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Rising hopes for floating PV in India

The full house at the Future PV Roundtable at this year’s Renewable Energy India Expo was evidence of the buoyant expectations for the application of floating PV in the Indian market. But with the technology still at a relatively early stage in the country, many concerns are rising to the surface.

By

Jonathan Gifford

09 Dec 2019

Ivan Saha and Julai Serebro both spoke of the challenges posed by floating PV installations. | Image: Informa

Module mismatch within individual strings can result in up to a 25% power output mismatch, as indicated on the SolarEdge monitoring platform. The advantages of floating solar, or “floatovoltaics,” align well with current challenges and opportunities present in the Indian solar marketplace today. A shortage of solar-suitable sites for ground mounts: check. High operating temperatures …

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