Inspection and condition monitoring of large-scale photovoltaic power plants: A review of imaging technologies

I Høiaas, K Grujic, AG Imenes, I Burud, E Olsen… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The massive growth of PV farms, both in number and size, has motivated new approaches in
inspection system design and monitoring. This paper presents a review of imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Photovoltaic systems operation and maintenance: A review and future directions

H Abdulla, A Sleptchenko, A Nayfeh - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The expansion of photovoltaic systems emphasizes the crucial requirement for effective
operations and maintenance, drawing insights from advanced maintenance approaches …

Life cycle assessment of a floating photovoltaic system and feasibility for application in Thailand

SKC Clemons, CR Salloum, KG Herdegen… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The performance of floating photovoltaics (FPV) was assessed by this study, a technology
with rising popularity in the sustainable energy sector, by comparing its economic and …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal design and cost analysis of single-axis tracking photovoltaic power plants

A Barbón, V Carreira-Fontao, L Bayón, CA Silva - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing penetration of photovoltaic technology in the electricity market requires the
development of a methodology that facilitates the optimisation of photovoltaic plants with …

[HTML][HTML] Ensemble learning techniques-based monitoring charts for fault detection in photovoltaic systems

F Harrou, B Taghezouit, S Khadraoui, A Dairi, Y Sun… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in the interest in and adoption
of solar energy all over the world. However, despite ongoing efforts to protect photovoltaic …

[HTML][HTML] Vegetation management cost and maintenance implications of different ground covers at utility-scale solar sites

J McCall, J Macdonald, R Burton, J Macknick - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Utility-scale solar photovoltaics (PV) is the largest and fastest-growing sector of the solar
energy market, and plays an important role in ensuring that state and local jurisdictions can …

Unveiling the distorted irradiation effect (Shade) in photovoltaic (PV) power conversion–A critical review on Causes, Types, and its minimization methods

D Mathew, JP Ram, YJ Kim - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The rising trend of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has resulted in a substantial upsurge
in the production of power that is clean, sustainable, and environmentally friendly. To …

[HTML][HTML] S4 framework for the integration of solar energy systems in small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in Mexico

C Pérez, P Ponce, A Meier, L Dorantes, JO Sandoval… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Currently, the industrial sector consumes more than 60% of the energy produced in Mexico,
mainly from fossil fuels, causing negative impacts on the environment and human beings …

[HTML][HTML] Techno-economic analysis of rooftop photovoltaic system under different scenarios in China university campuses

X Zhu, Y Lv, J Bi, M Jiang, Y Su, T Du - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The expansively unutilized rooftop spaces in the university campuses can provide an
excellent opportunity for the installation of solar photovoltaic systems to achieve renewable …

[HTML][HTML] Bottom-up estimates of the cost of supplying high-temperature industrial process heat from intermittent renewable electricity and thermal energy storage in …

A Profaiser, W Saw, GJ Nathan, P Ingenhoven - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
We report the upper and lower bounds for the levelized cost of high-temperature industrial
process heat, supplied from electricity generated with solar-photovoltaic (PV) and wind …