Abstract
This paper deals with a conceptual solution for the supply of a part of electrical energy for the needs of Aluminium Plant Podgorica (KAP) in Montenegro from a large Floating Photovoltaic Power Plant (FPPP), that would be installed on the nearby lake. The recommended FPPP, with an innovative azimuth angle control method and total installed power of 90 MWp, would consist of 18 power plants having an installed power of 5 MWp each. An analysis using the NREL solar insolation database ascertained that the recommended FPPP power plant can achieve a significantly higher production in comparison with previous solutions. An economic analysis has shown that the recommended power plant would yield positive economic indicators. Additionally, such a power plant would significantly contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions.
Highlights
Montenegro is a relatively small country located in the Balkans in the southeast part of Europe.The total area of the country is 13,812 km2, and it has 620,029 inhabitants
This paper describes an innovative concept for the control of an azimuth angle of the floating PV panels providing about a 27.68% higher production per year at the power plant in comparison to the usual conceptual solutions of Floating Photovoltaic Power Plant (FPPP)
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Summary
Montenegro is a relatively small country located in the Balkans in the southeast part of Europe. The main consumer of electrical energy in Montenegro is a factory for the production of aluminium (KAP), situated in the immediate vicinity of Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro This factory accounts for more than 25% in the total electrical energy consumption in Montenegro, namely about 63.7% of the energy produced at TE Pljevlja. This paper describes an innovative concept for the control of an azimuth angle of the floating PV panels providing about a 27.68% higher production per year at the power plant in comparison to the usual conceptual solutions of FPPPs. The installation of reflective surfaces among the arrays of PV modules is recommended for the purposes of increasing the system efficiency. FPPP in relation to usual solutions having a fixed azimuth angle
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