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Title
Floating Photovoltaic System Cost (1 credit hours)
Course Description
In this course, the costs of solar photovoltaic systems installed on floats anchored in bodies of water are estimated. Typical bodies of water used include industrial ponds, hydropower reservoirs, agricultural ponds, and flood control reservoirs. Floating photovoltaic (FPV) systems are advantageous in places where land use is constrained, land is not easily accessible, or land leasing is expensive and a body of water is available. In this course, an analysis of the installed costs for a FPV system constructed for average site conditions shows that the FPV system costs are approximately 25% higher than ground-mounted, fixed-tilt PV installed over bare ground. Higher structural costs related to the floats and anchoring system are the largest contributors to the increased cost. FPV deployment is in an early stage, and additional experience, best practice development, and new configurations and technologies might help reduce the costs of FPV systems over time.
Author
Mark Rossow
Learning Objectives
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:  
 
Persons completing this course will learn how to apply bottom-up modeling methods to calculate the capital costs associated with FPV application for different site characteristics and system design types.
 
Persons completing this course will be familiar with global PFV deployment data.
 
Persons completing this course will understand FPV system design assumptions.
 
Persons completing this course will recognize key cost components of FPV systems.
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