Environmental and technical impacts of floating photovoltaic plants as an emerging clean energy technology
Summary: Floating photovoltaic (FPV) plants present several benefits in comparison with ground-mounted photovoltaics (PVs) and could have major positive environmental and technical impacts globally. FPVs do not occupy habitable and productive areas and can be deployed in degraded environments and re...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2022-11-01
|
| Series: | iScience |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222015255 |
| _version_ | 1797986483409256448 |
|---|---|
| author | Hamid M. Pouran Mariana Padilha Campos Lopes Tainan Nogueira David Alves Castelo Branco Yong Sheng |
| author_facet | Hamid M. Pouran Mariana Padilha Campos Lopes Tainan Nogueira David Alves Castelo Branco Yong Sheng |
| author_sort | Hamid M. Pouran |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Summary: Floating photovoltaic (FPV) plants present several benefits in comparison with ground-mounted photovoltaics (PVs) and could have major positive environmental and technical impacts globally. FPVs do not occupy habitable and productive areas and can be deployed in degraded environments and reduce land-use conflicts. Saving water through mitigating evaporation and improving water security in arid regions combined with the flexibility for deployment on different water bodies including drinking water reservoirs are other advantages of FPVs. They also have higher efficiency than ground-mounted PV solar and are compatible with the existing hydropower infrastructures, which supports diversifying the energy supply and its resilience. Despite the notable growth of FPVs on an international scale, lack of supporting policies and development roadmaps by the governments could hinder FPVs’ sustainable growth. Long-term reliability of the floating structures is also one of the existing concerns that if not answered could limit the expansion of this emerging technology. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-11T07:33:15Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-960fa112a5364a05b3effe7f720912e2 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2589-0042 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-11T07:33:15Z |
| publishDate | 2022-11-01 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | Article |
| series | iScience |
| spelling | doaj.art-960fa112a5364a05b3effe7f720912e22022-12-22T04:36:49ZengElsevieriScience2589-00422022-11-012511105253Environmental and technical impacts of floating photovoltaic plants as an emerging clean energy technologyHamid M. Pouran0Mariana Padilha Campos Lopes1Tainan Nogueira2David Alves Castelo Branco3Yong Sheng4The University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna St, Wolverhampton, UK; Corresponding authorFederal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFederal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFederal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThe University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna St, Wolverhampton, UKSummary: Floating photovoltaic (FPV) plants present several benefits in comparison with ground-mounted photovoltaics (PVs) and could have major positive environmental and technical impacts globally. FPVs do not occupy habitable and productive areas and can be deployed in degraded environments and reduce land-use conflicts. Saving water through mitigating evaporation and improving water security in arid regions combined with the flexibility for deployment on different water bodies including drinking water reservoirs are other advantages of FPVs. They also have higher efficiency than ground-mounted PV solar and are compatible with the existing hydropower infrastructures, which supports diversifying the energy supply and its resilience. Despite the notable growth of FPVs on an international scale, lack of supporting policies and development roadmaps by the governments could hinder FPVs’ sustainable growth. Long-term reliability of the floating structures is also one of the existing concerns that if not answered could limit the expansion of this emerging technology.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222015255Applied sciencesEnergy sustainabilityGreen engineering |
| spellingShingle | Hamid M. Pouran Mariana Padilha Campos Lopes Tainan Nogueira David Alves Castelo Branco Yong Sheng Environmental and technical impacts of floating photovoltaic plants as an emerging clean energy technology iScience Applied sciences Energy sustainability Green engineering |
| title | Environmental and technical impacts of floating photovoltaic plants as an emerging clean energy technology |
| title_full | Environmental and technical impacts of floating photovoltaic plants as an emerging clean energy technology |
| title_fullStr | Environmental and technical impacts of floating photovoltaic plants as an emerging clean energy technology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental and technical impacts of floating photovoltaic plants as an emerging clean energy technology |
| title_short | Environmental and technical impacts of floating photovoltaic plants as an emerging clean energy technology |
| title_sort | environmental and technical impacts of floating photovoltaic plants as an emerging clean energy technology |
| topic | Applied sciences Energy sustainability Green engineering |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222015255 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT hamidmpouran environmentalandtechnicalimpactsoffloatingphotovoltaicplantsasanemergingcleanenergytechnology AT marianapadilhacamposlopes environmentalandtechnicalimpactsoffloatingphotovoltaicplantsasanemergingcleanenergytechnology AT tainannogueira environmentalandtechnicalimpactsoffloatingphotovoltaicplantsasanemergingcleanenergytechnology AT davidalvescastelobranco environmentalandtechnicalimpactsoffloatingphotovoltaicplantsasanemergingcleanenergytechnology AT yongsheng environmentalandtechnicalimpactsoffloatingphotovoltaicplantsasanemergingcleanenergytechnology |