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Design of floating solar PV system for typical household on Debre Mariam Island

Cogent Engineering, 2020
Solar PV is possible alternative renewable energy resources, particularly for rural electrification. Its high demand growth may cause for land scarcity, and this will be a serious problem in countries like Ethiopia where agriculture is main source of ...
Biniyam Zemene Taye, Abraham Hizkiel Nebey, Tewodros Gera Workineh   +2 more
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Are There Terrestrial Planets Lurking in the Outer Solar System?

The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023
Motivated by recent measurements of the free-floating-planet mass function at terrestrial masses, we consider the possibility that the solar system may have captured a terrestrial planet early in its history.
Amir Siraj
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Comparing the Performance of Pivotless Tracking and Fixed-Type Floating Solar Power Systems

Applied Sciences, 2022
Floating solar power has a higher power generation efficiency than existing solar power generation methods. It is easier to secure in an installation area as well as to connect to other renewable energy sources.
Hongsub Jee, Yohan Noh, Minwoo Kim, Jaehyeong Lee   +3 more
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Floating Solar Energy Systems: A Review of Economic Feasibility and Cross-Sector Integration with Marine Renewable Energy, Aquaculture and Hydrogen

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Excessive reliance on traditional energy sources such as coal, petroleum, and gas leads to a decrease in natural resources and contributes to global warming.
Marius Manolache, Alexandra Ionelia Manolache, G. Andrei   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Floating Solar Market Report

, 2019
Floating solar photovoltaic installations open new opportunities for scaling up solar generating capacity, especially in countries with high population density and competing uses for available land.
World Bank Group, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Solar Sailing: applications and technology advancement [PDF]

, 2011
Harnessing the power of the Sun to propel a spacecraft may appear somewhat ambitious and the observation that light exerts a force contradicts everyday experiences.
Macdonald, Malcolm
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OrcaFlex Modelling of a Multi-Body Floating Solar Island Subjected to Waves

Energies, 2022
Floating solar energy is an industry with great potential. As the industry matures, floating solar farms are considered in more challenging environments, where the presence of waves must be accounted for in mismatch studies and fatigue and mechanical ...
Maria Ikhennicheu, Arthur Blanc, Benoat Danglade, Jean-Christophe Gilloteaux   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Harnessing Sunlight on Water: A Comprehensive Analysis of Floating Photovoltaic Systems and their Implications Compared to Terrestrial [PDF]

Journal of Renewable Energy and Environment
Floating photovoltaic solar systems offer numerous advantages, including reduced land usage, diminished water evaporation, and lowered thermal losses compared to terrestrial installations.
Dorsa Razeghi Jahromi, Ali Minoofar, Ghazal Ghorbani, Aslan Gholami, Mohammad Ameri, Majid Zandi   +5 more
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A Study on a Floating Solar Energy System Applied in an Intertidal Zone

Energies, 2021
This study was aimed at investigating a floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) system by numerical and experimental simulations under wave and wind loads to analyze the motion characteristics of the platform, the tension of the mooring line, and the pressure ...
Ray-Yeng Yang, Sheng-Hung Yu
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Study on heat transfer process of insulated floating cover of water pit for solar seasonal thermal storage

Energy Reports, 2022
Water pit thermal energy storage (PTES) can transfer the solar energy heating from the non-heating season to the heating season, which can efficaciously cope with the mismatch problems in energy intensity, usage time and space of solar energy heating ...
Mingfei He, Zhifeng Wang, Jianjun Zhang, Guofeng Yuan, Junfeng Yang, Ming Yang, Dongqiang Lei, Huibin Zhu   +7 more
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