoltaic technology has advanced in the eyes of developers, policymakers, and investors due to the consistently falling costs of photovoltaic panels and improving control systems. Moreover, the efficiency of the photovoltaic is being taken care of by controlling temperature and inventing effective and economical ways of cleaning the panel surfaces. One of the solutions that can minimize the effect of temperature is the floating photovoltaic (FPV). In this study, a techno-economic feasibility study is conducted for constructing 1.0 MW capacity grid-connected FPV power plant in Saudi Arabia. Three locations (Riyadh, Mecca, and Bisha) are chosen where the FPV plants can be installed in water bodies. Meteorological data were obtained from PVSyst software, which is used for simulation purposes. Furthermore, FPV power plants are expected to reduce the evaporation rate from water bodies. The simulation study found the LCOE of 0.053, 0.057, and 0.063 $/KWh for Riyadh, Mecca, and Bisha; respectively. The FPV systems will reduce GHG emissions annually by 390,000 tCO2 at each site.
为减轻燃烧化石燃料发电对环境的影响，人们正在研发和使用清洁、可再生且高效的技术。在过去几十年里，光伏发电受到关注，以补充传统电力生产系统。由于光伏面板成本持续下降以及控制系统不断改进，光伏技术在开发者、政策制定者和投资者眼中取得了进展。此外，通过控制温度以及发明清洁面板表面的有效且经济的方法，光伏效率也得到了保障。能够将温度影响降至最低的解决方案之一是漂浮式光伏发电（FPV）。在本研究中，针对在沙特阿拉伯建设一座容量为1.0兆瓦的并网FPV发电厂进行了技术经济可行性研究。选择了三个地点（利雅得、麦加和比沙），可在这些地点的水体中安装FPV电站。气象数据从用于模拟目的的PVSyst软件获取。此外，预计FPV电站将降低水体的蒸发率。模拟研究发现，利雅得、麦加和比沙的平准化度电成本分别为0.053、0.057和0.063美元/千瓦时。每个站点的FPV系统每年将减少390,000吨二氧化碳的温室气体排放。
