Techno-Economic Study of Installing 10 MW PV Power Plant in Sudan

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abuelyamen ◽  
Mohand H. Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
High Ratio ◽  
Climatic Data ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Ghg Reduction ◽  
Fixed System

This work investigates the installation of a 10 MW solar PV power plant in a sustainable city in Sudan. Initially, the climatic data such as relative humidity, temperature and horizontal solar radiation over 30 cities in Sudan were collected from NASA web page, then the behavior of all climatic data was analyzed. Annual daily solar radiation on a tilted surface was also calculated over the 30 locations around the country. It was found that the maximum value of tilted average solar radiation is 6.61 KWh/day at Dungola from fixed mode and 8.93 kWh/m2/day from tracking mode. Consequently, the location was selected as an optimum spot for building the solar PV power plant. Additionally, the available solar PV panels on the market were judged according to the maximum module efficiency and high ratio value of module capacity to frame area. The project lifetime is considered as 25 years. RETScreen v.4 software was used to simulate the feasibility analysis of the project based on electric power generated from fixed and tracking modes of operation, financial analysis and greenhouse gas emissions. The study showed that, technically, the proposed plant can generate up to 16.209 GWh of electric energy annually from the fixed system and 21.828 GWh from the tracking system. Environmentally, the annual net GHG reduction is 16,000 and 21,600 tons of CO2 from fixed and tracking systems respectively. From a financial standpoint, the cost-effective indicators were calculated and it was found that the IRR and payback period for the fixed system plant were 0.6% and 23.6 years, respectively. While for tracking system plant, figures were 2.66% and 19.4 years, respectively.

Output Power Enhancement of Solar PV Panel Using Solar Tracking System

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-49
Author(s):  
Abhishek Kumar Tripathi ◽  
Mangalpady Aruna ◽  
Ch. S.N. Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Output Power ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Pv Panel ◽  
Solar Tracking ◽  
Power Enhancement ◽  
Panel Surface

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) energy conversion has gained much attention nowadays. The output power of PV panel depends on the condition under which the panel is working, such as solar radiation, ambient temperature, dust, wind speed and humidity. The amount of falling sunlight on the panel surface (i.e., solar radiation) directly affects its output power. In order to maximize the amount of falling sunlight on the panel surface, a solar tracking PV panel system is introduced. This paper describes the design, development and fabrication of the solar PV panel tracking system. The designed solar tracking system is able to track the position of the sun throughout the day, which allows more sunlight falling on the panel surface. The experimental results show that there was an enhancement of up to a 64.72% in the output power of the PV panel with reference to the fixed orientation PV panel. Further, this study also demonstrates that the full load torque of the tracking system would be much higher than the obtained torque, which is required to track the position of the sun. This propounds, that the proposed tracking system can also be used for a higher capacity PV power generation system.

scholarly journals Comparação entre sistemas fotovoltaicos em modo fixo e com seguidor em uma instituição pública de ensino no Nordeste do Brasil

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (46) ◽  
pp. 182
Author(s):  
Baldoino Sonildo Nóbrega ◽  
Waleria Guerreiro Lima ◽  
Raphael Henrique Falcão de Melo ◽  
Edvan Cruz Aguiar ◽  
Rute Cavalcante Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Model Simulation ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Financial Viability ◽  
Photovoltaic Systems ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
Fixed System

<p>The present work has the objective of presenting a fixed and solar tracker photovoltaic systems comparative study, through the technical and financial viability evaluation in a public education institution located in the backlands of the state of Paraíba (Brazil). Through a System Advisor Model simulation software, we estimated the electrical energy production of the systems. Then, we performed a statistical analysis to evaluate the differences between the energy production of the proposed systems. Finally, financial indicators were used to assess which system had better financial viability. The results on performance have shown that the annual production of electric energy for photovoltaic systems with tracking is 32% higher than the fixed system. Statistical analysis proved by hypothesis testing that there is evidence that the tracking system produces more electric energy in relation to the fixed system. As for financial evaluation, the fixed system was more advantageous, since its financial indicators were better in all aspects. The research contributed to a better understanding of the differences between photovoltaic systems in terms of technical, financial and statistical aspects, which may help the decision making when choosing the installation of these systems in the region which is being studied.</p>

scholarly journals Economic and Financial Analysis of Cofiring the Coal Fired Steam Power Plant Capacity 660 MW with Biomass (

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-30
Author(s):  
Widya Faisal Wahyudi ◽  
Iwa Garniwa M.K.
Keyword(s):  
Power Plant ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Steam Pressure ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Outlet Temperature ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Coal Price ◽  
Main Steam ◽  
The Cost

