Solar Power Potential from Industrial Buildings and Impact on Electricity Supply in Bangladesh
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- (1)
- The rooftop areas of the factory buildings can provide reasonable spaces for installing PV systems, producing green power whilst cutting energy bills and the carbon emissions of the plants.
- (2)
- Scarce land can be saved for farming and other indispensable uses delivering a higher rate of return.
- (3)
- Solar energy can displace imports from the national grid, and excess energy can be fed back into the grid. These twin effects, coupled with net metering, will enhance the nationwide energy availability through a sustainable energy supply.
2. Case for Solar Photovoltaics in Bangladesh
2.1. Solar Energy Potential in Bangladesh
2.2. Rooftop Solar PV in Bangladesh
2.3. Grid Stability
2.4. Net Energy Metering in Bangladesh
3. Methodology
- (a)
- Collecting factories’ data and their geolocations
- (b)
- Selection of representative sample of factories
- (c)
- Estimating roof areas of the factories
- (d)
- Estimating the solar resource for each roof area
- (e)
- Generalising the method to cover all factories
- (f)
- Land displacement
4. Results and Discussions
5. Future Work
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Factory Name | Rooftop Area (m2) | Percentage of Solarisable Areas | Solarisable Area(m2) | Type | Long–Lat |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACI Foods, Sirajganj, Bangladesh | 115 | 90 | 104 | Flat | 24.45, 89.68 |
Gunjan Metal Works, Bogra, Bangladesh | 960 | 60 | 576 | Zigzag gabled | 24.87, 89.36 |
MEP Energy Saving Lamps, Barisal, Bangladesh | 1521 | 70 | 1065 | Flat, slightly gabled | 22.70, 90.37 |
Youngone Hitech Sportswear Ltd., Baipayl, Bangladesh | 1733 | 70 | 1213 | Flat but gabled | 23.96, 90.27 |
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Talut, M.; Bahaj, A.S.; James, P. Solar Power Potential from Industrial Buildings and Impact on Electricity Supply in Bangladesh. Energies 2022, 15, 4037. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15114037
Talut M, Bahaj AS, James P. Solar Power Potential from Industrial Buildings and Impact on Electricity Supply in Bangladesh. Energies. 2022; 15(11):4037. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15114037
Chicago/Turabian StyleTalut, Muhammad, AbuBakr S. Bahaj, and Patrick James. 2022. "Solar Power Potential from Industrial Buildings and Impact on Electricity Supply in Bangladesh" Energies 15, no. 11: 4037. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15114037