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 Prof. K. Sudhakar Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia |
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| Title: Floating Solar PV Plants: Present status and future prospects | |
| Abstract: Most of the energyis obtained from oil, coal, and natural gas, which are limited throughout the world. Recently, high crude oil price, climate change, oil depletion, etc. are the main reason to get attention to non-fossil energy including renewable energy in the world. Particularly, floating PV power station with high-efficiency solar cell modules receives a lot of attention recently. Floating PV system is installed on the water such as an artificial lake, reservoir, river for the purposes of zero energy town and/or large scale of PV station.Floatovoltaics is the hub of the energy‐water nexus saving productive land and conserving valuable fresh water.It is therefore possible to avoid not only the overheating of cells and water evaporation from water bodies in the driest areas, but also the installation of photovoltaic systems on land, thus reserving land use for agriculture or building. There are electrical gains from cooling effect by water and reflection of water surface. Floating PV system is installed on the water, which means grounding method to the frame of the solar cell and electrical boxes such as connector band and distribution panel board should be applied in a different way from grounding method of PV system on land.The effects of weather conditions such as the wind, water flow and floating matters on the floating photovoltaic generation system are important for the development of economically feasible development structure. This paper explains the various innovative designs, market potential and advancement in the floating PV power design. are reviewed and analyzed. | |
| Biography: Work profile:Dr.K. Sudhakaris currently working as Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti of Malaysia, Pahang.He is also a visiting researcher at Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Environment Research Group, Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.Previously he was an Assistant Professor in Energy Centre, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh,India. Qualification: He obtained his B.E in Mechanical Engineering from Government College of Engineering, Salem, Madras University and M.Tech in Energy Management from School of Energy & Environment Studies, Devi Ahilya University, Indore. He obtained his Ph.D.from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli for his thesis entitled “Technical and Economic Feasibility of C02Sequestration using microalgae in India in 2013.He hasreceived MHRD GATE and DST Senior research fellowship from Government of India for his Doctoral Research Research Interest:He has been actively involved in teaching & research in the area of Energy & Environment. His major research areas include Climate Change, Carbon Sequestration, Biofuel,Solar Thermal and PV Systems, Sustainability assessment, Hybrid Energy systems; Mathematical Modeling, Food-water-Energy nexus, Exergy analysis and Energy Conservation. He has published around 105research papers both in referred indexed International journals and conferences proceedings. He has authored more than 10 technical books. He is a certified Energy Manager & Auditor by Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, Govt of India. Awards & Achievements He has various meritorious awards to his credit. Few of those are 1. Best Young Teacher Award by Annai Teresa College of Engineering,TN in 2006 2. Brightest young Climate Leader Award by British Council, New Delhi in 2008 3. Young Scientist Award by MPCOST, Bhopal in 2012. 4. National Citizenship Gold Medal Award by GEPRA, New Delhi in Jan -2015 5. Rashtriya Gaurav Award, India International Friendship Society, New Delhi in 2015 6. Best Citizens of India Award, International Publishing House, New Delhi in June 2015 7. Universal Achievers Gold Medal Award, Universal Achievers Foundation, August 2015 8. Bharat Vibhuti Award, Glorious Organization for accelerated to Literacy, New Delhi October 2015 9.Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam Gold Medal Award by GEPRA, New Delhi in Oct -2015 10.Young South Asian Researcher on SCP Award, UNEP SWITCH-Asia and TERI University, October 2016. Researcher ID ScopusAuthorID:7006391992;Orcid.org/0000-0003-3253-7200 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/K_Sudhakar Google Scholar : H-index :12 Citations : 540 | |
