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Vertical bifacial photovoltaics – A complementary technology for the European electricity supply?

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  • Chudinzow, Dimitrij
  • Nagel, Sylvio
  • Güsewell, Joshua
  • Eltrop, Ludger

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Thanks to the two diurnal generation peaks, vertical bifacial photovoltaic power plants (VBPV) with a north-south axis represent an option to meet the challenges of a mismatch between electricity demand and the generation profile of conventional photovoltaic systems (C-PV). Despite this promising characteristic, it is hardly possible to assess the technical and economic properties of VBPV on the basis of existing studies. The present work is a contribution to close this gap. Among other things, the conducted analyses included electricity generation, market revenues, levelized costs of electricity (LCOE) and the cost-reducing effect of VBPV in a national electricity system. C-PV was used as a benchmark in all analyses. Electricity generation was simulated at twelve European sites in four countries.

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  • Chudinzow, Dimitrij & Nagel, Sylvio & Güsewell, Joshua & Eltrop, Ludger, 2020. "Vertical bifacial photovoltaics – A complementary technology for the European electricity supply?," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 264(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:264:y:2020:i:c:s0306261920302944
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114782
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