Progress in Floating Photovoltaic Systems
- 1st Edition - February 20, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Marco Rosa-Clot, Giuseppe Marco Tina
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 9 7 2 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 9 7 3 - 3
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Request a sales quoteProgress in Floating Photovoltaic Systems reflects the huge growth underway in floating photovoltaic (PV) systems, covering the latest technologies, new ideas, and practical solutions—currently available in the sector—to support further development and implementation.
This book begins by introducing floating PV, its potential, and its role as the third pillar of PVs, alongside land and roof. This is followed by in-depth chapters detailing materials and design of structures, tracking systems, cooling, cleaning systems, snow load and evaporation, mooring systems, PV modules and uses, hydroelectric coupling, wind load and wave impact, and offshore solutions. The final chapters provide measurements of existing plants, economic and financial analysis, and detailed information on environmental impact and mitigation.
This book is a valuable resource for researchers, graduate students, R&D professionals, electrical engineers, power engineers, and practitioners involved in PVs, solar energy, and renewable energy.
Provides a global overview of floating PV technology
Analyzes the advantages and limitations of the various available approaches and solutions
Addresses key challenges, such as match and integration to existing structures, and reduction of environmental impact
Academic: Researchers, scientists, and graduate students in photovoltaics, solar energy, electrical engineering, renewable energy, and mechanical engineering. Industry: Electrical engineers, power engineers, and other practitioners with an interest in photovoltaics, solar energy, and renewable energy
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- About the authors
- Chapter one. Third pillar of photovoltaics: floating photovoltaics
- Abstract
- Evolution of electric energy market up to 2023 and projections for 2030
- Renewable energy sources and photovoltaic sector
- Main challenge for renewable energy sources: problem of intermittency
- Forecast for floating photovoltaics
- Photovoltaic utility-scale and rooftop systems: is floating photovoltaics the third pillar?
- Advantages and limitations of floating photovoltaics
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter two. Floating structures material and design
- Abstract
- Class 1: HDPE pipes plus metal elements
- Class 2: Full plastic rafts supporting a single photovoltaic module
- Class 3: Photovoltaics supported by pontoons
- Class 4: Submerged and membrane floating photovoltaics
- Class 5: Bifacial modules and photovoltaic sails for shallow water and nearshore plants
- Appendix 1: Accidents due to wind gusts in FPV plants
- References
- Chapter three. Tracking systems for floating photovoltaics
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Advancements in FPV tracking systems: challenges, solutions, and future directions
- Vertical axis tracking
- Horizontal axis trackers
- Tracking floating photovoltaic energy performance analysis
- Economical comparison of tracking floating photovoltaic
- References
- Chapter four. Mooring systems for floating photovoltaics
- Abstract
- Premise
- Mooring systems
- Taut mooring systems
- Catenary mooring systems
- Compliant mooring systems
- Examples of existing mooring systems
- Design parameters for reliable mooring applications
- Taut elastic mooring systems
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter five. Hydroelectric coupling with floating photovoltaics
- Abstract
- Hydroelectric power plants versus solar photovoltaics
- Advantages of coupling floating photovoltaic and hydroelectric power plant systems
- Hybrid FPV-HPP and power and energy density
- Worldwide analysis
- Future trends, sustainable potential, and hidden opportunities for hydropower sector in European Union
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter six. Wind load and snow impact on floating photovoltaics
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Qualitative analysis of computational fluid dynamics: a naive physical approach
- Numerical simulation of computational fluid dynamics
- Snow management
- Ice melting
- Snow melting
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter seven. Offshore solutions for floating photovoltaics
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Wave impact and wave load
- Proposed solutions
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter eight. Measurements on floating photovoltaic plants
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Testbed description
- Results of tests conducted on floating photovoltaic systems
- References
- Chapter nine. Impact of floating photovoltaics on the inland aquatic ecosystem
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Observations—monitoring
- Modeling
- Conclusions
- Recommendations
- Knowledge gaps
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter ten. Economic and financial analysis of floating photovoltaics
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Components of floating photovoltaic plants
- Investment cost and environmental impact of floating photovoltaic plants
- Electric material costs
- Supports of land-based photovoltaics and floating photovoltaics (CAPEX)
- Human work for assembly and connection operation
- Managing and decommissioning
- Conclusions
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 20, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 350
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443219726
- eBook ISBN: 9780443219733
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Marco Rosa-Clot
Prof. Marco Rosa-Clot completed his studies at Scuola Normale with 110/110 et laude in 1966. Subsequently, he was a Researcher at Columbia University, New York, from 1968 to 1969, a Professor of quantum physics and general physics in Pisa from 1969 to 1987, a Researcher in the Theoretical Division at CERN from 1975 to 1978, a Full Professor of Nuclear Physics at Florence University from 1988 to 2009, and a Scientific Director of CRS4 (Sardinia) from 1998 to 2003. Since 2012, he has been a Scientific Director of private companies Koiné Multimedia (www.kmm.it). He is the author of more than 120 works published in international reviews, on theoretical physics, nuclear physics, econophysics, environment, and energy problems, of which 40 are on floating PV, and is the co-author of 2 books on floating PV technology.
Affiliations and expertise
Scientific Director, Koiné multimedia, ItalyGM
Giuseppe Marco Tina
Prof. Giuseppe Marco Tina is a Full Professor of power systems at the University of Catania (UdC), in Italy. He completed his MS (1988) and PhD (1988) in electrical engineering at the University of Catania. He has a robust industrial background in Agip Refineries and ST Microelectronics in Italy, between 1993 and 1996. Prof. Tina teaches courses mainly for the Electrical Engineering MSc and in 2012 was awarded the Diploma di Excelentia in teaching and research in power systems the from University “Stefan cel Mare,” Suceava, Romania. He has been invited as a Professor at Aix-Marseille University, University Jules Verne Amiens and, Université de Corse, in France. He has been member of IEA Task 60 on PVT systems and IEA PVPS IEA Task 15. He is the author of more than 300 works published in international journals and proceedings, on power system analysis, distributed generation, PV system analysis, and modeling. Notably, Prof. Tina is a pioneer in floating PV technology, with 45 specialized publications and two co-authored books on the subject.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Power Systems, University of Catania (UdC), ItalyRead Progress in Floating Photovoltaic Systems on ScienceDirect