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Solar, Volume 5, Issue 4

2025 December - 14 articles

Cover Story: Floating photovoltaic (FPV) plants provide renewable energy without using land but require effective monitoring to protect aquatic ecosystems and optimize output. This study proposes autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) to overcome maintenance and monitoring challenges in water environments. A literature review highlights the absence of a unified FPV monitoring framework, emphasizing the urgent need for standardized management guidelines. We introduce a prototype ASV, evaluated in preliminary tests for precise trajectory control and obstacle detection. The system offers an efficient tool for integrated monitoring, enabling simultaneous environmental safeguarding and enhanced energy production, thereby addressing a key gap in FPV operational practices. View this paper
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Articles (14)

  • Article
  • Open Access
660 Views
17 Pages

Solar Energy Geographies: Spatial Distribution of Photovoltaic Energy in Spain

  • Ibai de Juan,
  • Carmen Hidalgo-Giralt and
  • Antonio Palacios-García

8 December 2025

In response to the pressing climate change emergency, the rapid expansion of renewable energies, particularly photovoltaic (PV) power in Spain, is reconfiguring national energy landscapes, thereby necessitating detailed spatial analysis. This study a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
558 Views
30 Pages

5 December 2025

As the penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) continues to increase, there is conjecture concerning the power quality implications of the inverters used to interface these DERs with low-voltage (LV) electricity supply networks. As a power...

  • Article
  • Open Access
675 Views
22 Pages

Feasibility on Operation and Maintenance in Floating Photovoltaic Power Plants Based on Cost-Effective Unmanned Surface Vehicles

  • Giacomo Cupertino,
  • Luciano Blasi,
  • Angelo Cipollini,
  • Ramiro Dell’Erba,
  • Luca Quattrucci and
  • Giuseppe Marco Tina

4 December 2025

Floating photovoltaic systems represent a promising solution for renewable energy generation, offering an alternative to agricultural land consumption. However, these installations have the potential to exert an effect on the aquatic ecosystem, empha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
727 Views
14 Pages

1 December 2025

Efficient utilization of solar energy in equatorial regions depends on accurately determining the optimal tilt and azimuth angles of fixed photovoltaic (PV) systems. This study presents a three-dimensional vector-based methodology that employs Direct...

  • Article
  • Open Access
589 Views
24 Pages

20 November 2025

Accurate day-ahead solar forecasting is essential for grid stability and energy planning. This study introduces a specialized forecasting framework that enhances accuracy by training models on specific day-to-day sky condition transitions. The framew...

  • Article
  • Open Access
919 Views
16 Pages

Vacuum U-Tube Solar Cooking System with Cylindrical Parabolic Solar Collector as a Sustainable Alternative in Northeastern Peru

  • Merbelita Yalta Chappa,
  • Wildor Gosgot Angeles,
  • Homar Santillan Gomez,
  • Humberto Jesus Hernandez Vilcarromero,
  • Diana Carina Mori Servan,
  • Manuel Oliva-Cruz,
  • Oscar Gamarra Torres,
  • Fernando Isaac Espinoza Canaza,
  • Carla Ordinola Ramírez and
  • Miguel Ángel Barrena Gurbillón

10 November 2025

This study evaluates the thermal performance of a prototype vacuum-tube solar cooker adapted to the climatic conditions of the Amazon region, Peru. Four grain types (Zea mays L., Triticum aestivum, Zea mays var. morochon, and Hordeum vulgare) were te...

  • Article
  • Open Access
963 Views
19 Pages

Large Language Models to Support Socially Responsible Solar Energy Siting in Utah

  • Uliana Moshina,
  • Izabelle P. Chick,
  • Juliet E. Carlisle and
  • Daniel P. Ames

6 November 2025

This study investigates the efficacy of large language models (LLMs) in supporting responsible and optimized geographic site selection for large-scale solar energy farms. Using Microsoft Bing (predecessor to Copilot), Google Bard (predecessor to Gemi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
669 Views
17 Pages

Data-Driven Model for Solar Panel Performance and Dust Accumulation

  • Ziad Hunaiti,
  • Ayed Banibaqash and
  • Zayed Ali Huneiti

1 November 2025

Solar panel deployment is vital to generate clean energy and reduce carbon emissions, but sustaining energy output requires regular monitoring and maintenance. This is particularly critical in countries with harsh environmental conditions, such as Qa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
558 Views
23 Pages

1 November 2025

Cr content χ of 0.4 at% for a Cr doped Nd (1 at%): YAG laser rod (LR) gave a higher laser output (Ioutput) than that of 0.0, 0.7, and 1.0 at% in a specially designed compact solar-pumped laser (SPL) outdoors. Ioutputs were measured as a function...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,325 Views
13 Pages

Quantification of Yield Gain from Bifacial PV Modules in Multi-Megawatt Plants with Sun-Tracking Systems

  • Gabriele Malgaroli,
  • Fabiana Matturro,
  • Andrea Cagnetti,
  • Aleandro Vivino,
  • Ludovico Terzi,
  • Alessandro Ciocia and
  • Filippo Spertino

21 October 2025

Nowadays, bifacial photovoltaic (PV) technology has emerged as a key solution to enhance the energy yield of large-scale PV plants, especially when integrated with sun-tracking systems. This study investigates the quantification of bifaciality produc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,381 Views
27 Pages

Hourly Photovoltaic Power Forecasting Using Exponential Smoothing: A Comparative Study Based on Operational Data

  • Dmytro Matushkin,
  • Artur Zaporozhets,
  • Vitalii Babak,
  • Mykhailo Kulyk and
  • Viktor Denysov

20 October 2025

The accurate forecasting of solar power generation is becoming increasingly important in the context of renewable energy integration and intelligent energy management. The variability of solar radiation, caused by changing meteorological conditions a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
763 Views
23 Pages

Desirable Small-Scale Solar Power Production in a Global Context: Local Tradition-Inspired Solutions to Global Issues

  • Nina-Cristina Diţoiu,
  • Altan Abdulamit,
  • Radu Ştefan Tărău and
  • Dan Sebastian Săcui

17 October 2025

The polder in this case study addresses several environmental issues, risk management concerns related to localities served by existing non-permanent dams, energy requirements that can meet a locality’s needs during the renewable energy transit...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,886 Views
38 Pages

11 October 2025

The term SHIP (solar heat for industrial processes) or SHIPs (solar heat for industrial plants) refers to the use of collected solar radiation for meeting industrial heat demands, rather than for electricity generation. The global thermal capacity of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
880 Views
22 Pages

Computational Intelligence-Based Modeling of UAV-Integrated PV Systems

  • Mohammad Hosein Saeedinia,
  • Shamsodin Taheri and
  • Ana-Maria Cretu

3 October 2025

The optimal utilization of UAV-integrated photovoltaic (PV) systems demands accurate modeling that accounts for dynamic flight conditions. This paper introduces a novel computational intelligence-based framework that models the behavior of a moving P...

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