Location alternatives generation and elimination of floatovoltaics with virtual power plant designs

Emre Tercan, Mehmet Ali Dereli and Burak Omer Saracoglu

Renewable Energy, 2022, vol. 193, issue C, 1150-1163

Abstract: A floating photovoltaic solar power (floatovoltaics) systems' location alternatives generation and elimination application in Burdur is presented as a development activity of a proposed real-time robot and platform. Analytic Hierarchy Process as a weighting method, Weighted Linear Combination as a decision rule, and Ordinary Kriging as an interpolation method are applied with input layers like Global Horizontal Irradiance, wind speed, elevation, and power networks. 2 procedures are proposed for presenting discriminated and compound floatovoltaics suitability maps on all water bodies. Possibilistic power output estimations for virtual floatovoltaics systems on Burdur Lake and Karacaoren I Dam Reservoir are prepared based on the satellite images, hill shade, bathymetry, future drought analyses, and discrete power output estimations on Global Solar Atlas. The sensitivity analyses are also presented for investors. The capital expenditure estimations are made with a possibilistic approach too. The water conditions and projections are scary due to many irrevocable water use and precipitation problems. Hence, hybrid investments, and energy islands (hydro, photovoltaics, floatovoltaics, and similar) will be safer and risk-averse options. It is recommended to focus on sufficiently large, deep and calm water bodies too. This study is a good kick-off for the preliminary assessment of new floatovoltaics.

Keywords: Analytic hierarchy process; Floating photovoltaic; GIS; Spatial analysis; Statistical analysis; Capital expenditure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.04.145

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