Comparison of solar energy production in a community village in Denmark and Finland : a sustainability study to improve solar energy opportunities in Finland
Narayana, Sandhya (2023)
Diplomityö
2023
School of Energy Systems, Ympäristötekniikka
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe20231113146291
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe20231113146291
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Nowadays, there is a demand for sustainable, renewable, and cost-effective resources that reduce carbon emissions and minimize environmental impacts. Currently, Finland has yet to implement solar energy and must increase its use of Photovoltaics (PV) compared to other Nordic nations, which necessitates research of factors that have an impact on the utilization of solar electricity production to assist Finland in establishing a resilient and self-sufficient solar energy system. The purpose of the Master’s thesis was to determine and examine comparative factors related to solar energy production, environmental impact, economic potential, and implementation challenges in Finland and Denmark using a literature review, the Photovoltaic Geographical Information System tool, and a case study methodology.
The thesis designed the virtual energy community village of a hundred detached houses for the case study to compute the identified comparative parameters. The thesis computed the annual energy consumption of the modelled community village, total available annual global radiation, solar electricity produced using monocrystalline solar panels, reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, total investment and maintenance costs, and the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of using a solar PV generation system.
The results demonstrated that rooftop-mounted PV communities may generate more electricity than residents need. Solar energy installation and usage are economically feasible and reduce overall energy greenhouse gas emissions despite their higher initial cost. The thesis recommends that Finland pursue more solar energy-generating projects owing to its economic and environmental benefits by providing financial incentives and government legislation.
The thesis designed the virtual energy community village of a hundred detached houses for the case study to compute the identified comparative parameters. The thesis computed the annual energy consumption of the modelled community village, total available annual global radiation, solar electricity produced using monocrystalline solar panels, reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, total investment and maintenance costs, and the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of using a solar PV generation system.
The results demonstrated that rooftop-mounted PV communities may generate more electricity than residents need. Solar energy installation and usage are economically feasible and reduce overall energy greenhouse gas emissions despite their higher initial cost. The thesis recommends that Finland pursue more solar energy-generating projects owing to its economic and environmental benefits by providing financial incentives and government legislation.