Evaluation of Energy Harvesting for Economically Developing Region for Competent Interexchange Between Energy Supply from Fossil Fuel and Renewable Energy from Solar PV

Bantubenzani Nelson Mdlolo () and Oludolapo Akanni Olanrewaju
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Bantubenzani Nelson Mdlolo: Department of Industrial Engineering, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4000, South Africa
Oludolapo Akanni Olanrewaju: Department of Industrial Engineering, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4000, South Africa

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-19

Abstract: The interchanging energy systems are vital, as fossil fuel, on the other hand, is running out of time as its resources are facing scarcity and continue to endanger human life by having a huge contribution to climate change. The solar power still faces the challenge of not being easily sustainable after implementation, but promising investment soon. This study aims to investigate the possibilities of switching from fossil fuel to solar PV in the region of KwaZulu Natal. The study compares regression results of solar power in different categories to elaborate on the solar power performance. It further predicts solar power performance using a multiple regression method. The adopted multiple regression also revealed the high possibility of solar power performance of 0.75 r 2 -value with a tolerable error of 0.25. All challenges facing solar power are investigated using historical data. However, more work still needs to be done to investigate the potential growth of solar power in the region.

Keywords: solar PV system; interchange energy; fossil fuel; solar production; energy harvesting; energy supply; regression analysis approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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