Challenges and opportunities towards the development of floating photovoltaic systems

M Kumar, HM Niyaz, R Gupta - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2021 - Elsevier
Floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) system is seen as an emerging megawatt-scale
deployment option. The sustainable growth and management of FPV systems require …

Potential measurement techniques for photovoltaic module failure diagnosis: A review

MM Rahman, I Khan, K Alameh - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Various characterization methods are used for the detection of PV (photovoltaic) module
defects. However, these methods yield different results with varying uncertainties …

Performance analysis of a 10 MWp utility scale grid-connected canal-top photovoltaic power plant under Indian climatic conditions

M Kumar, SS Chandel, A Kumar - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic modules installed on water bodies save large land areas but climatic conditions
for such solar power plants, are different due to their proximity to flowing water. Thus it is …

Water-surface photovoltaics: Performance, utilization, and interactions with water eco-environment

C Ma, Z Liu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Water-surface photovoltaics (WSPVs) represent an emerging power-generation technology
utilizing idle water and solar energy. Owing to their significant advantages and development …

[HTML][HTML] Exergy analysis of thin-film solar PV module in ground-mount, floating and submerged installation methods

NM Kumar, U Subramaniam, M Mathew, A Ajitha… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
The scope for water-based photovoltaic (WPV) installations has raised questions related to
its performance in comparison to traditional land-based photovoltaic (LPV) installations. In …

Performance of floating photovoltaic/thermal system: Experimental assessment

RS Aweid, OK Ahmed, S Algburi - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An unfamiliar design of photovoltaic (PV)/solar pond was presented in the article. This
design integrated the floating PV panel technology with the solar pond technology. This new …

Recent Advances in Floating Photovoltaic Systems

A Ahmed, M Elsakka, N Elminshawy… - The Chemical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, floating photovoltaic (FPV) technologies have gained more importance as a
key source of clean energy, particularly in the context of providing sustainable energy to …

[HTML][HTML] Fully nonlinear hydroelastic modeling and analytic solution of large-scale floating photovoltaics in waves

P Xu, PR Wellens - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper concerns the fully nonlinear fluid–structure interaction (FSI) of Large-scale
floating photovoltaics (LFPV) in waves. The Euler Bernoulli–von Kármán beam models the …

Environmental observations at the first offshore solar farm in the North Sea

B Vlaswinkel, P Roos, M Nelissen - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Offshore solar emergence is driven by a lack of available land and the immense
decarbonisation targets. It is a promising area of solar photovoltaic application, with multiple …

Discussion on the development of offshore floating photovoltaic plants, emphasizing marine environmental protection

S Wu, N Jiang, S Zhang, P Zhang, P Zhao… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The development of solar energy is one of the most effective means to deal with the
environmental and energy crisis. The floating photovoltaic (PV) system is an attractive type …