Economic feasibility of large scale PV water pumping applications utilizing real field data for a case study in Jordan

• Main Author: Ibrahim Odeh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Diponegoro University 2014-05-01
• Series: International Journal of Renewable Energy Development
• Subjects: PV water pumping; water unit cost; economic feasibility; interest rate; equivalent hydraulic energy
• Online Access: http://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/ijred/article/view/6965
• ISSN: 2252-4940

<p><span>Economic viability of photovoltaic, diesel and grid connected water pumping systems is investigated and compared for system capacities in the range 1500 m⁴/day to 100,000 m⁴/day. Actual performance data from installed systems are considered in calculating systems outputs for base case scenarios. Sensitivity analysis is carried out to generalize results for other locations and conditions. Several scenarios of the effect of variation electricity tariffs, components prices, diesel fuel prices, operation cost and interest rate on the output water unit cost (US$/1000m⁴)  are investigated.  Breakeven points of PV pumping systems are determined at certain input parameters. </span></p>