Empowering the solar energy landscape: The techno-economic analysis of grid-connected PV power plants in Uganda

IF 4.4 2区 工程技术 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS
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Solar PV power is still under-utilized despite the abundance of solar radiation in Uganda. There is need for empowering renewable energy landscape through unlocking the technical and economic feasibility of solar photovoltaic power. We analyzed data from 56 locations for the techno-economic and environmental assessment of photovoltaic power facilities in Uganda. This was based on weather data availability and accessibility to the national power grid. Analysis of the energy generation and different input factors was done using PVsyst 7.2. A three stage approach to losses was adopted: absorption of sunlight, conversion to DC and DC to AC conversion. Findings indicate that most of the countryside is suitable for construction of large scale grid-connected photovoltaic power facilities. Due to longer sunshine duration and stronger Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) which are associated with high energy yield, northern Uganda performed better than the rest of the country, making it a preferential siting for large scale grid-connected photovoltaic facilities. South western Uganda performed the poorest. After a thorough energy accounting and a list of all performance metrics, the viability of investing in grid-connected photovoltaic power facilities was assessed.

增强太阳能景观:乌干达并网光伏电站的技术经济分析
尽管乌干达拥有丰富的太阳辐射,但太阳能光伏发电仍未得到充分利用。有必要通过发掘太阳能光伏发电的技术和经济可行性来改善可再生能源环境。我们分析了 56 个地点的数据,对乌干达的光伏发电设施进行了技术经济和环境评估。评估基于气象数据的可用性和国家电网的可及性。使用 PVsyst 7.2 对发电量和不同的输入因素进行了分析。采用了三阶段损耗法:吸收阳光、直流转换和直流交流转换。研究结果表明,大部分农村地区适合建设大型并网光伏发电设施。由于日照时间较长,全球水平辐照度(GHI)较高,这与高能量产量有关,因此乌干达北部的表现优于该国其他地区,是大规模并网光伏发电设施的首选地点。乌干达西南部的表现最差。在进行了全面的能源核算和列出所有性能指标后,对投资并网光伏发电设施的可行性进行了评估。
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Energy for Sustainable Development
Energy for Sustainable Development ENERGY & FUELS-ENERGY & FUELS
CiteScore
8.10
自引率
9.10%
发文量
187
审稿时长
6-12 weeks
期刊介绍: Published on behalf of the International Energy Initiative, Energy for Sustainable Development is the journal for decision makers, managers, consultants, policy makers, planners and researchers in both government and non-government organizations. It publishes original research and reviews about energy in developing countries, sustainable development, energy resources, technologies, policies and interactions.
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