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THESIS - BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPORT LARGE-SCALE PV SOLAR POWER PLANT & ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM Middle East & North Africa A u t h o r : Andreas Deeb 2 (41) SAVONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES THESIS Abstract Field of Study Technology, Communication and Transport Degree Programme: Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering Author: Andreas Deeb Title of Project Large-Scale PV Solar Power Plant & Energy Storage System Date 8.05.2019 Pages/Appendices 41 Supervisors: Juhani Rouvali & Jari Ijäs Client Organization /Partners Savonia University of Applied Sciences Abstract This study aims to determine the approximate requirements of a large-scale PV solar power plant with a large storage system. Then applying these requirements on different sites in the countries of the Middle East & North Africa, to achieve optimal utilization of abundant solar energy and to provide these countries an ideal solution for their energy crisis. The study was applied in 3 locations. The first location was near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the second was near Cairo, Egypt and the third was near Amman, Jordan. After the locations were specified, the required area of the solar array was calculated. Then the solar array area was divided into groups in order to determine the number of required inverters. After that, the total area of the PV solar plant was determined and finally the requirement of installing a 100 MWh storage system beside the PV solar plant was calculated. The results of this study provide an accurate method and step-by-step guide of how to calculate and specify the exact number of required solar panels, land area, and inverters, in addition to the whole process of installing a large-scale PV solar power plant (utility-scale) in the Middle East and North Africa. This study could be generalized to determine the requirements of installing large-scale solar power plant (utility- scale) in any size and anywhere. Keywords Large-scale PV Solar power plant, energy storage system 3 (41) CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 7 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................................... 8 1.2 Research objective .................................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Definition of keywords ............................................................................................................... 9 1.4 Research materials .................................................................................................................... 9 2 SOME IMPORTANT FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE PLACING A PV SOLAR PLANT ..... 10 2.1 The location of solar plant: ...................................................................................................... 10 2.2 The grid connection point ........................................................................................................ 10 3 THE MAJOR COMPONENT OF PV SOLAR SYSTEM ............................................................... 11 3.1 PV Solar panels or modules ..................................................................................................... 11 3.1.1 Monocrystalline ........................................................................................................... 11 3.1.2 Polycrystalline ............................................................................................................. 12 3.1.3 Thin Film .................................................................................................................... 12 3.1.4 Amerisolar Panels Manufacturer & Supplier ................................................................... 14 3.2 PV ground-mounted system ..................................................................................................... 14 3.3 Solar charge controller ............................................................................................................ 15 3.4 Combiner boxes ...................................................................................................................... 15 3.5 Inverter .................................................................................................................................. 15 3.6 Cables .................................................................................................................................... 16 3.7 DC & AC disconnectors ............................................................................................................ 16 4 BATTERY & ENERGY STORAGE ......................................................................................... 17 4.1 Grid energy storage system ..................................................................................................... 17 4.1.1 Tesla Powerpack energy storage battery ...................................................................... 18 4.1.2 Tesla Powerpack System specifications ......................................................................... 19 5 CALCULATING THE DAILY ENERGY OUTPUT OF PV SOLAR POWER PLANT ........................... 20 5.1 Photovoltaic Electricity Potential in Middle East and North Africa ................................................ 20 5.2 Direct Normal Irradiation in Middle East and North Africa .......................................................... 21 5.3 Global Horizontal Irradiation Middle East and North Africa ......................................................... 21 6 SIZING THE PV SOLAR POWER PLANT: ............................................................................. 24 6.1 Sizing a 10 MW PV solar power plant near Al Riyadh, Ar Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: ........................... 24 6.1.1 Determining the required number of PV solar panels: .................................................... 24 4 (41) 6.1.2 String sizing: ............................................................................................................... 26 6.1.3 Land sizing ................................................................................................................. 27 6.1.4 ABB central inverter (PVS980-58) ................................................................................. 28 6.1.5 Requirements of installing 100 MWh Tesla Powerpack battery near Al Riyadh, Ar Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: .............................................................................................................. 30 6.2 Sizing a 10 MW PV solar power plant near Cairo, Egypt: ............................................................ 31 6.2.1 Requirements of installing a 100 MWh Tesla Powerpack battery near Cairo, Egypt: ......... 33 6.3 Sizing a 10 MW PV solar power plant near Amman, Jordan: ...................................................... 33 6.3.1 Requirements of installing a 100 MWh Tesla Powerpack battery near Amman, Jordan: .... 36 7 COST OF THE LARGE-SCALE PV POWER PLANT ................................................................. 37 8 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................. 38 5 (41) Abbreviations: MENA Middle East & North Africa GCC Gulf Cooperation Council PV photovoltaics W Watt kW Kilowatt kWh Kilowatt hour kWp Kilowatt peak MW Megawatt MWh Megawatt hour STC Special test condition A Ampere V Volt DC Direct current AC Alternating current GHI Global horizontal irradiation DHI Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance DNI Direct Normal Irradiance OPTA Optimum angle of PV modules Isc Current under short-circuit Imp Current at maximum power Vmp Voltage at Maximum Power Voc Voltage Open Circuit 6 (41) Figures FIGURE 1. Solar installed capacity by region (World Energy Council 2016). ...........................................................8 FIGURE 2. Amount of producing solar power in MENA countries (World Energy Council 2016). ..............................8 FIGURE 3. Targeted study area in MENA (World Energy Council 2016). ................................................................9 FIGURE 4. Monocrystalline solar panel (Sendy 2019). ........................................................................................ 11 FIGURE 5. Polycrystalline solar panel (Sendy 2019). .......................................................................................... 12 FIGURE 6. Thin film solar panel (Sendy 2018). .................................................................................................. 13 FIGURE 7. AC & DC disconnect switches (ABB 2009, 3). .................................................................................... 16 FIGURE 8. Grid-scale energy storage (Nicholls 2018). ........................................................................................ 18 FIGURE 9. Tesla 100MW/129 MWh Powerpack battery (Lambert 2018). ............................................................. 19 FIGURE 10. Potential solar energy in MENA (Global Solar Atlas; Solargis). .......................................................... 21 FIGURE 11. Average DNI in MENA (Global Solar Atlas; Solargis). ....................................................................... 21 FIGURE 12. Tilt angle (Marcy 2018). ................................................................................................................ 22 FIGURE 13. Average GHI in MENA (Global Solar Atlas; Solargis). ......................................................................