FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF FLOATING SOLAR FARM BASE ON PVSYST SOFTWARE

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Solar energy is a form of renewable energy that plays a very important role in replacing fossil fuels in the future. In order to exploit and use solar energy efficiently, this study uses PVsyst software to analyze the pre-feasibility of floating solar farm and investigate the heat island phenomenon of solar farm impacted on the local environment. The simulation results of a 50 MW floating solar farm with a total investment of 40.9 million USD, the project will produce 74,115 MWh/yr, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 22,744 tonCO2/yr and payback in 6.5 years. Comparing the ambient temperature at the existing project shows that the PV panel temperature is about 20 oC higher than the ambient temperature, however, this temperature has a negligible impact on the surrounding areas due to the very low thermal conductivity of the atmosphere. The research results show that the project has high feasibility and the "Heat Island" phenomenon has a small impact on the surrounding environment.

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