Benchmarking performance of photovoltaic power plants in multiple periods

O Ogunrinde, E Shittu - Environment Systems and Decisions, 2023 - Springer
There is a general consensus about the performance of photovoltaic plants particularly on
their efficiency benefits. However, it is not clear to what extents such efficiencies correlate …

Environment-adjusted operational performance evaluation of solar photovoltaic power plants: A three stage efficiency analysis

Z Wang, Y Li, K Wang, Z Huang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
There is widespread concern that environmental factor may not be playing a pivotal role in
influencing the generation performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants. The aim of this …

Sector performance monitoring in utility-scale solar farms using data envelopment analysis

A de Villiers, HJ Vermeulen - 2017 IEEE PES PowerAfrica, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The South African Renewable Energy Independent Procurement Program has given rise to
the commissioning of a number of utility size solar photovoltaic plants in recent years …

[HTML][HTML] How do seasonal and technical factors affect generation efficiency of photovoltaic power plants?

Y Nakamoto, S Eguchi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Regions with limited space for constructing renewable power generation systems need to
maximize electricity generation by optimizing the operational efficiency of existing plants and …

[HTML][HTML] Study of the evolution of the performance ratio of photovoltaic plants operating in a utility-scale installation located at a subtropical climate zone using mixed …

C Montes, R Dorta-Guerra, B González-Díaz… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper assessed the evolution of the performance ratio (PR) of a utility-scale
photovoltaic (PV) installation that operates at subtropical climate conditions. The period of …

Assessment of large commercial rooftop photovoltaic system installations: Evidence from California

DD Wang, T Sueyoshi - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper we study the performance of 855 large (⩾ 10 kW) commercial rooftop
photovoltaic (PV) system installations in California. Drawing on the nonparametric data …

[HTML][HTML] A method to estimate and analyze the performance of a grid-connected photovoltaic power plant

L Phuong Truong, H An Quoc, HL Tsai, D Van Dung - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a method to estimate the yield and analyze the performance of a grid-
connected photovoltaic (PV) power plant including a rooftop PV system and a solar farm …

Performance evaluation of a utility-scale dual-technology photovoltaic power plant at the Shagaya Renewable Energy Park in Kuwait

ALR Majed, CA Gueymard, M Al-Khayat… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study presents the actual monitoring data and performance analysis results obtained
from the 11.15-MW grid-connected Shagaya Photovoltaic Park, Kuwait (latitude 29.2° N …

[HTML][HTML] Performance evaluation of solar PV power plants in Taiwan using data envelopment analysis

JRL Mariano, M Liao, H Ay - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Due to the worldwide impact of industrialization, renewable sources of energy from solar
play a huge role in supplying the domestic demand in Taiwan. This paper aims to impart an …

[PDF][PDF] Performance and value analysis of the Kerman 500 kW photovoltaic power plant

BK Farmer, H Wenger, TE Hoff, CM Whitaker - Proceedings of Am Power …, 1995 - Citeseer
ABSTRACT The Kerman Photovoltaic Power Plant is unique, not in the particular
photovoltaic equipment selected, but in the siting of the plant in relation to the electric power …