Technology introduction and global development investigation of floating solar power plants

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Department of Marin engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Architecture, Pars University, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Architecture, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

In recent years, increase of electricity consuming, reduction of fossil resources and as well as attention to environmental issues have led to increase producing of energy by photovoltaic systems. Floating solar power plants are one of the approaches for using of solar photovoltaics has been strongly developed because of more efficiency due to water cooling and the reduction of water evaporation due to expanding on dams and canals. In present study, to introduction the technology of floating solar power plants, the advantages and disadvantages of different solar power plants, especially the floating solar power plant, the mechanism of floating solar power plants and the equipment related of them have been investigated. A thorough study of the floating solar power plants in the world has also been done to investigate the future and market of floating solar power plants. In this regard, the main actors and the active countries in this field have been studied. Considering the significant benefits of floating solar power plants compared to other solar power plants, as well as the study of its dependent market, it is expected that the launch of these types of power plants in the future years around the world will grow tangentially. In Iran, due to the presence of dams, lakes and sea from the north to the south, and the proper radiation of the sun on their surface, there is a potential for the development of these types of power plants.

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Journal of Renewable and New Energy
Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 14
September 2020
Pages 1-11

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  • Receive Date: 04 April 2019
  • Revise Date: 10 November 2019
  • Accept Date: 28 December 2019

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