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

Keng Goh; Tariq Umar; Mohamed Shaik Honnur Vali; Naren Gupta

doi:10.1680/jener.19.00061

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

Keng Goh, Tariq Umar, Mohamed Shaik Honnur Vali, Naren Gupta

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Generating energy by means of renewable sources is a vital strategy for all the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Photovoltaic (PV) systems in the GCC have been a primary choice among renewable sources due to regional weather and high levels of irradiance. However, unfavourable environmental factors such as high temperatures, soiling and dust have been a concern for PV performance. Offshore PV systems can provide a solution to mitigate these issues and improve system performance. Thus far, floating PV (FPV) systems have remained unexplored in the GCC region. This paper identifies and presents six potential regions in the GCC in which FPV systems could be deployed based on three environmental factors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	94-100
Journal	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy
Volume	173
Issue number	3
Early online date	14 Jul 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1680/jener.19.00061
Publication status	Published - Aug 2020

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Architecture and the built environment
environment
power
renewable energy

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

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