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Progress in Floating Photovoltaic Systems

  • Book

  • February 2025
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 5947849

Progress in Floating Photovoltaic Systems reflects the huge growth underway in floating photovoltaic (PV) systems, covering the latest technologies, new ideas, and practical solutions-currently available in the sector-to support further development and implementation.

This book begins by introducing floating PV, its potential, and its role as the third pillar of PVs, alongside land and roof. This is followed by in-depth chapters detailing materials and design of structures, tracking systems, cooling, cleaning systems, snow load and evaporation, mooring systems, PV modules and uses, hydroelectric coupling, wind load and wave impact, and offshore solutions. The final chapters provide measurements of existing plants, economic and financial analysis, and detailed information on environmental impact and mitigation.

This book is a valuable resource for researchers, graduate students, R&D professionals, electrical engineers, power engineers, and practitioners involved in PVs, solar energy, and renewable energy.

Table of Contents

  1. Third pillar of photovoltaics: floating photovoltaics
  2. Floating structures material and design
  3. Tracking systems for floating photovoltaics
  4. Mooring systems for floating photovoltaics
  5. Hydroelectric coupling with floating photovoltaics
  6. Wind load and snow impact on floating photovoltaics
  7. Offshore solutions for floating photovoltaics
  8. Measurements on floating photovoltaic plants
  9. Impact of floating photovoltaics on the inland aquatic ecosystem
  10. Economic and financial analysis of floating photovoltaics

Authors

Marco Rosa-Clot Scientific Director, Koin� multimedia, Italy. Prof. Marco Rosa-Clot completed his studies at Scuola Normale with 110/110 et laude in 1966. Subsequently, he was a Researcher at Columbia University, New York, from 1968 to 1969, a Professor of quantum physics and general physics in Pisa from 1969 to 1987, a Researcher in the Theoretical Division at CERN from 1975 to 1978, a Full Professor of Nuclear Physics at Florence University from 1988 to 2009, and a Scientific Director of CRS4 (Sardinia) from 1998 to 2003. Since 2012, he has been a Scientific Director of private companies Koin� Multimedia (www.kmm.it). He is the author of more than 120 works published in international reviews, on theoretical physics, nuclear physics, econophysics, environment, and energy problems, of which 40 are on floating PV, and is the co-author of 2 books on floating PV technology. Giuseppe Marco Tina Professor of Power Systems, University of Catania (UdC), Italy. Prof. Giuseppe Marco Tina is a Full Professor of power systems at the University of Catania (UdC), in Italy. He completed his MS (1988) and PhD (1988) in electrical engineering at the University of Catania. He has a robust industrial background in Agip Refineries and ST Microelectronics in Italy, between 1993 and 1996. Prof. Tina teaches courses mainly for the Electrical Engineering MSc and in 2012 was awarded the Diploma di Excelentia in teaching and research in power systems the from University "Stefan cel Mare,� Suceava, Romania. He has been invited as a Professor at Aix-Marseille University, University Jules Verne Amiens and, Universit� de Corse, in France. He has been member of IEA Task 60 on PVT systems and IEA PVPS IEA Task 15. He is the author of more than 300 works published in international journals and proceedings, on power system analysis, distributed generation, PV system analysis, and modeling. Notably, Prof. Tina is a pioneer in floating PV technology, with 45 specialized publications and two co-authored books on the subject.