From 2010 to 2019, the efficiency of modules installed in the United States increased significantly: – 14.4% to 19.4% for mono c-Si – 13.7% to 17.4% for multi c-Si – 11.0% to 17.4% for CdTe. • Based on preliminary data for Q1 2020, the average efficiency of mono c-Si and Read more
From 2010 to 2019, shipments from the top 10 PV manufacturers grew from 11 GW to 78 GW, with some companies shipping more than 10 GW annually. • Only four of the leading companies in 2010 remain in the top 10 in 2019, and all in the bottom half. • Read more
From early 2013, megawatt-scale FSPV plants started to appear in Japan and South Korea. Since then installations have increased many folds from few megawatt-peak (MWp) to more than 1300 MWp by the end of 2018. The technology is currently deployed in more than 24 countries across the entire world with Read more
India is known to have a large number of man-made reservoirs, which are used for a variety of purposes like irrigation, hydroelectric, water supply, navigation, etc. In fact, as on June 2019, the share of installed hydroelectric capacity stands at 45 GW out of 366 GW of total installed capacity of Read more
FSPV design is similar to a conventional solar PV system except it requires a special arrangement to float on the water surface. The typical floating structure supports the PV arrays, inverters, combiner boxes, lighting arresters, etc. on a floating bed, which is made of fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) or high-density polyethene Read more
Since FSPV technology have just started getting tractions, accurate data related to project capital and operating cost are not disclosed in the public domain. Also at present, as there are a few projects that are installed and are in operation, it is very difficult to calculate their operations and maintenance Read more
The Andhra Pradesh government is planning to float India’s largest solar tender of 10GW primarily to meet the farmers’ demand for electricity. Currently in A.P. 5.2 GW of planned solar and wind energy projects are kept in hold as these renewable energy contracts which were inked under the previous government Read more
In the case of PV On-Grid systems, the system sizing depends on profitability, the energy price or feed-in tariff, available mounting area and approved or connectable PV power. Factors affecting design The most important requirement is the roof orientation Optimal inclination angle between 30 – 45° Transmission possibility of a Read more
Given the basic requirements, while planning any type of Solar PV System, the off-grid system differs in design in regard to certain additional components. Dry and ventilated storage place for batteries, if possible protect against low temp (optimal around 20°C) Thermal systems Additional roof statics approx 50kg for 1 installed collector (40kg collector, Read more
In general deviations in the system inclination between 0-45° are not counted as being problematic and can be compensated by the expansion of installed power by addition on solar panels or solar collectors (this applies particularly to the thermal solar systems). The table below depicts the various different roof inclination Read more