The impact of floating photovoltaic power plants on lake water temperature and stratification.

ABSTRACT: Floating photovoltaics (FPV) refers to photovoltaic power plants anchored on water bodies with modules mounted on floats. FPV represents a relatively new technology in Europe and is currently showing a rapid growth in deployment. However, effects on thermal characteristics of lakes are largely unknown, yet these are crucial for licensing and approval of such plants. Here, we quantify FPV impacts on lake water temperature, energy budget and thermal stratification of a lake through measurements of near-surface lateral wind flow, irradiance, air and water temperatures at one of the largest commercial German facilities, situated on a 70 m deep dredging lake in the Upper Rhine Valley, South-West Germany. Underneath the FPV facility, a 73% reduction in irradiance on the lake surface and an avera

SUBMITTER: Ilgen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10188439 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature