Impact of climate change on solar monofacial and bifacial Photovoltaics (PV) potential in Qatar
The considerable growth of the renewables’ shares in the energy market paves the way towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7. Solar photovoltaics (PV) are more economically viable amongst other renewables because of their lower, easier installation and reliability. However, the PV, lik...
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| author | Furqan Tahir Ahmer A.B. Baloch Sami G. Al-Ghamdi |
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| description | The considerable growth of the renewables’ shares in the energy market paves the way towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7. Solar photovoltaics (PV) are more economically viable amongst other renewables because of their lower, easier installation and reliability. However, the PV, like other renewables, is more vulnerable to climatic conditions. Currently, the monofacial leads the PV market; however, it is expected that the bifacial PV will be dominant as it offers more energy yield at a lower cost. It is thus crucial to analyze the PV performance concerning climatic conditions. The merits of this study include: (i) the performance of bifacial PV for the climate change scenarios is analyzed, which is lacking in the literature; (ii) detailed monofacial and bifacial PV mathematical models are developed to estimate the PV output; and (iii) the comparison is made between monofacial and bifacial PVs performance and their dependence on climatic conditions. The climate model is used to predict the ambient conditions for the years 2050 and 2080. The average hourly responses of solar irradiance and energy yield are presented and analyzed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9924ddad5bef4376973f391da30e85722022-12-22T01:52:19ZengElsevierEnergy Reports2352-48472022-08-018518522Impact of climate change on solar monofacial and bifacial Photovoltaics (PV) potential in QatarFurqan Tahir0Ahmer A.B. Baloch1Sami G. Al-Ghamdi2Division of Sustainable Development, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, QatarResearch & Development Center, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), Dubai, United Arab EmiratesDivision of Sustainable Development, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar; Corresponding author.The considerable growth of the renewables’ shares in the energy market paves the way towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7. Solar photovoltaics (PV) are more economically viable amongst other renewables because of their lower, easier installation and reliability. However, the PV, like other renewables, is more vulnerable to climatic conditions. Currently, the monofacial leads the PV market; however, it is expected that the bifacial PV will be dominant as it offers more energy yield at a lower cost. It is thus crucial to analyze the PV performance concerning climatic conditions. The merits of this study include: (i) the performance of bifacial PV for the climate change scenarios is analyzed, which is lacking in the literature; (ii) detailed monofacial and bifacial PV mathematical models are developed to estimate the PV output; and (iii) the comparison is made between monofacial and bifacial PVs performance and their dependence on climatic conditions. The climate model is used to predict the ambient conditions for the years 2050 and 2080. The average hourly responses of solar irradiance and energy yield are presented and analyzed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722004449BifacialClimate changeMonofacialPVQatarSolar |
| spellingShingle | Furqan Tahir Ahmer A.B. Baloch Sami G. Al-Ghamdi Impact of climate change on solar monofacial and bifacial Photovoltaics (PV) potential in Qatar Energy Reports Bifacial Climate change Monofacial PV Qatar Solar |
| title | Impact of climate change on solar monofacial and bifacial Photovoltaics (PV) potential in Qatar |
| title_full | Impact of climate change on solar monofacial and bifacial Photovoltaics (PV) potential in Qatar |
| title_fullStr | Impact of climate change on solar monofacial and bifacial Photovoltaics (PV) potential in Qatar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of climate change on solar monofacial and bifacial Photovoltaics (PV) potential in Qatar |
| title_short | Impact of climate change on solar monofacial and bifacial Photovoltaics (PV) potential in Qatar |
| title_sort | impact of climate change on solar monofacial and bifacial photovoltaics pv potential in qatar |
| topic | Bifacial Climate change Monofacial PV Qatar Solar |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484722004449 |
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