A Study on the Impact of Various Meteorological Data on the Design Performance of Rooftop Solar Power Projects in Vietnam: A Case Study of Electric Power University

Manh-Hai Pham, Vu Minh Phap (), Nguyen Ngoc Trung, Tran Thanh Son, Duong Trung Kien and Vu Thi Anh Tho
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Manh-Hai Pham: Electric Power University, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Vu Minh Phap: Institute of Energy Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Nguyen Ngoc Trung: Electric Power University, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Tran Thanh Son: Electric Power University, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Duong Trung Kien: Electric Power University, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
Vu Thi Anh Tho: Electric Power University, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 19, 1-17

Abstract: People are increasingly using clean energy sources, contributing to environmental protection according to the general trend of the world. In the form of renewable energy, solar energy has contributed to solving current pressing problems, such as environmental pollution and air pollution, improving people’s quality of life. The design of solar power projects in Vietnam is mainly based on meteorological data sources from Meteonorm and NASA. However, the accuracy assessment of two data sources compared to the actual solar power data in Vietnam is not available, so there is no basis to determine better meteorological data source quality to serve the design of rooftop solar power projects. The content of this paper analyzes the simulation results of a typical rooftop solar power station at the Electric Power University, Hanoi city based on meteorological data sources from Meteonorm and NASA. After that, the simulation results will be compared with the actual operating data of a rooftop solar power station near the Electric Power University and other real PV systems in the world. The study results showed that the amount of electricity production using the Meteonorm meteorological data was closer to the actual data than the NASA data source. Therefore, solar power projects in Vietnam should use Meteonorm data source for the design process to determine the best economic and technical efficiency for investors.

Keywords: solar power; meteorological data; Meteonorm data; NASA data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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