Residential solar PV planning in Santiago, Chile: Incorporating the PM10 parameter

Gustavo Cáceres; Shahriyar Nasirov; Huili Zhang; Gerardo Araya-Letelier

doi:10.3390/su7010422

Residential solar PV planning in Santiago, Chile: Incorporating the PM10 parameter

Gustavo Cáceres, Shahriyar Nasirov, Huili Zhang, Gerardo Araya-Letelier

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This paper addresses an economic study of the installation of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels for residential power generation in Santiago, Chile, based on the different parameters of a PV system, such as efficiency. As a performance indicator, the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) was used, which indicates the benefit of the facility vs. the current cost of electrical energy. In addition, due to a high level of airborne dusts typically associated with PM10, the effect of the dust deposition on PV panels' surfaces and the effect on panel performance are examined. Two different scenarios are analyzed: on-grid PV plants and off-grid PV plants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	422-440
Number of pages	19
Journal	Sustainability (Switzerland)
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/su7010422
State	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chile
Dust
Efficiency
LCOE
PM10
PV solar panels
Santiago

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