Floating photovoltaic power plant: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 66, Issue , 2016, Pages 815-824

  Sahu, Alok ^a   Yadav, Neha ^b   Sudhakar, K ^c  

^a Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology   (India)

^b Oriental Insititute of Science Technology College   (India)

^c MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Floating solar PV system; PV systems; Types of solar PV installation

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUELS; LAKES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR PANELS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FLOATING SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANTS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; TYPE OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC INSTALLATION;

WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84984706646     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.08.051     Document Type: Review

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