Application of Floating Solar Photovoltaics (FPV) for Great Salt Lake, Utah for Reducing Environmental Impact and Power Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Authors: Pravin Sankhwar

Country: India

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Abstract: Lake water is significantly lost due to evaporation and sometimes as high as 20% of the total inflow. Given that floating solar photovoltaics (FPV) are proven to operate at higher efficiencies due to the inherent cooling mechanism available from the lake water, their applications have become a feasible option for the Great Salt Lake, Utah, which is losing a significant amount of water every year due to evaporation. Although lakes are significantly smaller in terms of holding water when compared with other sources, they develop an ecosystem and habitats around them. FPV poses a threat to the local habitat, but when there is an absence of local habitat in the water bodies, they become the promising solution. Additional considerations to allow the growth of local habitats without compromising sunlight exposure, artificial lighting underneath the FPV is a feasible solution. Using the past data on how much water was lost at the Great Salt Lake, Utah, a solution by utilizing the untapped potential of the FPV system was analyzed both from energy and water conservation perspectives. Some considerations around using the generated power to meet risen energy demand from electric vehicle charging become the subject of exploration when decarbonization efforts have materialized.

Keywords: electric vehicle charging, energy savings, floating solar photovoltaics

Paper Id: 231627

Published On: 2024-11-28

Published In: Volume 12, Issue 6, November-December 2024

Cite This: Application of Floating Solar Photovoltaics (FPV) for Great Salt Lake, Utah for Reducing Environmental Impact and Power Electric Vehicle Charging Stations - Pravin Sankhwar - IJIRMPS Volume 12, Issue 6, November-December 2024.

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