Techno‐economic feasibility of building attached photovoltaic systems for the various climatic conditions of Iran

The integration of solar energy systems into buildings via photovoltaic (PV) and other technologies can curb the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by buildings. However, the performance of solar energy systems is highly dependent on climatic and economic conditions. In this regard, the tec...

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Published in:Environmental progress 2019-11, Vol.38 (6), p.n/a
Main Authors: Karimi, Mohammad Sadjad, Fazelpour, Farivar, Rosen, Marc A., Shams, Mehrzad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Buildings
Climatic conditions
economic assessment
Economic conditions
Economics
electricity generation
Energy
energy performance
Feasibility
Fossil fuels
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
photovoltaic
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaics
Solar energy
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Summary:The integration of solar energy systems into buildings via photovoltaic (PV) and other technologies can curb the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by buildings. However, the performance of solar energy systems is highly dependent on climatic and economic conditions. In this regard, the techno‐economic feasibility of building attached PV systems are studied for three scenarios considering three cities of Iran namely Tehran, Tabriz, and Kish Island, which have different climatic conditions. The result shows that the PV systems can annually meet 4.5–20% of the electricity needs for Tehran, 3.0–13% for Tabriz and 2.0–11.5% for Kish Island. Moreover, roof mounted PV systems were found to be a better alternative to envelope attached systems in technical and economic terms. The payback period for the solar energy systems was found to be between 8.7 and 14.3 years for Tehran, 14.2 and 22.6 years for Tabriz, and 11.6 and 21.1 for Kish Island.
ISSN:1944-7442
1944-7450
DOI:10.1002/ep.13239