Shading factors, techno-economics, and environmental assessment of solar on-ground PV system in Xiamen University Malaysia campus.

In line with the Malaysian government's efforts to increase renewable energy in energy generation to 30 percent by the year 2030, ambitious efforts are being made to promote the implementation of utility-scale solar PV plants with ample policy backing. The goal of the current study is to use PVsyst software to evaluate the economic and environmental assessment of On Ground PV (OPV) system. This paper serves as a pioneering study on the design, simulation, economic evaluation, and environmental assessment of a 300-kW grid-connected Photovoltaic (PV) system installed on the ground at Xiamen University Malaysia. The effectiveness of the proposed design is evaluated from 1^st January 2022 to 31^st December 2022 using the PVsyst software version 7.2, which works on accurate plant specifications. The simulation is performed using PVsyst 7.2 software to design the whole system properly. Four main systems were considered for this stare i) Assessment of geographical location and meteorological data, ii) Development of orientation analytics and optimal PV layout, iii) development of PV model which includes detailed losses calculation and shading analytics, iv) Development of technical performance, economic evaluation, and environmental assessment. The proposed PV design is expected to provide 100 % of the A5 building's lightning electricity energy consumption while reducing CO2 emissions by 3648.904 tonnes throughout the lifespan of the system's deployment. The article also documents significant emission reduction and cost analysis calculations for the proposed design. were evaluated for their monthly energy production, losses, greenhouse gasses (GHG) savings, and economic sustainability throughout the year 2022. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]