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- Hybrid Operation of Floating PV and Hydroelectric Power Plant: The Case of Menzelet Dam
Hybrid Operation of Floating PV and Hydroelectric Power Plant: The Case of Menzelet Dam
Authors : Mustafa Tekin
Pages : 125-138
Doi:10.55440/umufed.1832710
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Publication Date : 2025-12-31
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :It is important to increase the contribution of renewable energy plants in meeting electricity demand in order to decrease global warming. Hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) and solar power plants (SPPs) are two of the most important types of renewable energy plants. SPPs installed on the water surface are called Floating PV (FPV). The decline in water resources has revealed the fact that the ratio of HPPs in energy generation may decrease in the coming years. HPP-FPV hybrid systems have become popular in recent years to reduce water evaporation with FPV and to transport the energy generated from FPV using the HPP’s electricity grid infrastructure. This study focuses on the issue of hybrid utilization of the Menzelet HPP built in Kahramanmaraş and the FPV installed on the reservoir of this HPP. The installed capacity of this FPV has been selected as 124 MW, which is the installed capacity of the Menzelet HPP. FPV was designed using PVsyst software. At the end of the study, it was observed that FPV generated 250.7 GWh of energy annually, prevented the evaporation of 1,515,349 m3 of water and the emission of 151,197.17 tons of CO2, and had a payback period of approximately 3.1 years. It has also been concluded that the installation cost of FPV utilizing with HPP in a hybrid configuration is lower compared to FPV operating independently of HPP.Keywords : Yenilenebilir enerji santralleri, hidroelektrik santraller (HES), güneş enerji santralleri (GES), yüzen güneş enerji santralleri (YGES), HES-YGES hibrit santraller.
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