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Where Sun Meets Water: Floating Solar Market Report

dc.contributor.author World Bank Group
dc.contributor.author Energy Sector Management Assistance Program
dc.contributor.author Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore
dc.date.accessioned 2019-06-14T16:27:02Z
dc.date.available 2019-06-14T16:27:02Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.description.abstract Floating solar photovoltaic installations open new opportunities for scaling up solar generating capacity, especially in countries with high population density and competing uses for available land. Advantages of floating solar over land-based systems include higher energy yield, reduced evaporation, and improved water quality, among others. Combining floating solar with hydropower plants is of particular interest. Flexible hydropower output can be used to smooth the variability of the solar generation, while making better use of existing transmission assets, particularly beneficial in countries with weak grids. With a global estimated potential of 400 gigawatts, under conservative assumptions, floating solar could double the current global installed capacity of solar PV. Although the market is still nascent and challenges in deployment remain, the floating solar market is set to accelerate as the technologies mature. Floating Solar Market Report presents an overview of floating solar technologies, current deployment market and future opportunities, challenges related to floating solar deployment, policies and regulatory considerations, and current costs and project structuring. Floating Solar Market Report is the second publication of the series Where Sun Meets Water dedicated to floating and hydro-connected solar deployment. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/670101560451219695/Floating-Solar-Market-Report
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31880
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject SOLAR ENERGY
dc.subject FLOATING SOLAR
dc.subject FLOATING PHOTOVOLTAIC
dc.subject ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject RENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subject HYDROPOWER
dc.title Where Sun Meets Water en
dc.title.subtitle Floating Solar Market Report en
dc.type Report en
dc.type Rapport fr
dc.type Informe es
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crossref.title Where Sun Meets Water
okr.date.disclosure 2019-06-13
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/670101560451219695/Floating-Solar-Market-Report
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/31880
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 090224b086da84fd_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 31157154
okr.identifier.report 131291
okr.imported true en
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/670101560451219695/pdf/Floating-Solar-Market-Report.pdf en
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okr.statistics.dr 670101560451219695
okr.statistics.drstats 9754
okr.topic Energy :: Energy and Environment
okr.topic Energy :: Hydro Power
okr.topic Energy :: Solar Energy
okr.unit Energy & Extractives - Sector (GEEES)
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