Potential regions in the Persian Gulf to deploy offshore floating photovoltaic systems

Goh, Keng; Gupta, Naren; Honnuravali, Mohamed; Umar, Tariq

Abstract

Generating energy needs by means of renewable sources is a vital strategy for all the GCC countries. Photovoltaic systems in the GCC have been a primary choice of renewable sources due to regional weather and high levels of irradiance. However, the unfavorable environmental factors such as high temperatures, soiling, and dust have been a concern in PV performance. Offshore photovoltaic systems can provide a solution to mitigate these issues and improve system performance. So far, the Floating PV systems have remained unexplored in the GCC region. This paper identifies and presents the six potential regions in the GCC to deploy the Floating PV system based on three environmental factors.

Citation

Goh, K., Gupta, N., Honnuravali, M., & Umar, T. (2020). Potential regions in the Persian Gulf to deploy offshore floating photovoltaic systems. Proceedings of the ICE - Energy, 173(3), 94-100. https://doi.org/10.1680/jener.19.00061

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 14, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Nov 22, 2019
• Publication Date: 2020-08
• Deposit Date: Oct 22, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 23, 2020
• Journal: Energy
• Print ISSN: 1751-4223
• Publisher: ICE Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 173
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 94-100
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1680/jener.19.00061
• Keywords: Floating photovoltaics (FPV); Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); PV maximum output Power (P max); Practical Salinity Unit (PSu); Sea Surface Temperature (SST)
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2225375