The use of renewable energy sources is one of the crucial components of the contemporary issues of sustainable development. Sustainable energy development gives a rationale to have resources that are economical, environmentally friendly and whose social effects are acceptable. However, the...
Download PDF ↓Utility scale Solar PV power generation is for the first time being added onto the Zambian national electricity grid to increase capacity of electricity generation and to reduce over dependence on hydropower generation. The World Bank group recently funded a ‘Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Utility Scale...
Download PDF ↓One of the major problems in concentrating solar radiation on the Photovoltaic (PV) module is the uneven illumination of the solar cells. The non – uniform irradiance creates hot spots on the module and increases its temperature. The high temperature results in a lower efficiency and increases...