Research on Cofiring of the Existing Coal Fired Power Plant with biomass in the form of sawdust with a mixture percentage of 5% was carried out with the main objective of pursuing the acceleration of the renewable energy mix target of 23% (Green Booster) by 2025, with minimal CAPEX costs if compared to building new hydro or solar PV plants. At the initial stage of the activity, testing and analysis of the effect of cofiring will be carried out on several main parameters of the Existing PLTU's performance, as well as its reliability. In addition, it is also at the same time to get an overview and evaluate if the cofiring plan will be implemented through technical operational evaluations, the cost of production from the aspect of fuel costs (component C) and exhaust emissions to the environment. From the results of monitoring the operating load at around 635 MW (gross) using 5% cofiring, it can be seen that critical points such as main steam temperature, main steam pressure, gas economizer outlet temperature, mill outlet temperature do not show a significant increase, meaning they are still within the operating limits, reasonable and safe. From the calculation of the cost of fuel, the coal price is IDR 594 per kg, and sawdust price of IDR 472 per kg (on site) using the SFC difference of 0.0077 kg/kwh, and the CF assumption of 80%, then with an average annual electricity production of 4,415,040,000 kwh/year, fuel savings of around IDR 35.32 billion per year will be obtained. Exhaust gas emissions to the environment for SO2 and NOx still meet the environmental quality standard requirements according to the Minister of Environment and Forestry Regulation No.15 of 2019.

Environmental life cycle analysis of a fixed PV energy system and a two-axis sun tracking PV energy system in a low-energy house in Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 391-399
Author(s):  
Ceyda Aksoy Tırmıkçı ◽  
Cenk Yavuz
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
System Design ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Energy Output ◽  
Total Solar Radiation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pv Modules ◽  
Fixed System

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a fixed PV energy system design and a sun tracking PV energy system design to meet the primitive energy demands of a typical house in Sakarya, Turkey with energy payback times (EPBT) and greenhouse payback times (GPBT) calculations. Design/methodology/approach The designs were developed based on the total solar radiation received on the surface of the PV modules. The EPBT and the GPBT of the designs were investigated by utilizing the current embodied energy data of the literature and annual energy output of the proposed systems. The monthly mean total solar radiation, the yearly total solar radiation and the annual energy output of the systems were calculated according to the results of previous studies of authors on 80-W prototypes of a fixed PV energy system tilted at the yearly optimum tilt angle of Sakarya and a two-axis sun tracking PV energy system. Findings The annual energy outputs of the fixed system and the tracking system were established to be 10.092 and 10.311 MJ, respectively. EPBT of the systems were estimated 15.347 years for the fixed system and 11.932 years for the tracking systems which were less than the lifespan of PV modules. The greenhouse gas emitted to produce and install the systems were estimated to be 6,899.342 kg for the fixed system and 5,040.097 kg for the tracking system. GPBT of the systems were calculated to be 5.203 and 2.658 years, respectively. Originality/value PV energy is clean without greenhouse gas emission during the operation. However, significant emissions occur in the life cycle of PV modules until the installation is completed. Therefore reducing the number of PV modules make great differences in the GPBT of PV energy systems. In this paper, comparisons between the GPBT results of the optimally tilted fixed system and tracking system were performed to discuss the best option by means of environmental concerns.

scholarly journals Techno-economic feasibility analysis of a 3-kW PV system installation in Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramhari Poudyal ◽  
Pavel Loskot ◽  
Ranjan Parajuli
Keyword(s):  
Net Present Value ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Performance Ratio ◽  
Energy Output ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Economic Returns ◽  
Pv System

AbstractThis study investigates the techno-economic feasibility of installing a 3-kilowatt-peak (kWp) photovoltaic (PV) system in Kathmandu, Nepal. The study also analyses the importance of scaling up the share of solar energy to contribute to the country's overall energy generation mix. The technical viability of the designed PV system is assessed using PVsyst and Meteonorm simulation software. The performance indicators adopted in our study are the electric energy output, performance ratio, and the economic returns including the levelised cost and the net present value of energy production. The key parameters used in simulations are site-specific meteorological data, solar irradiance, PV capacity factor, and the price of electricity. The achieved PV system efficiency and the performance ratio are 17% and 84%, respectively. The demand–supply gap has been estimated assuming the load profile of a typical household in Kathmandu under the enhanced use of electric appliances. Our results show that the 3-kWp PV system can generate 100% of electricity consumed by a typical residential household in Kathmandu. The calculated levelised cost of energy for the PV system considered is 0.06 $/kWh, and the corresponding rate of investment is 87%. The payback period is estimated to be 8.6 years. The installation of the designed solar PV system could save 10.33 tons of CO2 emission over its lifetime. Overall, the PV systems with 3 kWp capacity appear to be a viable solution to secure a sufficient amount of electricity for most households in Kathmandu city.

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