Techno-economic performance comparison of crystalline and thin film PV panels under varying meteorological conditions: A high solar resource southern hemisphere case

George Alex Thopil, Christiaan Eddie Sachse, Jörg Lalk and Miriam Sara Thopil

Applied Energy, 2020, vol. 275, issue C, No S0306261920305535

Abstract: Photovoltaic panel technologies have evolved considerably over a limited period. The most popular PV panel technologies can be divided into two main groups, the first being crystalline technologies and second, thin film technologies. This investigation compares the financial performance of three different photovoltaic (PV) panel technologies, namely, monocrystalline, polycrystalline and thin film copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS), based on measurements from a test facility and for varying meteorological conditions. The yield measurements of the panels from the site over a two-year period are used to develop the techno-economic indicator performance, for a proposed commercial installation. Measurements of solar irradiation and temperature are incorporated into a regression model for yield sensitivity analysis, which in turn is used to investigative the sensitivity of financial performance.

Keywords: Photovoltaic; Techno-economics; Crystalline; Thin film; Southern hemisphere; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115041

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