Performance variability and implications for yield prediction of rooftop PV systems – Analysis of 246 identical systems

Meng, Bin; Loonen, Roel C.G.M.; Hensen, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119550

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“…PV yields are intrinsically sensitive to varying environmental conditions. As described by Meng et al, [ 5 ] the performance follows seasonal variations due to the inherent annual meteorological cycle: higher ambient air temperatures in summer relative to winter result in elevated operating temperatures and hence lower efficiencies for most PV technologies including crystalline silicon cells. Moreover, warmer sites undergo higher stresses and, logically, more pronounced degradation rates are expected than at colder sites.…”

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Impact of Climate Change on Photovoltaic Performance: Case Study in French Cities

Mathieu,

Thebault,

Kraiem

et al. 2023

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With the photovoltaic (PV) market significantly growing thanks to the support of environmental incentives, it is essential to address the influence of climate change on PV performances. In the literature, several methodologies have been suggested to measure the effect of climate change through module temperature losses and natural degradation rates, but no work has been found to combine both of them. This article tackles this issue through a numerical approach in order to quantify to which extent climate change impacts the performance of a PV installation over its lifetime. The methodology has been applied in different French cities where climate change is found to have a moderate effect on the performance ratio.

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confidence: 99%