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Assessment of Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) Potential in India

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This study deals with an assessment of the potential of utility-scale floating solar photovoltaic (FSPV) plants in India. Global Solar Atlas (GSA) and Global Reservoir and Dam (GRanD) databases are used for examining water bodies such as man-made reservoirs used for hydroelectricity generation, irrigation, drinking water purposes, and few lakes in India. Considering 10% coverage of water surface area by FSPV systems, a gross potential estimate of 124.6 GWp is arrived at. Further screening by fixing technological and other criteria limits the potential to 111.9 GWp.

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  1. Centre for Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

    Ashish Kumar & Tara C. Kandpal

  2. International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, New Delhi, India

    Ishan Purohit

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Kumar, A., Purohit, I., Kandpal, T.C. (2021). Assessment of Floating Solar Photovoltaic (FSPV) Potential in India. In: Bose, M., Modi, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5955-6_93

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