Author(s)

Secil Uysal

Melih Soner Celiktas

Published: February 2023

ABSTRACT

Information about rainwater harvesting was given and its applicability in solar power plants was evaluated with scenarios. Rainwater harvesting is done on solar panels, and it is aimed at using the collected water for panel cleaning. For this purpose, the annual precipitation falling on the panel areas was calculated by choosing the solar power plant with the largest area in Turkey. As a result of the study, how much of the water consumption of the solar power plants can be met from rainwater was evaluated with 3 different scenarios. In the Base Scenario, the coverage rate for the amount of water required for cleaning is approximately 76% if cleaning is carried out daily. This rate drops to 59% in Scenario 1, 42% in Scenario 2 and 29% in Scenario 3.

Citation: Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Journal of Engineering Sciences

Keywords: Photovoltaic systems / Solar power plant / Rainwater harvesting / Renewable energy / Sustainable development goals

DOI: https://doi.org/10.28948/ngumuh.1124588